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Neurotoxic Pesticides Helping to Decimate Bee Populations, Studies Indicate: Two studies show that a class of chemicals known as neonicotinoids created disorientation among bees and caused colonies to lose weight, which may have contributed to a mysterious die-off. (Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 3/30/12) A Message from A Republican Meteorologist on Climate Change (By Paul Douglas, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 3/29/12) New bee research details harm from insecticide (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post - National, 3/29/12) NRDC: Continued Support of Oil Industry Tax Breaks is "Mindboggling" (Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental News - Media Center, 3/29/12) Teaching the children well at LA's Environmental Charter School (By Jessica Lass, Natural Resources Defense Council - Switchboard Blog, 3/28/12) Reports link heat waves, deluges to climate change (By Juliet Eilperin and Brian Vastag, The Washington Post, 3/28/12) New EPA Rules Welcome, But Loopholes Remain Warn Green Groups: Climate change does not recognize the nuance of industry-friendly loopholes, suggest critics (By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 3/28/12) Gas prices in Washington surpass $4 a gallon (By Brad Plumer and Maggie Fazeli Fard, The Washington Post - Business, 3/28/12) Climate Change Report: Natural Disasters In The Future Require Planning Now (By Reuters as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 3/28/12) The Best Cities for Walking (The Huffington Post - Healthy Living, 3/27/12) EPA imposes first greenhouse gas limits on new power plants (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post - National, 3/27/12) 'Compost bomb' is latest climate change ‘tipping point': Climate change could fuel a giant ‘compost bomb', scientists have warned, as decaying vegetation stuck under the ice or in peat bogs starts to heat up and tips the world into dangerous global warming. (By Louise Gray, The [UK] Telegraph, 3/27/12) The $20 Trillion Carbon Bubble: Interview With John Fullerton, Part One (By Brad Johnson, Think Progress - Green, 3/26/12) Must-See Global Warming Video: What We Knew In 1982 (By Climate Guest Blogger, Think Progress - Climate Progress, 3/26/12) |