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Environment July 2 2009

U.N. Climate Talks Grudgingly Accept Treaty Draft

Reuters - Rich and poor nations have reservations about a proposal and prepare to work on fixing it.

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Zaher Karp

Green Journalism Is Not Dead

The contenders for the Grantham Prize focus on school air quality, clean transportation, oil tar sands, and chemical pollutants.»

Cleantechnica

Ultrasound Cleans Polluted Water, Makes Catfish Tastier

Ultrasound can remove a variety of pollutants, including those that affect the taste of catfish.»

Andrea Nocito

Green Life After Death

A green cremation process includes the departed in an environmentally-sensitive reef.»

Environmental News Network

GE Begins Hudson River Cleanup

General Electric begins dredging the Hudson to remove tons of PCBs that were dumped during years of manufacturing capacitors.»

Andrea Nocito

Golf Course Links Humans to Wildlife

Golfing amongst birds and lush vegetation is par for the course at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort.»

ecoworldly

Six Areas Where South African Mining Leads The World

South Africa is a world leader both in terms of mineral resources and in mining extraction technology.»

Environment News Service

Bush Rule Allowing Coal Waste Valley Fills 'Legally Defective'

Interior Secretary Salazar requests reversal of a rule allowing mountaintop waste from coal mining to be dumped around streams.»

Andrea Nocito

Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Lead

Researchers find that increased lead in the clouds can impact weather patterns, but there is a silver lining.»

Andrea Nocito

Nations Must Unite in Reducing Mercury

The latest in the United Nations' plan to reduce the level of mercury in fish involves education and public workshops.»

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ENN

Report Documents Rising Temperature and Climate Changes

The U.S. Global Change Research Program report finds that the global temperature has risen 1.5 degrees in 50 years and that human activity is altering weather patterns.»

Celsias

HOME - The Most Visually Stunning Film You'll Ever See.

HOME, which is available for a short time on YouTube, uses aerial footage from more than fifty countries, highlighting the he edifice that we must rebuild.»

ENN

Yale Study Finds Evidence That Damaged Ecosystems Can Recover Rapidly

A recent study by Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies reports that if humans commit to the restoration effort, most ecosystems can recover from very major disruption within decades.»

Environment News Service

Toxic Hudson River Sediment Could Poison Texas Aquifer

Disposing of the PCBs at the Texas Waste Control Specialists site could the poison the Ogallala aquifer, and moving the toxins by rail poses environmental risk.»

Environment News Service

More Critically Endangered Birds Listed Despite Conservation Efforts

Nine more species have been added this year to the list of Critically Endangered birds that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, according to the latest annual evaluation of the»

ENN

How Mercury Gets Into Our Seafood

The US Geological Survey published a study today that describes the mechanism by which anthropogenic mercury gets into the seas and into the seafood we eat.»

Environment News Service

Scientific Consultations Under Endangered Species Act Restored

The Obama administration today revoked an eleventh-hour Bush-era rule that undermined protections for plants and animals listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.»

Sustainablog

Ford Fusion Hybrid Hypermiles Its Way to 80 + MPG

An environmentalist praising an American car maker and a NASCAR driver in the same post? Fasten your seatbelts!»

EcoWorldly

Solar Power Clinics Win World’s Most Prestigious Environmental Award

A project that trained medical personnel to install solar power at hospitals and mobile clinics along the war-torn border of Burma has won the top prize at this year’s Energy Globe environmental awards.»

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