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Chicago Puts
Bottled Water
Tax on Tap

You jog?
You chug?
You pay?

Aug 14, 07 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - With bottled water getting bad marks from environmentalists and Chicago eager to green up its act, a city alderman has proposed a first: a 25-cent tax on bottled water. George Cardenas says that not only is all that plastic a disaster, but drinking bottled water cuts consumption of Chicago's own... More »

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bottled water • Chicago • taxes • water • environmentalism • Richard Daley • plastic • George Cardenas • drinking water

Washington: 'Do As I Say, Not As I Do'

Bush asks others to cut back emissions as US bankrolls high-emission projects

Aug 12, 07 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - While Bush asks others to reduce emissions, Washington is promising to pay for a state-of-the-art oil refinery in India that will pump out 9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year. The Los Angeles Times says that this is only some of the smoke covering Washington’s tracks, as... More »

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climate change • Greenpeace • global warming • environmentalism • OPEC • Environmental Protection Agency • carbon emissions

House OKs Renewable Energy Bill

Legislation faces likely presidential veto

Aug 5, 07 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The House passed a broad-based clean energy bill yesterday that redirects $16 billion in tax incentives from big oil and gas companies to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. Democrats hailed the legislation as the first big step toward making the US a more environmentally friendly nation, but... More »

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energy • environment • Democratic Congress • environmentalism • fuel efficiency • House of Representatives • solar energy • Ed Markey • carbon emissions

Mexico Calls for Eco-Friendly Border Fence

Environment minister warns US against proceeding with plan

Jul 31, 07 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citing environmental concerns, Mexico is calling on the US to revise its plan to expand border fences. The current layout threatens fragile ecosystems in the Sonora Desert area and could wipe out endangered species like the Mexican black bear, a new report shows. Mexico is ready to take the US... More »

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immigration • endangered species • illegal immigrant • Mexico • border control • environmentalism • ecology • Mexican border • fence • Sonora Desert

Crikey! Croc Hunter Honored With Reserve

Aussies buy $6M land to pay tribute to Irwin's conservation legacy

Jul 23, 07 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The late croc hunter Steve Irwin will be remembered with a new wildlife reserve in the Australian Outback established in his honor, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The 135,000 hectares filled with endangered animals and dotted by fragile ecosystems, purchased by the government for $6 million, will be managed... More »

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environment • environmentalism • wildlife • stingray

Eco-Vandals Trash Hummer

Attack on $38K gas-guzzler called
a 'hate crime'

Jul 18, 07 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 32-year-old man in Northwest DC woke to find his dream car—a $38,000 Hummer—with slashed tires, smashed windows, and a message carved into its body: "FOR THE ENVIRON." In a green-friendly neighborhood dominated by hybrids, two masked eco-extremists decided to punish Gareth Groves by mutilating... More »

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environment • environmentalism • gas • Washington DC • prius • extremists • vandalism • hummer • miles per gallon • mpg • vandals • eco vandals • hybrid car • cars

Don't Think Pink: Factory Threatens Flamingo Species

Endangered lesser flamingos breed in only one lake in eastern Africa

Jul 12, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian company's plans to build a plant to harvest soda ash, or sodium carbonate, from Lake Natron in northern Tanzania could spell the end for the endangered lesser flamingo, the smallest of the six flamingo species. The lake is the only major breeding site, and half a million of... More »

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endangered species • environment • Africa • conservation • India • environmentalism • Tanzania • endangered species list • flamingos • East Africa

Polluted
Fish Swamp Great Lakes

Industrial chemicals raise contaminant levels into range unsafe for eating

Jul 6, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Industrial chemicals contaminate many species of fish that populate the Great Lakes, making them too hazardous for safe human consumption, says a Canadian conservation group. "The lakes continue to be polluted to such an extent that human health is threatened," says a report released yesterday that lists industrial... More »

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environment • pollution • environmentalism • Canada • salmon • fish • pollutants • pike • trout • Great Lakes • Huron • Lake Superior • Lake Eerie • Lake Ontario • dioxins • PCBs • methyl mercury

Energy Bill Faces Fierce Floor Fight

Automakers will bring out the big guns to battle 45 mpg efficiency standards

Jun 18, 07 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats' energy bill is under attack on two fronts in the Senate—automakers want to weaken fuel efficiency standards, and the coal industry is looking for tax breaks for making diesel. The Wall Street Journal predicts a ferocious floor fight over the proposed package that would set a 45... More »

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environmentalism • coal • Detroit • fuel efficiency • CAFE standards • automaker • energy bill

Thinking Green, Obama Cools Toward Coal

New stance on alternative-fuel plan
perplexes industry

Jun 13, 07 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Caught between his increasingly carbon-conscious party and a major player in his home state, Barack Obama has backed off his support for converting coal into liquid vehicle fuel, the LA Times reports. Global warming is important to Democrats, but coal is important to the Illinois economy, and the senator's shift... More »

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Barack Obama • global warming • environmentalism • coal • fuel • Illinois • National Mining Association • Election 2008 • carbon emissions

Turkey Waste Fuels Power Plant, Debate

Droppings look like green fuel, but
activists call foul

Jun 6, 07 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A $200 million power plant in rural Minnesota burns turkey droppings, calling the plentiful waste from nearby farms an alternative fuel source. But critics disagree: They argue it's nearly as big a polluter as standard power plants, and puts out relatively little juice for its government-subsidized costs. "As a... More »

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pollution • environmentalism • alternative energy • waste • fuel • Minnesota • turkey

Largest Oil Spill in US Seeps Under Brooklyn

Exxon owns up to a century of leaks and dumping over 55 acres

Jun 4, 07 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Underneath the ground of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is a dark blob of gasoline, solvents, and associated poisons that composes the biggest oil spill in US history.  It's accumulated from a century's worth of smaller leaks and waste dumping, reports New York magazine, and ExxonMobil has quietly accepted the blame, but... More »

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cancer • environment • oil • real estate • environmentalism • New York • waste • oil spill • Brooklyn • Newtown Creek • hydrocarbon • ExxonMobil • Greenpoint • bone cancer • chemicals • solvents

Evangelicals Split on
Climate Change

Christian universities find their own ground on global warming

May 15, 07 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - American evangelical Christians diverge on the issue of climate change, with one side calling it a hoax and the other exhorting believers—in the Lord as well as the scientific evidence—to work against global warming. The BBC reports on two Christian universities in Virginia that come down on opposite... More »

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climate change • environment • Christianity • global warming • environmentalism • Jerry Falwell • Liberty University • Eastern Mennonite University • evangelicals

Accord Reached On Trade Deals

Dems, White House agree to labor and environmental protection in pacts

May 11, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats have struck a deal with the White House that beefs up labor and environmental standards in pending free-trade pacts, clearing the way for agreements with Peru, Panama,  South Korea, and Colombia. Provisions will be written into future deals banning forced labor, child labor and workplace discrimination, the Washington ... More »

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Bush administration • globalization • Democratic Congress • environmentalism • labor • protection

Eco-Awareness Is In The (Reusable) Bag

From cheap to designer,
totes help eliminate the plastic glut

May 7, 07 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whether it's a designer tote bag with a three-figure price tag or a $5 carryall from the convenience store, Americans are slowly catching on to the European trend of answering the eternal question "paper or plastic" with "neither." Tote bags eliminate environmental stress, proclaim a consumer's eco-friendliness,... More »

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environment • fashion • shopping • environmentalism • consumer • plastic • tote bag • paper bags

Physicist Wants To Wipe Out Toilet Paper

New one-ply TP is a step to a paperless bathroom

Apr 25, 07 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A German physicist is engineering toilet paper that he says is more efficient  and softer than the familiar white roll. TP visionary Siegfried Hustedt claims a single ply of his new paper—which can "hold its shape longer under pressure"—will be sturdy enough to do the job,... More »

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climate change • global warming • environmentalism • Proctor • hygiene • bathroom hygiene • toilet paper • bathroom • toilet • Sheryl Crow

Bloomberg
Aims to Take NYC Green

Plan calls for $8 fee to drive into Manhattan

Apr 23, 07 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg chose Earth Day to launch an ambitious, expensive and politically uncertain campaign to make New York City “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city.” The most provocative proposal: charging drivers $8 a day for entering Manhattan below 86th Street. More »

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environment • New York City • pollution • environmentalism • New York • Manhattan • Earth Day • PlaNYC • congestion pricing • Michael Bloomberg

Chicken Fat Doubles as Diesel

Tyson, ConocoPhillips team up to produce biofuels

Apr 17, 07 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two corporate giants are teaming up to produce biofuels and boost their bottom lines. Tyson Foods, the world's biggest meat producer, and third-largest U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips will be using about half of Tyson's animal fat to make a renewable diesel fuel, which will account for about 3% of... More »

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oil • environmentalism • ConocoPhillips • Tyson Foods • biofuel • diesel • animal fat • biodiesel

Sorry, Al: Tree Planting May Speed Warming

Outside the tropics, trees merely trap
heat, study shows

Apr 10, 07 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Planting trees to offset your carbon footprint not only won't slow global warming, it may worsen its effects, a new study claims. Trees growing outside a small band of tropical zones don't cut the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by enough to offset the heat their foliage traps,... More »

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climate change • environment • greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide • global warming • trees • carbon footprint • environmentalism • science

British Brides
Go Green

Eco-chic couples walk
to the church to exchange vows

Apr 9, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - British couples are choosing eco-friendly weddings, making recycled  dresses, locally grown flowers, and organic food increasingly the rage, reports Reuters. Those who go green stress it doesn't mean the ceremony has to be hippie-esque. "Green weddings are about eco-chic, not lentils and hessian," said wedding planner Ruth Culver. More »

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environment • recycling • environmentalism • marriage • organic • wedding

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