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  • July 2008

    • 10 Health Scares to Forget

      New York Times  |  Jul 29, 08 8:14 AM CDT

      10 Health Scares to Forget

      (Newser) - Each passing day seems to bring a new story about how something seemingly innocuous will ruin your health, or else ruin the planet. Not all of it's true, though, insists John Tierney of the New York Times , who lists 10 things it's not worth fussing about. Deadly hot dogs . The nitrite scare is over, and saturated fat is bad but not terrible; if anything, sweat the carbs in the bun. More »

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      health  • environment  • cell phones  • cancer  • nutrition

    • Pickens Drills Into McCain Campaign

      New York Times  |  Jul 24, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      Pickens Drills Into McCain Campaign

      (Newser) - The reinvention of oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens as an environmentalist represents a huge political about-face, writes Timothy Egan in the New York Times . Four years ago, Pickens bankrolled the Swift Boat campaign that derailed John Kerry's presidential bid. Now Pickens, "looking a bit like the John Huston character from Chinatown ," is attacking the efficacy of new drilling just when John McCain is pressing for it. More »

    • Baltimore Opts Against Plastic Bag Ban

      Baltimore Sun  |  Jul 22, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Baltimore Opts Against Plastic Bag Ban

      (Newser) - A law that would have made Baltimore America’s second plastic-bag-free city got a resounding thumbs down from the city council last night, the Baltimore Sun reports. The council ixnayed the bill, 11-3, citing concerns over the cost and environmental impact of paper bags. “I know there has been a lot of pressure on this bill," said the measure’s main sponsor. "I think they're wrong about this." More »

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      environment  • global warming  • Baltimore  • Maryland  • plastic bags

    • Locavore Movement Spurs Luxe Niche

      New York Times  |  Jul 22, 08 9:04 AM CDT

      Locavore Movement Spurs Luxe Niche

      (Newser) - The number of people seeking out locally raised food—locavores-—is on the rise, reports the New York Times, as are businesses that cater to them. People too busy (or lazy) to plant their own garden or visit a local vegetable dealer are hiring people to find the best regional grub or even cultivate produce right in their backyard. More »

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      environment  • vegetables  • gardening  • locally grown food

    • NYC's Taxi Fleets in Race for Hybrids

      USA Today  |  Jul 20, 08 6:10 AM CDT

      NYC's Taxi Fleets in Race for Hybrids

      (Newser) - The Big Apple's unprecedented plan to turn its famous yellow cabs green could run into an old-fashioned supply-and-demand problem this fall, USA Today reports. Starting in October, the city is requiring that any new replacement cabs be hybrids. But the transition may be difficult because gas prices have triggered a fever-pitch demand for the fuel-efficient cars. "Consumers have been on waiting lists for months, and even they can't get one," said one analyst. More »

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      New York City  • environment  • gas  • hybrid car  • green  • green transportation  • taxi  • fuel consumption

    • Beijing Launches Pollution Crackdown for Olympics

      Reuters  |  Jul 20, 08 5:34 AM CDT

      Beijing Launches Pollution Crackdown for Olympics

      (Newser) - Beijing has launched tough new anti-pollution measures this week in a bid to clean the air for Olympic athletes in time for the games. Officials expect to force nearly half of the city's 3.3 million cars off the road, which will drive commuters onto already-crowded public transport, Reuters reports. "It will bring some real difficulties in transportation for ordinary people," warned a driver. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • environment  • pollution  • public transportation  • taxi driver  • traffic jam  • factories

    • Blue Crab Disappearing From Chesapeake Bay

      Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      Blue Crab Disappearing From Chesapeake Bay

      (Newser) - Overfishing and water pollution have put the Chesapeake Bay's signature blue crab on the brink—along with fishermen who have long depended on it. Stocks are down 65% since 1990, the AP reports, as officials in Maryland and Virginia struggle to enact a patchwork of laws to reduce the harvest, control waterfront development and provide help for struggling watermen—though many think it's too late. More »

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      environment  • fishing  • Baltimore  • overfishing  • Washington, DC  • Chesapeake Bay

    • EPA Forecasts Longer, Smoggier Summers for US

      Washington Post  |  Jul 17, 08 4:46 PM CDT

      EPA Forecasts Longer, Smoggier Summers for US

      (Newser) - Climate change will bring longer, hotter, smoggier summers in the coming decades across the US, a new EPA reports says. Expect more wildfires and hurricanes, too, along with water problems in the West, the Washington Post reports. The federal report is noteworthy because it refutes the Bush administration's rosier outlook on global warming, the Post notes. More »

    • 'Clean Coal' Advocates Blowing Smoke

      Yale Environment 360  |  Jul 17, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      'Clean Coal' Advocates Blowing Smoke

      (Newser) - “Clean coal” is the buzzword of the moment, with industry groups and presidential candidates swearing by a work-in-progress technique known as carbon capture and storage (CCS), which ultimately buries carbon dioxide emissions deep underground. But Jeff Goodell, writing in Yale Environment 360 , doesn’t buy it. “We don’t need to bury our problems,” Goodell writes. “We need to reinvent our world.” More »

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      climate change  • environment  • carbon emissions  • coal  • coal power  • carbon sequestration

    • The World's Greenest Venture Capitalist

      Fast Company  |  Jul 16, 08 11:59 AM CDT

      The World's Greenest Venture Capitalist

      (Newser) - Vinod Khosla isn’t just smarter and richer than the average venture capitalist—he’s greener, too. Khosla has sunk $450 million into what he calls “imprudent science experiments" over the past 4 years, financing 45 enviro-tech startups. “We've funded an incredible number of things that would make no sense at all for a traditional venture fund,” the 53-year-old tells Fast Company. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • green technology  • venture capitalists

    • Green Housing: From Good Idea to Good Business

      Fast Company  |  Jul 15, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      Green Housing: From Good Idea to Good Business

      (Newser) - With US homes on average twice as large as they were 50 years ago—and, of course, dwarfing those in all other developed countries—rethinking our idea of "home" is as crucial to cutting global warming as switching to a smaller car, says architect Edward Mazria in Fast Company . Half of all greenhouse gas emissions are building-related; residential buildings make up 21% of national energy consumption—almost as much as transportation. More »

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      environment  • architecture  • green technology  • design  • green home  • green building  • sustainable living  • sustainable development

    • Keeping Cool Gets Thriftier

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 15, 08 11:22 AM CDT

      Keeping Cool Gets Thriftier

      (Newser) - As fuel costs, and eco-guilt, creep upward, Americans are leaving the thermostat high or kicking air conditioning altogether this summer, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some two-thirds of families are reducing air-conditioning use