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Environment

"Thank GOD, they cannot cut down the clouds!" -Henry David Thoreau

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October 2007
- Shipping Tops Flying as Polluter
  
  Independent (UK) | Oct 10, 07 3:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - For armchair environmentalists, aviation seems the ultimate evil, but research from climatologists finds the shipping industry a "far more damaging" polluter. Maritime transportation emits twice the greenhouses gases of airplanes, the Independent writes, and the sector is growing so fast that earlier research underestimated its damage by at least 50%. More »
- Ruling Docks Hawaii Superferry
  
  Honolulu Advertiser | Oct 10, 07 11:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A judge ruled yesterday that the inter-island Hawaii Superferry must await an environmental impact study before going into operation, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. An appeal to a Maui court by the Sierra Club and other groups forced the decision. Superferry's CEO said the $650,000 weekly costs could scuttle the company if it had to wait for months of assessment. More »
- EPA Wins Record $4.6B Acid Rain Settlement
  
  CNN | Oct 9, 07 7:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - American Electrical Power will spend $4.6 billion to drastically reduce harmful emissions at coal-burning plants in five states in the largest pollution settlement in Justice Department history, CNN reports. Under the deal, to be announced today, the Ohio-based company must also pay an additional $60 million on cleanup and a $15-million fine to the government. The firm will be required to reduce emissions 69% over the next 10 years. More »
- Nuclear Power Primed for Comeback
  
  Washington Post | Oct 8, 07 9:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As natural gas prices fluctuate, concern over greenhouse gas emissions mounts, and demand for electricity increases, nuclear power may be making a comeback. Although no new plant has been completed since 1996, the NRC expects applications for as many as 32 new reactors in the next 2 years. The Washington Post looks at an unexpected comeback. More »
September 2007
- Feds Pursue Fewer Polluters
  
  Washington Post | Sep 30, 07 8:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The EPA has taken a decidedly less aggressive tack in criminal cases, the Washington Post reports, a trend advocates fear will embolden polluters. The number of prosecutions, new investigations, and total convictions have all dropped by more than a third. One ex-official, who resigned in protest, blamed the Bush administration, saying agents couldn’t count on support from the White House. More »
- US Loggerhead Numbers Drop
  
  Associated Press | Sep 23, 07 6:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US loggerhead turtle population is waning, and a federal report concludes that commercial fishing is probably to blame, the AP reports. The threatened species gained numbers through the '90s, but now the sea turtle is on the brink of becoming officially endangered. Ocean health advocates are calling for federal funding to research the relationship between the turtles and fishing fleets further. More »
- Frisco to Go Dark—on Purpose
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Sep 20, 07 4:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a move initiated by a local environmentalist, San Francisco will launch a voluntary brownout next month to show people how easy it is to save electricity. Lights Out San Francisco is asking everyone to switch off unnecessary lights for an hour on October 20. Activist Nate Tyler got the idea when he watched the Sydney Opera House power down for a similar event. More »
- South African Park Houses Grim Exhibit
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 19, 07 7:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - South Africa's Kruger National Park provides a bizarre but legal service: a legitimate source of animal parts for the world's manufacturers of buffalo upholstery, zebra footrests, and giraffe-bone handgun grips. The park's employees harvest the remains of animals that die of natural causes and store them in stockpiles, taking orders from around the world, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
- World's 10 Most Polluted Places
  
  Time | Sep 16, 07 8:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Millions around the world live in soot-blackened cities and toxic wastelands. Time offers a reverse travel guide to the most polluted places on Earth: Linfen, China Tianjin, China Sukinda, India More »
- 'Extinction Crisis' Threatens 40% of Species
  
  Guardian (UK) | Sep 12, 07 1:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - More than 16,000 species are in serious danger of extinction, including one in four mammals and one in three amphibians being monitored by a global conservation group. With 40% of 40,000 surveyed species facing the highest levels of threat, “We’re at code red,” a top conservationist says of the World Conservation Union's annual list, the Guardian reports. More »
- One Man’s Garbage Is Another's Thanksgiving
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 11, 07 6:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Folks looking for food in a back alley these days might be “Freegans” - that’s “free” plus “vegan” - who are “opting out of capitalism in any way that we can,” one says. Their New York trash tours have already trained 14,000 people, all trying to dig out the routine waste of cast-off food. “We’re doing something that is really socially unacceptable,” says Madeline Nelson, an ex-Barnes and Noble exec. More »
- Japan Fights Heat Tooth and Nail—But Not With A/C
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 11, 07 4:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Japanese are waging a painful war against energy consumption, meeting summer needs not with air-conditioning but with business casual clothing and a good dose of grinning and bearing it. The 2-year-old Cool Biz movement, which aims to keep office temperatures at 82 degrees, took off in earnest this summer, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
- Sunny Days Here for Green Homeowners
  
  Forbes | Sep 8, 07 2:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sunny days are here to stay for solar homes with roof-top panels, Forbes reports. Such green abodes can cover electricity costs in warm months and store enough to sell solar power to the grid for profit. Installation is expensive but viable thanks to government subsidies, especially in California, New Jersey and Tennessee; California offers a 30% tax credit for installing the “photovoltaic” panels. More »
- Hudson River Gets Ready for Its Close-Up
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Sep 5, 07 7:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Hudson River is about to go on display. The 315 miles of New York (and New Jersey) water will be outfitted with sensors that collect data and track environmental threats, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The effort will improve understanding of human impact on ecology and will direct resource managers to healthy, responsible practices. More »
- Big Business Fuels Green Boom
  
  CNN | Sep 1, 07 5:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Greed and idealism are converging as big business propels today’s clean energy industry, CNN reports. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are pulling in capital for oil and coal alternatives, while across the pond, London financiers swapped more than $30 billion last year in "pollution permits"—credits companies can sell if their factories produce less pollution than permitted. More »
August 2007
- Feared Extinct, Dolphin Resurfaces
  
  Associated Press | Aug 29, 07 3:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A member of a dolphin species so rare that it was reported possibly extinct may have been spotted in the Yangtze River. The baiji, or white flag dolphin, was declared extinct last December, but earlier this month a man shot a video showing what appears to be a baiji frolicking in the river. Hopeful scientists plan to search the area. More »
- 5 Last-Ditch Plans to Save Earth
  
  Popular Science | Aug 22, 07 2:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If reducing emissions was Plan A to save the earth from global warming, these plans from Popular Science would be more like Plan ... Z: Make more Arctic ice—out of saltwater. Cool the oceans, which feed storms with warm water, by sucking up cold water from the ocean floor with giant floating tubes. More »