Eco Anchor NYC NYC environmental news, events and resources
What We’re Reading Today:
Local News >
Suit Hits Cuomo, DEC, NYSERDA Over Cap-And-Trade
(Capitol Confidential)
NY Solar Jobs Act Photo Contest: The Results Are In!
(Renewable Energy World)
Designers Plan Swimming Pools In Manhattan’s Rivers
(DNA Info)
Cuomo Takes Tough Stance on Nuclear Reactors
(NY Times)
Group Linked to Billionaire Koch Brothers Seeks End to NY Role in Greenhouse Gas Curb
(Times Union)
Environmental Groups Commend State Assembly for Acting to Protect NYS’s Water & Communities from Fracking
(Environmental Advocates of NY)
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National News >
Supreme Court to Hear EPA Wetland Case
EPA Finalizes 15% Ethanol Content Label; Critics Vow Challenges
(NY Times)
Pawlenty Skeptical That Humans Contribute to Climate Change
(The Hill)
Sierra Club Can’t Join U.S. to Sue BP Over Spill, Judge Says
(Bloomberg)
Is Sustainability Bringing ‘Made in the USA’ Back into Vogue?
(Green Biz)
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International News >
Bolivia Signs Food Security Law, Aims to Reduce Dependence on Foreign Companies
UK Utilities Compete for Electric Car Charging Market
Nearly 50% of Prince Charles’ Energy Comes From Renewables – Emissions Dropped 22% Last Year
(Treehugger)
UN Climate Panel To Examine Extreme Weather Events’ Link To Climate Change
(Huffington Post)
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Environmental Issues >
Decision to Protect Grand Canyon Was the Right One
(The Hill)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Rainforests In Honduras And Indonesia Added To Endangered List
(Huffington Post)
El Nino and Southern Oscillation in 2010
(Environmental News Network)
Worst drought in 60 years hitting Horn of Africa: UN.
(Reuters)
Suwannee river drought.
(St. Petersburg Times)
Undercover Video Footage Reveals Cruelty At One Of Nation’s Largest Pork Producers
(Treehugger)
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Green Business >
Google Says Delaying Clean Energy Will Cost The U.S. Trillions
(Grist)
Plastic Bags Take Another Hit with Puma
(Triple Pundit)
Climate Sceptic Willie Soon Received $1m From Oil Companies, Papers Show
(The Guardian)
Agribusiness and Climate Change: How Six Food Industry Giants Are Warming the Planet
(Agribusiness Action Initiatives)
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