Eco Anchor NYC NYC environmental news, events and resources
What We’re Reading Today:
Local News >
Mr. Bloomberg And The Sierra Club
(NY Times)
Local Market Made From 22 Salvaged Shipping Containers Opens In Brooklyn!
(Inhabitat)
Toxic Groundwater Make Mott Haven School Unsafe
(Daily News)
Sewage Spills Common In Area Waterways
(WNYC)
Waste Respawn
Food Frenzy
(IOBY)
Fortune Society Of NY Awarded $300,000 EPA Workforce Development Grant
(EPA)
Schumer’s Expansion Of Tax Break To Benefit Plug Power Fuel Cell Customers
(Market Watch)
World Naked Bike Ride in NYC Protests Car Culture and Body Shame
(Treehugger)
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National News >
Volleys Fly In House Debate On E.P.A. And Interior
(NY Times)
Top 10 American Vacation Spots House Bill Could Ruin
(Grist)
Republicans Target EPA Regulations Of Big Polluters In Debt Talks
(Inhabitat)
Climate Bill Dead, So Key Players Move On
(Politico)
Boston Metro Area To Get 150 ChargePoint EV Charging Stations
AZ Solar Tower 2X Taller Than Empire State Building
(Treehugger)
Quakes Push Arkansas To Limit Gas-Waste Wells
(Wall Street Journal)
Shale Oil Boom Sends Waste Gas Burn-Off Soaring
(Reuters)
Citizens Demand Marcellus Drilling Ban In W.Va.
(News Times)
U.S. Congress Turns Up The Heat On Genetically Engineered Salmon
(Center for Food Safety)
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International News >
Debate Intensifies Over Climate Change Aspects Of Canada’s Oil Sands Pipeline
(NY Times)
Germany Passes More Aggressive Renewables Law, Bucks Rumors
Human-Powered Drill Strikes Water In Tanzania, Offers Hope For Cheap Wells
First Solar Powered UK Town? Residents Push For 30% Renewables By 2015
(Treehugger)
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Science, Technology & The Environment >
Melting Arctic Ice Releases Stored Toxic Chemicals
(Treehugger)
The Plastic Bag Wars
(Rolling Stone)
Climate Change To Spawn More Wildfires
(Discovery)
Changing Rainfall Linked To Plague Outbreaks – Report
(Alter Net)
Medical Imaging Chemicals Turn Into Toxic Compounds In Drinking Water
(Chemical & Engineering News)
Trucks Get ‘Winglets’ To Make Them More Fuel Efficient
(Inhabitat)
Can You Be Sure Your Packaging Isn’t Toxic?
(Green Biz)
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Green Business >
Think EVs To Be Revived From Bankruptcy By Investor Boris Zingarevich
(Inhabitat)
UK Electric Car Sales Down 50%, Despite Massive Government Grant
Versace Bans Sandblasted Jeans, Double Win For Activists & Garment Workers
(Treehugger)
Can The Local Food Movement Go Mainstream?
Tesla-Powered Electric Toyotas Come To Market In 2012
(Triple Pundit)
FedEx Wins Big In Efficiency & Reduced Aircraft Emissions
(Environmental News Network)
Ford, GM Offer A Peek At The Latest In EV Battery Research
(Green Biz)
Sonoco Shoots To Make Plants 99% Landfill-Free
(Environmental Leader)
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