Eco Anchor NYC NYC environmental news, events and resources
What We’re Reading Today:
Local News >
47 Groups Urge New York Governor To Fully Ban Fracking
(Treehugger)
What Does Indian Point Have To Do With New York City’s Rooftops?
(Regional Plan Association)
Without Indian Point, Could New York City Keep The Lights On?
(Reuters)
EPA Grant Powers Green Locomotive In New York
(Sustainable City Network)
In New York State Some People Who Drink Water Are More Equal Than Others
(Huffington Post)
Sustainable NYC: Cleaning The Gowanus
(Talking Science)
Hamstrung by Budget Constraints, DEC Still Expands Wetlands Designation
(NYLCV)
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National News >
E.P.A. Issues Tougher Rules For Power Plants
(NY Times)
Governor Cuts Ties To Oil Spill Command Post After Exxon Mobil Security Blocks Public Access
(Washington Post)
Cap-And-Trade Could Spur Faster Cleantech Investment Than Carbon Tax
(Grist)
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International News >
Food Scares Prompt Chinese Govt To Ban 10 Toxicpesticides
(China Daily)
Rain in Australia
(Environmental News Network)
Europe ‘Falling Behind’ In Green Investment Race
(Guardian)
EU Parliament Backs National Bans on GM Crops
(BBC)
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Environmental Issues >
Why Water Is The New Oil
(Rolling Stone)
Japan’s Rare Earth Mining on Pacific Ocean Floor Puts Marine Ecosystems at Risk
(Treehugger)
Blue Marlin and Tuna at Grave Risk, Group Warns
(NY Times)
It’s Not All White: The Cocktail of Up to 20 Chemicals in a Glass of Milk
(Daily Mail)
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Green Business >
It looks like we’re going to need a bigger cart: Wind turbines come to Home Depot
(Mother Nature Network)
Why I am Saying Goodbye to Trader Joe’s
(Las Vegas Weekly)
Lufthansa Will Become First Airline Using Biofuels On A Commercially Scheduled Route
(Treehugger)
How Shareholder Activism Moved the Needle on Sustainability in 2011
Ryder, Coke, GE Among 6 Firms Joining Obama’s Green Fleet Program
(Green Biz)
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