Environmental News: 8/25/2011

Local News >

Christie To Support 5-year Ban On Fracking In New Jersey
(New Jersey Newsroom)

Toxic Underground Gets Green Cleaning Treatment
Hudson River Report Raises Questions For Desalination Plant
Fracking Meeting Draws Crowd But Not Gas Companies
(NYLCV)

NY Pols Join Call For Long Comment On Gas Regs
(MSNBC)

East Coast Earthquake Reveals Major Flaws In Planning For Nuclear Disaster
(Alter Net)

New York Governor Signs Bear Protection Legislation Into Law
(Care 2)

Treating Water from Port Jefferson, NY Superfund Site
(Water and Wastewater)

Lessons From Brooklyn For The LADOT
(Huffington Post)

Last Surviving Ellis Island Ferry Transformed Into A Floating Home
(Inhabitat)

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National News >

Nation’s Largest Environmental Organization Leaders Unite Opposing Keystone XL Pipeline
(Treehugger)

SEC Bears Down On Fracking
(Wall Street Journal)

State Department Review To Find Keystone XL Pipeline Impact Limited
(Washington Post)

Geologists Sharply Cut Estimate Of Shale Gas
(NY Times)

Taking ‘Green Scissors’ To Gov’t Spending Could Save US $380B
(Green Biz)

California Panel Reaffirms Carbon Trading Program
(LA Times)

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International News >

The New Epicenter Of China’s Discontent
(Foreign Policy)

How Public Opinion Drives Deep Green Trends In Germany
Brazil Builds $127 Billion “Offshore City” To Harvest Oil In The Deep Sea
(Treehugger)

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Science, Technology, Health & The Environment >

Ocean Acidification Devastates Oyster Farms In The Pacific NorthWest
(Triple Pundit)

Summer Drought Limits The Positive Effects Of CO2 And Heat On Plant Growth In Future Climate
(Environmental News Network)

New Toolbar Evaluates The Ethics Of Your Online Shopping
(Good Magazine)

A BPA-Free County?
(Portland Tribune)

Drought And CO2
(Mother Nature Network)

‘Cancer risk’ Of Perfumed Products That Go In Your Tumble-Dryer As Chemicals Found In Air From Vents
(Mail Online)

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Green Business >

10 Faux Progressive Companies … With Some Dirty Secrets
(Alter Net)

Koch Industries Lobbying Puts Over 100 Million Americans In Danger
(Huffington Post)

The Plastics Industry Edited California Environmental Textbook
(Triple Pundit)

GM And LG Join Forces To Manufacture Electric Vehicles
(Inhabitat)

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