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Local News >
New Tactics And Billions To Manage City Sewage
Rush To Drill For Natural Gas Creates Conflicts With NY Mortgages
(NY Times)
Expert Roundtable: Green New York City Voices: With DAVID BRAGDON, JAMES GENNARO & CARTER STRICKLAND JR.
Green New York City – Voices Part 2
(City Hall News)
Senate Environmental Conservation Hearing Examines Release Of Sewage Into NY Waters
(NY Senate)
New Yorkers Support City’s Plan To Set Up Bike-Rental Stations: Poll
(NY Post)
Bicyclist Hit By Truck And Killed In East Williamsburg
(Village Voice)
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National News >
Democratic Lawmakers Pressure Obama On Both Sides Of Keystone Pipeline Issue
Calif Poised To Finalize Nation’s Most Extensive ‘Cap-And-Trade’ Plan
(Washington Post)
Will President Obama Give An XL Handout To The Koch Brothers?
(Huffington Post)
State Department: Biotech Labeling Would Scare Consumers
(Desmoines Register)
Vote Targeting Pebble Mine In Alaska Is Over; The Battle Isn’t
(LA Times)
Judge Halts Uranium-Mining Plans In Colorado Over Environmental Issues
(Denver Post)
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International News >
Fair Trade USA Goes Rogue: New “Standards” Undermine Fair Trade Commitment To Farmers And Consumers
(Fair Word Project)
Thailand Flood Threatens Bangkok
(Washington Post)
South Africa Enacts CO2 Emissions Cap As UN Climate Negotiators To Converge On Durban
(Environmental News Network)
A Massive Coal Mining Project In Queensland Threatens Nature Refuge
(ABC News)
A Global Plan For Sustainable Agriculture
(Fast Company)
Canada’s Dirty And Dangerous Oil Sands
(Huffington Post)
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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
Is The FDA Overhyping The Safety Of Gulf Seafood?
(Mother Jones)
New Analysis: World Temperature Rising, Planet Is Warming Fast
(The Economist)
Environmental Working Group To Launch Food Safety Database Of 10,000 Products
(Time Magazine)
GM Crops Promote Superweeds, Food Insecurity And Pesticides, Say NGOs
(The Guardian)
From The Washer To The Sea: Plastic Pollution
(NY Times)
BPA Again Tied To Diabetes Risk
(Fox 40)
Endangered Species List On The Periodic Table?
(Treehugger)
The Effect of Urban Heat Islands
(Environmental News Network)
Organic Farming Crucial To Soil Health
(Daily Pioneer)
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Business >
Monsanto Sprouting A Produce-Seed Line
(LA Times)
Superweed Spreading “Exponentially” In GM Cotton – Monsanto Tells Farmers They Are On Their Own
(GM Freeze)
Unilever, Shell Among 185 Companies Calling For Government Action On Climate
(Environmental Leader)
Starbucks Prepares For Disrupted Coffee Production Due To Climate Change
(Triple Pundit)
Are We In A Solar Trade War With China?
(Grist)
Doing Good, Better: New Initiative Will Support Socially Focused Designers
(Good Magazine)
4 Ways Timberland Will Halve Its Carbon Footprint By 2015
(Green Biz)
Could Land Rover Be Serious About Going Green?
(Treehugger)
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