Eco Anchor NYC NYC environmental news, events and resources
Local News >
Tell Gov Cuomo & NY’s Environmental Agency To Fix The State’s Faulty Fracking Proposals & Protect Our Water & Communities
(Environmental Advocates of NY)
Eight NY Lawmakers Earn Eco-Stars For 2011 Environmental Achievements
Rep. Hayworth Announces Fix For Stalled Clean Energy Program
(NYLCV)
Fracking Wastewater Disposal Plan Could Send Contaminants Over Niagara Falls
(Treehugger)
State Panel Report On Potential Fracking Fees May Be Pushed Back
(WNYC)
How To Comply With NY’s Electronics Recycling Law
(Street Films)
NY Wants To Make Its Waters Less Poopy
(Gothamist)
Underwater Homes: A Visual Guide To NYC’s Future Floods
(Treehugger)
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National News >
EPA’s Lisa Jackson: House Republicans’ Assault On Our Environmental Laws Must Be Stopped
California Becomes First State To Adopt A Cap-And-Trade Program
(LA Times)
Groundbreaking Energy Efficiency Bill Introduced With Bi-Partisan Support, Ignored By Mainstream Media
Regulators Approve Tighter Safety Controls For Nuclear Power
(Think Progress)
Why Obama May Be About To Give A Giant Handout Out Billionaire Koch Brothers
(Alter Net)
Report Outlines Top 20 Ways Obama Administration Should Improve Endangered Species Protection
(ENN)
Skeptical Berkeley Physicist Ends Up Confirming Climate Change In Koch Funded Study
(Washington Post)
Massachusetts Grabs Top Spot in ACEEE State Rankings
(Green Biz)
Maryland To Phase Out Spending On Bottled Water For All State Agencies
(Stop Corporate Abuse)
ACLU Will Take Gene Patent Case To Supreme Court
(IPS)
Making Fracking Safe In The East and West
(Center for American Progress)
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International News >
Climate Change May Trap Hundreds Of Millions In Disaster Zones
(Think Progress)
Global Warming Indeed Under Way, Contrarian Panel Says
(NY Times)
U.N. Human Rights Council Affirms Human Right To Water
(UN Webcast)
Solar Electric Light Fund Shines a Ray of Hope on Haiti
Greenpeace Protests Brazilian Leather And Amazon Deforestation At Italian Trade Show
(Inhabitat)
President of Iceland: Our Clean Energy Economy Helped Us Survive a Financial Crisis
(Treehugger)
Groundwater In Majority Of Chinese Cities Gets Worse, And Agency Says
(China Daily)
North America To Lead Carbon Management Market By 2013
(Green Biz)
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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
Global Warming Study Finds No Grounds For Climate Sceptics’ Concerns
(The Guardian)
Talk Of Treaty Ban On Mercury Concerns Scientists
(Associated Press)
Further Study Urged On Virus Found In Pacific Salmon
(Reuters)
‘No Evidence’ Mobiles Cause Cancer – But Others Beg To Differ
(The Guardian)
Massive Shark Slaughter Reported In Columbian Waters
WWF Calls For Ban On Pet Tigers
(Environmental News Network)
Alarming Scale Of Global Shark Fin Trade Revealed In New Photos
(Treehugger)
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Business >
Monsanto Sprouting A Produce-Seed Line
(LA Times)
The Fracking Industry’s War On The New York Times — And The Truth
(Huffington Post)
Seventh Generation Responds To Consumer Question About GMOs
Chipotle May Not Be As Sustainable As They Claim
(OCA)
Greenest Tech Companies List Released
(Huffington Post)
EV Owners Offered $50 Reward For Sharing Their Car
(Treehugger)
The “Greening” Of Food In The Healthcare Sector
(Triple Pundit)
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