Today’s Headlines

The 112th House Of Representatives Is The Most Anti-Environment House In American History
(Just Means)

Keystone Pipeline Doomed? Why the GOP’s Insistance On Including It In The Payroll Tax Cut Bill May Be A Good Thing
(Alter Net)

40% Of State Drilling Regulators Have Industry Ties
(E&E News)

Texas Forest Service Blames “Unrelenting Drought” For Deaths Of A Half-Billion Trees In 2011
(Washington Post)

2011 Extreme Weather: States Most Battered This Year
(Huffington Post)

New Law Aims To Shine Light On Conflict Metals
Seattle Officials Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
(NPR)

Congress Goes Through With Ban On Green Building At Department Of Defense
(Treehugger)

Keystone XL Would Ship Foreign Oil To Foreign Lands
AP Report: Obama’s Life-Saving Clean Air Rules Will Shutter A Few Dozen 50-Year-Old Coal Plants
(Think Progress)

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International News >

Saudi-Owned Global Media Conglomerate Fox News Stokes Fear Of ‘Sustainable Development’ U.N. Conspiracy
(Think Progress)

Activists Claim 14,000 US Deaths Linked To Radiation Leaks At Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor In Japan
(Inhabitat)

Minestry Of Defense Reveals 15 Radioactive UK Sites
(The Guardian)

Canadian Fakin’: Officials Admit Lack Of Evidence For Cleaner Tar Sands
(Grist)

Russia Spills 5 Million Tons Of Oil, Equivalent To 6 BP Disasters, Every Year
Will Russia’s Ban On Harp Seal Skins End Canada’s Annual Mass Clubbings?
Multinational Corporations Collaborate On Finland’s Urban Sustainability
(Treehugger)

Philippines Declares National Calamity As Storm Toll Nears 1,000
Droughts Could Push Parts Of Africa Back Into Famine
(ENN)

India May Join U.S.-China Trade Spat To Prevent Solar ‘Disaster’
(Bloomberg)

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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >

Warming Arctic Permafrost Fuels Climate Change Worries
For Many Species, Annual Migrations Are In Peril
(NY Times)

Climate Change May Bring Big Ecosystem Shifts, NASA Says
(ENN)

Report Shows 18.5-Mile-Wide Cloud Of Air Pollution Rose From The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Bioluminescent Bacteria Combat Pollution In Fragile Florida Ecosystem
(Inhabitat)

Doctor Warns: Eat Soy And You’ll Look 5 Years Older
(Mercola)

BPA Sends False Signals To Female Hearts
(Science News)

Scientists Find Rarest US Bumblebee Again After 55 Years.
(Treehugger)

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Business >

Shell Spills 13,000 Gallons While Drilling Near Deepwater Horizon Site On Sunday
(AL)

With Federal Green Light, Shell Hits The Gas On Arctic Offshore Drilling Plans
(E&E News)

Sony Develops A Battery That Runs On Paper
(Inhabitat)

Monsanto Spent $2 Million Lobbying Government In 3rd Quarter
(Bloomberg)

UPS Goes Green
(Marketplace)

Warren Buffett Buys 49% Stake In Arizona’s 290-Megawatt ‘Agua Caliente’ Solar Project
(Treehugger)

TD Bank Aims To Be ‘Paper Neutral’ In 2012
(Green Biz)

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