Today’s Environmental News

Regional News >

Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Furthering City’s Efforts To Reduce Carbon Emissions, Improve Air And Water Quality, And Limit Waste
Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation To The Notification And Reporting Of The Possible Presence Of PCBs In City School Buildings
Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Requiring All Newly Installed Carbon Monoxide Alarms To An An Audible Signal And Requiring Their Replacement Upon Expiration
Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Amending Regulations On Bicycle Storage In Parking Garages
(NYC.gov)

HUGE Clean Energy Project Moving Forward At Future Cornell University NYC Campus
(Clean Technica)

New Yorkers Now Outlive Most Americans By 2.4 Years
(Treehugger)

Long Island Sound Report Gives So-So Grades
(CT Post)

Manhattan Forest, Now Barren, Is Far From Lifeless
(NY Times)

Sustainable Building Course Thrives In Ulster
(Poughkeepsie Journal)

2011: Accomplishments And The Road Ahead
(Municipal Arts Society)

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National News >

FDA Backtracks On Anti-Antibiotics Pledge – All While Public Is Distracted By Holidays
(Treehugger)

New EPA Mercury Rules Are A Bona Fide Big Deal
Big Environmental NGOs: The End Of Incrementalism In 2012?
Turbocharging Energy Efficiency 1: Utility Efficiency Program Budgets Double To $5.4 Billion
Portraits Of The Southwest In The Shadow Of Drought
(Think Progress)

‘Worst Piece’ of NYT Climate Reporting Ever? Justin Gillis’s Christmas Day Snow Job
(Media Research Center)

In Drilling Safety Debate, Hydrofracking’s Not The Only Target
(NY Times)

As Nuclear Plants Age, No Easy Energy Solutions
(NPR)

Texas County Sues Over Toxic Storage On River
(Chron)

Green Groups Find Success Fighting Shale Oil Boom In US
(Reuters)

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International News >

Canada Quietly Shipping Bomb-Grade Uranium To U.S., ‘Secret’ Federal Memo Says
(The Star)

In Peru, Gold Rush Leads To Mercury Contamination Concerns
(PBS)

Ethnic Conflict Flares Over Chinese Nickel Mine Pollution
(Bikyamasr)

Satellite Photos Illustrate Dramatic Expansion Of Canadian Tar Sands
(Think Progress)

Making More Livable Cities With Shade Stands, Rainwater Collection, And Closed Streets
(Fast Company)

‘Are You Using GMOs?’ Turkish Consumers Ask Top Milk, Dairy, And Chicken Producers
Activists Launch Drones To Battle Japanese Whalers
“Pollution Glue” On London Roads Could Improve Air Quality
Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power Brings Clean Electricity To Off-The-Grid India
(Treehugger)

Greens Call For Probe Over Indonesian Mine Protest Deaths
(The Age)

Africans Sow Seeds Of A Green Revolution
(International Financial Times)

Madrid Joins Cities Replacing Concrete With Greenery
(NY Times)

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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >

World Headed For Irreversible Climate Change In Five Years, IEA Warns
(The Guardian)

Melting Glaciers Mean Double Trouble For Water Supplies
(National Geographic)

Oil Unexpectedly Lethal To Herring In San Francisco Bay
(Mother Jones)

The Bad Food News Of 2011
(Grist)

Electrified Cages Revive Near-Dead Corals
(Treehugger)

Contaminated Soil And Urban Agriculture
(NS News)

What’s Next After The Electric Car?
(Triple Pundit)

Why Agriculture Needs To Catch Up On Climate Change Action
10 Predictions for Cleantech And Sustainability In 2012
(Green Biz)

Scientists Test Sick Alaska Seals For Radiation
(Reuters)

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Business >

Finally… Solo Farmer Fights Monsanto And Wins
(Mercola)

Judge Rules BP’s ’09 North Slope Spill An Accident
(The News Tribune)

Forget The Prius. The Future Of Electric Is the School Bus
(Wall Street Journal)

Business Isn’t As Profitable As Betterness: Trends That Should Be Pushing Businesses To Create More Than Profits
(Fast Company)

Verlasso Salmon Aims To Be Conscious Choice At The Fish Counter
(Market Watch)

An App To Kill The Printed Catalog
(ENN)

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