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Regional News >
A Fresh Look At Nuclear Power, From Fukushima To The Hudson
(NY Times)
Conservation Head Named Cuomo’s Top Environmental Adviser
(Times Union)
Is Waste-To-Energy The Future Of Energy In New York?
(Sustainable Cities Collective)
Mayor Bloomburg Vows To Double Recycling Rates By 2017
(Mother Nature Network)
NY Water Rangers Encouraged By Gov Cuomo’s Frack-Free Budget
(Read Media)
MAS Selects Cook+Fox And Terrapin To Prepare Green Manual
(Municipal Arts Society)
DEC Proposes Ground-Breaking Power Sector Regulations
(Long Island Press)
New York State Not Prepared To Cope With Fracking Risks
(Environmental Working Group)
New Waterfront Park In Brooklyn Will Spruce Up Columbia Street’s Industrial Area
(Inhabitat)
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National News >
President Obama: ‘Rushed And Arbitrary Deadline’ Of GOP Forced Me To Reject Keystone XL
2011 Review: House Of Representatives, Polluter Lobbying, And More Air Pollution
(Think Progress)
Big Pharma Routinely Suppresses Data From Clinical Trials—But FDA Approves These Dangerous Drugs Anyway!
(Alliance for Natural Health)
FDA Makes Confusing, Conflicting Statements On Antibiotic Use In Farm Animals
(PRI)
States Toughen Fracking Rules Ahead Of EPA
(AOL)
Obama’s Jobs Council Report Says ‘Drill’
(The Hill)
Report: Power Plant Emissions In RGGI Region Fall To Lowest Level Yet(Clean Technica)
U.S. Bans Imports Of 4 Invasive Snakes
(NY Times)
Cleaner Air In L.A. Ports Comes At A Cost To Truckers
(NPR)
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International News >
China Warns Of “Extremely Grim Ecological And Environmental Conditions” From Global Warming
(Think Progress)
Indian TB Cases ‘Can’t Be Cured’
(BBC)
Lead Poisoning Common In Burmese Refugee Kids
Anti-Whaling Activists Clash With Japan Harpoon Ship
(Reuters)
Study Finds Most Tel Aviv Area Wells Too Polluted To Draw Drinking Water
(Haaretz)
France Upholds GM Maize Ban Despite Court Ruling
(Farmers Guardian)
Gasp, Hong Kong Air Is Worse Than We Thought
(South China Morning News)
U.S.-China Collaboration On Sustainable Urbanization
(World Resources Institute)
Singapore Panel Makes Recommendations For Mitigating Flash-Flooding
UN launches International Year Of Sustainable Energy For All
(ENN)
India Clean Energy Surge Enters Next Phase
(Bloomberg)
Prince Charles Donates Millions To Combat Climate Change
Twin 50 MW Solar Thermal Plants Go Online In Spain; Each Can Run 7.5 Hours After Nightfall
(Treehugger)
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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
NASA Scientists Propose Reductions In Black Carbon In Battle Against Global Warming
(The State Column)
Nearly 7 Million Bats May Have Died From White-Nose Fungus, Officials Say
(Washington Post)
First Link Between Potentially Toxic PFCs In Office Air And In Office Workers’ Blood
Butterflies And Birds Unable To Keep Pace With Climate Change In Europe
Data from End Of Last Ice Age Confirm Effects Of Climate Change On Oceans
(Science Daily)
Does The La Niña Weather Pattern Lead To Flu Pandemics?
(Columbia University)
Coral Reef Disease Hits Kāneʿohe Bay, Hawai‘i
(USGS)
Genetically Modified Plants To Resist Intense Drought
(ENN)
Poachers Have Already Killed Eleven African Rhinos In 2012
How Can We Save More Seabirds? Foraging Pattern Analysis Is Key
(Treehugger)
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Business >
BP’s Energy Outlook To 2030: Catastrophe For Civilization
(Think Progress)
PG&E Admits It Misclassified More Gas Pipelines
(SF Gate)
Biggest Output Of U.S. Oil And Gas Industry Is Dirty Water
(Grist)
Shale Gas: A Boon That Could Stunt Alternatives, Study Says
(National Geographic)
Ford, REPREVE To Recycle 2 Million Plastic Bottles Back Into The New 2012 Focus Electric And Other Vehicles
(Clean Technica)
The State Of Green Business 2012
IBM Spearheads Coalition Working On Green Innovation
(Green Biz)
Corn Crops Will Lose 11 Million Tons In South America Because Of Drought
Trump May Scrap Scottish Golf Resort Because Of Wind Farm Planned Nearby
Renewable Energy Tests U.S. IPO Market In First Deal Of 2012
BP Boosts 2030 Energy-Use Estimate, Cuts 2015 Renewable Forecast
(Bloomberg)
Sprint Sets The Bar For Sustainable Phone Design
(Triple Pundit)
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