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Governor Cuomo’s Environmental Depart Reviews Hydrofracking Process; Permits Likely In 2012
(WAMC)
NY Fracking Opponents Focus Efforts On Local Bans
(Wall Street Journal)
Industry Friendly Group Calls Hydrofracking One Of ‘The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares Of 2011′
(NY Observer)
Reinventing The East Side Waterfront
(NY Times)
Ithaca, NY Goes 100% Renewable
(Environmental Leader)
AES Coal Power Plants In New York State File For Bankruptcy
(Bloomberg)
Long Island Sound Deserves Better Environmental Protection
(The Day)
Has Madrid Set The Bar For A Changing New York?
(City Atlas)
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National News >
The Top 10 Anti-Environmental Things Congress Did In 2011
Newt Gingrich Kills Climate Science Chapter To Appease Limbaugh Listeners
(Think Progress)
Keystone XL: Obama, Congress Continue Pipeline Fight
(Huffington Post)
Cancer-Causing Chemicals Have More Friends In Congress Than You Do
(NRDC)
White House, GOP Battle For Supremacy On Keystone Pipeline
(The Hill)
Top 6 U.S. Climate-Policy Happenings Of 2011
(Grist)
The Federal Ethanol Subsidy Is Done
(NY Magazine)
US Bureau Of Census Reports US’ Single Highest Export Revenue Comes From Oil
(Treehugger)
EPA Cross-State Emissions Rule Put On Hold By Appeals Court
(Bloomberg)
Cancer Causing Benzene Found In Sandy Creek, Colorado’s Drinking Water
(Denver Post)
What If Virginia Lifts Ban On Uranium Mining? Report Identifies Health And Environmental Issues
(Science Daily)
EPA Air Quality Rule On Coal Plants Delayed
(ENN)
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International News >
World Pays Ecuador Not To Extract Oil From Rainforest
(The Guardian)
Accusations Fly As Oil Slick Hits Nigeria Coast
(Reuters)
Wheat Resumes Rally As Dry Weather Threatens To Reduce Global Grain Supply
(Bloomberg)
Satellite Studies Reveal Groundwater Depletion Around The World
(ENN)
China Struggles To Reassure Public After Recurring Food Scandals
(Xinhuanet)
How Pollution Mounts Sweeping Attack On Indian City
(The Hindu)
Hunt For Gas Hits Fragile Soil, And South Africans Fear Risks
(NY Times)
German Solar Output Increases By 60% In 2011
(Think Progress)
Bangladesh Lighting Up On Solar Power
(IPS)
Building Low-Carbon UK Economy Will Cost Same As Continuing High-Carbon Infrastructure
(Treehugger)
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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
Human Bodies Contain Too Many Damaging Chemicals
(The Telegraph)
‘Like Being On Steroids’: PBS Links Extreme Weather To Climate
(Think Progress)
Mild Weather Redefines Winter Landscape
(Washington Post)
Can Indoor Swimming Alter Hormones In Boys?
(Environmental Health Perspectives)
High Milk Intake Linked To Prostate Cancer
Study Of Wild Horses Suggests More Range Helps Endangered Species Survive Global Warming
Massive Wildfire Burns 30,000 Acres Of Chilean Patagonia
(Treehugger)
Saving Amazonia: Winning The War On Deforestation
(BBC)
A Boom Year For Illicit Elephant Ivory
(NY Times)
Upper Atmosphere Facilitates Changes That Lets Mercury Enter Food Chain
Hatcheries Change Salmon Genetics After A Single Generation
(Science Daily)
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Business >
Monsanto Jurors Must Decide If Nitro Residents Should Be Tested For Disease
(West Virginia Gazette)
Chevron Files Suit Against Ecuadorian Court For $18 Billion Oil Pollution Case
(Inhabitat)
Green America’s Top Green Businesses Of 2011
Cement Company To Pay $1.7 Million For Clean Air Act Violations
(Treehugger)
Most Read Sustainable Business Stories Of 2011
Renewables Briefing: Big Win For Cape Wind, Tata-BP Buyout, Bluewater Ends PPA
Green Mountain Uses Coffee To Brew Up Energy
(Environmental Leader)
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