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Regional News >
New York City Roof Study Shows Drastic Cooling With White Surfaces
(Yale Environment 360)
Bright Is The New Black: New York Roofs Go Cool
(Think Progress)
Rudy Giuliani Says Closing The Indian Point Nuclear Plant Would ‘Be A Catastrophe For New York City’
(NY Observer)
NYC To Examines Waste Conversion Technologies
Momentum Grows For Enhancing NY Environmental Fund
Yonkers Mayor: Go Green To Save Some Green
(NYLCV)
New York Gets A Green Thumbs Up
(City Atlas)
Upstate New York Companies Receive $250,000 In Sustainability Grants
(Green Building News)
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National News >
Reid: Democrats Will Kill Keystone Amendment
Pelosi Says Keystone Might Be ‘Worthy’ But Won’t Cut Gas Prices
House Approves Bill Easing Hydropower Development Rules
(The Hill)
Senate To Take Up Keystone XL Today, Obama Urges Dems To Vote ‘No’
(Treehugger)
Senate May Ban Keystone Oil Exports While Backing Pipeline
Power Grids At Risk As Solar Storm Nears Earth
(Bloomberg)
James Hansen’s Must-See TED Talk: Starting To Reduce CO2 In 10 Years Is Too Late
(Think Progress)
Thirty-Five USA Nukes At Risk Of Fukushima-Style Flooding And Disasters
(Daily Kos)
‘Pink Slime’ In School Lunches: Government Is Buying 7 Million Pounds Worth
(Washington Post)
US Senate Democrat Offers Ban On Keystone Oil For Highway Bill
(Reuters)
California Takes The Lead With New Climate Initiatives
(Yale Environment 360)
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International News >
Entire Nation Of Kiribati To Be Relocated Over Rising Sea Level Threat
(The Telegraph)
Japan Tries To Reassure People Of Nuclear Decontamination
(USA Today)
Peruvians Protest Against Illegal Mining Crackdown
(BBC)
Philippine National Police Ordered To Plant 10 Million Trees
(Treehugger)
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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
Brutal Droughts, Worsened By Global Warming, Threaten Food Production Around The World
Poisoned Weather: Global Warming Helped Fuel Killer Tornadoes
(Think Progress)
Mercury Found In Lotions And Cosmetics, Says FDA
(Daily News)
Study: Bt Toxin In GM Crops Kills Non-Target Species
Unvaccinated People A Public Health Threat?
(Natural News)
Herbicides May Be Lethal For Endangered Butterfly Species, Study Says
(Yale Environment 360)
Where Bacteria Meets The Matrix: Wastewater Could Provide Electricity To Clean Itself Up
(Good Magazine)
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Business >
Dirty Industry, Dirty Fight: Big Coal Is On The Ropes, But Not Down For The Count
(Think Progress)
Volkswagen Commits To US$52 Billion In Green Investments
Just How Much Greenwashing Is There In The Energy Industry?
(Green Biz)
Home Depot And USGBC Partner For Product Database
(Mother Nature Network)
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