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NRDC: NY Among Best Prepared For Climate Change
(Capital Confidential)
8.5 Million Lbs Of Toxic Chemicals Dumped In NJ Waterways
(North County News)
Riverkeeper And NRDC Support Governor’s Bold New Energy Plan
(Riverkeeper)
City Wants To Blow Bubbles In Newtown Creek; Environmentalists Say Plan Stinks
(Brooklyn Paper)
New York Power Authority Approves $30 Million Solar Energy Research Program
(Reve)
NRC Denies Indian Point Contention From Riverkeeper
(The Daily Cortlandt)
Rivera Says There’s No Plan To Protect The Bronx From Nuclear Disaster‘
(Norwwood News)
Zone Green – Steps To A Greener NYC
(Solar One)
“Dutch Kills Green” And JetBlue HQ Ready To Go At Revamped Queens Plaza
(Gothamist)
Designs Sought For Transforming The Tappan Zee Bridge Into A Park
A War on Reeds That Feed Staten Island Brush Fires
Dutch Kills Green Is New Open Space In Queens
Adrian Grenier Denies He Was Kicked Out of Park Slope Food Co-op
(NY Times)
New York’s ‘Taxi Of Tomorrow’ Has A Strong Whiff Of Suburbia
Could A Transit-Less Tappan Zee Bridge Become The Next High Line?
(NY Magazine)
Brooklyn Bridge Park: New York’s Latest Innovative Harbor Attraction
(Sustainable Cities Collective)
How To Raise Urban Chickens
(IOBY)
Riverbank State Park To Get $5.2 M In Repairs
(DNA Info)
Feds Studying NJ Offshore Gas Plan
(Asbury Park Press)
Ithaca Turns Dog Poo Into Compost
(Inhabitat)
Volunteer On Earth Day In Columbus Circle!
(IOBY)
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National News >
U.S. Global Warming Denial Will Help China Overtake America, Experts Warn
Frackers Outbid Farmers For Water In Colorado Drought
(Think Progress)
Monsanto Threatens To Sue Vermont If Legislators Pass A Bill Requiring GMO Food To Be Labeled
(Alter Net)
Arizona Uranium Feared To Be Contaminating U.S. Beef Supply
(Inhabitat)
On The Stump, Dems Split With Obama Over Keystone XL pipeline
(The Hill)
Supreme Court Considers GM Crop Patent Case
(Wired)
Food Risk Rises As Import Reliance Makes U.S. Safety Harder
Pennsylvania High Court Takes Appeal On Marcellus Gas Rights
(Bloomberg)
Plan To Let Poultry Plants Inspect Birds Is Criticized
(NY Times)
New USGS Report Links Fracking And Earthquakes
Arizona Senate Bill 1507 Aims To Prohibit The Rio Declaration And Ban Sustainability Initiatives State-Wide
Chicago Leads The Way In Urban Sustainable Agriculture
(Triple Pundit)
White House, EPA Need National Plan To Save Sea Life, Curb Ocean Acidification
Wind Tops 10 Percent Share Of Electricity In Five States
(ENN)
Michigan Threatens Small Farms By Calling Heritage Pigs ‘Invasive’
(Grist)
Natural Resources Defense Council Report Says Virginia Is Among The States Least Prepared For Climate Change
(Washington Post)
LA Considers Plastic Bag Ban Amid Layoff Fears
(ABC News)
Infographic: Why Don’t Americans Recycle?
(Good Magazine)
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International News >
Peru’s Oil Exploration Violates UN Guidelines On Uncontacted Tribes
How Much Do People Everywhere Hate Monsanto? New Report Shows Global Resistance
Nearly 90% Of Chinese 18-25 Year-Olds Want Brands To Cut Carbon Emissions
(Treehugger)
Melting Arctic Ice May Usher In New Era Of Geopolitical Conflict
(ENN)
Ship Smog Seen As Next Target To Clear Hong Kong Skies
U.K. Drought In 22nd Month Forces Water Restrictions
Japan Geothermal Power Could Grow To 2 Gigawatts By 2020s
(Bloomberg)
In Wake Of Protests, India Confirms Commitment To Boosting Nuclear Power
(Time)
Chilean Court Approves Huge Patagonia Dam
(Terra Daily)
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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
Five Iconic Mountains Threatened By Climate Change
(Think Progress)
Scientist Develops Self-Sustaining Solar Reactor That Produces Clean Hydrogen Fuel
(Inhabitat)
Pure, White And Deadly: Is Sugar Toxic?
(Mother Nature Network)
Fracking Linked To Breast Cancer
(Daily Kos)
Mushrooms Offer Solutions For Environment And Economy
(Utne)
Warming Climate Reveals Links To Infectious Disease
(The Daily Climate)
Less Than One Month To Comment On Corn Resistant To Agent Orange Herbicide 2,4-D
Dangers Posed By Pesticides During Pregnancy
New Study Finds Important Global Warming Link
Deadly Bacteria May Lurk In Deepwater Horizon Tar Balls
Experts Assess Climate Impact Of North Sea Gas Leak
(Huffington Post)
Pollution Playing A Major Role In Sea Temperatures
(NPR)
Uranium, Cattle Grazing And Risks Unknown
(NY Times)
This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 Than A Tree!
(Treehugger)
Sustainable Seafood Guide: How To Save the Seas With Your Diet
(ENN)
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Business >
500-Plus Hospitals Join Forces To Green The Health Care Industry
(Green Biz)
Stopping Climate Change Would Cost Consumers Pennies Per Day, Concludes UK Report
PepsiCo Distances Itself From Another Right-Wing Group: ‘Currently Not A Member’ Of The Heartland Institute
(Think Progress)
Chevron Brazil Suits Double To $22 Billion With New Claim
Pickens Reviving Plans For Texas Wind Power At Smaller Scale
BP Pursues Namibia Crude Amid No Known Discovery Of Oil: Energy
(Bloomberg)
Community And Recycling Among Highlights Of Lowe’s 2011 CSR Report
Coke Pulls The Plug On Anti-Climate Change ALEC Lobby
(Triple Pundit)
P&G Makes Sustainability Analysis Tool Freely Available; Heineken Rolls Out Supply Chain Analyzer
Tax Reform Could Remove Barriers To Energy Efficiency Investments, ACEEE Says
Chevy’s EcoLogic Stickers Unveiled
(Environmental Leader)
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