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Number of ocean dead zones increasing dramatically, study says
As if fish didn’t have enough to worry about, now those near coastal areas are threatened by an unprecedented number of dead zones, says a study being published Friday in […]
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Snippets from the news
• California utility orders gigantic solar farms. • Bush signs bill banning lead in toys. • Cities desire streetcars. • Samsung unveils “eco-phone”. • Psychologists explore thinking green. • U.S. […]
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• Obama opposes Bush endangered-species proposal. • Department of Energy gives $24 million to solar, $340 million to “clean coal.” • Pesticides pose a threat to salmon. • Frogs and […]
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Greens and Navy reach compromise over low-frequency sonar
The U.S. Navy and environmental groups have reached a compromise in a long-running dispute over the Navy’s use of low-frequency sonar, which greens say can befuddle whales and sometimes cause […]
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VBS travels to the most polluted city in the world
VBS.tv travels to the most polluted city on earth, the coal mining town of Linfen, China: It’s a five-part series — check out the rest on VBS.tv.
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Feds axe acreage of spotted owl habitat
The amount of old-growth forest designated as critical habitat for the northern spotted owl was slashed 23 percent, or 1.6 million acres, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on […]
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Roadless rule shot down, again
The Clinton-era “roadless rule” has been declared invalid by U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer. The rule, which prohibits development on 58.5 million acres of national forest, has had a long […]
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New data point shows that OPEC’s production hit highest level ever last month
I’ve written about energy issues a few times and been wrong as often as I’ve been right. One of the reasons predictions about energy prove so difficult is that data […]
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Snippets from the news
• Jewish groups voice green concerns. • T. Boone Pickens invests in natural-gas-fueled taxis. • Invasive snake causes problems in Guam. • “Off-road rage” a problem on public lands. • […]
