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• Princeton Review ranks greenest colleges. • Giant chunk snaps off largest Arctic ice shelf. • Seattle will charge 20 cents for bags. • Schwarzenegger vetoes bill to add climate […]
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens indicted over dodgy dealings with oil-services firm
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens — the longest-serving Republican in the Senate and a longtime thorn in the side of enviros — was indicted today. A federal grand jury in Washington, […]
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Congress agrees on product-safety bill banning phthalates, lowering lead in toys
The U.S. House and Senate have agreed to a compromise product-safety bill that would ban phthalates from children’s toys, lower toy lead levels, and require third-party safety testing before toys […]
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Why flying sux
Ever wondered why air travel sucks so bad these days? Chris Hayes, D.C. editor at The Nation, asked a source inside the industry. The answer is fascinating. You’ll not be […]
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Snippets from the news
• Alliance of black churches speaks out on climate change. • Beijing may ban 90 percent of cars to clear air for Olympics. • Gulf dead zone second-largest ever. • […]
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Feds lambasted for neglecting cleanup of abandoned mines
Thousands of abandoned mines across the U.S. West pose hazards to the public, according to a strongly worded audit from the Interior Department inspector general. The Bureau of Land Management’s […]
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Wildlife so far largely safe from Mississippi River oil spill
Louisiana wildlife have so far largely escaped harm from the oil spill that shut down 100 miles of the Mississippi River last week. But biologists remain nervous as the oil […]
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Friday music blogging: Duffy
It’s a testament to how silly pop culture gets that there’s been a bit of controversy swirling around Duffy, the UK phenom who went from Spin’s “who’s next” to Spin’s […]
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Snippets from the news
• Boston airport will test eco-asphalt. • California mountain could be named after environmentalist. • BusinessWeek wonders: Should oil be cheap? • D.C. landmarks could be in trouble. • Puffin […]
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Snippets from the news
• Voluntary programs to cut greenhouse-gas emissions not working, says watchdog. • Judge allows some haying and grazing on conservation land. • California requires ships to cut pollution. • Brooks […]
