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• Another day, another EPA scandal: top Midwest regulator forced out. • All but five of 500 ducks meet their end in a Canadian oil-sands pond. • Does artificial turf […]

White House tries to interfere with right whale protections

Photo: noaa.gov The White House has attempted to stymie a rule that would help protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, documents show. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists […]

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• Legislators forced to give up gas-guzzlers. • Nuclear power will get dirtier, says report. • Can new high-voltage cables help renewables beat back NIMBY? • Large facility will open […]

Wild Asian vultures going the way of the dodo

Wild Asian vultures are likely going to the way of the dodo, a new study says. The white-backed vulture population has plunged by nearly 99.9 percent in India since 1992, […]

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• Rockefellers push Exxon to go green. • President Bush threatens to veto the farm bill. • Wild Sky wilderness bill passes Congress. • Developers float plans to build wind […]

Greenpeace discovers new sponge species

Greenpeace recently announced the discovery of a new species of sponge, Aaptos kanuux, as a result of its deep explorations of the Bering Sea last summer. Here's a video of the sponge from Greenpeace, and more info from my fellow Green Corps alum, Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner John Hocevar:

Prez candidates talk up Earth Day, Monopoly game gets hip to renewable energy, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Expanding the Sphere’s Influence The Beetles Revolution At Lung Last City of Angles Do Not Pass Go Read the articles […]

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• Washington, D.C., kickstarts bike-sharing program. • Tentative deal reached on farm bill. • Are hybrids unhealthy? • Gov. Schwarzenegger pushes for a power line through a state park. • […]

Gray wolves under attack, groups want them re-listed

Saying that their concerns about trigger-happy hunters have been validated, 12 conservation and animal-rights groups have sued to get the gray wolf re-listed as an endangered species. The 1,500 wolves […]

Congress investigating industry’s role in bisphenol-A health studies

Democrats in Congress are investigating the chemical industry’s influence in regulating the chemical bisphenol A, which is widely used in many plastic products and the lining of food cans. Over […]