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Pa. residents sue gas driller for contamination, health concerns.
Pennsylvania residents whose streams and fields have been damaged by toxic spills and whose drinking water has allegedly been contaminated by drilling for natural gas are suing the Houston-based energy company that drilled the wells. ProPublica. 21 November 2009.
EPA tangles with Texas in battle over air quality.
A more assertive Environmental Protection Agency is demanding that Texas tighten its pollution rules, drawing the ire of companies and some of the state's political leaders. Wall Street Journal. 21 November 2009.
Bitter fight developing over sugar beets.
Virtually the entire sugar beet crop in the United States is genetically engineered to protect it from herbicides. Now, a lawsuit claiming the biotech beets pose a risk to other varieties could threaten sugar production. MarketPlace. 21 November 2009.
China mine explosion kills 37; scores trapped.
The deadly gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, trapping another 82 nearly a third of a mile under ground, authorities said. Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
Regreening Africa.
No matter what happens at Copenhagen or beyond, the world is locked in to decades of temperature rise and the associated climate impacts: deeper droughts, fiercer floods, more pests. How populations in the global South adapt to these changes will help decide whether millions of people live or die. Nation. 21 November 2009.
As nuclear reactor fleet ages, engineers ask,' is 80 the new 40?'.
Increasingly dependable and emitting few greenhouse gases, the U.S. fleet of nuclear power plants will likely run for another 50 or even 70 years before it is retired -- long past the 40-year life span planned decades ago. Greenwire. 21 November 2009.
Obama plans quick action on black lung, new MSHA chief says.
The Obama administration plans action "in the next couple of weeks" on a program to tighten dust limits in underground coal mines and take other steps "to end black lung disease," the new head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Friday. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. 21 November 2009.
Obscured by war, water crisis looms in Yemen.
Lately, the news from Yemen has been dominated by an escalating rebellion along the border with Saudi Arabia. But for water experts, Yemen has been making news for decades because of its severe overuse of a rapidly disappearing water supply. All Things Considered, NPR. 21 November 2009.
The state of wildlife in the midst of a mass extinction (now).
They're cute, they're fuzzy, they're important to the ecological functioning of the Earth ... and we humans are both their biggest enemies and their last chance at survival. Daily Green. 21 November 2009.
Will the Katrina ruling prevent another disaster?
The blistering ruling validates the rage felt by so many survivors — and it could help spread a message to millions of Americans who still think the tragedy of Katrina was the government's response to the disaster rather than the government's creation of the disaster. Time Magazine. 21 November 2009.
Where's the clean energy?
Feed-in tariffs transform the economic function of the electrical grid: no longer is it a centralized technological embodiment of corporate power and hierarchy. Perhaps that's what's keeping feed-in tariff legislation from spreading in the United States. Nation. 21 November 2009.
Zombie nuke plants.
In the face of climate change, many people who are desperate for alternatives to fossil fuels are considering the potential of nuclear power. More than half of America's nuclear plants have received new twenty-year operating licenses. These undead nukes are highly dangerous. Nation. 21 November 2009.
Climate goal needs more than technology: Shell.
Action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius is beyond simply inventing new, low-carbon technologies and depends on wider changes to behavior and the way communities are built, said a Royal Dutch Shell executive. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Deforestation emissions should be shared between producer and consumer, argues study.
Under the Kyoto Protocol the nation that produces carbon emission takes responsibility for them, but what about when the country is producing carbon-intensive goods for consumer demand beyond its borders? Mongabay. 21 November 2009.
Canada needs 40 years to stabilize greenhouse emissions, Environment Minister says.
Acting on climate change is urgent, but Canada needs 40 years to succeed in its own part of a global plan to stabilize the emissions that are warming the atmosphere, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Friday. Canwest News Service. 21 November 2009.
Curbs to ship pollution would stoke global warming, study says.
Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, experts said Friday. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Auto parts makers transform into green machines.
Ontario auto parts manufacturer Linamar Corp will be making a 2-megawatt "nacelle," the heart and brains of a wind turbine that houses all the mechanical gear used to generate electricity. Toronto Star, Ontario. 21 November 2009.
Clean-Energy programs booming at community colleges.
For many students enrolling in alternative energy programs at community colleges, it's not about some greater environmental ethos. It's about jobs. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
Momentum returning to oilsands.
Feel it? Suddenly, there's a buzz in the air. Alberta's big, bad oilsands are back in vogue. Edmonton Journal, Alberta. 21 November 2009.
Wind power project hits snag.
The fate of Kenya’s 300-megawatt Lake Turkana Wind Power project, the largest of its kind in Africa, hangs in the balance after a potential financier pulled out of the deal. The project had the capacity to produce 17 per cent of Kenya's current power supply. Nairobi Daily Nation, Kenya. 21 November 2009.
Are the Earth's oceans hitting their carbon cap?
While the ocean is now absorbing more carbon in total than ever before, the waters are sucking up a smaller percentage of the CO2 emitted by humans. That could mean that there's a limit to the ocean's capacity — and that we might be hitting it. Time Magazine. 21 November 2009.
After the thaw.
Keen skier? Thinking of buying a snow-covered chalet in the Alps? Then think hard before making a decision. According to a recent report from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, melting snow caps will result in the closure of many winter sports resorts in the coming decades. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 21 November 2009.
Carbon saturated ocean.
New research suggests that the world’s oceans, responsible for absorbing a quarter of all our CO2 emissions, are maxing out and may not be able to keep soaking up our excess carbon. Living On Earth. 21 November 2009.
The scary math of warming.
A splash of cold reality on the linked tasks of slowing climate change and protecting biodiversity. Toronto Star, Ontario. 21 November 2009.
Harnessing the Severn.
A tidal project that would put a 10-mile concrete barrier across the UK’s longest river is generating controversy. The proposed Severn barrage would help the UK produce reliable, renewable energy in its efforts to combat climate change. But critics say it will harm the river ecosystem. Living On Earth. 21 November 2009.
Scientific evidence supports carbon storage technique.
While full carbon capture and storage systems have yet to be proven on an industrial scale, scientists say all the technology is in place for the technique to become a major player in the battle against climate change. Yorkshire Post. 21 November 2009.
As electric cars arrive, where will they plug in?
Already, utilities, retailers, hamburger joints and others are scrambling to prepare for the swarm of electric and hybrid vehicles, and several are market-testing on-site charging stations. Time Magazine. 21 November 2009.
Biofuels targeted by oil companies.
The claim that biofuels are a threat to food security comes from multinational oil companies, who fear that biofuels are a threat to their business, alleged Jose Bellini, coordinator for agrobusiness of the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Research company, EMBRAPA, in Maputo on Thursday. All Africa. 21 November 2009.
The wind may carry a solution for Kenya.
Kenya's Chalbi Desert is a bleak, forbidding stretch of coarse sand and ash-gray ridges broken by clusters of tiny huts. It is also one of the windiest places on Earth, experts say, and it soon will be the site of Africa's largest wind farm. Washington Post. 21 November 2009.
India to spend $900 million on solar.
Ending months of speculation about exactly what it was planning to do to boost the use of renewable sources of energy, India said this week that it will spend about $900 million on solar energy. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
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