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The waste-pickers of Delhi.
The original Delhi recyclers have turned garbage into cash for decades. Now, a carbon-credit-generating incinerator may put them out of business.
Mother Jones.
07 August 2008
German city wonders how green is too green.
A German town’s decision to require solar-heating panels has thrown it into a vehement debate over the boundaries of ecological good citizenship and led opponents to charge that their genteel town is now a 'green dictatorship.'
New York Times.
07 August 2008
Study: Cascade snowpack may not be victim of global warming.
Maybe the snow in the Cascade Mountains isn't in such immediate peril from global warming after all.
Seattle Times.
07 August 2008
An urban marsh's unfinished saga.
New York’s Jamaica Bay is a case study for the predicament of coastal wetlands in the U.S. and the world. Often, there’s not enough space for both wetlands and the sizable coastal population to coexist. That worries scientists for a slew of reasons.
Christian Science Monitor.
06 August 2008
The wilderness at risk from the latest dash for gas.
An application from global energy company BP outlines a proposal that has horrified local environmentalists: the installation of up to 1,500 gas wells in one of North America's wildest places.
London Guardian.
06 August 2008
An energy diet for power-hungry household PCs.
In its drive to go green, the technology industry has focused on big targets like corporations and computer data centers. Now, there is free software to help PC owners save on energy costs.
New York Times.
06 August 2008
Newsom signs the nation's most stringent green building codes.
San Francisco took a major step to cement its reputation as the most environmentally progressive U.S. city, signing into law stringent green building codes for new construction and renovations.
San Francisco Chronicle.
05 August 2008
Union slams EPA chief for ignoring staff on global warming.
EPA chief Stephen Johnson stunned his staff last month when he publicly opposed their proposals for regulating greenhouse gas emissions, four union officials representing EPA staff working on global warming policies said.
McClatchy Newspapers.
05 August 2008
Gas prices apply brakes to suburban migration.
As more and more families reconsider their dreams, land-use experts are beginning to ask whether $4-a-gallon gas is enough to change the way Americans have thought for half a century about where they live.
Washington Post.
05 August 2008
Cold rush for Arctic's energy riches.
With Arctic ice disappearing, some welcome the "Cold Rush" to expand shipping and drilling, while others fear the effects of climate change and the damage to fragile Arctic zones.
Sydney Morning Herald.
04 August 2008
Pickens, Gore sidestep differences in alternative-energy quest .
The most unlikely alliance in this election year comes from the convergence of interests between billionaire oilman and Republican Party backer T. Boone Pickens and former vice president turned uber-environmentalist Al Gore.
Bloomberg News.
04 August 2008
Little outcry on nuclear reactor proposal,
As Maryland regulators begin hearings tonight on a proposed third nuclear reactor in Calvert County, one element in the historically raucous debate over nuclear power is notably absent: widespread opposition.
Washington Post.
04 August 2008
Stinging tentacles offer hint of oceans’ decline.
From Spain to New York, to Australia, Japan and Hawaii, jellyfish are becoming more numerous and more widespread, scientists say, due to overfishing, rising sea temperatures caused in part by global warming, and pollution.
New York Times.
03 August 2008
Get ready to itch and sneeze.
A warmer planet could mean we'll suffer more (and stronger) allergies. The impact of global warming and increased CO2 on allergies is being studied by government agencies, scientists and doctors.
Newsweek.
03 August 2008
Wind is given 2nd look as energy needs grow.
As the United States searches for ways to lessen its dependency on foreign oil, wind energy is getting a second look in states such as Virginia that had not embraced it.
Washington Post.
03 August 2008
Senators unveil bipartisan energy plan.
In a possible breakthrough on energy, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a compromise Friday that would preserve the oil-drilling ban off the West Coast while easing restrictions on exploration off the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Los Angeles Times.
02 August 2008
Spain cuts speed limit and turns out lights.
A swingeing series of energy-saving measures announced by the Spanish government may be a foretaste of the kind of policies which will be forced upon an energy-hungry industrial world in the coming decades.
London Independent.
02 August 2008
The climate change smokescreen.
Global warming scepticism is being manipulated by tactics reminiscient of an earlier campaign of denial, in which the aim wasn't to prove tobacco harmless but instead simply to cast doubt on the science.
Sydney Morning Herald.
02 August 2008
Cheap solar at night? MIT may have answer.
MIT researchers say they have discovered a way to use solar energy cheaply even after the sun goes down, which could make it a mainstream source of power within the next decade.
Boston Globe.
01 August 2008
Warming waters pose threats to Alaska salmon, could reorder marine ecosystems.
As the Earth warms and rivers and oceans change, Alaska’s fisheries are changing, too. Scientists who study fish say man-made climate change is likely affecting fish already.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
01 August 2008
