Audio Weekly Grist, 29 May 2007

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Read the news items highlighted in this week's podcast:

• The Bronx Is Up and the Battery's Under the Hood. New York City will convert entire taxi fleet to hybrids.
• They Could Teach PBS a Thing or Two. United Nations meets pledge goal for Billion Tree campaign.
• The Coal Shebang. California says yes to stricter vehicle emissions, no to dirty coal.
• And the Mining Seems So Safe and Clean. Congress considers legislation that would give coal a boost.
• Not to Mention It's Wildly Inhumane. Critics say U.S.-Mexico border fence could threaten wildlife, cause flooding.
• This Sounds Like a Job For ... Nobody. Workaholics, especially American ones, are ruining the planet.

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast:

• Family Feud, by Tom Philpott. Why agribusiness giants are facing off over corn ethanol.
• Change the Rules, Change the Future, by Timothy E. Wirth, Vinod Khosla and John D. Podesta. New energy rules could unleash an economic boom and help quash climate change.
• Reflections, by Umbra Fisk. On albedo.

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