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The Beak In Review
West Nile virus hitting bird populations hard, says new study |
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18 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Beak In Review West Nile virus hitting bird populations hard, says new study The West Nile virus soldiers on, declares a report published yesterday in Nature. Eight years after the virus left the West Nile and made its way to the U.S. Northeast, chickadee populations in the region have dropped 53 percent, while Eastern bluebird populations have been diminished by 44 percent. American crows have been hit the harde ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Not On My Botch -- Uh, Watch
Katrina refugees say FEMA trailers making them sick |
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17 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Not On My Botch -- Uh, Watch Katrina refugees say FEMA trailers making them sick As states in the Southeastern U.S. brace for this year's hurricane season, new Federal Emergency Management Agency head David Paulison has a promise: "You won't see what happened with Katrina happen again in this country.'' Paulison assured a crowd of emergency responders in Florida that the &q ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental justice, green living, health, news, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Trouble With a Capital B
Chemicals play a big role in breast-cancer cases, says report |
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15 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Trouble With a Capital B Chemicals play a big role in breast-cancer cases, says report You know how Tammy Wynette said sometimes it's hard to be a woman? Well, it just got harder: a new report finds a potential link between breast cancer and 216 chemicals, including 35 common air pollutants and 73 food or consumer-product ingredients. Racking up evidence from hundreds of existing lab tests, researchers concluded that en ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Feed Your Head
Alice Waters leads 200-chef brigade to protect wild salmon |
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10 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Feed Your Head Alice Waters leads 200-chef brigade to protect wild salmon Led by celebri-chef Alice Waters, some 200 chefs in 33 states are calling on Congress to protect river habitats and deprioritize hydroelectric dams that cramp Northwest salmon's style. "Wild salmon is one of the unique, authentic heritage foods of the Pacific Northwest," reads a letter that the cooking coalition presented t ... |
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| Topics: Alice Waters, fishing, food, green living, news (all these topics) |
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I Believe the Children Are Our Lab Rats
Pesticides could make kids dumb, diesel emissions make them sick |
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07 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| I Believe the Children Are Our Lab Rats Pesticides could make kids dumb, diesel emissions make them sick You know how we say we shouldn't wreck the planet for "future generations"? Turns out we're wrecking them too! A study from Indiana University says children conceived in the summer score lower on tests in school, and suggests that in-womb pesticide exposure may be to blame. "To recognize that what w ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, parenting (all these topics) |
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Spitzer and Polish
New York governor's mansion gets an eco-facelift |
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03 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Spitzer and Polish New York governor's mansion gets an eco-facelift You know, we've been thinking about eco-remodeling our 39-room mansion, and now New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his wife Silda Wall Spitzer are providing inspiration. The couple plans to green the governor's residence in Albany, which was built in 1875 and has housed such luminaries as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Nelson A. Ro ... |
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| Topics: energy efficiency, green building, green living, New York, news (all these topics) |
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That's One Way to Push Public Transportation
Gasoline-tanker explosion melts bridge, snarls traffic in Bay Area |
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30 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| That's One Way to Push Public Transportation Gasoline-tanker explosion melts bridge, snarls traffic in Bay Area Hundreds of thousands of Bay Area residents faced a hellish commute today because of a major accident that speaks loads about transportation and convenience in our modern age. Early Sunday, a tanker carrying 8,600 gallons of unleaded gas overturned and exploded, causing a section of h ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, green living, news, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Yeah, In My Back Yard
Americans digging eco-friendly home improvements |
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27 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Yeah, In My Back Yard Americans digging eco-friendly home improvements If your weekend plans involve puttering in the yard, you'll dig these eco-trends. Interest in sustainable landscaping is up, with some professionals in the field seeing a 15 to 25 percent increase in business over last year. With native plants, rain barrels, recycled decking, and solar lighting catching on, DIY retailers like Home Depot an ... |
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| Topics: gardening, green living, green products, news (all these topics) |
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How Much Wood Could a Wood Check Chuck?
California restricts formaldehyde in wood products |
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27 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| How Much Wood Could a Wood Check Chuck? California restricts formaldehyde in wood products It may be a land of earthquakes, smog, and drought, but California's doing something right. In the latest in a string of forward-thinking green policies, state air regulators passed restrictions on formaldehyde in wood products that are the restrictiest in the world. "There is no safe threshold for this carcinoge ... |
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They Have Reservations
U.S. EPA adopts green guidelines for travel planning |
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19 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| They Have Reservations U.S. EPA adopts green guidelines for travel planning As of May, hotels and convention centers hoping to woo government accounts might need to polish their eco-cred. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has crafted a list of must-ask questions for potential hosts on topics from energy efficiency to paperless billing to towel reuse. (Anyone else picturing Johnson toweling off, or is it just us?) ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, travel, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Buzz Light Year
Could cell phones be the culprit in honeybee disappearance? |
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17 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Buzz Light Year Could cell phones be the culprit in honeybee disappearance? Apiarists in the U.S. and Europe have been scratching their heads for months over rapidly waning honeybee populations. Now some scientists who have combed through the data are all abuzz with a new theory: cell phones. In bad news to mobile-attached ears, British researchers are suggesting that phone radiation could be disrupting bees' navigation system ... |
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He Covers the Hotter Front
Schwarzenegger says sexy greens are successful -- and he should know |
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12 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| He Covers the Hotter Front Schwarzenegger says sexy greens are successful -- and he should know In a speech at Georgetown University yesterday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said environmentalists need to get hip and sexy to counter their image as "prohibitionists at a fraternity party." Brandishing a batch of recent green-themed magazines -- some featuring h ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, environmental movement, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Due Deferens
Separate studies show chemicals, cigarettes may affect male birth rate |
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11 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Due Deferens Separate studies show chemicals, cigarettes may affect male birth rate The percentage of boys born in the U.S. and Japan each year has gradually declined over the last three decades, a new study says -- and pollutants are a possible cause. "Male reproductive health is in trouble," says lead researcher Devra Lee Davis of the University of Pittsburgh, noting that both adult fertil ... |
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| Topics: green living, Japan, news, population, United States (all these topics) |
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Was It Something We Said?
Global warming and other woes cause rise of eco-anxiety |
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10 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Was It Something We Said? Global warming and other woes cause rise of eco-anxiety The world already has ecotourism, eco-movies, and eco-purses -- in fact, more eco-trends than you can shake an eco-stick at. So it was only a matter of time before another trapping of modern life took the prefix: eco-anxiety. Seems people are flocking to, yes, eco-therapists to talk about the unpleasant feelings they get u ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Heart of Glass
Wracked with plastic-bottle worries, parents turn to an old standby |
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09 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Heart of Glass Wracked with plastic-bottle worries, parents turn to an old standby Anxious parents are snatching up glass baby bottles after a February report showed that plastic bottles can contain bisphenol A, a chemical that mimics estrogen. One website saw about a tenfold increase in glass-bottle sales before running out; a company in Ohio got 300 glassy-eyed orders the day the report surfaced and saw one bottle' ... |
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Look, Ma, Green's on TV!
Discovery and Sundance channels plot green programming |
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05 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Look, Ma, Green's on TV! Discovery and Sundance channels plot green programming Good news: soon you can be green without leaving your couch. Next year, Discovery Communications will start up an around-the-clock channel focused on eco-friendly living. The already-existent Discovery Home channel will be rebranded as Discovery PlanetGreen and beamed into 50 million homes, starting off with a series called "Ten Way ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, Robert Redford, TV (all these topics) |
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How Do You Like Them, Apple?
Greenpeace ranks Apple as least eco-friendly electronics firm |
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05 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| How Do You Like Them, Apple? Greenpeace ranks Apple as least eco-friendly electronics firm Are you reading this on a Mac? D'oh. A new Greenpeace report ranks Apple's environmental record worst among 14 major electronics firms, based on use of hazardous chemicals in production and efforts to recycle products at the end of their lives. The iPod manufacturer was i-poohed for continuing to use several types of harmful che ... |
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| Topics: green living, Greenpeace, news, tech (all these topics) |
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Then There's the Short Term
Long-term radiation risks lower than some daily hazards, study finds |
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03 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Then There's the Short Term Long-term radiation risks lower than some daily hazards, study finds Living in fear of a nuclear meltdown? Now you can relax! A new study says the long-term risks faced by survivors of two of the world's most notorious nuclear episodes -- the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the 1945 bombings of Japan -- are lower than the risks caused by urban air pollution, obesity, and smoking. ... |
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The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music
Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds |
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30 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds In a decision that sent discordant music wafting toward Al Gore's ears, a group of Republican senators has put the kibosh on using the Capitol grounds for a gigantic climate-change-awareness concert this summer. The group -- led, not surprisingly, by climate skep ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, green living, James Inhofe, music, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Alternative School
U.S. college students are, like, totally into clean energy |
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30 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Alternative School U.S. college students are, like, totally into clean energy In answer to the loathed question "What are you going to do after you graduate?" gaggles of U.S. college students are looking into careers in alternative energy. (A group of college students is called a gaggle, right?) Green technology is having a heyday in schools from Illinois State to Harvard to Dartmouth; en ... |
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| Topics: education, energy, green living, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Hogwarts and All
The seventh -- and, alas, final -- Harry Potter book goes green |
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22 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Hogwarts and All The seventh -- and, alas, final -- Harry Potter book goes green Is Draco Malfoy green with envy, or is it just the paper he's printed on? With only 121 days until the last Harry Potter book hits the shelves (not that we're counting), U.S. publisher Scholastic has partnered with the Rainforest Alliance to green up Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The 784-page book will have a firs ... |
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| Topics: books, Forest Stewardship Council, green living, news (all these topics) |
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The Weight of the World
Exposure to chemicals could contribute to obesity, studies find |
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13 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Weight of the World Exposure to chemicals could contribute to obesity, studies find Obesity is largely blamed on calories (too many) and exercise (too little), but recent studies suggest that chemical exposure may also pack on pounds. And it's tough to diet from so-called "obesogens," which show up in everything from pesticides to food containers. Chemicals found to produce more and larger fat cells in mice include ... |
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Sister Hazell
Britain's favorite topless model is the latest eco-spokesperson |
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09 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Sister Hazell Britain's favorite topless model is the latest eco-spokesperson Lots of climate and energy news today, so here's some Friday frippery. How excited do you think Guy Adams of The Independent was when his editor told him to interview Keeley Hazell about her green principles? Hazell, well known in Britain as a winsome Page Three girl (that's British for "nudie newspaper model"), pose ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, news, sex, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Balls to the Wall
Global warming hits sports world, sports world hits back |
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08 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Balls to the Wall Global warming hits sports world, sports world hits back Forget the safety of coastal dwellers -- let's focus on the truly important question. What is global warming going to do to sports? As Sports Illustrated reports in a cover story on climate change, fans are already being forced to adapt. The too-sweaty Miami Dolphins have built a climate-controlled practice bubble, and Texas high schools are playing footb ... |
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Creation Careless
Evangelical policy director chastised for speaking out on climate change |
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06 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Creation Careless Evangelical policy director chastised for speaking out on climate change Rev. Richard Cizik, policy director for the National Association of Evangelicals, says global warming is human-caused and the God-fearing should take it seriously. Science-based belief? Quelle horreur! Last week, a group of conservative Christian leaders unaffiliated with NAE wrote a ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, green living, news, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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