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Bay City Tollers
San Francisco looks into congestion charging |
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30 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Bay City Tollers San Francisco looks into congestion charging If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear ... a money clip. The city creatively known as "The City" plans to study the possibility of "congestion charges" -- making drivers pay to enter downtown during business hours. Critics include some stores in high-traffic areas, which fear that disincentives for down ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, London, news, placemaking, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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Left Behind
Pentagon aims to avoid cleanup costs by attacking EPA science |
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30 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Left Behind Pentagon aims to avoid cleanup costs by attacking EPA science Confused over who they're supposed to be killing -- their enemies? themselves? -- the Defense Department in recent years has often defied U.S. EPA recommendations for environmental cleanups and toxicity standards. Case in point: A 2001 EPA draft report estimated that the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) -- a widespread water pollutant fou ... |
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| Topics: Department of Defense, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Meet the New Boss, Slightly Less Irascible Than the Old Boss
New Exxon chair mouths same old wheeze in a breezier style |
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30 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Meet the New Boss, Slightly Less Irascible Than the Old Boss New Exxon chair mouths same old wheeze in a breezier style Watch for new ExxonMobil Chair Rex Tillerson to lighten up the company's communication style, but don't expect any substantial changes in how the world's largest publicly traded petro-corp responds to global warming. "We recognize that climate change is a serious is ... |
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| Topics: climate, commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Southern Land Do Need You Around, Anyhow
Big conservation deal will protect 218,000 acres of forest in the South |
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30 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Southern Land Do Need You Around, Anyhow Big conservation deal will protect 218,000 acres of forest in the South Conservationists are celebrating the biggest sale of private land for preservation in the South's history. The Nature Conservancy and the Conservation Fund have put up a combined $300 million for 218,000 acres of forestland owned by International Paper in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisian ... |
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| Topics: Nature Conservancy, news, South, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Oiling for a Flight
The top 10 best places to live during an oil crisis |
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29 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Oiling for a Flight The top 10 best places to live during an oil crisis Pack yer bags, kids -- there's an oil crisis coming and we're moving to the Big Apple! Eco-website SustainLane has come up with a list of the 10 U.S. cities best able to weather an oil crisis, and New Yawk is number one. The most heavily weighted factor was mobility; in an oil crunch there's likely to be less of it. Thus, the top 10 were ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, placemaking, United States (all these topics) |
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The Biggest Loser
Feds to lose at least $20 billion in oil-company royalties, report finds |
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29 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Biggest Loser Feds to lose at least $20 billion in oil-company royalties, report finds Remember that outrageous story about how oil companies are going to gank U.S. taxpayers out of some $7 billion in royalties for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico? Well, time to crank up the outrage-o-meter: Turns out, based on a new report from the federal Government Accountability Office, taxpay ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, United States (all these topics) |
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Labor Rattling
Britain will likely miss target for slashing greenhouse-gas emissions |
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29 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Labor Rattling Britain will likely miss target for slashing greenhouse-gas emissions For years, Tony Blair and his Labor Party have waved the climate-change flag, proclaiming danger and pledging to reduce Britain's greenhouse-gas emissions 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2010. All very inspiring, except for the whole not-actually-doing-it thing. Yesterday, after an 18-month climate-change policy review, Environment Secretary ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Let My People Flow
Water privatization falling out of favor |
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28 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Let My People Flow Water privatization falling out of favor The privatization of water systems took off globally in the '80s and '90s; now it seems to be going the way of ankle zippers and acid-washed denim. At last week's World Water Forum, delegates voted to issue a decree supporting government responsibility for providing safe drinking water. As if on cue, Argentina last week announced it was severing i ... |
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| Topics: Argentina, news, United Nations, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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Mumbai-Bye, Birdie
India's vultures on verge of extinction thanks to cattle medication |
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28 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Mumbai-Bye, Birdie India's vultures on verge of extinction thanks to cattle medication India's once-abundant vulture population has plummeted an astonishing 97 percent in the past decade, and conservationists worldwide charge the Indian government with not acting quickly enough to save them. The culprit is diclofenac, a cheap painkiller used to treat sick cattle in South Asia; it poisons vultures when they scavenge meat off ... |
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| Topics: India, news, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Klamath Is Hard!
Judge orders Bush admin to shift water to Klamath River salmon |
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28 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Klamath Is Hard! Judge orders Bush admin to shift water to Klamath River salmon Endangered Klamath River coho salmon -- what's left of them anyway -- scored a victory yesterday, as a federal judge ordered the Bureau of Reclamation to increase river flows in drought years and the National Marine Fisheries Service to develop a biological study that would lead ... |
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| Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, rivers and watersheds, US Bureau of Reclamation (all these topics) |
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Bait and Switchgrass
New coal-powered ethanol plant a sign of things to come |
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27 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Bait and Switchgrass New coal-powered ethanol plant a sign of things to come Greens leery about jumping on the biofuels bandwagon have new reason for trepidation: An ethanol plant that opened last December in Iowa is burning 300 tons of coal a day to transform corn into ethanol ... in order to beat global warming. Mmm, taste the sweet, sweet irony! The plant is no anomaly: The biofuels business is booming, with 30 to ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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E-Waste Not, E-Want Not
Washington Gov. Gregoire signs far-reaching e-recycling law |
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27 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| E-Waste Not, E-Want Not Washington Gov. Gregoire signs far-reaching e-recycling law On Friday, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) signed into law the toughest electronic-waste recycling measure in the U.S. -- good news for a state brimming with Microsoft techies who upgrade their systems once a quarter. The bill will require TV and computer makers to collect, transport, and dispose of the e-devices at their o ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, recycling, Washington (all these topics) |
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Oh Say, Can You, Seattle?
Seattle commission unveils recommendations for meeting Kyoto goals |
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27 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Oh Say, Can You, Seattle? Seattle commission unveils recommendations for meeting Kyoto goals Ex-VP Al Gore and environmental journalist Elizabeth Kolbert were in Seattle last week (both gave PowerPoint presentations, the chic new environmental look for '06) for a series of events Mayor Greg Nickels jokingly dubbed "climatepalooza." Capping the 'palooza was the unveiling of recommendations from the 18-member co ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, Seattle, Washington (all these topics) |
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Tiiiiiime Is on Our Side, Yes It Is
Time cover story propels global warming into the mainstream |
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27 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Tiiiiiime Is on Our Side, Yes It Is Time cover story propels global warming into the mainstream "Be worried. Be very worried." So warns the latest issue of Time magazine, which focuses on every Johnny-come-lately's favorite topic: global warming. The cover story -- the contents of which will be old news for devotees of scrappy nonprofit environmental magazines that need and deserve your ongoing financi ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, news, United States (all these topics) |
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This Is Your Train on Drugs
Environmental Defense and Ad Council debut edgy new climate ads |
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24 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| This Is Your Train on Drugs Environmental Defense and Ad Council debut edgy new climate ads You know what would really inspire us to turn off our thermostats, sell our cars, and fight global warming with all that we've got? Seeing a little girl almost get hit by a train. Or so seems to be the thinking of Environmental Defense and the Ad Council, as they kick off a new campaign with two public-servic ... |
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| Topics: climate, Environmental Defense Fund, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Papua Goes After the Weasel
Indonesia to Freeport: Clean up mining operations or we'll sue |
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24 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Papua Goes After the Weasel Indonesia to Freeport: Clean up mining operations or we'll sue Indonesia has warned New Orleans-based mining giant Freeport-McMoRan that it will sue if the company doesn't clean up its gold and copper mining operation in Papua -- ideally in the next two to three years. Politicians and eco-advocates have charged Freeport with polluting streams and river ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Indonesia, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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Who Let the Catastrophe Out of the Bag?
Earth warming, ice melting, seas rising, umpteenth study says |
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24 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Who Let the Catastrophe Out of the Bag? Earth warming, ice melting, seas rising, umpteenth study says Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions could -- maaaaybe -- stave off a catastrophic rise in sea levels that in coming centuries could return the earth to conditions last seen 129,000 years ago. We would never have guessed, but fortunately scientists keep pointing it out -- as in this week's climate-disruption-centric issue ... |
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| Topics: Antarctica, climate, Greenland, news (all these topics) |
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Chop Revenuey
China creates new taxes to curb timber and energy use |
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23 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Chop Revenuey China creates new taxes to curb timber and energy use China has announced an array of new "green taxes" on diverse goods -- from throwaway chopsticks to golf balls to SUVs -- to try and rein in deforestation and skyrocketing energy use. Chinese nibblers use around 45 billion pairs of disposable wooden chopsticks a year, which adds up to about 25 million full-grown trees, contributing to heavy pressure on the n ... |
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They Got Seoul But They're Not Eco-Soldiers
South Korean Supreme Court rules in favor of eco-damaging seawall |
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23 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| They Got Seoul But They're Not Eco-Soldiers South Korean Supreme Court rules in favor of eco-damaging seawall In a bitter defeat for a worldwide coalition of environmentalists, the South Korean Supreme Court has ruled that construction can continue on what will become, if finished as planned, the world's longest seawall. Begun in 1991 and about 90 percent complete, the 20-mile-long wall will convert over 99,000 acres of wetland ... |
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| Topics: news, South Korea, wildlife (all these topics) |
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No, No, We Said Hit the Road, Gale
In parting gesture, Norton paves way for more roads on federal lands |
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23 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| No, No, We Said Hit the Road, Gale In parting gesture, Norton paves way for more roads on federal lands Yesterday, as a Cruella-De-Ville-esque parting shot, Interior Secretary Gale Norton issued a new policy that enviros warn could allow local and state governments to build hundreds of roads on national parks, wildlife refuges, and other federal lands in the West. At issue is an 1866 law that gave states and ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, land degradation, news (all these topics) |
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Do You CEO What I CEO?
American firms lag on addressing climate-change risks, study finds |
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22 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Do You CEO What I CEO? American firms lag on addressing climate-change risks, study finds Looking for a smart 21st-century investment strategy? Consider how 100 of the world's largest companies are preparing to compete in a "carbon-constrained world." A new report from Ceres, a coalition of environmentalists and institutional investors, concludes that European and Asian firms o ... |
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| Topics: climate, commercial and industry organizations, news, United States (all these topics) |
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At Long Last: More of the Same
Bush administration backs industry-friendly chemical-security rules |
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22 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| At Long Last: More of the Same Bush administration backs industry-friendly chemical-security rules After years of foot dragging, the Bush administration is now backing federal security regulations to protect the nation's chemical plants from terrorist attacks -- but critics say the new rules may as well have been written by the industry itself. Speaking Tuesday at a forum organized by chemical-industry ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Sound of One Species Clapping
Humans responsible for fastest rate of extinction since dinosaurs |
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22 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Sound of One Species Clapping Humans responsible for fastest rate of extinction since dinosaurs Human beings continue to dominate "Survivor: Earth," voting other species off the island at a blistering pace. "In effect, we are currently responsible for the sixth major extinction event in the history of earth, and the greatest since the dinosaurs disappeared, 65 million years ago," sums up the new U.N. ... |
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| Topics: news, United Nations, wildlife (all these topics) |
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I Can Feel It Cleaning in the Air Tonight
Clean up air and death rate drops, study finds |
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21 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| I Can Feel It Cleaning in the Air Tonight Clean up air and death rate drops, study finds Ah, science. It never fails to dazzle and delight. Consider this wildly counterintuitive result: When air pollution falls in a city, fewer people in that city die. Jump back! In a new study, researchers tracked particulate pollution concentrations in six U.S. metropolitan areas from 1974 through 1998, along with the health of 8,096 residents. Each d ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news (all these topics) |
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Maybe I'll Be There to Take Your Land
As private forests in U.S. go for sale, enviros are pit against developers |
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21 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Maybe I'll Be There to Take Your Land As private forests in U.S. go for sale, enviros are pit against developers Privately owned forests make up nearly 20 percent of U.S. land, and they're changing hands at a blistering pace. A U.S. Forest Service study predicts that 44 million acres of private forestland will be sold over the next 25 years -- an area twice the size of the state of Maine -- and conservationists are scra ... |
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| Topics: news, US Forest Service, wilderness (all these topics) |
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