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The Summit of Our Discontent
U.S. continues to stomp mightily on Montreal climate summit |
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07 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Summit of Our Discontent U.S. continues to stomp mightily on Montreal climate summit Poor Canada got it from both sides this week at the Montreal climate summit. On Tuesday, it suggested that the 189 nations party to the original 1992 U.N. climate convention meet formally over the next two years to discuss post-Kyoto strategies for greenhouse-gas reduction. The Bush administration/ExxonMobil deleg ... |
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| Topics: Canada, climate, news, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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Fry Me a River
China's benzene spill flows toward Siberian tiger territory in Russia |
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07 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Fry Me a River China's benzene spill flows toward Siberian tiger territory in Russia China's latest claim to international infamy -- a Songhua River-borne, 100-ton, 90-odd-mile-long benzene spill -- is expected to reach the Russian city of Khabarovsk, on the Amur River, next week. Conservationists in the region worry that the toxic slick will further imperil the extremely endangered Siberian tiger, whic ... |
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| Topics: China, news, rivers and watersheds, Russia, toxics (all these topics) |
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Ah-Ha California
California pushing ahead with ambitious plan to fight global warming |
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06 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ah-Ha California California pushing ahead with ambitious plan to fight global warming Earlier this year, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) broke with the Bush administration's do-nothing stance on global warming when he pledged that by 2050, his state would shrink its greenhouse-gas emissions to 80 percent of 1990 levels. On Thursday, the state's Climate Action Team will release an aggressive plan ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news (all these topics) |
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Into Thin Bear
New Jersey bear hunt gets under way |
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06 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Into Thin Bear New Jersey bear hunt gets under way New Jersey's second bear hunt in 35 years kicked off yesterday despite last-minute attempts by activists to halt the six-day season. By Monday afternoon, 54 bears had been killed. Joisey's growing bear population is estimated at 2,000 to 3,000, and human-bear encounters are increasing. Hunt advocates claim bear season is a good way to thin the bruin population. Animal-rights gro ... |
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The Long, Hot Summit
U.S. senators, E.U. ministers press Bush to join climate talks |
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06 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Long, Hot Summit U.S. senators, E.U. ministers press Bush to join climate talks At the U.N. climate summit in Montreal, there's increased pressure on the U.S. to join in -- and when we say "pressure" we mean "begging." On Monday, 24 senators, including four Republicans, sent President Bush an open letter asking the administration to participate in the negotiations -- or ... |
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| Topics: climate, European Union, news, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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Come Sale Away
NPS proposal would make corporate donors more visible in parks |
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05 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Come Sale Away NPS proposal would make corporate donors more visible in parks Because a thank-you letter just won't cut it, the National Park Service has proposed putting brass nameplates, markers, or banners in national parks to honor donor corporations. "We are looking to find ways to appropriately recognize the time and dollars contributed" by companies, says an NPS spokesflac ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, National Park Service, news (all these topics) |
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There's Nothing to Fear But Clear Itself
Bush administration gamed analysis of competing air-pollution plans |
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05 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| There's Nothing to Fear But Clear Itself Bush administration gamed analysis of competing air-pollution plans Now, we know you're going to find this hard to believe, but ... it seems the Bush administration has been less than truthful about its industry-friendly air-pollution proposal. In late October, the U.S. EPA released a report purporting to demonstrate that its "Clear Skies" legislation delivered the m ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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March of Climes
Thousands march worldwide for action on global warming |
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05 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| March of Climes Thousands march worldwide for action on global warming On Saturday, 100,000-plus people in over 30 countries put feet to street and called for effective action to fight global warming -- marches timed to coincide with the midpoint of the climate summit in Montreal. Enviros at the summit delivered a 600,000-signature petition to the U.S. consulate demanding American action on climate change. But lead U.S. negoti ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Small Wonder
Sales of some big SUVs drop by half |
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02 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Small Wonder Sales of some big SUVs drop by half It's an early Christmahanukwanzakah present for the planet, and a chunk of coal in the stocking of Detroit's Big Three automakers: The American love affair with huge SUVs seems finally to be on the wane. Really this time! Sales of once-hot vehicles like the Ford Explorer and Chevrolet Suburban are about half what they were a year ago. Auto-industry wa ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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The Chemical Druthers
New Jersey becomes first state to require stronger chemical security |
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02 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Chemical Druthers New Jersey becomes first state to require stronger chemical security New Jersey has become the first state in the nation to require security assessments for chemical plants -- assessments blocked at the federal level by industry and Republican lawmakers. The new rules call for the state's 140-odd chemical plants to evaluate potential security risks and report plans for ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, New Jersey, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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That's Soil, Folks
Officials understating health risks in New Orleans, say eco-groups |
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02 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| That's Soil, Folks Officials understating health risks in New Orleans, say eco-groups Louisiana state and federal regulators are not doing enough to warn the public about the health risks in New Orleans, say public-health advocates and enviros. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council and state eco-groups, soil in many parts of the city is contaminated -- sometimes heavily -- with a wealth of toxins, including carc ... |
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| Topics: Louisiana, news, NRDC, toxics (all these topics) |
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Bye Catch
Over a fifth of all fish caught are killed and discarded, study finds |
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02 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Bye Catch Over a fifth of all fish caught are killed and discarded, study finds The first comprehensive study of "bycatch" -- unwanted fish caught and discarded by commercial fishing operations -- has confirmed the worst fears of conservationists: Over a fifth of all fish caught by U.S. commercial fishers, around 1.1 million tons, are tossed out every year. Commis ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, commercial and industry organizations, Gulf of Mexico, marine life, news (all these topics) |
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Character Building
Sierra Club celebrates eco-friendly building projects in new report |
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01 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Character Building Sierra Club celebrates eco-friendly building projects in new report The Sierra Club has often gone to court to stop bad development schemes, but now the venerable green group is trying the carrot instead of the stick. The group has released its first "Guide to America's Best New Development Projects," which gives kudos to builders putting up environmentally sound mixed-use projects aroun ... |
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| Topics: news, Oregon, placemaking, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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Deconstructing Hurricane
Intense 2005 hurricane season may be harbinger of things to come |
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01 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Deconstructing Hurricane Intense 2005 hurricane season may be harbinger of things to come This year's Atlantic hurricane season officially ended yesterday (at which point we emerged from basement bunker, blinking), having racked up a record-breaking 26 named storms. Thirteen of these became hurricanes, and three reached Category 5 strength, including Katrina. And over half the past two seasons' storms have made landfall, comp ... |
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| Topics: Atlantic Ocean, climate, news (all these topics) |
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A Current Despair
Waning of Atlantic currents could chill Europe |
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01 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Current Despair Waning of Atlantic currents could chill Europe Remember that movie The Day After Tomorrow? With the shifting ocean currents that cause sudden, catastrophic climate changes? Crazy stuff! Michael Moore territory! Well ... funny story. Turns out the Atlantic Ocean currents that move warm tropical waters northward and cooler waters south have in fact slowed dramatically -- by about 30 percent in ... |
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| Topics: Atlantic Ocean, climate, European Union, news (all these topics) |
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Let It BP
BP making big boost to clean-energy spending |
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30 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Let It BP BP making big boost to clean-energy spending Oil giant BP plans to invest up to $8 billion of its oil-and-gas profits into clean energy technologies and greenhouse-gas abatement projects over the next 10 years. An $8 billion investment would represent an eightfold increase over the company's clean-energy outlay in the past decade, says CEO John Browne. BP expects an eve ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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What, Too Busy Screwing Up New Orleans?
EPA abandons big cleanup plans near New York City's Ground Zero |
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30 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| What, Too Busy Screwing Up New Orleans? EPA abandons big cleanup plans near New York City's Ground Zero The U.S. EPA is ditching ambitious cleanup plans for post-9/11 lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, disbanding a panel of scientists, community leaders, and local officials that has met for 20 months on the matter. The panel's efforts -- to devise a comprehensive decontamination plan for homes and businesses in the path of dust ... |
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| Topics: New York, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Steamroll on Columbia
Idaho senator axes funding for agency that studies endangered salmon |
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30 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Steamroll on Columbia Idaho senator axes funding for agency that studies endangered salmon Well, that's one way to deal with scientific findings you don't like! Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has wiped out funding for the Fish Passage Center, a 12-person, $1.3 million agency widely respected by salmon-conservation experts. The center has documented shrinking fish numbers in the Columbia River system, and last s ... |
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| Topics: Columbia River, fishing, Idaho, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Leggo My Negotiation
U.S. gums up works at Montreal climate talks |
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30 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Leggo My Negotiation U.S. gums up works at Montreal climate talks Representatives of the world's governments are currently gathered in Montreal for a historic summit on the most pressing problem facing civilization: global warming. And the U.S.? "The United States is opposed to any such discussions," says Harlan Watson, who bears the somewhat misleading title of "chief U.S. climate negotiator." Watson is qu ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Carbon Choppy
Northeast greenhouse-gas pact delayed |
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29 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Carbon Choppy Northeast greenhouse-gas pact delayed The long-negotiated and much-anticipated -- by us climate geeks anyway -- cap-and-trade climate pact among nine Northeast states, originally set to be announced this week, has been delayed. Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) has extended negotiations, saying that with recent spikes in energy prices, the plan would raise the cost of electricity too much for end users ... |
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| Topics: climate, Mitt Romney, news, Northeast (all these topics) |
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Parkinson's Lot
Evidence grows linking Parkinson's disease to pesticide exposure |
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29 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Parkinson's Lot Evidence grows linking Parkinson's disease to pesticide exposure Put down the Raid and back away slowly: Scientists are growing more confident that long-term exposure to toxic substances, notably pesticides, is implicated in most cases of Parkinson's disease. Researchers first made a link between Parkinson's and paraquat, a weedkiller long popular around the world, in the early 1980s. Since then, hundreds of studies of animals, ... |
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See the Forest for the Fees
Tropical nations want payment for protecting carbon-sinking rainforests |
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29 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| See the Forest for the Fees Tropical nations want payment for protecting carbon-sinking rainforests "Cough up the dough, Mr. West, or the forest gets it!" OK, we're being a little dramatic. But a group of 10 developing nations has made it clear this week at the U.N. climate summit in Montreal that it wants a little ... inducement ... to preserve its rainforests. The "Rainforest Coal ... |
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| Topics: climate, Costa Rica, news, Papua New Guinea, rainforests (all these topics) |
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I Wish They All Could Be California Copycats
New York, Massachusetts to adopt tougher auto-emissions standards |
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28 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| I Wish They All Could Be California Copycats New York, Massachusetts to adopt tougher auto-emissions standards The New York State Environmental Board voted unanimously this month to adopt California's toughest-in-the-nation rules for cutting automotive greenhouse-gassiness. The new rules, which will be phased in with 2009 model-year cars, aim to cut carbon dioxide emissions about 30 percent by 2016 -- effectivel ... |
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| Topics: Massachusetts, New York, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Consciousness of Streams
Sprawl is dirtying streams and posing threat to U.S. drinking water |
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28 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Consciousness of Streams Sprawl is dirtying streams and posing threat to U.S. drinking water Storm-water runoff threatens nearly every urban and suburban stream in the U.S., with serious implications for the country's drinking water. Used to be rain fell largely onto meadows, forests, and fields, where it was absorbed by plants or filtered into the underground water table, eventually percolating up to replenish ... |
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| Topics: news, rivers and watersheds, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Against Montreal Odds
Pro-Kyoto Canadian gov't likely to fall as Montreal climate meet begins |
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28 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Against Montreal Odds Pro-Kyoto Canadian gov't likely to fall as Montreal climate meet begins Some 10,000 officials, activists, and scientists from more than 180 countries are gathering in Montreal today for a U.N. climate-change summit. It was supposed to be Canada's moment to shine: Its influential and persuasive environment minister Stephane Dion, a strong Kyoto advocate, is chairing the summit and intends to lead negot ... |
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| Topics: Canada, climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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