OK, Meteor Blades. You inspired me to find a few more stories to "share". It's not easy, blogging green...but Meteor Blades is our champion.
So...More ECO news to USE!
Green revolution sweeping the U.S. construction industry. Good for the environment and good for business is the mantra of the so-called green building movement that's sweeping the nation. McClatchy Newspapers.
The market to clear the air. It's not enough money-yet-to stop polar ice caps from melting, but the pot has been sweet enough to lure Wall Street bankers into the fight against global warming. US News & World Report.
Climate 'would reel from A-bombs'. A US team has modelled the effects of nuclear conflict and discovered that even a small-scale nuclear war would have far-reaching consequences for the global climate. BBC
Lab wants new role in nation's testing. Nestled in the hills between Tracy and Livermore, straddling the border of Alameda and San Joaquin counties and among the rolling foothills, sits the largest explosives testing facility in the free world. Oakland Tribune
EU to usher in new chemicals era with landmark law. A new era of tighter controls on the global chemicals industry is set to open on Wednesday with a new European Union law regulating thousands of substances deemed harmful to health and the environment. Reuters.
Scientists say toxic stew harming Canadians; tougher pollution laws needed. A toxic stew of chemicals from birth control pills, shampoo and even compounds used to make foam seating pours out of sewers and pipes across Canada every day, and hundreds of scientists say Ottawa must do more to stop it. Canadian Press.
Older cement kilns get EPA pass on mercury. The EPA announced Monday it would not require cement manufacturers -- including the nation's largest emitter, in Tehachapi, Calif. -- to upgrade plants to control mercury. Los Angeles Times
Judge rules district pumping runoff into Lake O illegal. A federal judge in Miami slapped South Florida water managers hard Monday, ruling that their decades-old practice of pumping polluted farm runoff into Lake Okeechobee violates the Clean Water Act. Palm Beach Post
How good genes go bad. A study in rats suggests that exposure to environmental toxins could be contributing to an inherited vulnerability to common diseases like breast cancer and high cholesterol. Discover.
Agriculture is major factor in causing global warming. A recent report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Livestock's Long Shadow - Environmental Issues and Options, warns of the dire environmental consequences of the world's growing meat and dairy production. Port Huron Times Herald
Exchange offers cash to farmers who help rein in greenhouse gases. About 30 northwest Ohio farmland owners have signed on to plans to trade what they do for the environment - namely capturing greenhouse gases in the soil - for cash through the Chicago Climate Exchange. Toledo Blade
City leads Seacoast with environmental pact. Mayor Steve Marchand signed resolutions last week making Portsmouth the first municipality in the Seacoast -- and one of only a handful in the state -- to formally pledge to take steps to reduce global warming. Portsmouth Herald, New Hampshire.
N.C. Treasurer suggests environmental tax credits. North Carolina should offer special tax incentives for companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions, N.C. treasurer and likely gubernatorial candidate Richard Moore told a state legislative commission on climate change. Charlotte Observer
EPA gets real on mileage. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday dramatically decreased its fuel economy estimates for the nation's automobiles, dropping city driving mileage an average 12 percent on most models and highway performance 8 percent. Detroit News
More politicized science at the EPA. The EPA is making it official: Bush appointees, not scientists, will have the first say on air-quality standards. Under a new policy announced last week, scientists will be shuffled to the margins when the agency resets its all-important air-quality standards. Los Angeles Times
End of the ostrich era. For a clear-eyed view of the threat posed by global warming, just ask an insurance underwriter. Baltimore Sun