Yep. I share this day with Bernie Sanders, Mark Foley, Lyndon LaRouche and Star Trek. Interesting company, eh? So...I'm making it a quick one today.
The 9/11 cover-up. In the aftermath of the first explosion, the air over Lower Manhattan transformed instantly. Today New York City is still mired in a fog of cover-ups and half-truths regarding its environmental welfare. Discover.
Don't bite the dust. Through exposure routes that remain somewhat sketchy, PBDEs have been entering the U.S. food supply. But what's emerging as an apparently far greater source of human exposure is ingestion of PBDE-laced house dust. Science News.
Chemical testing reveals party leaders' toxic relationship. Although the leaders of Ontario's three main parties are currently trying to highlight their political differences, they're remarkably similar in one respect: all of them are laced with traces of chemical pollutants. Toronto Globe and Mail
Prayer to end climate change. Religious leaders from all over the world met at the mouth of a melting glacier in Greenland today to say a silent prayer for the planet, appealing to mankind to address the impact that humanity is having on life on Earth. ABC World News Tonight.
Fashion conscience. Gone are the days when ethical fashion was all itchy tie-dye sacks - these days 'social responsibility' doesn't mean 'sans style'. Green is indeed the new black.London Daily Telegraph
Wind farms fuel controversy. With 20 other windmills in the area - the first phase of Alberta-based EPCOR's Kingsbridge wind project - and similar projects under construction nearby, the novelty of the gargantuan turbines has worn off. Edmonton Journal
Caution new killer at Ground Zero. 9/11 is still killing people. Some are dying slowly, convinced – with class action lawsuits to bolster their claims – they were poisoned by aspirating the toxic fallout from the World Trade Center inferno, which spewed malignant particles into the air and onto the streets. Toronto Star
State inaction on climate is a grave dereliction of duty. Government exists to achieve tasks individuals cannot tackle alone. On the environmental crisis, it has badly failed . London Guardian
Mining Murray: Mine owner should be made to testify. By all accounts, Murray wanted to mine every penny he could from the played-out colliery, thereby putting his employees at risk. And MSHA, known to coddle coal operators at the expense of coal miners, was complicit in this needless tragedy. Salt Lake Tribune
No bonanza: EPA permit for new coal-fired unit makes no sense. A new 110-megawatt, coal-fired electricity-generating unit will not be a bonanza for Utah's air quality, and it left us scratching our heads, wondering why Utah and the EPA are working at cross purposes. Salt Lake Tribune
NASA scientists challenge security rules. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Goddard Space Flight Center claim the new requirement by NASA that they submit to detailed FBI scrutiny of their backgrounds may be an attempt to control or silence them about issues like global warming. The Nation.
Parched summer on way. Up to two million Australians in the lower Murray-Darling catchment are facing the worst summer of water restrictions and shortages in 70 years. Sydney Australian
Less Delta water means dry times. A judge's order is expected to require agencies to pump one-third less water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, rocking cities, farmers, and others who fear shortages. The estuary provides water to 23 million and 5 million acres of farmland. Sacramento Bee
Drought dries up wells in Rock Springs, S.C. The nation's drought is hitting South Carolina hard. And the community of Rock Springs — despite its name — is running dry. National Public Radio.
Multiyear shortage of water discussed. Water managers warned yesterday that San Diego County is on the verge of multiyear shortages comparable to those caused by the early 1990s drought. San Diego Union-Tribune
No Nevada water for nuclear dump. The Energy Department's controversial plan to build a nuclear waste dump in Nevada was trumped by Western water law Tuesday, when a federal judge rejected the agency's demand for 8 million gallons of water that state officials have refused to release. - Latte Times
Forced water rationing a step closer to reality. Silicon Valley may be heading toward its first mandatory water rationing in 16 years, following a federal judge's decision to protect a tiny endangered fish by reducing the amount of water that can be pumped from Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. San Jose Mercury News
Water-cut challenge. A federal judge's decision to severely cut back water pumping from the Delta presents a historic choice for California. Either the state builds large new reservoirs or it loses a significant portion of its agriculture. Contra Costa Times