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"JPMorgan’s War on Nature"
"JPMorgan backstops one of the most destructive mining practices in the world: mountaintop removal coal mining. And it continues to do so even as other major banks have cut ties to this practice."
Source: Mother Jones, 04/01/2010
"Green Economy Grows Despite Policy Vacuum"
"The green economy continues to show almost remarkable signs of vitality, business leaders say, despite the near-total collapse of global talks, stalemate in Washington, D.C., and polls showing decreased urgency to tackle global warming."
Source: Daily Climate, 03/30/2010
Small Texas Daily Tackles Complex Issue By Focusing on a Basic Human Need: Safety
Denton Record-Chronicle city hall reporters Lowell Brown and Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe tackle environmental issues as part of their everyday coverage. SEJournal has the inside story on their award-winning shale-gas-drilling series, which revealed through one neighborhood's ordeal how land deals really work in Texas and the impacts of the controversial technology.
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"China Takes Lead in Clean-Power Investment"
"China overtook the United States for the first time last year in the race to invest in wind, solar and other sources of clean energy, according to a comprehensive new report that raises questions about American competitiveness in a booming global market."
Source: LA Times, 03/25/2010
EPA Makes TSCA Inventory Available Online for Free
But the list — the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory — is still minus some 17,000 chemicals that manufacturers allege are trade secrets.
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EPA Green Buildings Survey To Be Released Today
"The D.C. area took the No. 2 spot in a nationwide survey of metropolitan regions with energy-efficient buildings, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, which plans to publish the results Tuesday."
Source: Wash Post, 03/23/2010
"On Your Port Side, a Smokestack and a Sewage Pipe"
"The Urban Ocean Boat Cruise shows visitors the grittier side of L.A.'s coast."
Source: LA Times, 03/22/2010
More Than 550 Utilities Now Using Potentially Safer Chemicals
The plants, ranging from very large to very small, are now using chemicals and processes such as liquid chlorine bleach, calcium hypochlorite, or ultraviolet light — allegedly making ~40 million people living nearby safer.
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States Push Congress, EPA To End Toxic Trade Secrets
Do commercial products we have body contact with contain toxic chemicals? In too many cases, states and environmentalists are saying, the federal government forbids consumers from knowing.
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