"Al Gore: US Media ‘Intimidated, Frightened’ on Climate Change"
"Al Gore ripped U.S. television coverage of climate change Friday, alleging the media is cowering before industry-funded global warming 'deniers.'"
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 10/02/2013
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Juggling Chainsaws, Torches and Watermelons: How to Manage Multiple Assignments
Environmental journalist Adam Hinterthuer (pictured, estimating the circumference of an old-growth tree) shares in Freelance Files his tips for staying sane while balancing a love of writing with responsibilities as employee, father and husband.
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IJNR Institute Inspires Reporters To Get on Their Boots
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"BP Lied About Size Of U.S. Gulf Oil Spill, Lawyers Tell Trial"
"In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, plaintiffs' lawyers said on Monday at the opening of the second phase of the company's trial."
Source: Reuters, 10/01/2013
Unvaccinated Kids One Cause of 2010 Whooping Cough Outbreak: Scientists
"Children who did not get vaccinated against whopping cough are one of the causes of the 2010 outbreak of the illness, when more cases were reported than in any year since 1947, researchers say."
Source: LA Times, 10/01/2013
NBC Cancels NRA-Backed Hunting Show After Host Likens Critics to Hitler
"NBC Sports Network gave a controversial NRA-sponsored safari hunting show the axe over the weekend, ending a week of controversy that was initially sparked when the network aired an episode in which the host gleefully shot and killed a bull elephant."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/01/2013
Fracking Chemicals May Be Unknown, Even To Gas Drillers, Docs Suggest
"Critics of hydraulic fracturing, known widely as 'fracking,' have been pushing hard for natural gas companies to disclose all of the chemicals in the fluids that are used in the process. But what if the companies themselves don't even know what those chemicals are?"
Source: Huffington Post, 09/27/2013
Freedom of Information Sessions at SEJ's 2013 Annual Conference in Chattanooga
On Saturday, October 5: At 9:00 a.m. SEJ FOI Task Force Chair Tim Wheeler of the Baltimore Sun will moderate a session on overcoming obstacles put up by agency press offices to reporters who want to interview government officials. At 10:45 a.m. WatchDog Editor Joe Davis will present a hands-on session with tips for sleuthing dam and levee stories using federal databases like the National Inventory of Dams and the National Levee Database.
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Vaunted Study Finds Low Fracking Emissions by Skipping Super-Emitters
"The good news: A sample of what are probably the best fracked wells in the country finds low emissions of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas. The bad news: The study likely missed the super-emitters, the wells that are responsible for the vast majority of methane leakage."
Source: Climate Progress, 09/20/2013
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