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Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival

This first-annual, not-for-profit event aims to bring thousands of movie, arts and nature lovers to Gainesville, FL to see outstanding environmental films and art, learn about environmental and social justice issues, explore the area's natural treasures, connect with those working to protect them and create a more sustainable community.

Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference & Exhibition

ACE 2010, with a theme of ‘Energy and Environment,’ will feature a technical program with >500 speakers, >100 posters, hundreds of exhibitors displaying the latest products and services, social tours and networking events, professional development courses taught by leading instructors, and a student program.

"Reid Demands Climate Bill ASAP"

"Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has instructed Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to produce a revamped climate bill as soon as possible, according to sources, a task Kerry intends to accomplish within two weeks."

Source: Post Carbon, 02/25/2010

Uranium in the Grand Canyon

A new report from the USGS looks at the potential for uranium mining in the West -- inlcuding one site in the Grand Canyon watershed area.

Source: SolveClimate, 02/25/2010

"Study: Can Hurricanes Cause Climate Change?"

While many scientists think global warming will bring more intense hurricanes, a new scientific paper suggests that the climate system may also work the other way around. Authors looking at data from the Pliocene era say hurricanes may have created a permanent El Nino condition that enhanced warming.

Source: TIME, 02/25/2010

"Bloom Energy Claims a New Fuel Cell Technology"

"A Silicon Valley company is claiming a breakthrough in a decades-old quest to develop fuel cells that can supply affordable and relatively clean electricity. Google, Bank of America, Wal-Mart and other large corporations have been testing the devices, which will be formally introduced on Wednesday."

Source: NYTimes, 02/25/2010

"A Deal Sours, and the Hummer Bites the Dust"

"GM's efforts to sell its Hummer brand to a little-known Chinese company have fallen apart, the U.S. automaker announced Wednesday. As a result, GM will begin to dismantle a brand of gas-guzzling SUVs that were synonymous with pre-financial crisis wealth and excess."

Source: TIME, 02/25/2010

"Disaster Awaits Cities in Earthquake Zones"

"Istanbul is one of a host of quake-threatened cities in the developing world where populations have swelled far faster than the capacity to house them safely, setting them up for disaster of a scope that could, in some cases, surpass the devastation in Haiti from last month’s earthquake."

Source: NYTimes, 02/25/2010

"Coal-Ash Sites Polluting Water, Report Says"

"At least 31 more coal-ash impoundments across the country -- including two in West Virginia -- have been found to have polluted nearby groundwater, wetlands and streams, according to a report issued Wednesday by two national environmental groups. The report brings to more than 100 the total number of sites where coal-ash disposal has been linked to contamination of water supplies with toxic pollutants including arsenic, cadmium and selenium."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 02/25/2010

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