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FDA Says Electronic Cigarettes Contain Toxic Chemicals

The Food and Drug Administration tested electronic cigarettes -- whose makers (most Chinese) tout them as safer than ordinary cigarettes. The FDA found that some e-cigarettes contained cancer-causing chemicals.

Source: LA Times, 07/23/2009

Grist Grades Senate Websites on Climate Transparency; Flunks Some

The online environmental magazine Grist combed the Web sites of 99 senators and graded them on how well they explained the Senators' positions on climate change and energy. "The results aren’t pretty. We found a distinct lack of information among Democrats and Republicans alike, senators with and without strong environmental voting records, and from all regions of the country," Grist told parents.

Source: Grist, 07/23/2009

"Blood in the Water" on Health and Climate

Democrats trying to move two huge legislative initiaties -- on climate change and health care -- may be forced to choose which gets top priority. Meanwhile, Republicans focus on using both issues to damage Democrats politically. Are Democrats biting off more than they can chew?

Source: ClimateWire, 07/23/2009

"Climate Bill A Farm Income Boost, USDA Estimates"

"U.S. farmers and foresters could earn more money from carbon contracts than they pay in higher costs from legislation to control greenhouse gases, the Agriculture Department estimated on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 07/23/2009

"Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Continue To Spread"

Policies that allow small producers of alternative energy to sell it to utilities at or above market rates art catching on in the U.S. They could help revolutionize energy production.

Source: NYTimes, 07/23/2009

"Sending a City's Garbage up in Flames"

"Back in the 1980s and 90s, dozens of communities across the US built incinerators to get rid of their trash. Many of them financed the massive furnaces with bonds they're just now paying off. And now that those debts are off their books, some cities are re-thinking whether burning trash makes environmental and economic sense."

Source: Environment Report, 07/22/2009

"Mountaintop Mining Legacy: Destroying Appalachian Streams"

"The environmental damage caused by mountaintop removal mining across Appalachia has been well documented. But scientists are now beginning to understand that the mining operations’ most lasting damage may be caused by the massive amounts of debris dumped into valley streams."

Source: YaleE360, 07/22/2009

"EPA Targets Contaminated Alaska Mines"

With a push from EPA and some stimulus money, two contaminated Alaskan mines will be cleaned up.

Source: Juneau Empire, 07/22/2009

"Predators Battle Bugs, Become Pests Themselves"

"Imported insects have been deployed as foot soldiers in the fight against invasive bugs and plants that cause billions of dollars in damage each year. But some of those imports are proving to be pests themselves that upset the balance of nature and threaten native species."

Source: AP, 07/22/2009

"Onion Power: Tops, Tails and Skins Become Electricity"

"Tops and tails are becoming much more than garbage at Gills Onions, an onion processor in Oxnard, Calif. Today marks the unveiling of the company's onion-powered electrical system, a first-of-its-kind initiative to turn onion waste into energy."

Source: Reuters, 07/22/2009

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