Water Footprint: New Way To Measure Green
A recent CERES/Pacific Institute report identifies water-related risks specific to eight key industries, and offers good sources on calculating and using water footprints.
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New Tool Available For Localizing Coal Ash Controversy
A new map and report by the Center for Public Integrity make it easier to pinpoint exact locations of coal-ash deposits, a waste product of coal-fired power plants.
March 30 Climate Summit Previews Coming Battles
At the request of Congress, the National Academy of Sciences is hosting the two-day "America's Climate Choices" in Washington, DC.
Google Earth Tool Provides Local CO2 Inventory
Localizing the effects of climate change remains challenging. But a new tool makes it easier to at least pin down the local sources of one of the main greenhouse gases, with the inventory led by Purdue University scientists.
Many Tools Available For Following the Stimulus Money
The massive $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama Feb. 17, 2009, contains extensive funding for projects with direct and indirect environmental ties — all of which can be covered from numerous angles of interest to your audience.
Environment Canada Gags Scientists At Conference
SEJ member Janet Pelley writes about her experience with EC scientists, policy and a press 'minder' at the recent Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research.
"Show Us The Data"
A new online project by two longstanding open-government groups allows people and groups to vote for the government information they would most like disclosed.
FOIA Requests in 120-Day Limbo — Or Are They?
In January 2009, President Obama reversed Bush administration policy and ordered most federal agencies to err on the side of disclosure when responding to FOIA requests. Why, then, are a number of agencies still operating under the old policies?
Obscure Farm Bill Provision Blacks Out Agricultural Data
The USDA is interpreting a provision in the 2008 Farm Bill so broadly that it may amount to a FOIA exemption for most information about individual agricultural operations.
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Ronald G. Prinn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Expertise: General. Phone:(617)253-2452. E-mail. Web site. Publications and Bio.
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