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"EPA vs. Farmers? Lawmakers Want To Ground Aerial Inspections"
"WASHINGTON -- The EPA says it does not fly drones over the heartland to spy on farmers. It does, however, use manned aircraft to enforce anti-pollution laws. And that's a practice that a group of farm-state lawmakers want to stop."
Source: LA Times, 06/22/2012
"Essay: Gardening In a Globally Weirded World"
"MONTPELIER, Vt. -- While skeptics can go on denying climate change, gardeners know better. In our little patch of this globally warmed world, a century or more of accumulated growing wisdom is being thrown out the greenhouse door with bathwater and baby."
Source: Daily Climate, 06/22/2012
As Rockies Burn, Debate Over Fire Retardant Toxicity Flares
"CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Forest Service officials insist firefighting won't be hindered by new rules meant to prevent millions of gallons of retardant dropped onto scorched landscapes each year from poisoning streams and killing fish and plants."
Source: AP, 06/22/2012
"Rio Summit: Little Progress, 20 Years On"
"On the final day of the UN sustainable development summit in Rio, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged governments to eliminate hunger from the world."
Source: BBC, 06/22/2012
"Fifty Years After Silent Spring, Assault on Science Continues"
"When Silent Spring was published in 1962, author Rachel Carson was subjected to vicious personal assaults that had nothing do with the science or the merits of pesticide use. Those attacks find a troubling parallel today in the campaigns against climate scientists who point to evidence of a rapidly warming world."
Source: YaleE360, 06/22/2012
"The Trouble With Turbines: An Ill Wind"
"With turbines threatening some bird and bat populations, researchers are seeking ways to keep the skies safe for wildlife."
Source: Nature News, 06/22/2012
"Scientists Create Bird Flu That Spreads Easily Among Mammals"
"Amid debate over the safety of publishing such research, a study in Science outlines how lab teams engineered the contagious strains of H5N1, and concludes that the deadly virus could cause a global pandemic."
Source: LA Times, 06/22/2012
GMO Food Labeling Amendment Fails in Senate 26-73
"Sen. Bernie Sanders' plan to give individual states the authority to require the labeling of genetically engineered foods has been defeated in the U.S. Senate by a three to one margin. Sanders' proposal was one of more than 70 amendments to the 2012 Farm Bill."
Source: Vermont Public Radio, 06/22/2012
"Senate Passes Farm Bill With Bipartisan Support"
"WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a sweeping new farm bill on Thursday that would cost nearly $1 trillion over the next 10 years, financing dozens of price support and crop insurance programs for farmers and food assistance for low-income families."
Source: NY Times, 06/22/2012
