'The Hidden Toll of Traffic Jams'
'Scientists Increasingly Link Vehicle Exhaust With Brain-Cell Damage, Higher Rates of Autism'
Source: Wall St. Journal, 11/08/2011
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Corporate Funding of Shale Studies at Universities Raises Alarms
Universities like Penn State take money from gas and oil companies to do research on the Marcellus Shale, raising issues about conflict of interest. The universities' secrecy makes it worse.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/08/2011
'Independent Panel: EPA Underestimates Atrazine's Cancer Risk'
An independent EPA science panel has taken issue with EPA's longstanding conclusion that Atrazine, the second most widely used pesticide on US farms, is not likely to cause cancer.
Source: Mother Jones, 11/08/2011
'Heavy Metals Pollute A Tenth Of China's Farmland -- Report'
'About one tenth of China's farmland is polluted by lead, zinc and other heavy metals to 'striking' levels exceeding official limits, a government expert said according to reports on Monday.'
Source: Reuters, 11/08/2011
Australian Parliament Passes Historic Carbon Tax
'Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the passing of her government's carbon tax is a major milestone in Australia's efforts to cut carbon pollution.'
Source: AAP, 11/08/2011
'Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to Be Investigated'
'The State Department's inspector general will conduct a special investigation of the handling of the pending decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline in response to reports of improper pressure on policy makers and possible conflicts of interest, according to documents released on Monday.'
Source: NY Times, 11/08/2011
'Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Sheet Set To Break Free'
'A 300-square-mile portion of the Pine Island Glacier is expected to break off in the next few months, creating a massive Antarctic iceberg. The glacier is contributing the sea-level rise.'
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 11/08/2011
"Oil Lobbyist On CNN: 'There Are No Loopholes'"
As the Supercommittee casts about for ways to reduce the federal deficit, the massive taxpayer subsidies for massively profitable oil and gas companies have been mentioned as a possible cut. The industry has mounted a big ad campaign and media blitz to deny that the subsidies are real.
Source: Think Progress, 11/08/2011
"In Industry’s Shadow: After Years of Illness, Family Seeks Answers"
The Martins, a Latino family who live in Maywood, California, 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles amid a sea of heavy industry, suffered from a variety of chronic sicknesses. Test results finally showed "The Martin family had traces of eight dangerous heavy metals and 17 industrial byproducts in their bodies. Levels of arsenic, chromium, mercury, manganese and vanadium were far higher than for most Americans."
Source: California Watch, 11/07/2011
"Climate Change, Beetle May Doom Rugged Pine"
"Whitebark pines may be among the earliest victims of a warming climate in the Northwest, as rising temperatures at higher elevations have brought the trees into contact with the destructive mountain pine beetle."
Craig Welch reports for the Seattle Times November 7, 2011.
Source: Seattle Times, 11/07/2011
