"Greenpeace Members Convicted On Japan Whale Meat Theft"
"Two Greenpeace activists were given suspended jail sentences in Japan Monday for stealing whale meat they said was going to be consumed illegally."
Source: Reuters, 09/07/2010
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Special Deal To Exempt Chevron from Calif. Pollution Law?
"One of Northern California's largest polluters may be trying to orchestrate a last-minute deal with Sacramento lawmakers to evade state environmental laws, potentially increasing its toxic emissions and skirting two court rulings."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 09/07/2010
"WVU Study Links Chemical C8 To High Cholesterol in Children, Teens"
"Children and teens exposed to higher amounts of the toxic chemical C8 appear to be more likely to have elevated cholesterol levels, according to a landmark new study published by researchers from West Virginia University."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 09/07/2010
Another Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf; 13 Rescued; Disaster Averted
"An oil and natural gas production platform exploded in flames Thursday morning, sending 13 workers on board plunging into the Gulf of Mexico and touching raw nerves about the safety of offshore energy operations in the wake of the BP spill. But none of the 13 workers sustained serious injury, and by the end of the day Thursday, it appeared catastrophe had been averted and that early comparisons to BP's April 20 disaster were unjustified."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/03/2010
Downgraded Earl Lashes NC Outer Banks with Winds, Rain
"Hurricane Earl pounded the Outer Banks with heavy rains and strong winds early Friday morning as the eye of the storm passed around 90 miles off the coast. Early signs suggested the ocean surge was not as severe as predicted, but residents awaited full daylight to assess the damage."
Source: Wash Post, 09/03/2010
"Court Gives Northern Spotted Owl a Fresh Chance at Recovery"
"A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise a Bush administration recovery plan for the threatened northern spotted owl, and the agency said today it intends to release a draft of the revision next week."
Source: ENS, 09/03/2010
Tibetan Nomads Struggle as Grasslands Disappear From Roof of World
"Like generations of Tibetan nomads before him, Phuntsok Dorje makes a living raising yaks and other livestock on the vast alpine grasslands that provide a thatch on the roof of the world. But in recent years the vegetation around his home, the Tibetan plateau, has been destroyed by rising temperatures, excess livestock and plagues of insects and rodents."
Source: Guardian, 09/03/2010
"Nations Meet On Climate Cash, UN Sees Long Haul"
"About 45 nations met on Thursday to seek ways to raise billions of dollars in aid to help the poor combat climate change as the United Nations warned them of a long haul to slow global warming."
Source: Reuters, 09/03/2010
"EPA To Issue More Rules In Climate Fight"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said."
Source: Reuters, 09/03/2010
First World Congress on Env. Health Meets in Vancouver
The first World Congress on Environmental Health will begin Sunday in Vancouver, B.C. "About 500 delegates from 40 countries will attend the five-day conference organized by the International Federation of Environmental Health and the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors. It will cover topics ranging from food safety to disaster preparedness to communicable diseases."
Source: Vancouver Sun, 09/03/2010
