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"Ash on the Fly"

Terry and Sandy Gupton are worried for the health of both their cattle and themselves. They live near the stretch of the Emory River clogged with coal ash sludge from a Dec. 22, 2008, spill from a TVA plant.

Source: Chattanooga Times, 05/26/2009

Redefining 'Renewable' To Win Billiions

In the quest for billions in federal incentives, industries are trying to redefine technologies as 'renewable' that might once have been considered otherwise.

Source: NYTimes, 05/26/2009

"Climate Change Amplifying Animal Disease: Agency"

The World Animal Health Organisation said climate change is increasing disease among farm animals.

Source: AFP, 05/26/2009

"Baltimore Biofuel Plant Heats Up"

"The thick, milky white liquid looks like Elmer's glue, though it's greasy to the touch. It has a sweet, alcohol smell. It's not your father's heating oil, to be sure. But it will do the same job, says Cary J. Claiborne, and a lot more cleanly.

Claiborne is president and chief executive officer of New Generation Biofuels, a Florida-based startup that's producing fuel from vegetable and soybean oil at a small production plant it set up this year in southern Baltimore.

Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/26/2009

Fire Highligts Refinery Impacts

A May 17 fire at Sunoco's Marcus Hook refinery near Philadelphia underscored its day-in-day-out impact on the environment.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 05/26/2009

"Scientists Look at Flares' Impact on Smog"

Scientists in the Houston area are focusing research on the flare stacks at its hundreds of petrochemical plants -- which may be a major overlooked cause of smog.

Source: Houston Chronicle, 05/26/2009

Business Leaders Hear Climate Warnings

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a meeting of business leaders in Copenhagen that "climate change is the defining challenge of our time."

Source: ENS, 05/26/2009

"Wind Power Gets Urban Friendly"

From a design award-winner to a model that uses the updraft on a roof, small residential wind turbines are getting smarter and sexier.

Source: Globe & Mail, 05/25/2009

"Great Lakes Water Diversion Praised and Blasted"

Wisconsin's landmark out-of-basin diversion of the Great Lakes is getting both praised and blasted by water watchers.

Source: Great Lakes Echo, 05/25/2009

"Speedway's Environmentally Friendly Efforts"

The Indianapolis Speedway, site of yesterdays Indy 500, mounts a major effort to be environmentally friendly.

Source: Indianapolis Star, 05/25/2009

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