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Hear Now: Recycling Hearing Aids
by Nicole Wong — Giving the gift of hearing while reducing waste
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BP Leaves Many Damage Claims Waiting in Limbo
ProPublica: Articles and Investigations —
by Sasha Chavkin BP appears to be delaying decisions about the validity of many claims for damages from the Gulf oil spill, leaving claimants frustrated by bureaucratic obstacles and confusing requests for more documentation. The company's claims...Recently linked to by ricksblog.biz / 3 hours ago -
EPA rejects challenge to 'credible, compelling' climate science
Greenspace —
The Environmental Protection Agency unleashed a full-throated defense on Thursday of scientific evidence that mankind is dangerously warming the planet, and of the Obama administration's unilateral moves to curb the heat-trapping gas emissions...Recently linked to by Life's Good Green / 1 day ago -
Remarks by the President After Bipartisan Leadership Meeting
White House.gov —
12:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I just concluded a productive discussion with the leaders of both parties in Congress. This was one of a series of regular meetings that I called for in the State of the Union...Recently linked to by Energy/Enviro Experts / 1 day ago -
EPA takes center stage on climate action, gears up to battle Big Coal
Grist —
by Randy Rieland. The less-than-glorious deathof cap-and-trade means that any effort to control greenhouse gases at thefederal level now rests solely with the EPA.Not surprisingly, the agency has become the favorite whipping boy ofpoliticians stirring...Recently linked to by Life's Good Green / 1 day ago -
Happy 35th birthday, global warming!
RealClimate —
Global warming is turning 35! Not only has the current spate of global warming been going on for about 35 years now, but also the term “global warming” will have its 35th anniversary next week. On 8 August 1975, Wally Broecker published his paper...Recently linked to by nothing new under the sun... / 7 hours ago -
Science War Room Needed for BP Oil Catastrophe
Science Progress —
The explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon exploratory rig on April 20, and the ensuing deep-sea gusher of oil and methane into the Gulf of Mexico is now one of the greatest environmental tragedies in the history of the United States. Much of the...Recently linked to by Wonk Room / 22 hours ago -
Michigan Oil Spill Damages Wildlife, Forces Residents To Evacuate
Wonk Room —
On Monday, a disastrous leak in one of the world’s largest pipeline systems gushed over 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River, located in southwest Michigan. Already, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has declared the area a disaster...Recently linked to by Later On / 7 hours ago -
Historic Report: Solar Energy Costs Now Lower than Nuclear Energy
CleanTechnica —
For ages, people have been saying: “Solar is a great, clean, renewable energy source, but it is just too expensive. Other energy sources, like nuclear, may have some (or serious) environmental risks, but they are cheaper.” Now, a new report out of...Recently linked to by Politics in the Zeros / 1 day ago -
Bid Adios to the Anti-Global Warming Movement
Reason Magazine —
Future historians will pinpoint Democratic Sen. Harry Reid'senergy legislation, released last Tuesday, as the moment that the politicalmovement of global warming entered an irreversible death spiral. Itis kaput! Finito! Done! This is not just my read of...Recently linked to by BackyardConservative / 7 hours ago -
Michigan Oil Spill Raises Familiar Questions About Oversight
The Washington Independent —
Nearly a million gallons of oil leaked into the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek, Mich., this week. (Jim West/ZUMApress.com) This week, a fracture in an Enbridge Energy pipeline released nearly a million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River in Battle...Recently linked to by Colorado Independent / 6 hours ago -
The Reid Energy Bill: Another Government Land Grab
The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. —
The all-too-familiar idea “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste” has reared its head in Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D–NV) Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 . In addition to proposing hurdles high enough to trip...Recently linked to by RedState / 1 day ago -
Our Politics of Powerlessness
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog —
In the metro-D.C. area, if it isn't electricity it's the water. The wind shifts direction or a simple summer storm is all it takes to knock out one or the other — and, many times, both. But we don't just have a problem with power. Our biggest...Recently linked to by The Huffington Post / 7 hours ago
