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Lawn care products face ban in NJ.
Called the most comprehensive and prohibitive legislation of its kind in the nation by supporters and opponents alike, a bill making its way through Trenton would ban many lawn care products on the shelf today. Bergen County Record, New Jersey. 8 September 2010.
Gas-drilling moratorium won't happen here, governor says.
Gov. Ed Rendell told a group of protestors worried about Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling that a moratorium on drilling like New York state has enacted will never happen in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania. 8 September 2010.
How innovation killed the lights.
The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s. Washington Post. 8 September 2010.
Global warming bill a lose-lose issue for GOP candidates.
A November ballot measure that would rescind California's landmark global warming bill until unemployment drops significantly has become an albatross for the Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate. Los Angeles Times, California. 8 September 2010.
Australia's Greens: 'We don't want to be just a coal mine for China.'
Australia's new minority government must balance the economic benefits of a booming coal industry with an electorate calling for climate action. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 8 September 2010.
Can 'cap and trade' ever be the issue 'Obamacare' is?
Conservative Republicans around the country are using cap and trade – a way to limit global-warming pollution – as a political weapon to attack GOP moderates as well as Democrats. McClatchy Newspapers. 8 September 2010.
Once-lowly charcoal emerges as 'major tool' for curbing carbon.
Charcoal is taking root on the farm. Scientists are probing the limits of how high-grade charcoal, dubbed biochar, can be formed from plant and animal waste to squirrel away the atmosphere's carbon for centuries, or even millennia. Greenwire. 8 September 2010.
Wad of DOE cash doesn't make FutureGen 2.0 a sure bet.
FutureGen 2.0 will be at least three years behind its predecessor's original timeline, and it's unclear if it will be able to push the United States to the forefront of carbon capture and sequestration technology. There are 178 CCS demonstration projects around the world. Greenwire. 8 September 2010.
Nonprofit pits AmeriCorps interns against climate change.
A new AmeriCorps program will place 30 interns for one year in local governments, public agencies and nonprofits throughout the Bay Area to assist in implementing greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs. Marin Independent Journal, California. 8 September 2010.
Chinese offshore wind energy development blows past U.S.
As proposed American offshore wind-farm projects creep forward -- slowed by state legislative debates, due diligence and environmental impact assessments -- China has leapt past the United States, installing its first offshore wind farm. ClimateWire. 8 September 2010.
Oil sands to dominate agenda on Nancy Pelosi's visit to Canada.
A top U.S. official, Nancy Pelosi, will get a crash course this week on Canada’s oil sands in private meetings quietly orchestrated by President Barack Obama’s point man in Ottawa. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 8 September 2010.
U.S. won't pass carbon-price law for power generators this year, Reid says.
The U.S. won’t pass legislation this year that charges power plants a price for releasing carbon dioxide and other gases that scientists have linked to climate change, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said. Bloomberg News. 8 September 2010.
Renewable energy touted at Nevada policy 'summit.'
With clean-energy legislation trapped in a political deadlock, renewable-energy advocates called big business the new leader in the nation's green revolution during a national summit meeting Tuesday. Associated Press. 8 September 2010.
Barbara Boxer backs green jobs at Solazyme.
With her U.S. Senate race stuck in a dead heat, Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer tried to appeal to swing voters Tuesday by asserting that she will be a better protector of the environment - and green jobs - than her GOP opponent Carly Fiorina. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 8 September 2010.
Climate's right for change to carbon debate.
In its negotiations to form government, Labor agreed to convene a climate change committee made up of MPs and experts that would work toward putting a price on carbon. Sydney ABC News, Australia. 8 September 2010.
Australian election: Greens key to success of new government.
Julia Gillard's new minority government in Australia means that the country's green party will take a pivotal position in the nation's politics for the first time. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 8 September 2010.
Ottawa appoints chief climate change negotiator.
The Harper government has quietly filled a key international climate negotiating position it had left vacant for nearly six months. Postmedia News. 8 September 2010.
More in Mass. raising their own fowl.
With a large recall of potentially tainted eggs raising concerns about food-borne illness, the growing number of people who raise their own chickens believe they are sitting pretty, with a steady supply of homegrown eggs they contend are safer, tastier, and more natural than their factory-farm counterparts. Boston Globe, Massachusetts. 8 September 2010.
Arcuri urges EPA role in gas drilling.
Significant steps are needed to ensure drilling procedures are safe. Gannett News Service. 8 September 2010.
Rendell: No drilling moratorium.
There won't be a Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling moratorium in Pennsylvania while Ed Rendell is governor -- even if that means only four more months. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania. 8 September 2010.
Environmentalists seek funding from Marcellus Shale taxes.
With Growing Greener funds dwindling, a coalition of environmental groups is lobbying for a renewal of the program using a portion of the Marcellus Shale severance tax revenue if the new tax is approved. Chester Daily Local, Pennsylvania. 8 September 2010.
BP report blames itself, others for oil spill.
Oil giant BP PLC laid much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on itself, other companies' workers and a complex series of failures in an internal report released Wednesday before a key piece of evidence has been fully analyzed. Associated Press. 8 September 2010.
Cats, claims and food banks: Pepsi announces Gulf oil spill relief program finalists.
Pepsi today announced that 7 organizations and individuals in the Mobile/Pensacola area are on track to be funded grants through the Pepsi Refresh Project’s Do Good for the Gulf Program. Mobile Press-Register, Alabama. 8 September 2010.
Multiple companies, teams contributed to spill.
Oil giant BP PLC says in an internal report that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months. Associated Press. 8 September 2010.
Chemical industry succeeds in defeating ban on plastic bags in California.
Americans use 100 billion plastic bags a year. Just one of those plastic bags takes 1,000 years to break down. California was poised to become the first state to initiate a law that would ban the use of these long-lasting plastic bags, but it failed to pass. Washington DC Bureau, District of Columbia. 8 September 2010.
There is no such place as 'somewhere else'.
The term in land use planning circles to describe implacable community opposition is BANANA - Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone. Put those unsightly wind turbines, scary nuclear waste disposal site, gigantic solar mirrors, ugly power lines somewhere else. Trouble is, there is no such place. Daily Green. Opinion, 8 September 2010.
Will we ever get action on climate change?
In 1993, Willett Kempton, a prominent social scientist at the University of Delaware, posed the question, "Will public environmental concern lead to action on global warming?" At the time, it seemed that it would. Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota. Opinion, 8 September 2010.
BP threatens to cut aid to spill victims if not allowed to drill.
BP appears to be betting that the threat to renege on its cleanup and compensation promises will pressure Congress to allow the company to continue drilling in the Gulf, despite having created the worst environmental catastrophe in history. Newsweek. 8 September 2010.
Tax shale gas and greedy CEOs.
Marcellus Shale gas is the casinos of 2010. Extracting it, like the casinos, involves serious problems, starting with where it takes place, under us like the coal mines, and because it requires large amounts of water, which the process fouls. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania. Opinion, 8 September 2010.
Will latest Gulf explosion revive Senate energy debate?
It’s unlikely that the Mariner Energy incident will be the sole impetus to revive debate in the Senate about energy, climate, and drilling - at least not unless an investigation shows that the incident was caused by a regulatory failure, which could take weeks or months to sort out. Newsweek. Opinion, 8 September 2010.
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