"2009 A Deadly Year For Florida's Manatees"
"A record number of endangered manatees died in Florida waters this year, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission."
Source: Reuters, 12/22/2009
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"Towns Tackle 'Green' Building Laws"
"In Yonkers last week, Mayor Philip A. Amicone announced he would veto new legislation requiring that developers of residential and commercial buildings hew to 'green' construction practices -- not because he opposes sustainable development, the mayor said, but because of legal, technical and political issues."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 12/22/2009
Bill Would Protect 1 Million Acres in Mojave
"The protected areas would encompass 1 million acres containing wildlife, extinct volcanoes, sand dunes and ancient petroglyphs. The senator says the bill could be enacted in late 2010."
Source: LA Times, 12/22/2009
"O Christmas Tree"
"It's the holidays... which for some of us means time to deck the halls with boughs of holly and, oh yeah, pick out a Christmas tree. ... Which tree is greener -- real or artificial."
Source: Environment Report, 12/22/2009
"The Exotic Menace"
"A growing worldwide trade in exotic plants and animals, fueled by a fascination with the rare and beautiful, often wreaks havoc on Florida's native plants and animals and costs the nation billions each year."
Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal, 12/22/2009
"Asian Carp: Michigan Asks Supreme Court To Shut 2 Corridors To Great Lakes"
"The fight to keep invasive Asian carp from the Great Lakes reached the nation's highest court Monday as Michigan's attorney general sued Illinois, asking for the closing of two shipping locks near Chicago in perhaps a last-ditch effort to save the region's $7 billion fishing industry."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 12/22/2009
"Obama Negotiates 'Copenhagen Accord' With Senate Climate Fight in Mind"
"COPENHAGEN -- President Obama may have improved his chances for passing global warming legislation in the Senate by forging an interim international agreement here that puts both rich and poor countries on a path to curtail greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: ClimateWire, 12/22/2009
Analysis: "EU Carbon Scheme Reels After Weak Climate Deal"
The price of tradeable carbon allowances fell on the EU market in response to failure of the U.N. climate talks to deliver strong limits on carbon dioxide emissions.
Source: Reuters, 12/22/2009
"High Lead Levels in Office for Lead Prevention"
"Extremely high, potentially unhealthy levels of lead dust have been found in the Allegheny County Health Department's dilapidated office building in Lawrenceville that houses the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/21/2009
"Dreams Dashed on Contaminated Land"
City leaders celebrated the ground-breaking for New Bedford High School in 1970, apparently not knowing the risks of building it on a toxic dump.
Source: South Coast Today, 12/21/2009
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