Book Shelf, Book 3- America's Wetland: Louisiana' s Vanishing Coast
AMERICA'S WETLAND: LOUISIANA'S VANISHING COAST
Photographs by Bevil Knapp, text by Mike Dunne Louisiana State
University Press, $39.95
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Book Shelf, Book 2- The Weather Makers
THE WEATHER MAKERS
By Tim Flannery
Atlantic Monthly Press, $25
Reviewed by JIM MOTAVALLI
Mercury-And-Fish-Contamination Stories Dominate Recent Coverage
By MIKE DUNNE
The Chicago Tribune's series of mercury in seafood (see page 1) was not the only fish story in the news in the past several months. Stories about the safety of seafood ran across the United States and Canada.
Jerry Hirsch of the Los Angeles Times reported on Feb. 27 that shoppers who browse the seafood counters at Holiday Quality Foods' 19 grocery stores in rural Northern California find a new Safe Harbor brand, the nation's first line of low-mercury fresh fish.
Testing Chicago Fish Opens Door Into Big National Story
By MIKE DUNNE
From Ink To Internet: Journalists Write Into The Blogosphere
By ROBERT McCLURE
"Yer blogging?"
The subject line on an SEJ friend's email at first caught me a little defensive. But it turned out that my friend is a big fan of weblogs, or blogs, believing they have the power to transform journalism and the social conversation. Notice, though, that she's not yet blogging herself. It's easier said than done – but also more fun than it sounds.
"Japan Sets Emissions Targets, and No One Seems Pleased"
"Japan, a major emitter of greenhouse gases and an important player in the global warming debate, announced Wednesday that by 2020 it intended to reduce emissions 15 percent from 2005 levels -- a goal immediately criticized as inadequate by environmentalists and industry officials."
Source: NYTimes, 06/11/2009
"Biofuel Producers Give EPA an Earful"
"Biofuel and farm groups objected to the U.S. EPA's revisions to the National Renewable Fuel Standard today at a public hearing in Washington."
Source: ENS, 06/11/2009
"Coral Conservation In The Caribbean"
"The island of Bonaire is somewhat of an anomaly in the Caribbean due to its remarkably preserved coral reefs."
Source: Environment Report, 06/11/2009
"Senate Panel Blocks Directional Drilling in ANWR"
"A Senate committee on Tuesday rejected a proposal by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the panel's top Republican, to allow access to oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by drilling for it from outside the refuge."
Source: AP, 06/11/2009
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