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As rampaging river swamps villages, India's 'untouchables' are
last to be rescued--if at all. In the two weeks
since a monsoon-swollen river burst its banks, India's
"untouchables" are the last to be rescued - if at all -
from a deluge that has killed dozens and made 1.2 million
homeless. Associated Press
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-india-dividing-waters,0,1993033.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-india-dividing-waters,0,1993033.story
Lafourche and Terrebonne get the brunt of Gustav. The bullet that missed New Orleans caused extensive
damage to homes and businesses from Grand Isle to Lafayette and shut
off power to close to a million utility customers statewide.
New Orleans Times-Picayune, Louisiana.
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2008/09/lafourche_and_terrebonne_get_t.html
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2008/09/lafourche_and_terrebonne_get_t.html
New Orleans levees hold against Hurricane Gustav. New Orleans evaded catastrophic disaster from Hurricane
Gustav, emerging with a strained levee system that mostly held despite
a day of uncertainty. Los Angeles Times, California.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-gustav2-2008sep02,0,3052793.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-gustav2-2008sep02,0,3052793.story
Gustav hits vulnerable coastal area. It
has been estimated that the Louisiana loses a football-sized area of
wetlands every 40 minutes due to damage caused by levees. Gustav hit
smack in the middle of the state's most vulnerable coastal area. Can
it recover? All Things Considered,
NPR.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94176239
Scientists remain divided over issue of changing patterns in
storms. Gustav and a string of tempests
percolating in the Atlantic are intensifying a debate within the
scientific community over whether hurricanes are getting more
destructive, and if so whether global warming is to blame. Wall Street Journal [Subscription
Required]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122031269288088877.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122031269288088877.html
Climate 'hockey stick' is revived. A
new study by climate scientists behind the controversial 1998
"hockey stick" graph suggests their earlier analysis was
broadly correct. BBC, United Kingdom.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7592575.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7592575.stm
Beyond carbon: scientists worry about nitrogen's
effects. Public discussion of complicated
climate change is largely reduced to carbon: carbon emissions, carbon
footprints, carbon trading, but other chemicals have large roles in
the planet's health. New York Times [Registration Required]
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/science/02nitr.html?ref=science
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/science/02nitr.html?ref=science
Suspect: Global warming. Add mudslides
to the mix of global-warming worries. Wall Street Journal [Subscription
Required]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122031650925989075.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122031650925989075.html
Energy's most dangerous game. All the
energy America needs for the next 100 years lies under the sea off the
coast of South Carolina. One problem: Digging it out could cause a
global climate disaster. Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/08/29/energy-methane-hydrates-biz-energy-cx_wp_0902gashydrates.html
http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/08/29/energy-methane-hydrates-biz-energy-cx_wp_0902gashydrates.html
Green cement may set carbon emissions fate in
concrete. For every ton of ordinary cement,
known as Portland cement, a ton of air-polluting carbon dioxide is
released during production. A new green cement holds promise of
eliminating those emissions. San Francisco Chronicle, California.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/01/MNGD12936I.DTL
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/01/MNGD12936I.DTL
Aid agencies plan CO2 offsets that also help poor. From fuel-efficient stoves for displaced Congolese
families to drought-resistant cashew trees in Brazil, some aid
agencies offering carbon offset schemes want to marry emissions
savings with help for people living with climate change. Reuters
http://africa.reuters.com/country/MR/news/usnL1505516.html
McCain's energy intentions. McCain has
made headway with voters with his full-throated backing for expanded
offshore drilling, along with increased expansion of nuclear power,
coal, and other energy sources. Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/aug2008/db20080829_728209.htm
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/aug2008/db20080829_728209.htm
Oil bubbles point to eco disaster in paradise. Sixty years on and the impacts of the second world war
are still being felt. New Scientist, England.
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14645-oil-bubbles-point-to-eco-disaster-in-paradise-.html
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14645-oil-bubbles-point-to-eco-disaster-in-paradise-.html
Large environmental protest in Beijing.
Only one week after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, there was a mass
demonstration in Beijing's Chaoyang District protesting the large
quantities of dioxin released from a rubbish incinerator located in a
densely populated urban area. Epoch Times
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/beijing-protest-environment-dioxin-3661.html
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/beijing-protest-environment-dioxin-3661.html
Buried tires at Oak Ridges Moraine site fuel anger. Residents and environmental activists question the
wisdom of the decision and the long-term environmental impact of
burying as many as 70,000 dumped tires on the Oak Ridges
Moraine. Toronto Star, Ontario.
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/488825
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/488825
Residents near Chesapeake golf course fear fly ash
runoff. This spring people who live near
Battlefield Golf Club at Centerville learned that the golf course was
contoured with 1.5 million tons of fly ash, laden with heavy metals,
left from the burning of coal for electricity. Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot,
Virginia.
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/residents-near-chesapeake-golf-course-fear-fly-ash-runoff
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/residents-near-chesapeake-golf-course-fear-fly-ash-runoff
It ain't easy being green -- especially in golf. Environmental practices have a strong effect on a sport
millions of people enjoy. Edmonton Journal, Canada.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/features/golf/story.html?id=25a1287f-b19f-476f-94d8-78ef38cde8b3
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/features/golf/story.html?id=25a1287f-b19f-476f-94d8-78ef38cde8b3
Long-term ills tied to bad food. Over
the past decade, as medical experts have sought out the source of
certain chronic illnesses, they have increasingly found links to
episodes of food poisoning. Washington Post [Registration
Required]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082902519.html
Farmers stalk wildlife to keep salads free of
bacteria. Farmers in "America's Salad
Bowl" are turning into hunters -- stalking wild pigs, rabbits and
deer -- to keep E. coli and other harmful bacteria out of their
fields. Associated Press
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-foodsafety2-2008sep02,0,863519.story
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-foodsafety2-2008sep02,0,863519.story
Hospitals send formula home with baby while encouraging
breast-feeding. A new study of almost 1,300
East Coast hospitals found that 94 percent distributed free samples of
infant formula to new mothers, despite opposition from a number of
medical and public health organizations. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-formula-samples_tuessep02,0,852428.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-formula-samples_tuessep02,0,852428.story
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*Bipolar in kids linked to father's age
*More Gustav coverage
*Climate: Reefs dead within 30 years; Sea level rise accelerates; Grim prospects for Australian rivers
*Energy: South African nuclear power; Scottish hydro; Dutch venture plans cheap, powerful electric cars
*Stories from UK, Germany, Israel, Nigeria, S. Afirca, Japan, China, Philippines, Cambodia, India, Australia, Canada
*US stories from NH, MA, CT, NY, NJ, FL, MI, IL, OH, TN, MO, LA, OK, TX, ID, CO, WA, OR, CA
*Editorials: Industry wins, parents lose; Nature's inalienable rights?; Sounding the vanishing ice alarm
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