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>A clear pattern of risk emerges from city smog. L.A.'s notorious air

>pollution is hardest on kids. The closer to a freeway they live, play or

>attend school, the more likely it is that their developing lungs' capacity

>will be reduced. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

>http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-smog10dec10,1,7144661.story

>Pollution health risks in our midst. An exclusive review of EPA data by

>the Tribune reveals that three Chicago area factories - U.S. Steel in

>Chicago; BP in Whiting; and Mittal Steel in East Chicago - are among 20

>worst in nation. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.

>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-epa_bd09dec09,1,1895000.stor\

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>Trucks power China's economy, at a suffocating cost. Every night, columns

>of hulking blue and red freight trucks invade China's major cities with a

>reverberating roar of engines and dark clouds of diesel exhaust so thick

>it dims headlights. New York Times [Registration Required]

>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/08/world/asia/08trucks.html?_r=1 & hp & oref=slogin

>Paraguay's soya barons. As big landowners cash in on Paraguay's soya

>bonanza, it is small farmers that are paying the price. London Guardian,

>England.

>http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial & id=171 & catID=4

>Mass rallies focus on Bali talks. Mass demonstrations are taking place

>across the UK and worldwide to coincide with UN climate change talks in

>Bali. BBC, UK.

>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7134060.stm

>Senate to rework ambitious energy bill. Democratic leaders in the Senate

>are planning a vote on a retooled energy bill late next week after they

>failed to muster enough support yesterday to prevent a filibuster of

>ambitious legislation passed by the House on Thursday. Washington Post

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>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/07/AR2007120700856\

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>Efforts to harvest ocean's energy open new debate front. Amid concerns

>about climate change and the pollution caused by generating electricity

>with coal and natural gas, Oregon is looking to draw power from the waves

>that pound its coast with forbidding efficiency. New York Times

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>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/08/us/08waves.html

>2 'green' technologies race for driver's seat. Proponents of the two most

>hyped technologies -- hydrogen fuel cells and plug-in electric hybrids --

>are squared off in an increasingly bitter fight. Los Angeles Times,

>California. [Registration Required]

>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-garage8dec08,0,5153155.story

>Group touts seaweed as warming weapon. Seaweed and algae could be potent

>weapons against global warming, capable of sucking damaging carbon dioxide

>out of the atmosphere at rates comparable to the mightiest rain forests.

>Associated Press

>http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/12/07/group_touts_seaweed_as_w\

arming_weapon/

>Clean coal still a distant vision. Nearly 14 months after a dramatic

>announcement by Montana's governor, not a spade has been turned to build

>clean coal plants in Montana, or anywhere else in America. Bozeman New

>West, Montana.

>http://www.newwest.net/city/article/clean_coal_still_a_distant_vision/C8/L8/

>Water: A precious, liquid commodity. Canada's fresh water is facing

>serious challenges, including the looming menace of climate change.

>CanWest News, Canada.

>http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=c6c7cdab-7c02-488c-92\

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>Cleaner water for Ithaca City's aging system can't meet new rules for

>drinking water. The city's 100-year-old water plant can't meet the newest

>set of EPA regulations, which become mandatory in 2012. 'Emerging'

>contaminants make finding solutions difficult. Ithaca Journal, New York.

>http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071208/NEWS01/7120\

80302/1002

>Fairfax wants state's help with pollutants tied to intersex fish. Fairfax

>County supervisors want state legislators to explore ways to cut

>pollutants linked to " intersex " fish found in the Potomac River.

>Associated Press

>http://www.examiner.com/a-1092563~Fairfax_wants_state_s_help_with_pollutants_ti\

ed_to_intersex_fish.html

>Debate centers on wastewater's effect on the Santa Clara River estuary.

>For more than 50 years, Ventura has been permitted to discharge its

>effluent into the Santa Clara River estuary. Today, it's one of the last

>cities in the state outside of the Bay Area to still do so, despite

>increasing pressure from environmental groups. Ventura County Star,

>California.

>http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/dec/08/waste-in-the-wetlands/

>Contaminant collects in breast milk. Scientists have discovered the

>mechanism by which a chemical known as perchlorate can collect in breast

>milk and cause cognitive and motor deficits in newborns. Health Day News

 

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