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Hot Items for Summer & Fall 2008

River Source's Data Sharing project
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Downloads of Summer 2008:
Rally Ho! Download Rich Schrader and Barb Horn's River Rally Presentation
Rio Puerco & Animas River Case Studies - Barb & Rich's case study
Design Guidelines for Restoration Monitoring

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EnviroLink News Service The EnviroLink News Service compiles the most relevant news stories of interest to the global environmental community from sources around the Internet.
California green energy proposal has thin support

Awareness is low, but 63 percent of those who had a view on it favor a California ballot measure that would require half the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2025, a Field poll issued on Tuesday shows. Voter awareness of Proposition 7 on the November ballot is extremely low -- 82 percent of those interviewed said they did not know of the measure. Phone interviews of 672 likely voters were conducted last week, Field Research said. Voters were asked opinions on several issues on the statewide ballot this November. On the renewable energy measure, 24 percent said they were likely to vote against it and 13 percent said they were undecided.

U.S. rushes to change workplace toxin rules.

Political appointees at the Dept. of Labor are moving with unusual speed to push through--in the final months of the Bush administration--a rule making it tougher to regulate workers' exposure to chemicals and toxins.

In Windy West Texas, An Economic Boom

As wind energy continues to expand across the U.S. heartland, rural America is likely to experience a revitalization not experienced since the homestead land grabs of the 19th century. Green jobs - high-quality employment for environmentally sustainable industries - and related spin-off opportunities are proliferating across West Texas. Local leaders predict that the economic growth has only just begun.

Fresh scent may hide toxic secret.

Common household items such as dryer sheets, fabric softeners, detergents, and solid, spray and plug-in air fresheners are potentially exposing your family and friends to dangerous chemicals, a new study finds.

China restricts car use to combat air pollution for the Olympics.

With the Games due to start in less than three weeks, Beijing on Sunday cranked up anti-pollution measures by yanking cars off the roads, expanding mass transit and staggering work hours in a bid to meet its pledge of a "green" Olympics.

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Climate Change Business Consulting; A Review Of Major League Players' Strengths And Weaknesses.

Research into the best business consultants on climate change issues reveals that the bigger the consultancy, the better value for money you get. A report by Verdantix, a British consultancy, concludes that of 16 major league consultants, IFC International scored best.

Microloans Pay Off for Planet, Investors

The number of "microborrowers" worldwide-people participating in the rapidly growing field of microfinance-increased by 17 percent in 2006, benefiting both communities and the environment, according to the latest Vital Signs Update released by the Worldwatch Institute.

What about Nanoparticles in Sun Screen?

One reader worried that many sunscreens rely on nanotechnology, which manipulates particles that are smaller than 100 nanometers (nm); for comparison, a human hair is about 80,000 nm in diameter. Some research indicates that nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, which makes it easier for sun screen to soak into the skin, are small enough to bypass the body's defensive "blood-brain barrier," enter the brain and damage brain cells.

Destruction of Wetlands Could Unleash Carbon Bomb

The world's wetlands, threatened by development, dehydration and climate change, could release a planet-warming "carbon bomb" if they are destroyed, ecological scientists said on Sunday. Wetlands contain 771 billion tons of greenhouse gases, one-fifth of all the carbon on Earth and about the same amount of carbon as is now in the atmosphere, the scientists said before an international conference linking wetlands and global warming.

Clean Tech Intro: The Solar Family

Solar power means more than solar panels. These days it can also mean collectors, towers, dyes, oh my! Here’s a guide to (most of) the different kinds of solar technologies that are out there today. First, the basics: Anything that uses solar energy as a source of power is solar-powered. Simple, right? Well let’s not forget that the sun gives us more than a whole spectrum of light, it also gives us heat. Both are used for a wide variety of applications, not just electricity.

Sustainability center stage at top air show

A chief obstacle to the true greening of the meetings industry is air travel. According to USA Today, on a New York-to-Denver flight, a commercial generates 840 to 1,660 pounds of carbon dioxide per passenger — what a typical driver generates with an SUV in a month. Now, imagine the carbon footprint of 10,000 attendees flying into a Denver convention — even one planned with the intention of being Earth-friendly.

Ship collision shuts Mississippi River, spills fuel

A chemical tanker split a fuel barge in half on the Mississippi River on Wednesday, spilling thousands of gallons of fuel oil and forcing the closure of a 58-mile (93-km) stretch from New Orleans southward that could last for days, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.

India firms lag in climate action: report

India's top firms face little stakeholder pressure to combat climate change with only about 40 percent of the companies surveyed setting voluntary carbon emissions reduction goals, a report said. A survey by KPMG consultants of 70 CEOs found their response to climate issues was driven largely by the need to comply with expected regulations, while leaving the leadership role in tackling global warming to the government.

Environment News Service Late-breaking environmental news

NEW GROUP OF ENDANGERED LEMURS FOUND IN MADAGASCAR

U.S. and CANADA STRENGTHEN GREAT LAKES COOPERATION

NORWEGIAN MUSIC FESTIVALS FIRST IN CLIMATE-FRIENDLY NETWORK

ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN

Tomato Salmonella Scare Over, Hot Pepper Scare Begins
Global Warming Inspires Buffalo to Be Bicycle Friendly
Northern Rockies Wolves Temporarily Back on Endangered List
Misapplied Herbicides Enter Klamath River Tributary
Columbus, Ohio's $2.5 Billion Plan to Reduce Overflows
Clemson's Excellent Watershed World

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