Weekly Web Roundup: bat love songs, honeybee rap, nitrous oxide
- Kim Ranney
- Sr. Online Marketing and Production Associate, New York City
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- Posted August 28, 2009 in The Media and the Environment
- New data confirms widespread atrazine contamination in drinking water and streams.
- Scientists to examine the link between Alzheimer's and man-made nano particles found in sunscreen and other products.
- Global warming could shift the Earth's axis by 1.5 meters in this century.
- Pennsylvania mayor brings green jobs to his town; bridges gap between working class and environmentalists.
- Secretary of Commerce approves plan to prohibit commercial fishing in the Arctic because of anticipated warming waters due to changing climate.
- Global warming could cause 82% decline in U.S. corn, cotton and soybean yields.
- Scientists decode intricate bat love songs.
- Joe Romm honors Senator Kennedy's environmental legacy.
- U.N.'s top climate scientist calls for a new target of 350 ppm of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
- Busted: the Coal industry front group FACES uses stock photos rather than real people to represent their "supporters."
- Five brothers rap to raise awareness about the plight of the honeybee.
- A new poll says must Americans support the way President Obama is dealing with energy issues.
- The EPA's Inspector General says the agency should set nutrient limits to block dead zones.
- Nitrous oxide is a top threat to stratospheric ozone.
- Happy 150th birthday, oil.
- The cost of solar panels has dropped about 40 percent since the middle of last year.
- Two alternative energy companies plan to buy a shuttered Ford factory and convert it into a renewable energy park that could employ 2,800 people within five years.
- New study links diabetes to toxins found in Lake Michigan's fish.
- The Atlantic argues that anti-cruelty laws that protect pets should also apply to farm animals.
- Contaminated water in Wyoming might be caused by hydraulic fracturing. NRDC's Amy Mall writes about this on her blog.
- Is industrial farming stealing the soul of America's food?
- Sigg announces that their water bottles are now BPA free. What were they before?
Think I missed anything really great? Feel free to share it in the comments section. Want news updates every day? Check out my colleague Ben Jervey's blog on Greenlight.
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