Weekly Web Roundup: pesticides, perchlorate, biodegradable cell phones
Posted August 7, 2009 in The Media and the Environment
- Senate passes $2 billion extension to fuel Cash for Clunkers.
- California's pesticides department resumes review of fumigant used on strawberry fields.
- Global warming may be the cause of Yosemite's trees getting smaller.
- New study links home pesticides to childhood cancer.
- Phoenix cuts water usage by 20 percent.
- India sets ambitious solar plan to generate 20GW of electricity from sunlight by 2020.
- Hollywood has a new theme park: Environmentland.
- Whole Foods CEO wants to shift the company's focus by launching a health eating initiative.
- Sprint launches biodegradable cell phone. Is it really green?
- Utah cuts energy use by 13% by closing state offices on Fridays.
- David Paterson sets goal to reduce New York's greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050.
- The EPA considers whether to regulate levels of perchlorate in water.
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.
