ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS PICKS
ACID RAIN: Acid rain molecule tells all
AGRICULTURE: Urban farming blooms in London
AIR POLLUTION: China’s olympic pollution efforts paid off, expert says, Dutch paving stones clean air pollution: A Dutch University will see if chemically tricked-out paving stones can clean the air
ANIMAL MIGRATIONS: Vanishing animal migrations need saving, experts say
ARCTIC MELTING: Vanishing Arctic ice may hurt Japan’s wildlife, tourism
ENERGY: Green Conservative Newt Gingrich claims tire inflation lines big oil’s pockets, Power from your tailpipe? It’s possible
FOOD: The ruby roman: Japan’s colossal new grape
FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS: Sweden requires fuel-efficient driving lessons
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: Geothermal power tapping its potential: A New York seminary and 3 million households are discovering that it is a viable alternative as oil prices keep rising steeply
GLACIAL MELTING: Glaciers before and after
GLOBAL WARMING: Kangaroo farming could reduce global warming
HOUSING MARKET: Pets abandoned by owners after foreclosure: Animals are the newest mortgage victims as owners leave pets behind, House sold for $1 in sign of US property crisis: In a sign of how desperate the property crisis has become in parts of the US, a foreclosed house in Detroit has sold for just one dollar – around 50 pence, Swimming pools at foreclosed houses become mosquitoes’ home
HYBRID TECHNOLOGY: The 11 least fuel efficient hybrids
INVASIVE SPECIES: Invasive snail multiplying in Lake Michigan, Venomous lionfish prowls fragile Caribbean waters
JELLYFISH: Mysterious jellyfish swarms seen in Europe, U.S.
MADAGASCAR: Black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) listed as critically endangered
MARINE MAMMALS: Humpback whales on road to recovery
NUCLEAR WASTE: McCain camp lies about Nevada nuclear waste dump
OFFSHORE DRILLING: Comment by Wesley P. Warren, Director of Programs / NRDC, McCain appears on oil rig to strengthen call for offshore drilling: A July oil-rig appearance had been scuttled after Hurricane Dolly and a major oil spill both struck the Gulf of Mexico region, Worth the risk? Debate on offshore drilling heats up, Texas A&M economist weighs pros and cons of offshore drilling, Wellington chamber weighs pros, cons of offshore drilling
SCIENCE: Deep-diving seals are cheap labor for Antarctic surveys, ‘Sugar coating’ used to waterproof paper
ZOOLOGICAL CONSERVATION: Largest insectarium in the U.S. recently opened in New Orleans, Lonesome George a Father?
WIND POWER: Off shore wind farm locations found via satellite
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