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As smart grid expands, so does vulnerability to cyber attacks.
The accelerating deployment of tens of millions of advanced electric meters and other smart grid devices may help fight climate change. But it also could make the nation's power network potentially more vulnerable, the head of the nation's electric grid operations monitor says. ClimateWire. 20 November 2009.
Owners sue Quadrant Homes over 'sick' houses.
Homeowners contend that mold growing in houses built by Quadrant Corp -- flowering, they claim, because rushed construction schedules didn't leave time to dry wet building materials -- is circulated through poorly designed and badly built heating systems, poisoning occupants. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington. 20 November 2009.
Asian carp may have breached barrier.
The decade-old battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes might be over. New research shows the fish likely have made it past the $9 million electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 20 November 2009.
Oil sands pipeline to West Coast gains backing.
Commercial support is building for a new pipeline to carry oil sands crude on its way to Asia, as Canada's energy industry seeks diversification from the U.S. market and an escape valve from potentially punitive climate-change regulations. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 20 November 2009.
Land of the rising sea.
On the front line of climate change, the people of the Pacific Islands are desperately looking for higher ground. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 20 November 2009.
State issues alert on seven children's products.
Oregon authorities alerted the public on Thursday that seven products for children sold in Target, Wal-Mart and other big retailers contain excessive amounts of lead. Portland Oregonian, Oregon. 20 November 2009.
Bhopal victims protest against Dow as anniversary looms.
Indian survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster on Thursday protested outside the offices of the US company blamed for the toxic leak ahead of the 25th anniversary of the notorious accident. Agence France-Presse. 20 November 2009.
Big oil to Congress: Expand offshore drilling.
Executives from two major oil companies told Congress on Thursday that the federal government should open more offshore areas to oil and natural gas drilling so the U.S. can rely less on foreign suppliers. Reuters. 20 November 2009.
Fines paid for air quality lapses.
State environmental regulators have reached a settlement with a New Jersey company that calls for a $355,000 fine and the installation of new monitoring equipment in response to air emissions violations in 2007. New Haven Register, Connecticut. 20 November 2009.
Gas-drilling oversight reconsidered.
Who's going to pay to ensure local water wells are not polluted by Marcellus Shale drilling? The state's proposal that would require local health departments to oversee gas drilling is being reconsidered in light of an order by Gov. David Patterson. Gannett News Service. 20 November 2009.
4 groups threaten to sue over Mirant's P.G. landfill.
Four environmental groups are threatening to sue the owners of a Prince George’s County landfill they say is dumping toxic chemicals into a creek feeding the Patuxent River watershed. Baltimore Daily Record, Maryland. 20 November 2009.
Texas plant won't burn Mexican hazardous materials.
The company cited the economy for its decision to abandon the chemical waste importation plan, but environmental groups claimed victory in stopping the area from becoming a "dumping ground for the world." Associated Press. 20 November 2009.
Hidden poison: San Jacinto River's submerged toxic dumps must be secured, and soon.
Since 2005, state and federal environmental officials have known the source of dangerous levels of the carcinogen dioxin originating in the San Jacinto River and contaminating seafood harvested from northern Galveston Bay. Houston Chronicle, Texas. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
Texas plant won't burn Mexican PCB materials.
A southeast Texas industrial plant is scrapping plans to import and incinerate 20,000 tons of hazardous materials from Mexico, the facility's general manager said Wednesday. Associated Press. 19 November 2009.
Australian uranium to China, a worry for many reasons .
Whistleblowers are being punished for raising legitimate concerns about nuclear contamination and slack environmental and workplace safety practices. It is into this world that Australia has just sent its second shipment of uranium. Epoch Times. 19 November 2009.
From blood to oil, the curse of a Sudanese village.
The inhabitants of Rier, a festering clutter of tumbledown straw huts and rubbish in southern Sudan, say the peace and progress promised by the White Nile Petroleum Operating Company, has not been realised and that oil exploitation has only poisoned their lives. Agence France-Presse. 19 November 2009.
Companies call government incentives the key to green.
Companies involved in clean technology say their growth depends more on subsidies and tax breaks from national governments than on international agreements. New York Times. 19 November 2009.
Silica nanoparticles flow in (and out of) waste.
New research highlights some of the issues swirling around nanomaterials in wastewater, but no answers are forthcoming. Environmental Science & Technology. 19 November 2009.
Bhopal victims protest against Dow.
Indian survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster on Thursday protested outside the offices of the US company blamed for the toxic leak ahead of the 25th anniversary of the notorious accident. Agence France-Presse. 19 November 2009.
Cleanup at comm site.
A three-month effort to remove hazardous waste and remnants of an old military communications site in Black River-Matheson was completed this week. North Bay Nugget, Ontario. 19 November 2009.
Chromium traces in well water spark anger.
Residents in a Fredericton-area neighbourhood are upset they were not immediately notified after traces of chromium turned up in a monitoring well at the site of a chemical spill. CBC New Brunswick, New Brunswick. 19 November 2009.
High sodium levels found in water sample from Barnett Shale drilling in Flower Mound.
A report on the water produced from gas drilling operations in the Barnett Shale shows high concentrations of sodium and traces of other elements. Dallas Morning News, Texas. 19 November 2009.
Many Colorado water waivers revoked after taint.
Colorado has revoked waivers from as many as 72 public drinking-water systems and is now requiring chlorine treatment of most public supplies as part of the response to a salmonella-poisoning epidemic that ravaged Alamosa last year. Denver Post, Colorado. 19 November 2009.
Malibu mobile home park receives reduced fine for sewage spills.
A Malibu mobile home park that was hit with a proposed fine of $1.65 million in February for repeatedly allowing raw sewage to spill into the ocean and local creeks will be ordered to pay a mere fraction of the penalty. Los Angeles Times, California. 19 November 2009.
Why honeybees are falling through the cracks.
Over the past three years, more than 50 billion honeybees have died. Scientists understand the causes, and now we need everyone to lend a helping hand. Without the bees, we cannot survive. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. Opinion, 19 November 2009.
Tagging the tigers of the sea.
Tuna boats in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean will be alowed to catch a total of 13,500 tonnes of bluefin tuna next year. This gives the species a 60 per cent chance of recovering within 15 years--but environmental groups say it is not enough to save the bluefin from commercial extinction. New Scientist. 18 November 2009.
A stimulus that could save money.
A “cash for caulkers” program has the potential to get contractors working again, as well as keep more money in homeowners’ pockets. New York Times. 18 November 2009.
7 toys and other products exceed lead limits, California says.
California Atty. Gen. Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a safety warning today, alleging that seven toys and children's products tested by the Center for Environmental Health this month contained lead levels far above the legal limit. Los Angeles Times, California. 18 November 2009.
Hygiene threatens kangaroo meat industry.
Dangerous levels of salmonella and E.coli have been found in kangaroo meat destined for human consumption, backing up claims by a former NSW chief food inspector that the industry is failing to adhere to the Australian standard. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 18 November 2009.
Energy company fined for polluting sea loch with oil.
A giant energy company was fined £20,000 yesterday for allowing a Western Isles sea loch to be polluted by thousands of gallons of oil in an incident that led to tonnes of farmed salmon being culled. Northern Scotland Press and Journal, United Kingdom. 18 November 2009.
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