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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.
Military wary of offshore wind energy development.
The O'Malley administration's desire to build offshore wind turbines as part of its renewable energy program is running into an unlikely source of resistance: the military. Gaithersburg Gazette, Maryland. 20 November 2009.
Containing risk.
The ad-hoc proliferation of high-security biological labs must be controlled, and should be tied in more closely to broader research and public-health goals. Nature. Editorial, 19 November 2009.
No Plan B for planet if climate deal not agreed.
The short-sightedness of nations acting in their own narrow self-interest is the biggest threat to any agreement at the Copenhagen climate conference. Dublin Irish Times, Ireland. Opinion, 19 November 2009.
World leaders put off a climate change treaty.
There's no getting around the fact that as the science of climate change grows more dire, the global political system seems increasingly unable to deal with that reality. Time Magazine. 18 November 2009.
Seychelles leader urges climate pact to boost food security.
Global warming is "inextricably linked" to food security, Seychelles President James Michel said Monday, lamenting reports that no binding agreement is expected at the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen next month. Agence France-Presse. 18 November 2009.
State orders store to pull lead-tainted toys.
Six major stores with retail outlets in the Bay Area have been ordered by the state to remove from their shelves children's products containing dangerous levels of lead. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 18 November 2009.
Olin invests in shipping bleach.
Responding to public concern over the shipping of gaseous chlorine, Olin is developing a fleet of rail cars specifically designed to carry bleach. Chemical & Engineering News. 17 November 2009.
Indian Point puts public health at grave risk.
A major battle over the future of New York's energy policy is being fought at Indian Point, the site of two large nuclear reactors south of Albany. The battle is not just about energy--it's about public health. The three New York counties with the highest rates of thyroid cancer all are within 20 miles of Indian Point. Albany Times Union, New York. Opinion, 17 November 2009.
Legislature faces heat to restrict US beef imports.
The legislature is girding for a fight tomorrow as lawmakers remain divided on amending the Act Governing Food Sanitation to ban “risky” US beef products despite a looming deadline to push through legislation. Taipei Times, Taiwan. 16 November 2009.
Maldives President Nasheed – a climate hero.
Our dear Philippines, the world’s natural laboratory for calamities, is a stand-out in its deafening silence on the issue of carbon-neutrality. It is bereft of moral ascendancy due to its fossil fuels’ addiction. Cebu Daily News, Philippines. Opinion, 16 November 2009.
Chemical security bill wins approval.
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would significantly expand the Department of Homeland Security’s authority to regulate security practices at thousands of facilities nationwide that produce, use, or store chemicals. Chemical & Engineering News. 14 November 2009.
Put 'hot oil' lessons to use in debate on climate policy.
Any plan to mitigate greenhouse-gas emissions, like any approach to controlling oil production, must encompass all participants — addressing them in a direct and predictable manner. Houston Chronicle, Texas. Opinion, 13 November 2009.
Fears over cancer cluster among 9/11 rescue workers.
A series of recent deaths of New York police and fire officers who took part in the rescue operation at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks has prompted fears of a delayed epidemic of cancer-related illness. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 12 November 2009.
Smoking tied to suicide risk in bipolar disorder.
People with bipolar disorder who smoke appear to have a heightened risk of suicidal behavior -- possibly because they are generally prone to impulsive acts, a new study suggests. Reuters Health. 12 November 2009.
Dark clouds on a clear day.
Fears about the environment have been linked to a growing number of mental health issues in young people. Last year a 17-year-old boy in Melbourne became the world's first person to be diagnosed with "climate change delusion". Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 11 November 2009.
Climatism is more than a belief system.
Horrified commentators on both left and right have suggested that environmentalism will now be established as a religion. Financial Post. Opinion, 11 November 2009.
Climate deal needed in Copenhagen.
Next month's climate summit in Copenhagen must produce a substantial agreement, and failure would set back by years efforts to fight global warming, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. Associated Press. 10 November 2009.
Copenhagen failure would be 'suicide': Maldives.
The president of the Maldives has warned that a failure to agree a deal on limiting greenhouse gas emissions in Copenhagen next month would be an act of "collective suicide". Agence France-Presse. 10 November 2009.
Threatened Maldives urges joint action at UN climate talks.
The Maldives, threatened by rising sea levels because of global warming, on Monday pleaded with developed nations to reduce carbon emissions and said developing nations could change the outcome at climate talks in Copenhagen. Reuters. 10 November 2009.
Seven of Britain's new nuclear plants will be on Irish Sea coast.
Fears have been raised about the health and environmental risks to Ireland after the British Government gave the green light for the construction of 10 new nuclear power plants — seven of them along the Irish Sea. Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom. 10 November 2009.
You don't want to be downwind.
More than eight years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the House of Representatives has passed a bill to shore up security at this country’s chemical plants. The requirements are reasonable, vital and long overdue. New York Times. Editorial, 10 November 2009.
Some utilities push Congress to act on carbon emissions.
Utility executives are stepping up calls for legislation to cap greenhouse-gas emissions, fearing that if Congress doesn't act, the EPA will establish rules that would be costlier and less effective. Wall Street Journal. 9 November 2009.
Copenhagen failure would be 'suicide': Maldives.
The president of the Maldives has warned that a failure to agree a deal on limiting greenhouse gas emissions in Copenhagen next month would be an act of "collective suicide". Agence France-Presse. 9 November 2009.
Clean energy.
. I urge Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet to take action now for strong legislation that makes Colorado and America energy independent. Pueblo Chieftan, Colorado. Opinion, 8 November 2009.
House votes to strengthen chem plant security.
The House approved legislation Friday aimed at making chemical and water treatment facilities less vulnerable to terrorist attack. Associated Press. 7 November 2009.
Jets' trails suggest role in global warming.
Planes already are blamed for 13 percent of the transportation sector's human-generated greenhouse gas emissions, which act as insulation, holding warmth around the planet, according to a report this summer from the General Accountability Office. Nashville Tennessean, Tennessee. 7 November 2009.
Give prisoners priority treatment in swine flu vaccine: supporters.
Prisoners' rights advocates want inmates to get priority treatment with the H1N1 flu vaccine, arguing that there's a greater risk of convicts spreading the virus and that vaccinating them first would help all Canadians. Canadian Press. 5 November 2009.
Childhood vaccines, autism and the dangers of group think.
Los Angeles writer Amy Wallace knew there would be blow back when she wrote a story for Wired magazine debunking the idea that autism is caused by childhood vaccinations. But she didn't imagine anything like this. Los Angeles Times, California. Opinion, 5 November 2009.
Dickens was right about climate change.
It's foolish to rely on existing global initiatives to solve climate change because most concentrate on a single topic yet the reality is the problems are intertwined. Hartford Courant, Connecticut. Opinion, 5 November 2009.
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