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Oysters, or not.
The FDA's attempt to regulate raw Gulf Coast oysters didn't sit well in the South, but something needs to be done because people are dying. Los Angeles Times, California. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Tuna’s death spiral.
The United States should stick to its guns and list the bluefin tuna as an endangered species to protect it from being fished into extinction. New York Times. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Right response on public water.
We're glad to see the Health Department moving to eliminate the danger from untreated drinking water systems. Denver Post, Colorado. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Beyond Copenhagen.
Whatever happens among the officials gathered in Copenhagen, climate activists are using the occasion to explore new directions. While the United States must be part of any international agreement that addresses this global crisis, the fight against climate change begins at home. Nation. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Flu shot roulette.
Every shot counts. Except when it's not yet being used. Chicago Tribune, Illinois. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Promises of drug industry fall flat.
Congress and the White House are poised to expand health insurance coverage to millions of Americans who desperately need it. Even if the House doesn’t prevail with its version of this bill, this issue will not go away. Sacramento Bee, California. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
How environmental degradation harms humanity.
A new report reveals the boomerang effect of direct assaults on nature, as infectious diseases wing back to plague the people responsible. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Awash in fossil fuels.
Today, there is a name for the political doctrine that rejoices in scarcity of everything except government. The name is environmentalism. Washington Post. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Grant Port of Oakland truckers an extension.
Air quality officials should grant an extension to allow affected truckers a reasonable amount of time to seek alternate funding. Oakland Tribune, California. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Climate change means less food, more hunger.
As the U.N. climate-change conference in Copenhagen approaches, we are in a race between political tipping points and natural ones. Washington Post. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
The global south bloc.
Saleemul Huq has done more to help poor people and countries prepare for climate change than perhaps anyone else in the world. Copenhagen will be the biggest test yet for Huq and his colleagues as they fight for genuine and equitable solutions to climate change. Nation. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
'Carbon tax' is sensible, and perhaps inevitable, advocate says.
With the global climate change summit in Copenhagen just a few weeks away, there is increasing gloom over the likelihood that a robust international treaty to lower carbon emissions is out of reach, at least for now. Los Angeles Times, California. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Authorities powerless to prevent this disaster.
The calamity which has befallen Cockermouth and Workington offers a grim lesson for flood defence planners: there is only so much you can do. London Independent, United Kingdom. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Solar is ready to answer San Antonio's energy needs.
With public and official support for the nuclear project melting down, the time has come for a comprehensive discussion about options. One abundant and free fuel is solar energy. San Antonio Express-News, Texas. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Drowning in the Garden of Eden.
An underwater cabinet meeting in the island nation of Maldives may seem amusing, but it underscores the danger facing low-lying lands all over the world, from Venice to Hawaii, the Netherlands to New Zealand, London to Manhattan. Washington Post. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
8 ways we should clean up our food supply.
The landscape of health has changed. No longer are our families guaranteed a healthy livelihood, not in the face of the current rates of cancer, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimers and allergies. Daily Green. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
EPA in a rush on gases.
During his Inauguration speech, President Obama famously said, "We will restore science to its rightful place." Unfortunately, Mr. Obama's "change" memo must not have reached the Environmental Protection Agency. Washington Times, District of Columbia. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Community gardens.
There has been a great emphasis in recent years on the importance of growing food sustainably; even the White House now has an organic garden. But if we want an ecologically sound local food system that's available to everyone, we'll need to figure out how to reinvest in that lost infrastructure. Newsweek. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
An inconvenient solution.
Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth was one of the high points of the environmental movement, but the section on what to actually do was short on ideas. Gore heard those criticisms and spent the next few years picking the brains of virtually everyone who ever thought professionally about climate and energy. Nation. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Lots of risk, no reward in drilling off the coast of Florida.
We’re being asked to risk the welfare of tourism and our environment on a list of claims none of which can be supported. This is a giant gamble, a $65 billion gamble, and the odds are not in our favor. TC Palm, Florida. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Is protecting consumers from uncooked oysters a rotten plan?
Coming down on the oyster is kind of an odd move for FDA to be making in the context of much larger food-safety issues that haven't been addressed. Slate. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Bishops says climate change is spiritual matter.
The moral responsibility as people of God requires us to behave in ways that protect His Creation. Bellingham Herald, Washington. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Hunger in our land of plenty.
It's a sin that it not only exists but is actually increasing in the richest nation on Earth. Tens of millions of Americans are unable to feed their families. Myrtle Beach Sun News, South Carolina. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Corps of Engineers was negligent on MR-GO.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. was unsparing in his condemnation of the Army Corps of Engineers, handing down a ruling that faults the agency for the catastrophic flooding in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans Times-Picayune, Louisiana. Editorial, 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.
Coffin nails: State smoking worst.
Sadly, West Virginia has America's worst rate of deadly cigarette smoking and exposure to dangerous second-hand smoke inside homes. We urge the state's excessive number of smokers to be brave and break free. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
The controversy over mammograms.
It is important to keep the findings and recommendations of the expert panel in perspective. They are a mere guidance. The decision about whether to be screened is left to each woman--to determine what risks and benefits she is most comfortable accepting. New York Times. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
New view of mammograms.
Breast cancer is expected to kill 40,000 women in the U.S. this year. We agree with experts who say better screening methods are needed, but until those come along, the changes to the recommendations have confused medical decision-making rather than guided it. Los Angeles Times, California. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
Success story takes flight.
Louisiana's longstanding affection for the pelican has been rewarded in recent weeks, as the brown pelican in Louisiana has flown all the way from the endangered species list and back to relative health. Monroe News-Star, Louisiana. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
Big birds soar off the endangered list.
Brown pelicans, with their distinctive bills and pouches, were near extinction but have made a comeback. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it has taken the brown pelican off the endangered species list. Sacramento Bee, California. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
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