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 Bush Administration pushes for approval of ozone-destroying pesticide methyl bromideBy Ben Kage, November 7 2006
(NewsTarget) At a Friday meeting in New Delhi, the Bush administration won international approval for the use of a little more than 5,900 tons of ozone-destroying pesticide methyl bromide, despite the objections of European nations.
Nearly two years ago, methyl bromide was banned under international treaty except in critical cases, but after Friday, the U.S. farmers are exempt from the ban if the pesticide is used on tomatoes, strawberries and some other crops in agriculture-heavy states such...
 Court rules Navy cannot deploy sonar that harms marine mammalsBy Jessica Fraser, November 6 2006
(NewsTarget) A federal appeals court recently rejected an attempt by the Bush administration to overturn a ruling that restricted the U.S. Navy's use of low-frequency active (LFA) sonar, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Three years ago, the NRDC won a landmark federal case that put limitations on the Navy's use of LFA sonar, which was found to pose a serious threat to whales and other marine life.
Since losing its appeal, the Navy must stick to an agreement with the...
 Wal-Mart pushes product suppliers towards greener packagingBy Jerome Douglas, November 6 2006
(NewsTarget) Global retailer Wal-Mart announced the online rollout of a "green" rating system for the packaging used by all of its product suppliers. Wal-Mart's new outlines for being a "green" supplier will eventually determine who can sell to the world's largest retailer.
Once Wal-Mart announced the program, roughly 2,000 private label suppliers to the company began investigating the physical packaging they use for the products they supply to the retailer -- and then began inputting that information...
 China to become world's top emitter of greenhouse gasesBy Jessica Fraser, November 3 2006
(NewsTarget) According to BBC science correspondent David Shukman, China will soon overtake the United States as the world's largest producer of greenhouse gasses.
On a recent trip to China, Shukman traveled between Shanghai and Changshu, and reported that the poor air quality -- which was visible in clouds hanging over the city -- caused him to cough, sneeze and feel light-headed.
China's surging population has sparked high demand for energy, and the government has plans to open a new power...
 Global collapse of seafood imminent, warn scientistsBy Ben Kage, November 3 2006
(NewsTarget) A report funded by the National Science Foundation's National Center for Ecological Synthesis and Analysis, appearing in Friday's issue of the journal Science, warns that overfishing and pollution may mean an end to seafood by 2048.
"Whether we looked at tide pools or studies over the entire world's ocean, we saw the same picture emerging. In losing species we lose the productivity and stability of entire ecosystems," said the lead author Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Halifax...
 Bush administration censored global warming research, say scientistsBy Ben Kage, November 2 2006
(NewsTarget) Inspectors general from both the Commerce Department and NASA are investigating allegations that the Bush administration tried to prevent scientists from speaking freely about global warming, announced Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, on Wednesday.
"These investigations are critical because the Republicans in Congress have ignored this serious problem," Lautenberg said, adding that the investigations "will uncover internal documents and agency correspondence that may expose widespread...
 Ocean dead zones increasing at alarming rate, warns United NationsBy Jessica Fraser, November 2 2006
(NewsTarget) A report issued last week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found that the number of oxygen-starved ocean "dead zones" has increased by more than a third over the last two years.
Dead zones form when microscopic marine plants called phytoplankton -- which act as the backbone of marine food chains -- explode in mass, attracting oxygen-consuming bacteria. The oxygen depletion, called hypoxia, kills off large quantities of fish, oysters, sea grasses and other forms...
 TV stations in Maine censor stories about global warmingBy Jerome Douglas, November 1 2006
(NewsTarget) In Maine, television stations are not covering the global warming story at all, after direction from Michael Palmer, the general manager of television stations WVII and WFVX, ABC and Fox affiliates in Bangor.
Palmer recently told his joint staff via email that when "Bar Harbor is underwater, then we can do global warming stories." Palmer then added, "Until then, no more."
The email message Palmer sent to his staff during this last summer ended up in the hands of the New York Times...
 Climate change will devastate global economies if emissions are not curbed, warns top economistBy Jessica Fraser, October 30 2006
(NewsTarget) Sir Nicholas Stern, former chief economist of the World Bank, issued a report to the UK government today warning that the damages caused by global warming will cost worldwide governments five to 20 times what it would cost to stem climate change.
The report -- commissioned by Chancellor Gordon Brown -- predicts that rising global temperatures will cause costly floods and famines, as well as widespread destruction of plant and animal species and mass movement of people.
Stern's...
 Scientists: American public being poisoned by radiation once thought harmlessBy Ben Kage, October 25 2006
(NewsTarget) According to a report called "Science for the Vulnerable: Setting Radiation and Multiple Exposure Environmental Health Standards to Protect Those Most at Risk," released Thursday, the protection standards for cancer-causing radiation in the United States are so low, only the strongest people are protected.
"A central principle of environmental health protection -- protecting those most at risk -- is missing from much of the U.S. regulatory framework for radiation," said study co-author...
 IBM computer factory workers show markedly increased cancer death rates, says researcherBy Jerome Douglas, October 25 2006
(NewsTarget) Workers involved in the manufacture of computer parts have death rates that are significantly higher than the general population, according to a study published by Environmental Health.
The study looked at data on the causes of death of around 31,000 former employees of global computer company IBM who had died between 1969 and 2001. The study was performed by Richard Clapp, a professor of environmental health at Boston University’s School of Public Health.
The study revealed that...
 Ozone hole is now larger than North America, scientists warnBy Jerome Douglas, October 25 2006
(NewsTarget) The ozone layer now has a hole larger than the continent of North America, according to U.S. government scientists announcing new ozone findings last week. The ozone in the upper atmosphere protects life on Earth by blocking the sun's ultraviolet rays.
According to scientists, human-produced gases such as bromine and chlorine damage the ozone layer, which in turn has caused the hole and allowed it to increase in size over time. This is a major reason why many compounds -- such as...
 Humans using Earth's resources at unsustainable rate, conservation group claimsBy Jessica Fraser, October 24 2006
(NewsTarget) Human populations are using up Earth's natural resources at a rapid rate that will require two planets' worth of supplies in the next 40 years, according to a recent report by conservation group WWF.
The WWF's bi-annual "Living Planet Report" claims that human activities on the planet have caused the populations of most species -- including mammals and fish -- to drop by roughly a third from 1970 to 2003. Pollution, overfishing and forestry activities have caused severe harm to Earth's...
Global warming to usher in weather extremes, impacting crops and food supplyBy Jerome Douglas, October 24 2006
(NewsTarget) Much of the world is likely to experience extended droughts, heavy rainfalls and longer heat waves over the next century because of global warming, a new study has forecasted. The Western United States, the Mediterranean and Brazil are specifically included in the findings from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
The NCAR study reinforces what nine of the world's top computer-based models have predicted for the extreme changes in climate that are possible as a result...
 Declining pollinator populations threaten future crops, ecosystemsBy Ben Kage, October 23 2006
(NewsTarget) The National Research Council recently released a report that suggests population trends for pollinators -- such as bees, birds, bats and other creatures that spread pollen and encourage plant fertilization -- are "demonstrably downward."
Three quarters of all flowering plants -- including those used for food crops, fiber, drugs and fuel -- rely on pollinators for fertilization, to the point that farmers often lease thousands of colonies of bees to ensure the crops are fertilized...
 Hundreds of personal care products contain untested, unapproved nano-scale ingredients that may pose consumer safety concernsBy Ben Kage, October 11 2006
(NewsTarget) A computer analysis of 25,000 personal care product labels -- conducted by nonprofit research organization, the Environmental Working Group -- found that hundreds of the products contain nano-sized or micronized materials, which can be very hazardous and unpredictable, according to the FDA.
Nano-materials' small size and exceptionally high surface area to volume ratio can produce chemical or physical properties that are vastly different from their larger counterparts. The analysis...
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