Monday, August 15, 2011

8/13 Environmental News

// State can recoup Kiddie Kollege cleanup money from broker
// August 13, 2011 at 1:03 AM

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20110812_Ruling_lets_N_J__collect_for_cleanup_of_day_care.html
A year ago, New Jersey paid roughly $1 million to clean up and demolish the Kiddie Kollege day-care center, which made national news in 2006 when environmental inspectors discovered it had been housed in a mercury-contaminated former factory.


// Hamilton County awarded $123K grant from DEC
// August 13, 2011 at 12:42 AM

http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/539649.html
Hamilton County has been awarded $123,000 in a "smart growth" grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.


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8/15 Environmental News

// Bucks board addresses environmental issues, open space
// August 15, 2011 at 2:03 AM

http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2011/08/15/public_spirit_willow_grove_guide/news/doc4e42e646a75dd182194163.txt
The Bucks County Board of Commissioners addressed natural gas drilling in the county during its bi-weekly meeting Aug 3.


// New body for environmental clearances: PM
// August 14, 2011 at 11:12 PM

http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/826841/ht/New-body-for-environmental-clearances-PM
The government will set up an environmental assessment and monitoring authority to streamline the process of environmental clearances, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.


// Additional news "Nature"
// August 14, 2011 at 7:12 PM

http://www.bakutoday.net/the-court-closed-the-landfill-in-the-area-semiluki-voronezh-region.html
In the Voronezh region court upheld the claims of the environmental prosecutor's closing landfill in Semiluki district, this correspondent BakuToday April 6 said Senior Assistant Attorney Voronezh region Mikhail Usov.


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8/14 Environmental News

// Additional news "Business News"
// August 14, 2011 at 11:28 AM

http://www.bakutoday.net/in-the-nizhny-novgorod-region-last-week-revealed-26-facts-of-counterfeiting.html
Governor of the region Sergei Mitin signed a decree establishing an advisory board of environmental Novgorod region.


// Governor laments Goa's degradation
// August 14, 2011 at 10:14 AM

http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/826567/ht/Governor-laments-Goas-degradation
Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu has expressed serious concern over increasing drug trafficking and environmental degradation in the state.


// Gambia: Environmental Agency Holds Sensitisation Forum
// August 14, 2011 at 10:07 AM

http://allafrica.com/stories/201108140113.html
The National Environment Agency (NEA) recently concluded a one-day sensitisation forum on Gambia National Portfolio Formulation Exercise in Brikama, Kombo Central, West Coast Region.


// Summerfest at Beczak mixes environmental fun, lessons
// August 14, 2011 at 2:46 AM

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110814/NEWS02/110814002
YONKERS - Water contamination from last week's Ossining sewer main break put the kibosh on kayaking and seine fishing on the Hudson River Sunday. But that didn't stop festival-goers from having plenty of fun under the sun at the eighth annual Summerfest at the Beczak Environmental Education Center. In lieu of wading into the river, children frolicked in a sprinkler and played water games on the ...


// Bucks board addresses environmental issues, open space
// August 14, 2011 at 2:03 AM

http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2011/08/14/public_spirit_willow_grove_guide/news/doc4e42e646a75dd182194163.txt
The Bucks County Board of Commissioners addressed natural gas drilling in the county during its bi-weekly meeting Aug 3.


// Utah News
// August 14, 2011 at 1:51 AM

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home2/52229602-183/agents-case-company-criminal.html.csp
(FRANCISCO KJOLSETH | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ted Owens, special agent with the Environmental Protection Agency, has worked in Salt Lake City for more than a decade.


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8/12 Environmental News

// Environmental Protection Agency's Move on Ozone Recognizes Threat to Jobs, Economy
// August 12, 2011 at 5:51 PM

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/110812/20110812005958.html?.v=1
"The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to seek further delay on its proposed ozone rules tells us the Obama administration recognizes the disastrous consequences that more restrictive ozone regulations would have on the economy and jobs creation.


// Lincoln, Neb., Selected to Receive Green Design Assistance (NE)
// August 12, 2011 at 5:14 PM

http://www.manufacturing.net/News/Feeds/2011/08/mnet-mnet-industry-focus-environmental-lincoln-neb-selected-to-receive-green-design-ass/
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Aug.12, 2011) - EPA has selected Lincoln, Neb., for green design assistance that includes incorporating green solutions to manage stormwater runoff and building pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods


// How Much Sweat Will It Take To Pay Off Your Bike's Carbon Footprint?
// August 12, 2011 at 3:11 PM

http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-27498-how_much_sweat_will_it_take_to_pay_off_your_bikes_carbon_footprint.html
Over at Slate , freelance writer Brian Palmer asks and answers the question: How far do you have to commute by bike to cancel out the carbon emissions produced in the manufacturing of your bicycle? Palmer's answer: Around 400 miles should erase the bad environmental karma of the 530 pounds of CO2 emissions that go into making the typical bike. Given my eight-mile round-trip commute from home to ...


// Scientists link shifting Atlantic mackerel distribution to environmental factors, changing climate
// August 12, 2011 at 2:45 PM

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/nfnf-sls081211.php
( NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center ) NOAA scientists have found that environmental factors have changed the distribution patterns of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), a marine species found in waters from Cape Hatteras to Newfoundland, shifting the stock northeastward and into shallower waters. Atlantic mackerel migrate great distances on a seasonal basis to feed and spawn ...


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8/12 Environmental News

// The year of the environmental u-turn?
// August 12, 2011 at 5:43 AM

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/environmental-u-turn-094328795.html
The coalition's commitment to nuclear power, the waste review, the Green Investment Bank, Green Deal and the u-turn on the sale of the nation's forests have all evoked strong reactions from our membership over the course of the last parliamentary year.


// State can recoup Kiddie Kollege cleanup money from broker
// August 12, 2011 at 3:43 AM

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20110812_Ruling_lets_N_J__collect_for_cleanup_of_day_care.html
A year ago, New Jersey paid roughly $1 million to clean up and demolish the Kiddie Kollege day-care center, which made national news in 2006 when environmental inspectors discovered it had been housed in a mercury-contaminated former factory.


// Business news in brief
// August 12, 2011 at 3:27 AM

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20110812_Business_news_in_brief.html
Talks between Verizon Communications Inc. and two unions continued as the company contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation for assistance in handling acts of vandalism.


// Questerre Targets Unconventional Oil During Environmental Assessment in Quebec
// August 12, 2011 at 12:23 AM

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1548980&sourceType=3
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// N.J. can recoup Kiddie Kollege cleanup cash from broker
// August 11, 2011 at 9:43 PM

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20110811_N_J__can_recoup_Kiddie_Kollege_cleanup_cash_from_broker.html
A year ago, New Jersey paid roughly $1 million to clean up and demolish the Kiddie Kollege day care center, which made national news in 2006 when environmental inspectors discovered it had been housed in a mercury-contaminated former factory.


// EPA to Hold News Conference to Announce New Environmental Partnership between EPA and City of Lincoln, Neb., on Friday ...
// August 11, 2011 at 7:44 PM

http://www.manufacturing.net/News/Feeds/2011/08/mnet-mnet-industry-focus-environmental-epa-to-hold-news-conference-to-announce-new-enviro/
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Aug.11, 2011) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks and Lincoln, Neb., Mayor Chris Beutler will hold a news conference to announce a new environmental partnership between EPA and City of Lincoln


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8/11 Environmental News

// Fed oilsands strategy targeted provincial plans: documents
// August 11, 2011 at 4:30 PM

http://www.canada.com/oilsands+strategy+targeted+provincial+plans+documents/5236848/story.html
Ottawa's strategy to promote the oilsands in partnership with industry and Alberta was not just about polishing the industry's image and countering foreign climate change policies.


// Colorado Springs Utilities Chooses MetricStream for Integrated GRC and Environmental Management
// August 11, 2011 at 2:18 PM

http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/2094429/colorado_springs_utilities_chooses_metricstream_for_integrated_grc_and_environmental/index.html?source=r_technology
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MetricStream Inc., the market leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management Solutions, today announced that Colorado Springs Utilities has chosen MetricStream solutions for Integrated GRC and Environmental Management. MetricStream solutions will be used across the organization, including the Southern Delivery System (SDS ...


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8/11 Environmental News

// Japan Takes Nuclear Safety Agency Away From Trade Ministry
// August 11, 2011 at 12:13 PM

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/11/139537870/japan-takes-nuclear-safety-agency-away-from-trade-ministry?ft=1&f=1001
Japan is removing its nuclear safety agency from its trade ministry, dissolving a relationship that was criticized during the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. The news came as Prime Minister Naoto Kan again confirmed his intention to resign, possibly by the end of this month.


// Salazar says development will include environmental protection
// August 11, 2011 at 12:10 PM

http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1132salazar_says_development_will_include
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, center, flanked by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, right, said yesterday in Anchorage that the federal government is looking at the potential for North Slope oil and gas and would move forward in a way that will protect the fragile environment of the Arctic.


// NW environmental news: webworms around us; ugly but little lasting harm; how to control
// August 11, 2011 at 11:27 AM

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/08/nw_environmental_news_webworms.html
Inside those sacks hanging from trees, the webworm feasts on trapped leaves. Enclosing additional branches as the food supply wanes, the nests grow larger and fuller as the months go on.


// Lake Luzerne and Lake George to benefit from "smart growth grant"
// August 11, 2011 at 9:13 AM

http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Lake-Luzerne-and-Lake-George-to-benefit-from/lBxEhzQpAUy0u2oMjkYsXA.cspx?rss=39
The Department of Environmental Conservation is awarding $500,000 in "smart growth grants" to nine Adirondack projects that link economic development with environmental protection and quality of life in the communities.


// Federal oilsands strategy targeted provincial plans: documents
// August 11, 2011 at 8:06 AM

http://www.canada.com/business/Federal+oilsands+strategy+targeted+provincial+plans+documents/5236848/story.html
The federal government's advocacy strategy to promote the oilsands sector in partnership with oil and gas companies and the province of Alberta was not just about polishing the industry's image and countering foreign climate change policies.


// CECO Environmental Reports Second Quarter and Six Month 2011 Results
// August 11, 2011 at 7:30 AM

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/110811/cl50729.html?.v=1
CECO Environmental Corp. , a leading provider of air pollution control systems, today announced second quarter and six month results for the period ended June 30, 2011. Additionally, the Company announced approval by its Board of Directors of a share buyback program authorizing the purchase of up to 0.5 million shares of CECO common stock over an eighteen month period.


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