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• Bluebird Nest Boxes Connect Pennsylvanians with Wildlife

  
  Toonari Post - A News Mash Up! — Authority: 440
  “Bluebirds are early nesters, so now is the time to put up new nest boxes, as well as to clean and repair existing boxes,” said Dan Brauning, Game Commission Wildlife Diversity Division chief.  “These bluebird boxes enable Pennsylvanians to help wildlife in a natural way. “Also, building nesting boxes is a ...
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• Five American Cities Receive Green Grant Award

  
  Toonari Post - A News Mash Up! — Authority: 440
  The U.S. Conference of Mayors and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company announced the recipients of the 2012 ‘GRO1000’ Gardens and Green Spaces Grant Awards Program. The grants, which focus on improving our nation’s cities through the development of community gardens and green spaces, were announced at The U.S. ...
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• Michigan DNR Acquires 280 Acres in the Manistee River Watershed

  
  Outdoor News Daily — Authority: 127
  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is excited to announce the purchase of 280 acres of land within the Manistee River watershed. The parcel is completely surrounded by state-owned land located within the Cadillac Forest Management Unit in northeastern Wexford County, 16 miles north of Cadillac. The ...
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• Maryland Provides Climate Change Funding To Coastal Communities

  
  Outdoor News Daily — Authority: 127
  Maryland is offering grants to help local communities prepare to respond and adapt to the anticipated impacts of coastal hazards and climate change. “By increasing the resilience of Maryland’s coastal communities, not only will we protect lives and property, but we will reduce the long-term costs associated with ...
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• New Patent for CAFO Wastewater Treatment Wetlands

  
  Toonari Post - A News Mash Up! — Authority: 440
  Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates (BLA), a leader in sustainable infrastructure design, recently received a method patent for its Eco-Treatment constructed wetland system to treat wastewater from animal confinement operations Manure management processes by Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) have come ...
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• Obama Administration Now Prohibits Import of Some Constrictor Snakes

  
  Toonari Post - A News Mash Up! — Authority: 440
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a final rule that will list four species of huge, non-native constrictor snakes as “injurious species” under the federal law that gives the FWS the power to prohibit their importation to the United States and their use in interstate commerce. In 2010, the FWS ...
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• Today’s Environmental News

  
  Eco Anchor NYC — Authority: 122
  Regional News > A Fresh Look At Nuclear Power, From Fukushima To The Hudson (NY Times) Conservation Head Named Cuomo’s Top Environmental Adviser (Times Union) Is Waste-To-Energy The Future Of Energy In New York? (Sustainable Cities Collective) Mayor Bloomburg Vows To Double Recycling Rates By 2017 ...
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• Obama to deny Keystone XL pipeline permit

  
  Des Moines Register Staff Blogs Enviroscribe: Iowa Environmental News — Authority: 95
  President Obama is expected to deny the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline that could carry Canada tar sand oil south through the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico. Environmentalists oppose the pipeline while others say it would help stem gas price increases and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Read the Los ...
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• Iowa DNR sets meeting on Wilson Island Recreation Area future

  
  Des Moines Register Staff Blogs Enviroscribe: Iowa Environmental News — Authority: 95
  Last year’s flooding heavily damaged Wilson Island State Park along the Missouri River, prompting an Iowa Department of Natural Resources meeting on the recreation area’s future.     Here’s the full release: Public Meeting Will Highlight Redevelopment Plans for Wilson Island State Park Posted: 01/17/2012 ...
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• Today’s Environmental News

  
  Eco Anchor NYC — Authority: 122
  Regional News > 32,100 And Counting: New Yorkers Speak Out On Fracking A Fresh Look At Nuclear Power, From Fukushima To The Hudson (NY Times) Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Regulating Volatile Organic Compounds In Carpets, Carpet Cushions And Carpet Adhesives Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Requiring ...
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• Get a Jump on Allergy Season with New Air Filters

  
  The Filtered Files: Air and Water Filter News — Authority: 98
  Even though it’s mid-January it’s not too early to start thinking about the approaching allergy season. Whether you suffer from itchy eyes, sneezing, dry throat, or congestion, one possible solution is to change the air filters in your home. Normally we view outdoor air as the source of a lot of allergy or ...
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• Today’s Environmental News

  
  Eco Anchor NYC — Authority: 122
  Regional News > EPA Sees Risks To Water, Workers In New York Fracking Rules (Pro Publica) Replacing Indian Point (Examiner) Pipeline Company Plays “Green” Card In NY (Wall Street Journal) New Deutsche Bank Report: The Most Comprehensive Analysis Of Financial Impacts Of Green Building Retrofits In ...
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• Will Fracking Affect Your Pizza?

  
  The Filtered Files: Air and Water Filter News — Authority: 98
  Fracking . This controversial topic has made it to the headlines of many news centers across the country. Whether you are for or against it, the debate surrounding this hot topic issue is sure to be important now, and for generations to come. For those of you who are new to the issue, fracking is the process of ...
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• Peat fires are unique and challenging in Minnesota winters

  
  Outdoor News Daily — Authority: 127
  Peat fires can be a common occurrence during a dry Minnesota summer. They are normally rare in the middle of the winter, but this season may be an exception. The winter peat fire Dec. 26 near the town of Gully in Polk County, which was ignited by a surface fire in grass and brush, is [...]
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• NASA Study Shows Climate Change Measures Improve Health and Food Security

  
  Toonari Post - A News Mash Up! — Authority: 440
  A new study led by a NASA scientist highlights 14 key air pollution control measures that, if implemented, could slow the pace of global warming, improve health and boost agricultural production. The research, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, finds that ...
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• Environmental Organizations Alert Teachers to NEED Resources Usage

  
  Toonari Post - A News Mash Up! — Authority: 440
  National environmental organizations, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Friends of the Earth, Public Citizen, Clean Water Action, and Greenpeace, along with regional energy advocacy organization Citizen Power, are sending a letter to teacher ...
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• Today’s Environmental News

  
  Eco Anchor NYC — Authority: 122
  Regional News > Natural Gas Industry Pumps $1.34 Million To New York Politicians To Push Fracking (Think Progress) NYSERDA Funds $1 Million To Develop Clean Energy Power Systems For NYC And Long Island Manufacturers (NYSERDA) Governor To Propose Environmental Budget Next Week Bloomberg Vows Big Boost In ...
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• Energy News Recap: China May Soon Burn Half of All World’s Coal, SuperFracking, Vestas Closing Wind Turbine Plants, More

  
  A Green Zone — Authority: 135
  Lots of energy news today; unfortunately, apart from the notion that peak oil is actually an opportunity for massive positive societal and environmental change which we’ll get to in a few words, it’s not really good news. View original here:  Energy News Recap: China May Soon Burn Half of All World’s ...
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• Kentucky: Clean Energy Legislation Can Create Jobs and Save on Electric Bills

  
  Toonari Post - A News Mash Up! — Authority: 440
  A new study estimates that in 10 years, Kentucky could create over 28,000 jobs while lessening the growth of electricity bills by passing clean energy legislation currently in front of the General Assembly. Synapse Energy Economics produced the study, which is an analysis of the Clean Energy Opportunity Act introduced ...
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• AS AMERICA BURNS, CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS HOLD OFFICE POOL

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 148
  
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