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Biosolids are treated sewage sludge. The application of biosolids on agricultural lands is steadily gaining ground as a cost effective way of supplying plant nutrients to enhance the growth of crops. The fertilizing ability of biosolids is due to the nutrients phosphorus and nitrate as well as potassium, calcium and magnesium, commonly present in sewage [...]
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New Anthology Offers Personal Stories on Global Warming
A new generation of writers and photographers with a personal connection to global warming are taking inspiration from Henry David Thoreau by publishing their works in a special anthology from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Penguin Classics. [Link]
Critical Clean Water Protections Approved by Key Senate Committee
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2009) -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the Clean Water Restoration Act today, a landmark bill that reinstates Clean Water Act protections for a host of water bodies jeopardized by a pair of Supreme Court decisions. [Link]
Clean-Energy Investment Provides Economic Boost, More Jobs, and Expanded Opportunities
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2009) -- As clean energy and climate legislation moves through Congress, new data show that a $150 billion investment in clean energy could create a net increase of 1.7 million American jobs and significantly lower the national unemployment rate. According to the analysis, shifting to a clean-energy economy will help millions of low-income Americans by creating more accessible job opportunities -- with the potential for advancement -- and by lowering utility bills and transportation costs. [Link]
Climate change hurts China’s poor
Climate change will hurt us all but it’s already hurting China’s poor, a new report out by Greenpeace and Oxfam reveals. [Link]
Prominent Chicago group: climate legislation 'essential' for Midwest
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released a report today that says federal climate legislation is essential for future Midwest prosperity and competitiveness. [Link]
Energy bill misses clean energy economy opportunity
Four problematic provisions should be rewritten or removed before a full Senate vote. [Link]
U.S. Climate Report Underscores Need for Action
A new national scientific assessment of climate change in the United States underscores the urgent need for a comprehensive climate and energy policy. [Link]
Fed. Report Underscores Need for Cuts, Green Groups Say
A new national scientific assessment of climate change in the United States underscores the need for a comprehensive climate and energy policy. [Link]
New U.S. Government Report Confirms Urgent Need for Clean Energy and Climate Action
WASHINGTON (June 16, 2009) – A new national scientific report on the domestic impacts of climate change reinforces the urgency of moving forward with strong climate and energy legislation, according to experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council. According to the report, “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States” by the interagency Global Climate Research Program, the impacts from global warming are already being felt across the United States. [Link]
California Proposes Listing of 30 Chemicals as Causing Cancer or Reproductive Harm
San Francisco, CA (June 12, 2009) - Under pressure from a coalition of labor and environmental groups, California today proposed to list 30 toxic chemicals as known to cause cancer and reproductive harm. The announcement follows a ruling in favor of the Natural Resources Defense Council, United Steelworkers and Sierra Club, and against the California Chamber of Commerce, in a suit over California's duty to list these chemicals. [Link]
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