Saturday, May 03, 2008

04/30/2008 TO Enviro-news

> Christian Parenti | What Nuclear Renaissance?
> http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/043008EA.shtml
> The Nation's Christian Parenti writes: "If you listen to the rhetoric, nuclear power is back. Smashing atoms will replace burning carbon-based coal, gas and oil. In the face of a disaster movie-like future of runaway climate change - bringing drought, floods, famine and social breakdown - carbon-free nukes are cast as the deus ex machina to save us at the last minute."
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> Rockefellers Call for Change at Exxon Mobil
> http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/043008EB.shtml
> Reuters reports: "Members of the Rockefeller family are calling on Exxon Mobil Corp to make corporate governance changes and adopt a renewable fuels strategy to help address the soaring cost of energy."
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> Climate Change Hitting Arctic Faster, Harder
> http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/043008EC.shtml
> According to the Environmental News Network, "Climate change is having a greater and faster impact on the Arctic than previously thought, according to a new study by the global conservation organization WWF."
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> Suit Accuses Cosmetic Makers of Organic Ruse
> http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/043008HA.shtml
> The San Francisco Chronicle's Ilana DeBare says, "A long-simmering dispute over the definition of organic personal care products boiled over into court Monday, when Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps filed a lawsuit charging many of its competitors with deceptively marketing their soaps and lotions."

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