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Legislature Gives Green Light To Unionizing Day Cares	22.5.2013	WCCO: Local News
It’s lunchtime at Cyndi Cunningham's in home day care where for the past 15 years she's operated her non-union business, caring for the children of working parents.
LOOK: The Deadliest States For Tornadoes	22.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Recent extreme weather events seem to reach into unlikely corners of the U.S., but the massive tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday tore right...
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Steve Horn: Gasland 2 Grassroots Premiere in Illinois Highlights Industry PSYOPS and Ongoing Fracking Fights	22.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Gasland 2 screened yesterday in Normal, IL and DeSmogBlog was there to gain a sneak peak of the documentary set for a July 8 HBO national premiere.
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Networks Plan Special Coverage Of Tornado Aftermath	22.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
The broadcast networks are planning to give their news organizations extra space tonight to update viewers on the aftermath of the devastating tornado that ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City....
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Peter Seligmann: A Sustainable Future Relies on US-China Collaboration	22.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
The U.S. and China, although at different stages with their respective economic and environmental challenges, are each increasingly vulnerable to resource scarcity, from minerals to water to food to the biodiversity that fuels science, medicine, and innovation.
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Calls for Action at U.S. - India Energy Partnership Summit in DC; Extreme Heat in hits Ahmedabad	22.5.2013	Switchboard, from NRDC
Grace Gill, Program Assistant, CMI/India/Climate Center, New York: India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India May 14 – 20th, 2013 Climate & Energy India needs clean, affordable sources of energy: PM Access to clean, reliable and affordable sources of...
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Heat Without Fire: Geothermal For A Cleaner, Sustainable Future In New York City	22.5.2013	Main Feed - Environmental Defense
By EDF Blogs By: Mark Franks, EDF Energy Research Intern Source: Achrnews.com Hurricane Sandy proved that New York City’s energy system is not up to the challenges of the present day. And, as we have highlighted before , the city faces some major challenges to reducing dangerous air pollution caused by heavy heating fuels. One promising solution seeking to significantly reduce NYC’s carbon footprint, improve air quality, and increase grid resiliency during storms is geothermal heat pumps. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called ground source heat pumps the “most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective space conditioning systems available.” Geothermal heat pumps or exchangers, also known as geo-exchange, require no fossil-fuel burning on-site, use 70 percent of their energy from Earth’s renewable sources and are, on average, nearly 50 percent more efficient than gas furnaces. Last month, I had the honor of watching NYC Mayor Bloomberg sign a bill ...
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Felipe Calderón, Former President of Mexico, Joins WRI Board of Directors	22.5.2013	Pressroom
The World Resources Institute announced that Felipe Calderón , the former President of Mexico, has joined its Board of Directors. “President Calderón is a globally recognized world leader, who has shown enormous dedication in responding to environmental, energy and climate challenges,” said Dr. Andrew Steer , President and CEO, World Resources Institute. “He brings a deep understanding of the issues and has the ability to mobilize greater global action for a more sustainable planet. We look forward to working with President Calderón to push for the urgent solutions around sustainability that we so desperately need.” Calderón served as President of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, during which time he made sustainability a core value across all of government. One example was the priority given to the generation of electricity from renewable sources, which rose to 27 percent of the total generated. In addition he put in place a set of energy-saving programs such as appliance substitutions and the ...
Eat those white vegetables?	21.5.2013	Green Lifestyle and Sustainable Culture News - ENN
We've always been told that eating colorful foods has many health benefits. And no, I'm not talking about artificially colored candies or chips, but instead fresh fruits and vegetables. Many produce rich in color contains nutrient packed pigments and antioxidants that provide energy and other benefits to our bodies. Consequently, it is recommended that we have three to five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. But what about white foods? Some nutritionists urge us to stay away from white bread breads, rice and pastas, but what about white produce? There are potatoes, garlic, onions, mushrooms, cauliflower, onions, turnips and kohlrabi just to name a few. Are these white fruits and vegetables just as nutritious?
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Eat those white vegetables?	21.5.2013	Green Technology and Environmental Science News - ENN
We've always been told that eating colorful foods has many health benefits. And no, I'm not talking about artificially colored candies or chips, but instead fresh fruits and vegetables. Many produce rich in color contains nutrient packed pigments and antioxidants that provide energy and other benefits to our bodies. Consequently, it is recommended that we have three to five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. But what about white foods? Some nutritionists urge us to stay away from white bread breads, rice and pastas, but what about white produce? There are potatoes, garlic, onions, mushrooms, cauliflower, onions, turnips and kohlrabi just to name a few. Are these white fruits and vegetables just as nutritious?
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Texas Legislature Passes Commercial and Industrial PACE Bill	21.5.2013	Environmental News Network
The Texas House and Senate passed Senate Bill 385 in May. If Governor Rick Perry approves the bill, the state will break new ground by developing plans for commercial and industrial property assessed clean energy (PACE) programs. This bill will redesign Texas's approach to PACE, focusing on the commercial and industrial sectors rather than on residential programs. The legislation covers both energy efficiency and water efficiency. To facilitate local decision making, cities and local areas will partner with businesses and nonprofits to set up their own PACE programs. These programs will allow businesses to borrow money from private lenders and repay it yearly via an assessment on their property taxes.
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Aquifers in US Depleting, Contributing to Sea-Level Rise	21.5.2013	Environmental News Network
The High Plains (also known as Ogallala) aquifer underlies more than 170,000 square miles of the United States. Aquifers are water storage areas that are made up of bodies of permeable rock that contain and transmit groundwater. The High Plains aquifer serves as the principal source of water for irrigation and drinking in the Great Plains, serving over two million people. However, substantial pumping of the aquifer for irrigation since the 1940s has resulted in large water-table declines. Depleting aquifers of groundwater can lead to serious consequences as pumping water out of the ground faster than it can be replenished can permanently dry up wells, reduce water in lakes and streams, and deteriorate water quality.
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Melting Glaciers	21.5.2013	Green Technology and Environmental Science News - ENN
Most of the world's frozen water is locked up at the poles. 99 percent of Earth’s land ice is located in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Yet the remaining ice in the world’s glaciers contributed just as much to sea rise as the two major ice sheets combined from 2003 to 2009, says a new study led by Clark University and involving the University Colorado Boulder. The new research found that all glacial regions lost significant mass from 2003 to 2009, with the biggest ice losses occurring in Arctic Canada, Alaska, coastal Greenland, the southern Andes and the Himalayas. The glaciers outside of the Greenland and Antarctic sheets lost an average of roughly 260 billion metric tons of ice annually during the study period, causing the oceans to rise 0.03 inches, or about 0.7 millimeters per year.
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In the News: First crane egg in the western UK in four centuries	21.5.2013	Environmental News Network
The first common crane egg in the western United Kingdom in over 400 years has been laid at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire, England. A round-the-clock guard has been set up to protect the egg from collectors, as despite egg collecting being illegal in the UK it is still practiced by an unscrupulous minority. Video cameras are in place to allow the public to view the nest, as well as to provide important footage for conservation scientists. Lucky visitors can also view the nest from the centre’s bird hides.
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From Green Light to Boot-Up: Behind the Scenes of Xbox One's Development	21.5.2013	Wired Top Stories
From Green Light to Boot-Up: Behind the Scenes of Xbox One's Development
Tornado Death Toll Revised	21.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
(SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES) AP reports: The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb...
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Obama Weighs In On Devastating Tornado Damage	21.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
President Barack Obama spoke Tuesday on the damage from a massive tornado that ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday. "In an instant,...
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Right-Wing Church Blames Tornado Devastation On Support For Gay Player	21.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
A prominent member of the Westboro Baptist Church is drawing a link between the Oklahoma tornado's devastation and a local team's support for openly gay...
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Assembly OKs clean vehicle carpool-lane access to 2020; Senate next	21.5.2013	LA Times: Business
Assembly OKs clean vehicle carpool-lane access to 2020; Senate next
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Romania Changes Course on Renewable Energy	21.5.2013	International Herald Tribune: Business
Romania Changes Course on Renewable Energy
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