Environmental News 2010

Agriculture and Food
Air and Water
Animals
Climate Change/Energy
Consumer Choices
Preservation and Conservation
Sustainable Development
US Policy 

Agriculture and Food

African Farmers Displaced as Investors Move In
From Farm to Fridge to Garbage Can
A Stale Food Fight
An Almanac of Extreme Weather
Bless the Orange Sweet Potato
While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales
Filling the Gap Between Farm and Fair Trade
The cost of a global food chain
Genetically modified corn helps protect non-engineered cousins, study finds
Quick Study: Whole-grain foods may help lower blood pressure
U.S. Meat Farmers Brace for Limits on Antibiotics
Cleaning the Hen House
Math Lessons for Locavores
U.S. judge bans planting of genetically engineered beets
Reap What You Swap
Why mini cows could save the planet
EU clears six types of GM maize for animal feed
Unusual: Cal Ag and Enviro Groups Agree on Climate Policy Principles
Should food dyes be banned?
How Microbes Defend and Define Us 
Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web
Tuna's End
Roundup resistant weeds pose environmental threat
The Food Movement, Rising
Co-op Proves that the Poor Can Eat Organic, Too
EU to allow nations to ban approved GM crops
Spread of insurance to rural areas underscores India's growing prosperity
Invasion of the Superweeds
Battle over slow food heats up in heartland
Rise of the Superweeds
Cows on Drugs
Vast amounts of food trashed despite incentives
The Spotless Garden

Air and Water

HEPA Filters Reduce Cardiovascular Health Risks Associated With Air Pollution
In a region that imports water, much goes to waste
California eases diesel soot crackdown
Latinos, Asians more worried about environment than whites, poll finds
The New Oil
Surveying Rwanda’s Water Supply
Drowning Today, Parched Tomorrow
The Health of the Cities
Half a World From Gulf, a Spill Scourge 5 Decades Old
A Vital River Is Withering, and Iraq Has No Answer
Report finds delta among most vulnerable rivers
California's nitrates problem grows unchecked
We Should Get Rid of Lawns  

Animals

Is Pure Altruism Possible?
Morals Without God?
Egg recall heats up debate over caging chicken 
Military dog comes home from Iraq traumatized
Habeas corpus for animals? Why not?
Every (Wild) Dog Has Its Day
U.S. backs international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna
Not Grass-Fed, but at Least Pain-Free 
Altruistic Chimpanzees Adopt Orphans 
State rescues pelicans in Southern Maryland that failed to migrate for winter 
Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises' desert home

Climate Change/Energy

Forget the chill, 2010 was India's hottest year on record
Figures on Global Climate Show 2010 Tied 2005 as the Hottest Year on Record
California Utility Adds to Its Renewable Energy Portfolio
Calif. regulators OK major greenhouse gas rules
California approves first broad US climate plan
Climate Talks End With Modest Deal on Emissions
Using Waste, Swedish City Cuts Its Fossil Fuel Use
Climate change fans deep-burning fires in Alaska
Bringing It All Back Home: Achieving Energy Independence
Global Warming for Gamers
In Athens, New Beginnings
Navajos Hope to Shift From Coal to Wind and Sun
In Kansas, Climate Skeptics Embrace Cleaner Energy
In Climate Denial, Again
China highlights climate change efforts
The carbon dioxide precipice
Scientists React to a Nobelist’s Climate Thoughts
A Threat to California’s Climate Change Progress
Aren’t We Clever?
Weird Weather in a Warming World Analysis: China clean energy plan hinges on coal price
Scientists Find Oil-Eating Bacteria Plentiful in Deep Gulf Waters
UN board could rein in $2.7 billion carbon market
Scottish scientists brew up whisky biofuel
Filling the Tank With Something Else
Long, hot summer of fire, floods fits predictions
Ten key indicators show global warming 'undeniable'
Want the Good News First?
The Right and the Climate
Who Cooked the Planet?
Temperatures hit record highs globally
What 7 Republicans Could Do
World simmers in hottest year so far
Dutch agency admits mistake in UN climate report
The Good Driller Award
Why Climate Stumps Even the Brightest Scientists
'Carbon storage' faces leak dilemma - study
Let Jordan Enrich Its Own Uranium
Little Spent on Oil Spill Cleanup Technology
Net Benefits of Biomass Power Under Scrutiny
Europe Energized
Palm Oil’s Promotion as Diesel Alternative Draws Fire
The Spill and Energy Bill
Disaster in the Amazon
Prosecuting Crimes Against the Earth
Do Humans Need a Golden Rule 2.0?
Climate Fears Turn to Doubts Among Britons
The Challenge of Capturing Carbon
A Bad Bet on Carbon
Business leaders split on bid to delay AB32
Google invests in North Dakota wind farms
Carbon Offsets
We cry over spilled oil, yet subsidize the production of ultra-polluting cars
Oil's hidden costs visible, but will it matter?
No Fooling Mother Nature
For real progress against greenhouse gases, drop the bureaucracy
Threats to Earth: 7 Little-Known Ecological Hazards
Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags
Building a Green Economy
Obama Misses the Big Oil The Newest Hybrid Model 
Methane bubbles in Arctic seas stir warming fears 
How the G.O.P. Goes Green 
Bloom Energy unveils fuel cell of the future 
Washington's snowstorms, brought to you by global warming
China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy 
Lawns May Contribute to Global Warming 
The Case for a Climate Bill 
Business must take the lead on carbon management 
U.S. says wind could power 20 percent of eastern grid 
China Tries a New Tack to Go Solar 

Consumer Choices

USAID, Green Mountain Coffee, & Fair Trade USA Biodiversity Initiative Supports Economic & Social Development
Story of Cosmetics
Bill Wilson's Gospel: Changing Behavior
What Could You Live Without? 
Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes 
What can ordinary people do to slow climate change? 
Toxic Ignorance is Not Bliss 
Animal, Vegetable, Miserable 
The Next Culture War 
Being More Frugal 
Hybrids boost Toyota and Honda car sales

Preservation and Conservation

Pristine areas of the West are again preserved
International court rules against Mexico's army
In the Everglades, the Miracle That Wasn’t
Ranchers and Drug Barons Threaten Rain Forest
Illegal logging of tropical forests in decline: study
Analysis: Doing nothing might have been best for oil spill
'Avatar' Director: 'A Complete Reboot of How We See Things'
Int'l Conference to Save Forests Opens in Oslo
Disposal of Spilled Coal Ash
As Farmland Grows, the Trees Fight Back 
Shrinking religious orders take up land conservation

Sustainable Development

US Policy

A Coming Assault on the E.P.A.
Obama administration files WTO complaint against China over wind power subsidies
EPA announces plans to regulate power plant, oil refinery emissions
As the World Burns
When Value Judgments Masquerade as Science
Economics Behaving Badly
Big Oil’s Good Deal 
An Unnatural Disaster Years of Exposure to Traffic Pollution Raises Blood Pressure
Where the Action Is on Climate
Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law
Small-scale solar plan clashes with big energy