Environmental Health NewsLinks to articles in today's press about environmental health. Many more links available today at www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.orgBee absence could mean food shortage.- June 19, 2008 Over the past two winters, 2006-2008, bee losses across North America have ranged from 7 to 96 per cent of some colonies, according to recent surveys by the various beekeepers associations.http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2008/0619/regional_news/036.html Winds shift in energy debate.- June 19, 2008 A recent DOE report said wind power could supply 20% of the country's energy needs by 2030. But due to public opposition, there is not a single offshore turbine anywhere in the US. The days of such stalemates may be numbered.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121382784900886363.html Climate change: Will we recognize Cape- June 19, 2008 No more Cape Cod lobsters, cranberries or Nauset Beach. Sweltering heat with more than 60 days each year exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit, two dozen days that top 100 and drastic adjustments to the way we live.http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080619/NEWS/806190333 McCain pushes nuclear power.- June 19, 2008 Sen. John McCain proposed Wednesday to dramatically increase America's commitment to nuclear power, calling for 45 new reactors by 2030 and a long-term goal of 100 such plants across the country.http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-campaign19-2008jun19,0,940687.stor... Lifting ban wouldn't be immediate fix for oil.- June 19, 2008 As politicians debate whether to open federal offshore waters to oil and natural-gas drilling, there is agreement on at least one point: It isn't a short-term fix.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121383994611987281.html Getting rid of what the doctor ordered.- June 19, 2008 Efforts to keep pharmaceuticals out of the water supply are ramping up in Massachusetts, but they are running into legal and financial constraints that make the proper disposal of drugs difficult.http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/06/15/getting_rid_of_what_the_doctor_ordere... Fertility problems may be partially inherited.- June 19, 2008 Young men whose parents had difficulty conceiving are likely to have relatively poor sperm quality, a new study shows -- offering evidence that fertility problems are at least partly inherited in some cases.http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2008/06/18/eline/links/20080618elin002.html Lab disinfectant harms mouse fertility.- June 19, 2008 Two chemicals widely used in cleaning agents for homes, offices and hospitals cause birth defects and fertility problems in mice whose cages have been in contact with them, according to Dr. Patricia Hunt at Washington State University.http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080618/full/453964a.html Deposits on bottled water- June 19, 2008 The Michigan United Conservation Clubs threw its considerable political weight Tuesday behind a plan to extend Michigan's first-in-the-nation bottle deposit law to containers for water, juice and tea bottles.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/NEWS05/806180317 The growth opportunities of clean water.- June 19, 2008 Drought conditions, not to mention new worries about continued supplies of clean water are turning water into a growth industry in California and elsewhere.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/business/smallbusiness/19edge.html |