Dateline EarthSeattle Post-Intelligencer reporters Lisa Stiffler and Robert McClure dish up enviro tidbits from around the region and across the globe -- stuff you might have missed, cool environmental happenings locally and speedy updates for ongoing issues.Does plastics additive affect sexual development- September 16, 2008 A major league news day for the debate on the plasticizer bisphenol A: The FDA reconsiders its OK; a new study says people with high rates of BPA in their urine are more prone to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities; a new report says members of the public are already favoring non-BPA alternatives in their purchasing decisions; and more.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148875.asp?source=rss Energy bill would extend renewables' tax credits- September 16, 2008 The Democrat's energy bill expected to pass the House this afternoon includes provisions to extend tax credits for renewables, although the reprieve for the wind industry is only for one year. Still, renewables' defenders say it would be better than no renewal at all.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148861.asp?source=rss Check out dolphins' air rings- September 15, 2008 A video just called to our attention shows the super-coolest sequence of dolphins blowing their own version of smoke rings underwater -- only these are air rings. Check it out!http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148797.asp?source=rss Winged migration exhibit opens at Burke Museum- September 13, 2008 A new exhibit at the University of Washington's Burke Musuem opens Sunday with a special presentation by bird experts. It's entitled "Arctic Wings: Miracle of Migration" and focuses on birds migrating from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/146265.asp?source=rss Salmon homecoming this weekend in Seattle- September 12, 2008 Salmon Homecoming, Seattle's annual tribute to the fish-that's-been-called-iconic-at-least-once-too-often, is this weekend.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148626.asp?source=rss Sustainable timber group joins lumber suit- September 12, 2008 The Forest Stewardship Council, a leader in approving eco-friendly timber operations, is joining environmental groups challenging a U.S.-Canadian timber deal.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148603.asp?source=rss Enviros target shutdown and startup loophole in air pollution regulations- September 12, 2008 Saying federal rules allowing toxic air pollution to skyrocket when refineries, chemical plants and other air polluters are in a shutdown or startup mode, environmentalists are asking a federal court today to intervene.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148597.asp?source=rss Sex 'n drugs 'n minerals management- September 11, 2008 Sex 'n drugs 'n minerals management -- there's a phrase you don't see every day. The revelations about a fraternity-like culture at the Minerals Management Service spawned a slew of interesting headlines. Plus, a look at the actual documents involved proves revealing.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148456.asp?source=rss State sales tax dropped for fuel-efficient cars- September 11, 2008 Cars getting 40 mpg or better, or those using alternative fuels, will be exempt from Washington sales tax beginning in January.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148499.asp?source=rss Africa looks like a tough climate customer- September 10, 2008 As the Johannesburg Stock Exchange begins trading credits for greenhouse-gas reductions, we examine the pent-up demand for climate-warming technology across Africa. Even people living in huts in an off-the-beaten-track village in Zambia have figured out how to watch TV -- the whole village sits around a tube powered by a car battery that is charged by solar panels. That seems harmless -- enterprising, even. But will this pent-up demand add to the climate crisishttp://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/148400.asp?source=rss |