Tuesday, November 09, 2004

[Environmental Regulation] Somebody Changed the Rules Maybe it was you. Regulations.gov is the government's portal to rule changes proposed in the Federal Register. The site's fairly straightforward interface allows you to browse, view, and even submit comments on a wide variety of regulations. [CoolGov] 12:15:00 PM Google It!    [Climate Change] Bush Stands by Rejection of Limits on Gases Blamed for Global Warming President Bush is holding fast to his rejection of mandatory curbs on greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming, despite a fresh report from 300 scientists in the United States and seven other nations that shows Arctic temperatures are rising. [ENN Business Headlines] 12:14:23 PM Google It!    [Hazardous Waste Site Remediation] Seaweed May Have Future Use As Cleaner of DDT-Polluted Soil Seaweed: You find it in chocolate milk, ice cream and sherbet. Mayonnaise, cheese and instant pudding. Latex and cosmetics. Sushi and fertilizers. Now seaweed may have another use: cleaning up soil polluted by the pesticide DDT. By Cheryl Lyn Dybas. [washingtonpost.com - Science] 12:13:34 PM Google It!    [Grants] Volvo for Life Awards The Volvo for life Awards honors your heroes: ordinary people who go above and beyond the call of duty to help others in Volvo’s core areas of Safety, Quality of life and Environment. 12:03:07 PM Google It!    [Grants] DisneyHand Minnie Grants Grants of $500 each are available to engage young people between the ages of 5 and 14 to plan and carry out service projects for National and Global Youth Service Day 2005 that responds to community needs. The program encourages and welcomes projects where children and youth work with adults (parents, coaches, teachers, youth leaders etc.). By working with their family, school, friends, and neighbors youth can solve community issues. 12:02:00 PM Google It!    [Recycling] Recycle Guys Recycling resources for kids, teachers, and parents. 12:00:30 PM Google It!    [Mercury] Federal tests find harmful mercury in area waterways An environmental group's analysis of government fish sampling data ranked 170 of 218 Michigan lakes and rivers where fish contained mercury levels high enough to raise safety concerns. Between 1984 and 2003, the state Department of Environmental Quality tested for mercury levels in four types of game fish: walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. [Source: Muskegon (MI) Chronicle] 11:58:26 AM Google It!    [Recycling] America Recycles Day America Recycles Day is November 15. What are you planning to do? 11:55:12 AM Google It!    [Recycling] Recycleman He fights apathy, ignorance and trash, and he does it all wearing a rubber kilt. He's Recycleman.  Well, actually, he's Pete DuBois, a mild-mannered Clark County public works employee. DuBois' alter ego, Recycleman, visits area schools wielding a guitar and wearing a costume made of truck-tire tubes to instill a love of recycling in youngsters. To add volume to his message, Recycleman travels with a band, the Dumpster Divers. [Source: The Columbian (Washington State)] 11:52:46 AM Google It!

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