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- Fifteen years after the Great Flood of 1993, floodplain development is booming
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  Once it was a cornfield; now it's a Wal-Mart, a Taco Bell, a Target. Here along a stretch of Missouri's Highway 40, in the Chesterfield Valley area just west of downtown St. Louis, what's said to be the largest strip mall in the country sits on about 46 acres of Mississippi River bottomlands. Less than 20 years ago, the land was open space. It's b...
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- CJR Daily: Surprise, MTV's Environmental News Rocks
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  The label "news outlet" may throw a few people off, but the music channel has earned its stripes. A recent BusinessWeek article chronicling the "Greening of America's Campuses" asked whether environmentalism is "the next big youth movement" in a long line of worthy causes such as civil rights, Vietnam, sweatshops, and genocide. If so, Music Television is giving environmental news and debate more attention than most of the mainstream press.
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- Ask Umbra: On peeing in the shower
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  More Grist enviro fun: "So from an energy-saving (and climate) perspective, standing in the shower to pee is a poor idea unless you are efficiently multitasking (lathering plus peeing). And remember, not flushing is a good option. That's my two cents. A third cent: pee in a bucket and pour it onto your compost pile for some high-nitrogen fun!"
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- John Dingell talks to Grist about climate change, fuel economy, and the 110th Congress
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  Dingell doesn't believe in Global Warming. Amanda at Grist hits him hard: "Some argue that protecting Detroit from increased CAFE standards has actually made the U.S. less competitive. Today the most successful auto companies are the ones that are producing the most efficient cars." The dems have a long way to go.
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- Barack Obama chats with Grist about energy independence and ethanol
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  Obama only gave them 5 minutes. Ridiculous!
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- Ethanol is suddenly all the rage in D.C. and Detroit |
  Posted by Jeff from Grist
  A study by UC-Berkeley researchers published last month in the journal Science found that burning corn-based ethanol instead of gasoline yields a 13 percent reduction in planet-warming gases, while a 2002 USDA study [PDF] found a reduction of about 28 percent. These numbers are nothing to sneeze at, but they simply don't compare to the kind of emissions savings you get from substantial improvements in fuel economy.
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Grist

Fifteen years after the Great Flood of 1993, floodplain development is booming

CJR Daily: Surprise, MTV's Environmental News Rocks

Ask Umbra: On peeing in the shower

John Dingell talks to Grist about climate change, fuel economy, and the 110th Congress

Barack Obama chats with Grist about energy independence and ethanol

Ethanol is suddenly all the rage in D.C. and Detroit |

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