Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST http://www.envirolink.org en Copyright 1992-2009 The EnviroLink Network The EnviroLink News Service compiles the most relevant news stories of interest to the global environmental community from sources around the Internet. newsdesk@envirolink.org support@envirolink.org http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200911031110500.0441693 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST In brutally simplistic terms, the essence of any deal will be to pay the developing countries of the world, led by China and India, to cut back on the carbon dioxide pouring out of their now-mushrooming economies. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200911031110320.361992 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST While it may be the U.S. metro in the worst environmental shape, Atlanta isn't the only place whose residents contend with contamination. Top spots for toxicity are distributed throughout the country, with Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Los Angeles right behind it. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200911031110250.765298 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST A new test conducted for Consumer Reports magazine found bisphenol A leaching into food from nearly all cans, including those marked "BPA-free" and "organic." The levels detected were comparable to those found to cause cell damage and behavioral effects in animal studies. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200911031110380.855744 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST Muni workers disabled an alarm system that would have notified them that at least 39,000 gallons of diesel fuel were leaking from a refueling station and endangering the bay, according to a complaint released Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200911031110550.960741 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders, urged all heads of state to attend the climate change talks in Copenhagen and reach a binding agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050 to halt global warming. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200909250822360.760862 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST The most comprehensive picture of the rapidly thinning glaciers along the coastline of both the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets has been created using satellite lasers. The findings are an important step forward in the quest to make more accurate predictions for future sea level rise. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200909250822440.659878 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday promised to put a "notable" brake on the country's rapidly rising carbon emissions, but dashed hopes he would unveil a hard target to kickstart stalled climate talks. The leader of the world's biggest emitter told a U.N. summit that China would pledge to cut "carbon intensity," or the amount of carbon dioxide produced for each dollar of economic output, over the decade to 2020. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200909250821500.084411 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST California air regulators approved strict regulations Thursday for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners, and solvents that increase ozone, or smog, in the atmosphere and contribute to asthma and cancer cases. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200909250822060.743727 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST Two top U.S. natural gas producers called on the industry to release data about the chemicals they use in the fast-growing Marcellus shale development to counter fears it was polluting water supplies. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200909250822250.173301 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:08 EST Residents of Treece moved a step closer to being moved out of their lead-polluted town today when the U.S. Senate approved an amendment to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to buy out and shut down the community. EnviroLink