• NIH to use BP cash to study oil spill health effects (Reuters) September 8, 2010
  Reuters - The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $10 million from BP to start a multiyear study to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Protect corals with reef networks, U.N. study says (Reuters) September 8, 2010
  Reuters - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed.
• BP report blames itself, others for oil spill (AP) September 8, 2010
  AP - In an internal report released Wednesday, BP blames itself, other companies' workers and a complex series of failures for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the drilling rig explosion that preceded it.
• An exclusive first drive of a Tesla-powered electric Mercedes (Y! Green) September 8, 2010
  Y! Green - (The very first Tesla/Mercedes Benz electric A-Class, at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California. (Jim Motavalli photo)
• BP takes share of blame for Gulf oil spill (AFP) September 8, 2010
  AFP - Failures by BP and other companies led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, the energy group concluded on Wednesday as it sought to defend itself against possible multi-billion-dollar US lawsuits.
• BP blames contractors for oil spill (Reuters) September 8, 2010
  Reuters - BP attempted to place much of the blame for the rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill on its contractors, Transocean and Halliburton.
• BP shares gain after Gulf report (AP) September 8, 2010
  AP - Shares in BP PLC tracked slightly higher after the release of an internal report on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that deflects much of the blame onto rig owner Transocean Ltd. and contractor Halliburton Co.
• BP Investigator: 8 failures led to disaster (AP) September 8, 2010
  AP - The lead BP PLC investigator is saying that eight separate failures had to occur for the company's deepwater well to unleash the largest offshore oil spill in history.
• Record Hong Kong air pollution sparks protest (Reuters) September 8, 2010
  Reuters - Roadside air pollution in Hong Kong hit record highs in the first six months of the year, hurting public health and economic competitiveness compared with Asian rivals, activists and lawmakers said on Tuesday.
• Destruction of Giant Algae Doughnut Threatens Lake Michigan (LiveScience.com) September 8, 2010
  LiveScience.com - An invasive species of mussel called quagga has recently begun eating its way through the phytoplankton population of Lake Michigan, which could have dire effects on the lake's ecosystem, scientists now warn.
• BP happy to talk to Russian firms about asset sales (Reuters) September 8, 2010
  Reuters - Oil giant BP is open to talks about selling assets to Russian companies as part of its $30 billion fund raising programme to help pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the group's Russia chief said on Wednesday.
• BP probe to spread blame for spill: report (Reuters) September 8, 2010
  Reuters - BP Plc's internal probe of the deadly April 20 blowout that unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will assign blame to BP as well as other companies involved in the well's operations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
• New top climate change negotiator appointed (AFP) September 7, 2010
  AFP - The government Tuesday announced the appointment of a new chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change whose mandate will be to try implement agreements made at the talks in Copenhagen.
• Renewable energy touted at Nevada policy 'summit' (AP) September 7, 2010
  AP - With clean-energy legislation trapped in a political deadlock, renewable-energy advocates called big business the new leader in the nation's green revolution during a national summit meeting Tuesday.
• The Down Side to Downsizing Your Waistline (LiveScience.com) September 7, 2010
  LiveScience.com - Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect, according to a new study in the journal Nature: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants into the bloodstream.
• DOE giving $575 million in carbon capture grants (AP) September 7, 2010
  AP - The Energy Department said Tuesday it was awarding $575 million for carbon capture research-and-development projects in 15 states.
• Conservatives hammer candidates over 'cap and trade' (McClatchy Newspapers) September 7, 2010
  McClatchy Newspapers - FREDERICA, Del. — Conservative Republicans around the country are using cap and trade — a way to limit global-warming pollution — as a political weapon to attack GOP moderates as well as Democrats.
• BP to publish oil spill report on Wednesday: company (AFP) September 7, 2010
  AFP - BP has announced it will publish an eagerly awaited report on the causes of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Wednesday.
• NIH to use BP cash to study spill health effects (Reuters) September 7, 2010
  Reuters - The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $10 million from BP to start a multiyear study to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Access to clean water down due to urbanisation: UN (AFP) September 7, 2010
  AFP - Global efforts to improve access to drinking water have been hampered by rapid urbanisation, with the proportion of people in urban areas with access actually declining, according to UN figures presented at a conference in Stockholm this week.

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