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Environment Newsletter June 16th, 2009 More from Environment »

Vast Forests Are at Stake: What Kind of Lumber Is "Nature Friendly"? By Christopher Pollon, The Tyee Two stamps of approval are competing for the title of "nature-friendly wood." Big timber firms back the one critics call greenwashing. Read more »   If these weekly emails aren't enough to get your fix of AlterNet, you can also find AlterNet on Facebook and Twitter (http://twitter.com/AlterNet). And if you're looking for breaking and interesting tidbits about the environment, you can also follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/TaraLohan). Thanks for reading, Tara Lohan, Senior Editor     Blame Game Leads to Climate Deadlock in Bonn By Janet Redman, AlterNet What's at stake is perhaps the largest transfer of resources from the global south to the north in history. Read more »   Peak Oil Is for Real: The Era of Cheap Oil Is Officially Over By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com The era of plentiful oil is drawing to a close, and a new era of economic peril, rising starvation and environmental disaster is born. Read more »   Why My Vasectomy Will Help Save the Earth's Resources By Matt Leonard, Earth Island Journal "Any child I had would have been raised here and would consume (despite my best efforts) far more resources than I am comfortable accepting." Read more »   Secretary Chu Makes $1 Billion Down Payment For More Dirty Coal By Jeff Biggers, AlterNet Here are some reasons why funding FutureGen is throwing money at the myth of clean coal. Read more »   Intriguing Plan in Michael Moore's Home Town: Bulldoze the Ghost 'Burbs, Return Them to Nature By Tom Leonard, The Telegraph (UK) Concept of razing post-industrial "rust belt" empty neighborhoods draws interest in Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities. Read more »   The Earth Is Hiring: Paul Hawken's Inspiring Commencement Speech By Paul Hawken, YES! Magazine "Nature beckons you to be on her side. You couldn't ask for a better boss. This is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it." Read more »   Why Our Food System May Suffer the Same Fate as Our Financial System By Lisa M. Hamilton, AlterNet By consolidating, centralizing and homogenizing our food system, we've put all our proverbial eggs in one basket -- and that's a big risk. Read more »   Why Is the American Coal Foundation Setting the Curriculum at Elementary Schools? By Kari Lydersen, In These Times Big Coal has worked its way into the classroom. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     The ABCs of the House GOP's Dick Cheney Energy Plan By Josh Dorner, Sierra Club The leadership of the increasingly embattled GOP minority in Congress continues to circle the wagons around the failed policies of the past. Read more »   Mixed Bag on Coal Mining Decision from Obama Administration By Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club Without a significant change in policy, mining companies will continue to destroy our mountains and bury our streams on Obama's watch. Read more »

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