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Message in bottle
Issue Date: Oct 15, 2008
California bottlers have to declare water source
the California Senate has passed a bill making it mandatory for companies bottling, vending or distributing water to declare their source of water, the location of the source and whether that source is privately or publicly owned. The bill, passed on August 22, aims to protect the public's right to know how its water is being allocated.
Healthy move
Issue Date: Sep 30, 2008
california has become the first state in the us to ban trans-fats in food sold in
restaurants and bakeries. Trans-fats, used to extend the shelf life of food products, have been linked to clogged arteries, diabetes, and other
ailments.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill into law, according to which by January 1, 2010, California's restaurants are required to use
margarines, oils and shortening containing less than half a gramme of trans-fats per serving, and standards for deep-fried bakery products are to
It's emergency
Issue Date: Jul 15, 2008
Severe drought in California
CALIFORNIA governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared emergency in nine Central Valley counties experiencing severe drought.
NEWS SNIPPETS
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2008
>> The weekly news service on the environment and development, Tierramrica, was awarded the Zayed International Prize in the category of Environmental Action Leading to Positive Change in Society, presented by the United Arab Emirates government. Announcing the prize, the organizers said Tierramrica provides a space for debate, drawing a range of actors from Latin America.
Hard disk drives make archiving easier
Issue Date: May 31, 2008
hard disk drives will now give digital tapes a run for their money. Researchers have developed pergamumcost-effective and energy-efficient hard disk drives as storage devices with numerous advantages related to storing, searching and retrieving data.
In Court
Issue Date: Feb 29, 2008
over plastic ban: A group of plastic bag manufacturers and recyclers in the US state of
California has filed a lawsuit against the Oakland city authorities over a ban on plastic shopping bags. The Coalition to
Support Plastic Bag Recycling has filed the lawsuit at the Superior Court in Oakland saying that the city's ban on plastic
shopping bags will hurt the environment more than it will help. If plastic bags are banned, people will use paper bags, which
GHGs: US states sue government
Issue Date: Jan 31, 2008
California and 15 other US states have sued the federal government after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rejected the state's effort to curb greenhouse gases from cars and trucks. The lawsuit, filed in the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals marks a new round in the five-year struggle between California and the federal government over whether states have the power to regulate CO2 and other pollutants.
California lifts kangaroo goods ban
Issue Date: Jan 31, 2008
The us state California has lifted a three-decade-old ban on the sale of goods made from kangaroo leather.
California for eco-friendly toilets
Issue Date: Dec 31, 2007
California will now have high-efficiency toilets and urinals. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has come up with a bill to reduce use of water in toilets. The drought situation in the US state has forced Californians to resort to conservation. The Colorado River Basin, an important source of water supply for Southern California, experienced consecutive years of drought from 2000-2004.
