Waste Reduction Resource Center (WRRC) News http://wrrc.p2pays.org/News/index.cfm WRRC pulls P2 headlines from national and regional media and provides links to the full text of the stories. Forest carbon market already shows cracks http://wrrc.p2pays.org/News/NewsItem.cfm?ID=265 It could save the rainforests of Borneo, slow climate change and the international community backs it. But a plan to pay tropical countries not to chop down trees risks being discredited by opportunists even before it starts. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CST U.S. House puts climate bill on quick pace for passage http://wrrc.p2pays.org/News/NewsItem.cfm?ID=266 Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives have put major environmental legislation on a fast-track, boosting chances a climate change bill will pass this month or next, leading lawmakers said on Wednesday. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CST Companies not disclosing climate risks: studies http://wrrc.p2pays.org/News/NewsItem.cfm?ID=267 Most global industrial companies that emit a lot of greenhouse gases are not adequately detailing their climate strategies in U.S. financial filings, two studies by environmental and investment groups showed on Wednesday. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CST Pollution may contribute to rise in liver disease http://wrrc.p2pays.org/News/NewsItem.cfm?ID=268 Pollutants may be contributing to a sharp increase in the number of cases of liver disease, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Fri, 29 May 2009 12:00:00 CST U.S. to rely more on scientists for air rules: EPA http://wrrc.p2pays.org/News/NewsItem.cfm?ID=269 The U.S. government will reverse a Bush administration policy and increase the role of scientists in setting air standards for criteria pollutants harmful to human health, Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said on Thursday. Thu, 21 May 2009 12:00:00 CST Fuels From Coal And Biomass Could Impact U.S. Oil Dependence, But Significant Technological Investments Are Still Needed http://wrrc.p2pays.org/News/NewsItem.cfm?ID=264 Liquid fuels from biomass and coal have the potential to reduce petroleum fuel use and CO2 emissions in the U.S. transportation sector over the next 25 years, says a new report from the National Research Council. Even with abundant resources in biomass and coal, however, substantial investments in research, development, and commercial demonstration projects will be needed to produce these alternative liquid fuels in an environmentally conscious way, and at a level that could impact U.S. dependence on imported oil. Wed, 20 May 2009 12:00:00 CST