http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Earth_Continents_US_18_197_669.html Press Review of the Earth from the most relevant websites. Keep in touch with the Earth and your future ! fr-FR http://www.earth-stream.com/logo-stream-Earth.png http://www.earth-stream.com Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:40:22 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Bush-team-s-environmental-regulations-draw-fire_18_197_669_134892.html Reuters: Loose regulation, now blamed for ills ranging from the U.S. financial crisis to imports of tainted Chinese goods, is drawing increasing fire from opponents of the Bush administration's environment program. In the final months of President George W. Bush's two terms in office, criticism about the use of regulation instead of legislation to craft environmental policy has grown louder. That is amplified by the campaign for the U.S. presidential election on November 4, with both ... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:04:45 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Greenwash-Watch-12-Ways-Vinyl-Siding-is-Green_18_197_669_134890.html Somewhere in Washington, perhaps in a gracious vinyl-clad manse like the one above, resides the Vinyl Siding Institute, bravely lobbying away to promote the wonders of its miracle product. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Someone has to let the world know that vinyl siding is really green. Like Wonderbread for the housing industry, it builds green houses in 12 different ways: ... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:01:02 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Americans-given-tax-breaks-on-water-saving-tech_18_197_669_134862.html A scheme which already offers tax breaks to ordinary Americans when they buy energy efficient goods has been rolled out to cover water-saving technology too. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:42:31 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Bail-out-bill-raises-US-renewable-energy-hopes_18_197_669_134852.html Renewable energy groups are increasingly optimistic that Congress will extend production and investment tax credits, after the US Senate voted in favour of a revised economic bailout plan to which the provisions had been attached. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:18:24 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Citing-Expense-USDA-Kills-Pesticide-Testing-Program-The-EPA-Used-the-Data-to-Assess-Risk-of-Chemicals-in-Food_18_197_669_134845.html The Bush administration has abruptly halted a government program that tests the levels of pesticides in fruits, vegetables and field crops, arguing that the $8 million-a-year program is too expensive. Critics say the decision could make it harder to protect consumers from chemicals in their food. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:25:20 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Federal-agency-prohibits-all-train-operators-from-using-cellphones-while-on-duty_18_197_669_134836.html The emergency order comes one day after the National Transportation Safety Board says text messages were sent and received by Metrolink engineer moments before fatal crash. The Federal Railroad Administration on Thursday issued an emergency order that prohibits all train operators from using cellphones while on duty, a rule that comes years after the agency first considered the matter and two weeks after the California Public Utilities Commission imposed the same restriction. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:25:16 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/A-charged-debate-over-Prop-7-renewable-energy-plan_18_197_669_134832.html The measure would require utilities in the state to get half their power from renewable energy by 2025. Foes say it would actually hamper electricity production from alternate sources. Proposition 7 on the November ballot aims to hurry the day when more of California's electricity comes from windmills, solar panels and other oil-free sources, requiring the state's utilities to get half their power from renewable energy by 2025. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:11:31 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Hempfield-Man-Accused-of-Using-Internet-to-Solicit-Teen_18_197_669_134820.html A 25-year-old Hempfield man who used the screen name "greensburghotboy" was charged with using an Internet chat room to solicit sex from an undercover agent posing as a 13-year-old Washington County girl, the state attorney general's office announced Wednesday. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:19:28 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Felony-Charges-Filed-in-5-Day-Crime-Spree_18_197_669_134801.html LOS ANGELES -- A Monrovia man arrested at Disneyland has been charged with a five-day crime spree across three Southern California counties that includes carjackings, home-invasion robberies and attempted murder. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:19:25 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Planting-Natives_18_197_669_134799.html By Evelyn Barge There are more than 6,000 species of plants native to California, but Lili Singer has a difficult time playing favorites. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:19:24 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Ned-McKay-New-Trail-at-Brushy-Peak_18_197_669_134796.html By Ned McKay Visitors to Brushy Peak Regional Preserve near Livermore can now hike a new loop trail through the preserve, thanks in part to the work of about 100 volunteers from Volunteers for Outdoor California. The volunteers spent the weekend of Sept. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:19:23 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Low-Storage-Levels-Cause-Metropolitan-to-Suspend-Public-Boat-Launches-at-Diamond-Valley-Lake-After-Oct-13_18_197_669_134793.html Clearly demonstrating the need for water conservation throughout Southern California due to the statewide drought and supply challenges, Metropolitan Water District announced plans today to indefinitely suspend private boat launches at the region's largest reservoir -- Diamond Valley Lake -- at the close of business Monday, Oct. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:33:18 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/NASA-Selects-Science-Teams-for-Astrobiology-Institute_18_197_669_134774.html To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Dwayne Brown, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 1726, dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov, Michael Mewhinney, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., +1-650-604-3937, michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov, both of NASA MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., Oct. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:07:56 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Cigarettes-Stolen-From-Gas-Station_18_197_669_134765.html BRAINTREE - Police said 30 cartons of cigarettes were stolen in a break-in at Saab Energy Garage on Washington Street. An employee found a front window smashed when he arrived for work Friday. (c) 2008 Patriot Ledger, The; Quincy, Mass.. Provided by ProQuest LLC. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:06:37 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Mandate-For-Biofuels-Production-Requires-Science-based-Policy-And-Global-Perspective_18_197_669_134761.html In his State of the Union Address on Jan. 23, 2007, President Bush stated that, in order to substantially lower foreign oil imports, "We must increase the supply of alternative fuels, by setting a mandatory fuels standard to require 35 billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels in 2017." Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:16:33 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/New-California-Law-Protects-Farms-Against-Genetic-Engineering-Threats_18_197_669_134717.html This is a guest post by Meg Hamill, a freelance writer who also works at LandPaths in partnership with the Open Space District of Sonoma County, California. California passes its first law protecting farmers who have not been able to prevent GE contamination of their non GE crops. We’ve all heard the horror stories:  A farmer’s crop is contaminated by Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds, and that farmer is subsequently harassed and brought to court by the biotech patent owners (such as Monsanto) of those seeds.  In some cases, that farmer has also been held liable for contaminating other farmer’s crops with his own unintentionally contaminated crop.  Just this week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a landmark piece of legislation, protecting California’s farmers from just such liability. It is the first bill to be passed by the California Legislature that brings regulation to the Genetically Engineered (GE) crops.  The bill, AB541 (Huffman, D-Marin/Sonoma)  protects and compensates farmers who have not been able to prevent GE contamination of their non-GE crop.  AB541 was sponsored by a coalition of agriculture organizations and food businesses, including California Certified Organic Farmers, Earthbound Farm and the California Farm Bureau Federation. Read more of this story » Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:12:54 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/National-Press-Club-to-Host-NEWSMAKER-Media-Briefing-on-Participatory-Democracy-and-the-Internet_18_197_669_134693.html To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Mark Schoeff Jr., National Press Club Newsmakers Committee, +1-202-662-7218, mschoeff@workforce.com; National Press Club, +1-202-662-7540 Friday, October 3, 2008, 2 p.m. National Press Club (Lisagor Room) WASHINGTON, Oct. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:12:52 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/SeniorChecked-SM-Tackles-Crimes-Against-Seniors-With-New-Technology_18_197_669_134681.html Providing an independent and unbiased third party review of companies and employees who serve senior citizens in their homes, SeniorChecked has been released by Silver Nation, LLC in the Washington, DC market to combat the rise in elder abuse, financial exploitation and crimes against seniors. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:22:02 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/California-Ports-Crack-Down-On-Polluting-Trucks_18_197_669_134638.html On Wednesday, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the busiest U.S. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:12:34 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Joint-Statement-of-CoSN-and-ISTE-Hailing-Passage-of-Internet-Safety-Education-Legislation_18_197_669_134606.html To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Jennifer Cummings for CoSN, +1-202-822-9491, jcummings@fratelli.com, or Marlene Nesary for ISTE, +1-541-302- 3789, mnesary@iste.org WASHINGTON, Oct.