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Our Planet - Week of October 18th, 2009
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| |  | NEWS THIS WEEK |  | The Problem with Scrubbers
Cleaning up smokestacks may have an unintended environmental consequence—polluted water.
Go to all articles - Go to this article |  | Focusing on the Fills
For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke a permit it had issued for a West Virginia surface mine.
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | | Reporting by Brita Belli
| | THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY |  | The Coolest Plastic Bag Costumes
Having fun with all the excess plastic in your life
This Halloween, you can spare the landfill more plastic and make an environmental—and fashion—statement at your next Halloween party with this collection of plastic bag costume ideas. By Brita Belli
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E | | COVER STORY |  | Is This the End for Coal?
Momentum is building to block new coal-fired power plants and end mountaintop removal mining. Is there enough political will to make the break?
Rural residents, college activists, mainstream environmental groups and “eco-celebrities” are joining forces to fight new coal plants and to speed the end of our dirtiest fossil fuel. By Christine MacDonald
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | FEATURES |  | Torpedo Speed
A conservation group in Cancun, Mexico, is using oil-industry technology—and military helicopters—to track pollution in the underground waters of the Yucatan Peninsula. By Jon Kohl
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | EARTHTALK |  | Week of 10/18/09
Dear EarthTalk: How are heating, cooling and electricity produced by geothermal energy? I don’t understand how it works.
Dear EarthTalk: Apparently boxed wine (instead of bottled) is becoming all the rage for environmental reasons. What are the eco-benefits of boxed wine over bottled?
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