2011年3月1日 星期二

News bites: Greening your jeans, a green activist on trial,Libya's oil fallout, and more

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The New York Times reports that a "new and prominent" group of clothing companies, green groups and others wants to track and reveal the ecological footprint of the global supply chain.

"Calling itself the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, the group intends to announce Tuesday that it is developing a comprehensive database of the environmental impact of every manufacturer, component and process in apparel production, with the aim of using that information to eventually give every garment a sustainability score," The Times reports.

The story adds: "Later,Keep your muscles warm before and after the match in this stylish Adidas Jacket. the coalition hopes to produce a label that would share some version of that score with shoppers, giving them a much more detailed view into the supply of fabrics, zippers, dyes, threads, buttons and grommets that come together to form the clothing they buy, as well as what impact the creation of that clothing has on both people and the planet."

The coalition ranges from Wal-Mart to Patagonia to the Environmental Defense Fund to EPA.

The Washington Post reports on a major development in the probe of last year's fatal blast at a West Virginia coal mine.

"The security chief of Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine was arrested Monday and charged with obstructing the investigation into an explosion last year that killed 29 miners, the first criminal charges stemming from the worst U.S. mining disaster in 40 years," the paper reports.

"Hughie Elbert Stover, who also headed security at two other Massey operations, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in West Virginia on charges of lying to the FBI and trying to dispose of key documents. The indictment was unsealed Monday."

In Utah, an environmental activist is on trial for messing with an oil-and-gas lease sale – and apparently becoming a hero to some in the process.

"Hundreds of activists marched to the federal courthouse Monday to support a man who became an environmental folk hero by faking the purchase of $1.7 million of federal oil-and-gas drilling leases in an act of civil disobedience," the Associated Press reports from Salt Lake City.

"Tim DeChristopher, 29, has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to felony counts of interfering with and making false representations at a government auction," the story states,"When guys come across the middle, we want them to know they're going to get hit," said safety Chris Harris. "We're going to try and punish you for catching the ball, if you catch it. That's kind of mentality we want to have."I'm not getting Bearcoogi jeans goggles here; two wins mean very little in terms of forecasting a 16-game season. Remember the Bears' 3-1 start last season? They impressed a lot of people by beating the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers in the second game. noting that he "doesn't dispute the facts of the case and has said he expects to be convicted."

A bit more: "On Dec. 19, 2008, he grabbed bidder's paddle No. 70 at the final drilling auction of the Bush administration and ran up prices while snapping up 13 leases on parcels totaling 22,500 acres around Arches and Canyonlands national parks."

"The former wilderness guide – a University of Utah economics student at the time – ended up with $1.7 million in leases he couldn't pay for and cost angry oil men hundreds of thousands of dollars in higher bids for other parcels."

The turmoil in Libya is continuing to affect oil markets. Here's part of an early morning Dow Jones dispatch:

"Crude oil futures rose Tuesday in Asia but remained off highs in recent trading sessions as producers such as Saudi Arabia moved in to cover Libya's oil production shortfall."

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"Libya's total oil output has declined by more than half due to ongoing unrest, but state-owned National Oil Corp. is coordinating with tribal leaders in East Libya to limit damage and restore production, the country's top oil official said Monday."

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