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In this issue:

• Ask Umbra on how not to sweat your deodorant

• Speculation runs rampant as Dems reportedly reach a deal on climate bill

• Close friend of Big Meat may be put in charge of food safety

• plus more Gristy content ...

Stick it to 'em

Ask Umbra on how not to sweat your deodorant

Deodorant vidChoosing a deodorant that’s safe for the planet and your body -- and actually works -- can be the pits! Grist’s ‘Stink Squad’ sniffs out the answers in this video starring eco-advice columnist Umbra Fisk. Raise your hand if you’re sure!

 




Better speculate than never

Speculation runs rampant as Dems reportedly reach a deal on climate bill

House leaders have reportedly reached a tentative deal on a climate and energy bill -- and in the absence of details, speculation is rampant about how the bill has been weakened or otherwise changed. Kate Sheppard reports.

 



Fox in the Henhouse

Close friend of Big Meat may be put in charge of food safety

USDA chief Tom Vilsack is once again on the verge of stepping in it regarding his pick for food safety czar, i.e. the head of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service. Tom Laskaway reports.

 


Radiant Cities: Getting (Retro)Fit

In some cities, the greenest buildings are already built

Forget cars and cow farts -- one of the biggest climate villains is inefficient buildings. Lisa Selin Davis explains what New York and other urban areas are doing to fix that.

 


Pointy-headed arugula eaters, unite!

Former McCain spokesperson joins Gore’s team

Here's a curious development for you: Brian Rogers, spokesperson for John McCain's presidential campaign last year, is now working for Al Gore. Kate Sheppard reports.

 


What Grist is reading

  • The Obama administration is proposing significant new spending on a proposed cap-and-trade regulatory scheme for fisheries -- a major overhaul in fishery management and a bid to halt the decline of wild fish stocks.


  • Virgin Galactic says that it has built a "clean spaceship" and that the "CO2 emissions per passenger on a spaceflight will be equivalent to approximately 60% of a per passenger return commercial London/New York flight".


  • Climate change isn't only bad for the Earth, it may be bad for your health — especially if you have allergies or asthma.


  • Find more of what we're reading on our Delicious page.


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