| Welcome to MNN's daily newsletter for Wednesday, Sept. 12. For breaking news throughout the day, visit us online at the Mother Nature Network. |
EDITORS' PICKS:
Call it nostalgia. Call it recession-era thinking. More people are interested in simpler living. They're trying to get away from factory-produced food and seeking low-tech machines and local, back-to-basics approaches to everyday life - all of which is good news for the planet. Read the story... |
The famously liberal city doesn't like adding anything to the environment, but is a lack of fluoride in city water hurting children's teeth? The town votes today. Read the story...
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Pour a pint. White House Brewing Company aims to become the world's first 'crowd-sourced, crowd-organized brewery.' Read the story...
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These pedal buses saw action at the Democratic and Republican conventions. But this unique form of human-powered transportation is more often either a beer-soaked party barge or a school bus. Read the story... |
A new breed of business is catering to the feline set, complete with a calm atmosphere, high perches and no noisy dogs. Our pet columnist has the details. Read the story... |
 Sept. 12, 1960: Hurricane Donna brushes past Cape Hatteras, N.C., and scores a direct hit on Long Island and New England. The storm had previously causes more than 100 deaths in Puerto Rico before passing through Florida. It is the only storm to bring hurricane-force winds to Florida, the Carolinas, and New England. Sept. 12, 2005: Ten days after President George Bush tells Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown that he's "doing a heck of a job," Brown resigns from FEMA amid widespread criticism of his leadership. He had been removed as director of the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort three days earlier. Sept. 12, 2007: While compact fluorescent bulbs (at right) are hailed as an energy-saver for households, the toxicity of the mercury contained in the light bulbs raises concerns. Maine Gov. John Baldacci signs into law a measure that calls for careful disposal, or recycling, of CFL bulbs. |
