Eco-News Roundup: Wednesday, August 19

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| Wed Aug. 19, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

News from our other blogs and across the WWW on health, environment, energy, and wildlife.

Health Timeline: Universal coverage doesn't just happen. It takes time to work out the kinks.

Minority Opinion: Are there enough Republicans left to filibuster public healthcare?

Four Years Later: Looking back at Katrina, and what hasn't gotten done.

Astroturf Admissions: More letters (fake) against the Markey-Waxman bill turn up.

Island Eaters: Invasive plants have gobbled up dozens of islands. See which ones here. [BBC]

Sticks and Stones: Social rejection can make you hurt, physically. [LiveScience]

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Photo Essays + Slideshows

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Glamorous Photos of Kids Smoking

Frieke Janssens' images of kids and (fake!) cigarettes capture the ugliness and the not-quite-bygone glamour of smoking.

Slideshow: "Enjoy an Ice Cream Cone Shortly Before Lunch"

10 classic ads from the sugar and cereal industries.

Portraits of Addiction

A Manhattan banker shoots portraits of drug abuse, sex work, and homelessness in the Bronx.

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Never Before Seen Photos From Legendary Street Photographer Garry Winogrand

Fourteen amazing scenes of life in America—and hundreds more where that came from.

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