Eco-News Roundup: Wednesday September 16

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| Wed Sep. 16, 2009 4:26 AM PDT

News on the environment, climate, health, and nature from our other blogs and around the web.

Global Burden: Healthcare costs aren't just rising here: they're going up around the globe.

Changing Tides: Sea levels rise 2' on the East Coast, more than expected. [Environmental News Netork]

Need Not Apply: Family values group schedules summit on Rosh Hashanah.

Fuel Rules: Obama releases 684-page guide for new fuel emissions standards. [WSJ]

The Semi-Public Option: Baucus suggests a co-op plan for healthcare, Sen. Rockefeller's not so sure.

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Photo Essays + Slideshows

kids smoking

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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