 |   Yes we Canada Canada has officially declared BPA toxic, in brazen defiance of the chemical industry. Maybe that will give the U.S. Senate the spine to do something similar? Tom Philpott has the story.
 PACE IN THE HOLE The Federal Housing Finance Agency solidified its opposition to Property Assessed Clean Energy in a letter to members of Congress Thursday, telling them it doesn't see a way to let the program move forward. Jonathan Hiskes explains what this means for the popular home-greening program.
 Trucks stop here What do Argentinian-style grilled beef, shaved ice, and Italian-style sausages have in common? They are all street-savvy examples of the growing trend toward quick and tasty, mid-priced food from quality ingredients. Read more.
 doctor's alders If we want carbon-sequestering forests to be the picture of health, perhaps we've been barking up the wrong tree. A nonprofit and a health insurance provider have an idea that may help keep the forest for the trees. Find out more.
 Change we don't need Barack Obama has sided with utility companies in a lawsuit trying to combat greenhouse gas pollution. This latest anti-green move comes after he opened up the East and Gulf coasts to offshore drilling (pre-BP leak), and sat out the summer's (failed) efforts to pass climate legislation. Mr. President: we're baffled.
 stimulating debate If you read everything that bloggers declared a "must read," you'd have time for little else. However, if you want a lucid tour of the Obama administration's work to remake the country's energy and transportation landscape, it's tough to beat Michael Grunwald's new TIME piece "How the Stimulus is Changing America." Jonathan Hiskes explains.
 Egg on his face Why was Wright County Egg owner Jack Decoster allowed to run a massive feed mill completely unregulated by the state of Iowa? A video of their secretary of agriculture praising Big Egg sheds some light, says Tom Philpott. Read more.
 zen and the art of bicycle lane maintenance It's pretty lame that cars "own" most roads in America, which is why we're such fans of spontaneous street art that aims to take them back for bikes and pedestrians. Especially when it's as clever as this.
 The eBay of solar California loves the sun -- and not just because it makes you tan. The state's energy commission just licensed the country's first large-scale solar thermal power plant in two decades, and it's planning to build three big solar farms in the Mojave Desert. We're talking 2,000 megawatts of solar energy -- the equivalent of two large nuclear plants -- and California's just getting warmed up. Read more.
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