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SC Johnson is beginning to disclose its Glade air "freshener" ingredients. -

Customers with product-safety concerns have been demanding transparency in the fragrance industry. Now the company is listing the top chemicals used in 200 Glade products on its website and has plans to provide details on other brands soon. So...plug it in, plug it in? Not so fast, say some consumer groups (plus the stuff still smells...well, like it does). New York Times

Greener, physically active cities are more economically productive. -

A new study finds that for every $1.50 invested in promoting walking and cycling, a city sees a $20 return in reduced traffic and pollution and more foot traffic for local businesses. Plus, residents are healthier. Score! The Guardian

If you eat food, you should be concerned about bats and the ecosystem.

Nicholas Sharp, a biologist with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, describing how white-nose syndrome is threatening food security by killing off batsone of nature's best insecticides

G7 leaders agree on the need to phase out fossil fuels by 2100. -

The group also supports cutting global greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 70 percent by 2050. Let's hope all this bodes well for December, when the United Nations climate conference convenes in Paris. Bloomberg 

Cavendish bananas are in trouble. -

A fungus is spreading through plantations in Asia, Africa, and now Australia, wiping out the popular cultivar. Scientists say monoculture—an all too common farming method these days—is to blame for the fruit's lack of diversity and vulnerability to disease. Smithsonian

Norway is divesting from coal. -

Citing the risks of climate change, the country's parliament voted to sell coal investments worth an estimated $8.7 billion from the government pension fund. The fund, however, still has significant holdings in oil and natural gas. ThinkProgress