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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Canadian ice shelves halve in six years
Canadian ice shelves halve in six years
September 29, 2011 By Sunanda Creagh
Around 50% of Canada’s ice shelf has disappeared in the last six years, researchers say. Credit: Denis Sarrazin, ArcticNet/Centre d'Etudes Nordiques
Half of Canada's ancient ice shelves have disappeared in the last six years, researchers have said, with new data showing significant portions melted in the last year alone.
Climatologist Says Texas Drought Could Last Until 2020
Climatologist Says Texas Drought Could Last Until 2020
Researchers find impact of oil spill in marsh fish species
Researchers find impact of oil spill in marsh fish species
Scientists have published the results of a combined field and laboratory study showing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on fish living in Louisiana marshes.
Assessing California earthquake forecasts
Assessing California earthquake forecasts
Earthquake prediction remains an imperfect science, but the best forecasts are about 10 times more accurate than a random prediction, according to a new study.
Toxic red tides: Scientist tracks neurotoxin-producing algae
Toxic red tides: Scientist tracks neurotoxin-producing algae
With toxic algal blooms -- which can increase the amount of harmful toxins in the shellfish that California residents consume -- ramping up in frequency and severity locally, scientists have developed a new algae monitoring method in hopes of one day being able to predict when and where toxic "red tides" will occur.
Friday, September 30, 2011
How The Department Of Energy Plans To Wean The U.S. Off Rare Earth Metals
How The Department Of Energy Plans To Wean The U.S. Off Rare Earth Metals
Research model shows monsoon change in India may be result of manmade aerosols
Research model shows monsoon change in India may be result of manmade aerosols
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team from Princeton has developed a model that they say shows that manmade aerosols in the atmosphere are in part responsible for the decrease in rainfall in India’s north central regions and for an increase in the south during the annual monsoon season. Massimo A. Bollasina, Yi Ming and V. Ramaswam write in their paper published in the journal Science, that aerosols created by burning fossil fuels has changed the weather dynamic in southeast Asia.
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team from Princeton has developed a model that they say shows that manmade aerosols in the atmosphere are in part responsible for the decrease in rainfall in India’s north central regions and for an increase in the south during the annual monsoon season. Massimo A. Bollasina, Yi Ming and V. Ramaswam write in their paper published in the journal Science, that aerosols created by burning fossil fuels has changed the weather dynamic in southeast Asia.
Toxic red tides: Scientists track neurotoxin-producing algae
Toxic red tides: Scientists track neurotoxin-producing algae
which can increase the amount of harmful toxins in the shellfish that California residents consume — ramping up in frequency and severity locally, scientists at USC have developed a new algae monitoring method in hopes of one day being able to predict when and where toxic "red tides" will occur.
which can increase the amount of harmful toxins in the shellfish that California residents consume — ramping up in frequency and severity locally, scientists at USC have developed a new algae monitoring method in hopes of one day being able to predict when and where toxic "red tides" will occur.
The Macondo Monkey on BP's Back
By Rocky Kistner, September 30, 2011
Down in the Gulf, oil still is bubbling to the surface near BP’s disastrous Macondo well. Local fishermen know it, environmental watchdogs know it, local journalists know it. Now, five weeks after it was first spotted, the government knows it too. Following repeated BP denials that its well is leaking, the feds have finally taken action. They’ve ordered Transocean to investigate the mile of... » Continue...
Down in the Gulf, oil still is bubbling to the surface near BP’s disastrous Macondo well. Local fishermen know it, environmental watchdogs know it, local journalists know it. Now, five weeks after it was first spotted, the government knows it too. Following repeated BP denials that its well is leaking, the feds have finally taken action. They’ve ordered Transocean to investigate the mile of... » Continue...
Economists: Every $1 of electricity from coal does $2 in damage to U.S.
Economists: Every $1 of electricity from coal does $2 in damage to U.S.
The Trouble With Health Problems Near Gas Fracking
The Trouble With Health Problems Near Gas Fracking
4 Face-Offs With Fracking Regulators By MIREYA NAVARRO
4 Face-Offs With Fracking Regulators
By MIREYA NAVARROEarthquakes could be linked to B.C. gas drilling Seismologist says 'seismic swarm' should be investigated
Earthquakes could be linked to B.C. gas drilling
Seismologist says 'seismic swarm' should be investigated
Controversial gas 'fracking' may be linked to earthquakes
Controversial gas 'fracking' may be linked to earthquakes
Natural gas for transportation will create more than 400,000 new jobs - Clean Energy CEO
Natural gas for transportation will create more than 400,000 new jobs - Clean Energy CEO
BOEMRE to split into two regulatory agencies
BOEMRE to split into two regulatory agencies
September 29, 2011
Source: BOEMREThe Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Thursday announced a final rule that separates the federal regulations that govern offshore energy and resource development between the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), effective October 1, 2011.
Enterprise, Enbridge to build crude oil pipeline from Cushing to Gulf Coast
Enterprise, Enbridge to build crude oil pipeline from Cushing to Gulf Coast
'The Global Gas Processing Infrastructure Market Will Reach $12.15bn in 2011' Says Visiongain
'The Global Gas Processing Infrastructure Market Will Reach $12.15bn in 2011' Says Visiongain
New report reveals the impact of global crises on international development
New report reveals the impact of global crises on international development
London, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - Global crises and the slow burn of climate change are having a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of poor people around the world, and bringing into question core ideas about what development is and how it happens, according to a new report. 'Time to Reimagine Development?' is the latest issue of the IDS Bulletin, the flagship journal from the Institute of Development Studies (ID ... more
London, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - Global crises and the slow burn of climate change are having a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of poor people around the world, and bringing into question core ideas about what development is and how it happens, according to a new report. 'Time to Reimagine Development?' is the latest issue of the IDS Bulletin, the flagship journal from the Institute of Development Studies (ID ... more
Illusion of Plenty Masking Collapse of Two Key Southern California Fisheries
Illusion of Plenty Masking Collapse of Two Key Southern California Fisheries
San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - The two most important recreational fisheries off Southern California have collapsed, according to a new study led by a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scripps postdoctoral researcher Brad Erisman and his colleagues examined the health of regional populations of barred sand bass and kelp bass-staple catches of Southern California's recreational fishing ... more
San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - The two most important recreational fisheries off Southern California have collapsed, according to a new study led by a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scripps postdoctoral researcher Brad Erisman and his colleagues examined the health of regional populations of barred sand bass and kelp bass-staple catches of Southern California's recreational fishing ... more
New analysis confirms sharks are in trouble
New analysis confirms sharks are in trouble
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - Sharks are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef and worldwide, according to an Australian-based team who have developed a world-first way to measure rates of decline in shark populations. "There is mounting evidence of widespread, substantial, and ongoing declines in the abundance of shark populations worldwide, coincident with marked rises in global shark catches in the last half-cent ... more
Physicists consider their own carbon footprint
Physicists consider their own carbon footprint
London, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - In October's issue of Physics World, Phil Marshall, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford, calls on physicists to pull their weight when it comes to climate change, drawing on his own research showing that astronomers average 23,000 air miles per year flying to observatories, conferences and meetings, and use 130 KWh more energy per day than the average US citizen. Marshall says th ... more
London, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - In October's issue of Physics World, Phil Marshall, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford, calls on physicists to pull their weight when it comes to climate change, drawing on his own research showing that astronomers average 23,000 air miles per year flying to observatories, conferences and meetings, and use 130 KWh more energy per day than the average US citizen. Marshall says th ... more
Climate change will show which animals can take the heat
Climate change will show which animals can take the heat
Providence, RI (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - Species' ability to overcome adversity goes beyond Darwin's survival of the fittest. Climate change has made sure of that. In a new study based on simulations examining species and their projected range, researchers at Brown University argue that whether an animal can make it to a final, climate-friendly destination isn't a simple matter of being able to travel a long way. It's the extent ... more
Providence, RI (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - Species' ability to overcome adversity goes beyond Darwin's survival of the fittest. Climate change has made sure of that. In a new study based on simulations examining species and their projected range, researchers at Brown University argue that whether an animal can make it to a final, climate-friendly destination isn't a simple matter of being able to travel a long way. It's the extent ... more
Managing Future Forests for Water
Managing Future Forests for Water
Asheville, NC (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists recently used long-term data from the Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory (Coweeta) in Western North Carolina to examine the feasibility of managing forests for water supply under the changing weather conditions forecast for the future. Published in the September issue of the journal Ecological Applications, the analysis examines the in ... more
Asheville, NC (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 - Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists recently used long-term data from the Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory (Coweeta) in Western North Carolina to examine the feasibility of managing forests for water supply under the changing weather conditions forecast for the future. Published in the September issue of the journal Ecological Applications, the analysis examines the in ... more
Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries
Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 28, 2011 - Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) - the main cause of global warming - increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which is strongest in developing countries. ... more
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 28, 2011 - Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) - the main cause of global warming - increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which is strongest in developing countries. ... more
Quake rocks Japan's crippled nuclear power plant
Quake rocks Japan's crippled nuclear power plant
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 29, 2011 - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook an area of northeast Japan which includes the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday but there were no reports of damage to the facility, officials said. The moderate quake struck offshore near the coast of Fukushima at 7:05 pm (1005 GMT) with a "very shallow" focus, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no fears of a tsunami f ... more
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 29, 2011 - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook an area of northeast Japan which includes the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday but there were no reports of damage to the facility, officials said. The moderate quake struck offshore near the coast of Fukushima at 7:05 pm (1005 GMT) with a "very shallow" focus, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no fears of a tsunami f ... more
Japan eases evacuation advisory for zones near nuclear plant
Japan eases evacuation advisory for zones near nuclear plant
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 30, 2011 - Japan on Friday lifted evacuation advisories for five areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant as it looks to convince tens of thousands of residents that it is safe to return home. Japan continues to maintain a 20-kilometre (12-mile) no-go zone around the facility at the centre of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, after it was hit by the March tsunami and lost reactor cooling ... more
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Japan_eases_evacuation_advisory_for_zones_near_nuclear_plant_999.html
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 30, 2011 - Japan on Friday lifted evacuation advisories for five areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant as it looks to convince tens of thousands of residents that it is safe to return home. Japan continues to maintain a 20-kilometre (12-mile) no-go zone around the facility at the centre of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, after it was hit by the March tsunami and lost reactor cooling ... more
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Japan_eases_evacuation_advisory_for_zones_near_nuclear_plant_999.html
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
New IG report faults process in agency's GHG assessments
New IG report faults process in agency's GHG assessments
U.S. Should Welcome Crude From Canada’s Dirty Oil Sands: View
U.S. Should Welcome Crude From Canada’s Dirty Oil Sands: View
Fukushima and the Battle for Truth
Fukushima and the Battle for Truth
Center for Research on Globalization - - Sep 26, 2011
Fukushima's nuclear disaster is a nightmare. Ghostly releases of radioactivity haunt the Japanese countryside. Lives, once safe, are now beset by an ineffable scourge promising vile illness and death. Large sectors of the population ...
福島の子どもたちの心臓発作について Japan Focus
福島の子どもたちの心臓発作について
Japan Focus
Introduction by Mark Selden
Japanese Translation by Tanaka Izumi follows the English text
福島の子どもたちの心臓発作について
訳：田中泉
Introduction
In the six months since the March 11 earthquake tsunami and nuclear power meltdown, a large body of evidence has been produced (and much suppressed) documenting the vast quantities of radiation emitted from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as well as other contaminants from ruined factories and farms: into the air, into the water, and into the soil in the vicinity of the incident, throughout Northeast Japan and beyond. For example, on April 11, the Nuclear Safety Commission announced that the Fukushima Daiichi plant, “in the first hours after the accident, was emitting as much as 10,000 terabecquerels of radiation per hour (one terabecquerel = one trillion becquerels).” On September 9, the Asahi cited a preliminary report by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency that between March 21 and April 30 the plant emitted more than 15 quadrillion becquerels of radioactivity into the sea. The figure was three times that provided earlier by TEPCO. The report concluded further that 11.4 quadrillion becquerels of iodine-131 and 3.6 quadrillion becquerels of cesium-137 had been leaked into the sea.1
Japan Focus
Fukushima Children at Risk of Heart Disease
Chris BusbyIntroduction by Mark Selden
Japanese Translation by Tanaka Izumi follows the English text
福島の子どもたちの心臓発作について
訳：田中泉
Introduction
In the six months since the March 11 earthquake tsunami and nuclear power meltdown, a large body of evidence has been produced (and much suppressed) documenting the vast quantities of radiation emitted from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as well as other contaminants from ruined factories and farms: into the air, into the water, and into the soil in the vicinity of the incident, throughout Northeast Japan and beyond. For example, on April 11, the Nuclear Safety Commission announced that the Fukushima Daiichi plant, “in the first hours after the accident, was emitting as much as 10,000 terabecquerels of radiation per hour (one terabecquerel = one trillion becquerels).” On September 9, the Asahi cited a preliminary report by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency that between March 21 and April 30 the plant emitted more than 15 quadrillion becquerels of radioactivity into the sea. The figure was three times that provided earlier by TEPCO. The report concluded further that 11.4 quadrillion becquerels of iodine-131 and 3.6 quadrillion becquerels of cesium-137 had been leaked into the sea.1
The waste from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami
The waste from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 28, 2011 - On 11 March 2011 there was a legal vacuum in Japan concerning radioactive waste resulting from a nuclear disaster. Current waste management Law places technical and financial responsibility for waste from natural disasters with local authorities. However, this excludes radioactive waste. The Law on rehabilitation of contaminated soil excludes from its scope radioactive soils and waste. The ... more
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 28, 2011 - On 11 March 2011 there was a legal vacuum in Japan concerning radioactive waste resulting from a nuclear disaster. Current waste management Law places technical and financial responsibility for waste from natural disasters with local authorities. However, this excludes radioactive waste. The Law on rehabilitation of contaminated soil excludes from its scope radioactive soils and waste. The ... more
Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries
Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 28, 2011 - Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) - the main cause of global warming - increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which is strongest in developing countries. ... more
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 28, 2011 - Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) - the main cause of global warming - increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which is strongest in developing countries. ... more
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Bottom Line on Climate Change Investments and returns on the planet's future
Bottom Line on Climate Change
Investments and returns on the planet's future
Food Security and Climate Change: The True Cost of Carbon
Food Security and Climate Change: The True Cost of Carbon
Some Societies Can Adapt to Climate Change. Are We One Of Them?
By Simon Donner, September 27, 2011
In my climate change course, we devote a week to discussing climate and past civilizations. Among the goals of that week is to erase the notion that climate change is inherently "bad", or inherently "good", from the student's minds. The effects of climate change on any system, whether a society or an ecosystem, depends on the adaptive capacity and the rate of the climate change. The same climate... » Continue...
In my climate change course, we devote a week to discussing climate and past civilizations. Among the goals of that week is to erase the notion that climate change is inherently "bad", or inherently "good", from the student's minds. The effects of climate change on any system, whether a society or an ecosystem, depends on the adaptive capacity and the rate of the climate change. The same climate... » Continue...
Science as Scapegoat Environmentalism in the Age of Disbelief
Science as Scapegoat
Environmentalism in the Age of Disbelief
In a recent interview, former Maine Senator George Mitchell “called upon President Barack Obama — and everyone else who backs stiff environmental protection laws and the science behind climate change — to be bold and persistent in the face of opponents.” In a keynote address to the Natural Resources Council of Maine, Mitchell said, ““We’ve all seen environmental protection used as a scapegoat for whatever society’s problems are, but it will not last… I believe this anti-science movement will fade away over time. Remember, it took a long time for people to realize the world is not flat.”http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/09/26/environmentalism-in-the-age-of-disbelief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=environmentalism-in-the-age-of-disbelief
Debate over 'fracking' continues in shale-rich states
Debate over 'fracking' continues in shale-rich states
Climate change set to increase ozone-related deaths over next 60 years, scientists warn
Climate change set to increase ozone-related deaths over next 60 years, scientists warn
Scientists are warning that death rates linked to climate change will increase in several European countries over the next 60 years.
Obama's Interior Chokehold on America By Jim Adams
Obama's Interior Chokehold on America
By Jim Adams
Is Gas Transportation Infrastructure Safe?
Is Gas Transportation Infrastructure Safe?
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is the responsible federal regulator for natural gas pipelines, has issued the report of its year long investigation of the San Bruno pipeline explosion and fire. That September 9, 2010 event, involving a pipeline located directly underneath a residential area, killed 8 members of the public, injured dozens more, destroyed 38 homes and damaged 70 more.
Fossil Industry Hires Tobacco's Marketing Firm To Question Climate Science
Fossil Industry Hires Tobacco's Marketing Firm To Question Climate Science
from The Energy Collective - The world's best thinkers on energy & climate by RodAdams
When there is an enormous revenue stream at stake, actions taken to delay making any changes can produce a good return on investment. There is no doubt in my mind that people interested in prolonging fossil fuel dominance over the world economy have taken action to insert doubt in the public consciousness about the hazard of an increasing rate of atmospheric CO2 dumping.
http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/65856/doubt-confusion-leads-inaction-and-benefits-status-quo?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29
from The Energy Collective - The world's best thinkers on energy & climate by RodAdams
When there is an enormous revenue stream at stake, actions taken to delay making any changes can produce a good return on investment. There is no doubt in my mind that people interested in prolonging fossil fuel dominance over the world economy have taken action to insert doubt in the public consciousness about the hazard of an increasing rate of atmospheric CO2 dumping.
http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/65856/doubt-confusion-leads-inaction-and-benefits-status-quo?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29
Wedges reaffirmed
Article Highlights
In August 2004 Steve Pacala and I published a paper in Science about climate change mitigation. Its core messages are as valid today as seven years ago, but they have not led to action. Here, I suggest that public resistance can be partially explained by shortcomings in the way advocates of forceful action have presented their case. Addressing these shortcomings might put the world back on the course we identified.Closing U.S. Arctic Ocean Science Gaps
Closing U.S. Arctic Ocean Science Gaps
PR Newswire
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2011
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pew Environment Group and Ocean Conservancy released a white paper today recommending concrete steps the Obama administration should take to address science gaps and inform conservation and development decisions in America's Arctic Ocean. The white paper is the work of 14 scientists, all experts in Arctic marine ecosystems.
"When it comes to the fragile Arctic, science, not politics, needs to guide decision making," said Marilyn Heiman, director of Pew's U.S. Arctic Program. "If we are to avoid irreparable harm to an ecosystem found nowhere else in U.S. waters, we need to develop a comprehensive research and monitoring plan and set aside significant areas for protection."
The recommendations come as the Obama administration weighs oil industry requests to expand into Arctic waters. Today is the last day for public comment on the supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193. Federal approval could open this little-explored area of ocean off Alaska's northwest coast to drilling.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Researchers find impact of oil spill in marsh fish species
Researchers find impact of oil spill in marsh fish species
A research team led by LSU Associate Professors of Biological Sciences Fernando Galvez and Andrew Whitehead has published the results of a combined field and laboratory study showing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on fish living in Louisiana marshes.
A research team led by LSU Associate Professors of Biological Sciences Fernando Galvez and Andrew Whitehead has published the results of a combined field and laboratory study showing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on fish living in Louisiana marshes.
Climate change affects marine animals on Antarctica's seabed
Climate change affects marine animals on Antarctica's seabed
A rapid increase in the frequency of icebergs pounding the shallow seafloor around the West Antarctic Peninsula — as a result of shrinking winter sea ice — has caused the life expectancy of a tiny marine creature (bryozoans) to halve over the last 12 years. This is the first evidence of regional climate warming affecting marine animals living on the Southern Ocean seabed. The results are published this month in the journal Nature Climate Change and are being presented this week at the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB) in Aberdeen.
A rapid increase in the frequency of icebergs pounding the shallow seafloor around the West Antarctic Peninsula — as a result of shrinking winter sea ice — has caused the life expectancy of a tiny marine creature (bryozoans) to halve over the last 12 years. This is the first evidence of regional climate warming affecting marine animals living on the Southern Ocean seabed. The results are published this month in the journal Nature Climate Change and are being presented this week at the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB) in Aberdeen.
Creating a Clean Energy Revolution: The Arguments For and Against Carbon Taxation
Creating a Clean Energy Revolution: The Arguments For and Against Carbon Taxation
In the debate over climate legislation in 2009 and 2010, it was conventional wisdom that a price on carbon was the sine qua non of effective climate policy. All Very Serious People knew that you could not reduce carbon emissions or drive clean energy innovation without a price on carbon, either through a carbon tax or a cap and trade system.Russia may launch its first Earth remote sensing satellite in 2012
Russia may launch its first Earth remote sensing satellite in 2012
The official added that Russia was planning to launch in 2012 two Earth optical observation satellites - the Resurs-P and the Canopus-B - to provide precision monitoring of natural and man-made disasters, particularly wildfires and environmental pollution.
The official added that Russia was planning to launch in 2012 two Earth optical observation satellites - the Resurs-P and the Canopus-B - to provide precision monitoring of natural and man-made disasters, particularly wildfires and environmental pollution.
Model provides successful seasonal forecast for the fate of Arctic sea ice
Model provides successful seasonal forecast for the fate of Arctic sea ice
Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 23, 2011 - Relatively accurate predictions for the extent of Arctic sea ice in a given summer can be made by assessing conditions the previous autumn, but forecasting conditions more than five years into the future depend on understanding the impact of climate trends on the ice pack, new research shows. Current conditions form an important starting point that governs how the ice responds to weather i ... more
Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 23, 2011 - Relatively accurate predictions for the extent of Arctic sea ice in a given summer can be made by assessing conditions the previous autumn, but forecasting conditions more than five years into the future depend on understanding the impact of climate trends on the ice pack, new research shows. Current conditions form an important starting point that governs how the ice responds to weather i ... more
Nitrate levels rising in northwestern Pacific
Nitrate levels rising in northwestern Pacific
University Park PA (SPX) Sep 23, 2011 - Changes in the ratio of nitrate to phosphorus in the oceans off the coasts of Korea and Japan caused by atmospheric and riverine pollutants may influence the makeup of marine plants and influence marine ecology, according to researchers from Korea and the U. S. "Normally in a marine environment nitrate is the limiting factor, but increased nitrate in the ocean can spur growth and create a ... more
University Park PA (SPX) Sep 23, 2011 - Changes in the ratio of nitrate to phosphorus in the oceans off the coasts of Korea and Japan caused by atmospheric and riverine pollutants may influence the makeup of marine plants and influence marine ecology, according to researchers from Korea and the U. S. "Normally in a marine environment nitrate is the limiting factor, but increased nitrate in the ocean can spur growth and create a ... more
Science Lags as Health Problems Emerge Near Natural Gas Fields
Science Lags as Health Problems Emerge Near Natural Gas Fields
The health impacts of the aftermath of natural gas production remain largely unexplored
Argentina shale to get $120 million boost from ExxonMobil
Argentina shale to get $120 million boost from ExxonMobil
Natural gas for transportation will create more than 400,000 new jobs - Clean Energy CEO
Natural gas for transportation will create more than 400,000 new jobs - Clean Energy CEO
'We're just getting started,' says state's oil chief
'We're just getting started,' says state's oil chief
Chevron will help Argentina develop its shale gas reserves
Chevron will help Argentina develop its shale gas reserves
Fukushima Disaster Documentary: Is Nuclear Power Safe? Chernobyl, and Thorium 16 Sept 11
Fukushima Disaster Documentary: Is Nuclear Power Safe? Chernobyl, and Thorium 16 Sept 11
'Global Spending in 2011 on Advanced Oil & Gas Exploration Technologies Will Total $10.17bn,'
'Global Spending in 2011 on Advanced Oil & Gas Exploration Technologies Will Total $10.17bn,' Says Latest visiongain Research
LONDON, September 23, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
http://www.visiongain.com/Report/687/The-Advanced-Oil-Gas-Exploration-Technologies-Market-2011-2021
LONDON, September 23, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
http://www.visiongain.com/Report/687/The-Advanced-Oil-Gas-Exploration-Technologies-Market-2011-2021
Sunday, September 25, 2011
On climate change, it's all-out war The world continues to pour billions into fossil fuels. It makes no sense.
On climate change, it's all-out war
The world continues to pour billions into fossil fuels. It makes no sense.
The Political Economy of Climate Change Mitigation Policies: How to Build a Constituency to Address Global Warming?
The Political Economy of Climate Change Mitigation Policies: How to Build a Constituency to Address Global Warming?
Climate change denial increases with level of threat
Climate change denial increases with level of threat
Everest's ice is retreating as climate change grips the Himalayas
Everest's ice is retreating as climate change grips the Himalayas
The Guardian - Sep 24, 2011
Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas but research seeking to confirm this is yet to catch up with the mountain communities sounding the alarm
Melting ice is Earth's warning signal – and we cannot ignore it
Melting ice is Earth's warning signal – and we cannot ignore it
From the Himalayas to the Arctic, the signs of danger are visible
War of words over global warming as Nobel laureate resigns in protest
War of words over global warming as Nobel laureate resigns in protest
A Nobel laureate has quit one of the world's leading organisations for scientists in protest at its assertion that the evidence of damaging global warming is "incontrovertible".
Japan’s Earthquake-Tsunami-Nuclear Disaster Syndrome: An Unprecedented Form of Catastrophe Hirose Takashi
Japan’s Earthquake-Tsunami-Nuclear Disaster Syndrome: An Unprecedented Form of Catastrophe
Hirose TakashiThe Nuclear Disaster That Could Destroy Japan – On the danger of a killer earthquake in the Japanese Archipelago
The Nuclear Disaster That Could Destroy Japan – On the danger of a killer earthquake in the Japanese Archipelago
Hirose TakashiTranslated and with an introduction by C. Douglas Lummis
The original Japanese text is available here.
The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?
The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-american-allergy-global.html
Mexico City copes with that sinking feeling
Mexico City copes with that sinking feeling
In Mexico City, many buildings sink each year as the city's 21 million thirsty residents suck up water from the aquifer beneath one of the world's largest metropolises.
Was ocean acidification responsible for history's greatest extinction?
Was ocean acidification responsible for history's greatest extinction?
Radioactivity in Japan Rice Raises Worries By HIROKO TABUCHI
Radioactivity in Japan Rice Raises Worries
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Oil Still Threatens a Cajun Paradise
Oil Still Threatens a Cajun Paradise
P.J. Hahn has rescued his share of oil-soaked pelicans. As coastal restoration director for Plaquemines Parish, he’s seen the worst of the Louisiana crude that belched uncontrollably from BP’s well a mile below the sea. 
EPA to Hold Three Public Hearings on Proposed Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural Production
From: U.S. EPA <usaepa@govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:01:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Air News Release (HQ): EPA to Hold Three Public Hearings on Proposed Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural Production
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:01:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Air News Release (HQ): EPA to Hold Three Public Hearings on Proposed Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural Production
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2011
EPA to Hold Three Public Hearings on Proposed Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural Production
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold three public hearings in September on the agency’s proposed standards to reduce air pollution from oil and gas drilling operations. The proposed standards would rely on cost-effective, existing technologies and practices to reduce pollution that contributes to smog and can cause cancer, while supporting the administration’s priority of continuing to expand safe and responsible domestic oil and natural gas production.
WHAT: Public hearings on proposed air pollution standards for the oil and natural gas industry
WHEN: Sept. 27, 28 and 29, 2011
Each hearing will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 8 p.m. (local time)
WHERE: Sept. 27: Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Rooms 315-316
1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222
Sept. 28: Denver
Colorado Convention Center
Room 207
700 14th St.
Denver, Colo. 80202
Sept. 29: Arlington, Texas
Arlington Municipal Building
City Council Chambers
101 W. Abram St.
Arlington, Texas 76010
To register to speak at a specific time at any of the hearings, please contact Joan C. Rogers at 919-541-4487 or rogers.joanc@epa.gov. People also may sign up to speak in person on the day of a hearing; however, they may not be given their preferred time slot to speak. EPA must issue a final rule by Feb. 28, 2012.
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