By Claire Rigby15 April 2015 São Paulo (The Guardian) – With water levels worryingly low in at least two of São Paulo’s largest reservoirs, insecurity around water has become a fact of life for most paulistanos – as has a newfound interest in self-reliance and thrift: in stored water, rainwater collection and reduced usage. Yet […]
This is a question that Des has pondered frequently. Carbon Counter gives us a nice analysis. 11 June 2015 (Carbon Counter) – Various scenarios have been put forward showing that 100% renewable energy is achievable. Some of them even claim that we can move completely away from fossil fuels in only couple of decades. A […]
By Laura Dattaro10 June 2015 (Vice) – The United States’ snowiest wilderness just keeps getting warmer. Temperatures in Alaska averaged 44.9 degrees Fahrenheit this May, making it the warmest May in the 91-year temperature record of the state, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data released today. And that’s a remarkable 7.1 degrees […]
10 June 2015 (NBC News) – Harry Smith gets a unique view far underground, where engineers are looking miles beneath the surface of the country’s largest reservoir for water. As Lake Mead Dries Up, Engineers Dig Deep in Search for Water Technorati Tags: California,North America,drought,freshwater depletion,global warming,climate change
17 February 2015 (BP) – Despite the dramatic recent weakening in global energy markets, ongoing economic expansion in Asia – particularly in China and India – will drive continued growth in the world’s demand for energy over the next 20 years. According to the new edition of the BP Energy Outlook 2035, global demand for […]
By Emma Graham-Harrison5 June 2015 (The Guardian) – The country is grappling with the direct costs of that coal, in miners’ lives, crippling air pollution, expanding deserts and “environmental refugees”. Desire for change contends with fears that cutting back on familiar technology could dent employment or slow growth, and efforts to cut consumption do not […]
By Julia O’Donoghue6 June 2014 (The Times-Picayune) – Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation aimed at killing a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area regional levee board against 97 oil and gas companies, despite concerns that the new law could negatively affect state and government claims against BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico […]
By Suzanne Goldenberg and Helena Bengtsson9 June 2015 (The Guardian) – The secretive funders behind America’s conservative movement directed around $125m (£82m) over three years to groups spreading disinformation about climate science and committed to wrecking Barack Obama’s climate change plan, according to an analysis of tax records. The amount is close to half of […]
By Rachael Rhodes28 May 2015 CORVALLIS, Oregon (OSU) – A new study shows how huge influxes of fresh water into the North Atlantic Ocean from icebergs calving off North America during the last ice age had an unexpected effect – they increased the production of methane in the tropical wetlands. Usually increases in methane levels […]
By Kevin Williams 7 June 2015 BROWNVILLE, Maine (Al Jazeera) – Chris Read is the owner of the Gunsmoke Lodge in Brownville, Maine, and, along with many of his patrons, is a lifelong hunter of Maine’s wildlife, including moose. But these days, he is worried. Though the state’s last official count of its moose population, […]
