[Tax dollars for anti-science, another manifestation of Peak Education.] By Claudine Zap, The Sideshow25 June 2012 It sounds like a hoax, but it’s apparently true: The Loch Ness Monster is on the science class syllabus for kids at Eternity Christian Academy in Westlake, Louisiana. As reported by the Herald Scotland (which must track all Loch […]
By Tom Clynes21 June 2012 There’s no police tape across Michael Mann’s office doorway this morning. “Always a good start,” he says, juggling a cup of coffee as he slides his key into the lock. Mann, a paleoclimatologist, wears a sport coat over a turtleneck. As he takes a seat at his desk, a narrow […]
By Julie Johnsson24 June 2012 The coal-fired power industry in the U.S. is facing the biggest plunge in asset values in a decade, risking billions of dollars in pollution-control spending by utilities such as Exelon Corp. (EXC) and American Electric Power Co. (AEP) An indication of how much new emissions rules and cheaper natural gas […]
By Damian Carrington, www.guardian.co.uk24 June 2012 Sea level rise is accelerating three to four times faster along the densely populated east coast of the US than other US coasts, scientists have discovered. The zone, dubbed a “hotspot” by the researchers, means the ocean from Boston to New York to North Carolina is set to experience […]
By Paul Huttner21 June 2012 10.10″ – Highest observed rainfall total (Reported by an NWS employee 4 mi NE of Duluth) 7.24″ – Preliminary storm total at Duluth NWS office(Likely the all time greatest 24 hour rainfall total on record for Duluth) 5.79″ – Previous all time 24 hour rainfall record in Duluth (August 22 […]
By Tim Mullaney, USA TODAY12 June 2012 The median U.S. household lost nearly 39% of its wealth from 2007 to 2010, the Federal Reserve said Monday, emphasizing anew the impact of the financial crisis and the recession on ordinary Americans. [“Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2007 to 2010: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer […]
22 June 2012 (AFP) – Global sea levels could rise two to three times higher over the next century than previous UN estimates, according to a study released Friday by the US National Research Council. A committee of experts evaluated the latest UN data and updated those projections with new data on polar ice-cap melting […]
23 June 2012 (The Denver Post) – Denver’s record-breaking heat Friday sets the stage for a potentially hotter day today, warns the National Weather Service. The city beat the record of 98 degrees just after 1 p.m., then climbed to 102 degrees before 4 p.m. Friday, eclipsing the high mark for June 22 set in […]
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica21 June 2012 Over the past several decades, U.S. industries have injected more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid deep into the earth, using broad expanses of the nation’s geology as an invisible dumping ground. No company would be allowed to pour such dangerous chemicals into the rivers or onto the […]
[It’s been awhile since Desdemona has had an update on this story; here are previous posts on the Asian carp invasion.] By Dan Egan of the Journal Sentinel18 June 2012 While it’s been nearly two years since crews landed the only live Asian carp specimen above an electric barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship […]
