"US Invaders Threaten Native Scottish Wildlife"
"Growing numbers of non-native crayfish are leading to a “devastating” explosion in the population of destructive American mink in Scotland, experts have warned."
Source: Edinburgh Scotsman, 11/10/2014
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"Climate Tools Seek to Bend Nature’s Path"
"UTRECHT, the Netherlands — The solution to global warming, Olaf Schuiling says, lies beneath our feet. For Dr. Schuiling, a retired geochemist, climate salvation would come in the form of olivine, a green-tinted mineral found in abundance around the world. When exposed to the elements, it slowly takes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere."
Source: NY Times, 11/10/2014
Appeals Court Stands By Ruling Holding BP Liable for Spill Penalties
"A panel of federal appeals court judges in New Orleans has refused to reconsider a ruling that BP and Andarko Petroleum Corp. must pay federal fines related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 11/10/2014
"Fracking Can Begin in Illinois"
"Haul out the oil rigs, fracking can begin in Illinois."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 11/10/2014
"31 Species of Migratory Animals Given UN Protection"
"Polar bears, whales, sharks, rays and gazelles were among 31 new species granted new protection status by a UN conservation body, following six days of intense talks by leading conservationists in Quito, Ecuador."
Source: AFP, 11/10/2014
"Chinese State Visit To Tanzania Used To Smuggle Ivory, Report Says"
"Chinese officials and businesspeople used a state trip by President Xi Jinping and other high-level visits to smuggle ivory out of Tanzania, an environmental watchdog said Thursday, casting doubt over Beijing's efforts to end the illegal trade that has led to rampant elephant poaching throughout Africa."
Source: AP, 11/07/2014
"NC Orders Duke To Redo Coal Ash Monitoring Plans"
"North Carolina regulators have ordered Duke Energy to resubmit its proposal for assessing the extent of groundwater contamination leaking from 33 coal ash dumps across the state after deeming the company's current plans 'inadequate.'"
Source: AP, 11/07/2014
Yucca Mountain: Senate Dem Loss Seen as Lifeline for Abandoned Project
"Promoters of the Yucca Mountain, Nev., nuclear waste repository left for dead by the Obama administration are celebrating Republicans' Senate takeover as a chance for resurrecting a project stymied by outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)."
Source: Greenwire, 11/07/2014
"U.S.D.A. to Allow Chicken From Chinese Companies"
"Genuine General Tso’s chicken may soon be on the plate. The Department of Agriculture will allow Chinese poultry processing companies to ship fully cooked, frozen and refrigerated chicken to the United States."
Source: NY Times, 11/07/2014
"How A Tilt Toward Safety Stopped A Scientist's Virus Research"
"As cases of a worrisome respiratory virus continue to pop up in the Middle East, scientists who study it in the U.S. are struggling to understand how they'll be affected by a government moratorium on certain kinds of experiments."
Source: NPR, 11/07/2014
