"Solar Boom Driving First Global Panel Shortage Since 2006"
"The solar industry is facing a looming shortage of photovoltaic panels, reversing a two-year slump triggered by a global glut."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/19/2014
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100,000 Elephants Killed In 3 Years As Poaching Rates Climb In Africa
"NAIROBI, Kenya — Poachers killed an estimated 100,000 elephants across Africa between 2010 and 2012, a huge spike in the continent's death rate of the world's largest mammals because of an increased demand for ivory in China and other Asian nations, a new study published Monday found."
Source: AP, 08/19/2014
"PG&E Pleads Not Guilty in Gas Explosion Case"
"SAN BRUNO -- PG&E pleaded not guilty Monday to a new federal criminal indictment on felony charges linked to a fatal 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion here, and hours later, San Bruno officials requested that the state Public Utilities Commission preserve computer drives and digital data that could shed light on ties between the PUC and the utility it oversees."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 08/19/2014
"EPA Refuses To Reclassify Areas That Can’t Meet Ozone Standard"
"U.S. EPA has denied a petition from environmentalists to name nearly 60 areas of the country out of compliance with the federal ozone standard."
Source: Greenwire, 08/19/2014
"Oregon Dept of State Lands Denies Ambre Energy Coal Terminal Permit"
"Oregon's Department of State Lands on Monday dealt a serious blow to Ambre Energy's proposed coal export project, denying a key permit needed for construction in the Columbia River."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 08/19/2014
ASLE 2015 Conference: "Notes from Underground: The Depths of Environmental Arts, Culture and Justice"
The 2015 Association for the Study of Literature and Environment conference in Moscow, Idaho will explore "The Depths of Environmental Arts, Culture and Justice," with keynote speakers includes Donna Haraway, Linda Hogan, Stephanie LeMenager, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Jorge Navarro, Anna Tsing, Rita Wong, and Tanure Ojaide.
On the Media: Has Shark Week Jumped the Shark?
Discovery Channel's Shark Week is able to draw as many as 53 million viewers. While the cable outlet has included some conservation information in recent years, it seems to be shifting back toward fear-mongering based on fantasy rather than fact. The productions include Photoshopped film of a "megalodon" that is extinct, "deadliest" sharks that haven't killed anyone, and scientists played by actors.
Bob Garfield interviews marine biologist David Shiffman for On the Media August 15, 2014.
Source: On The Media, 08/18/2014
"Taking Up Arms Where Birds Feast on Buffet of Salmon"
"ASTORIA, Ore. — The salmon here in the Columbia River, nearly driven to extinction by hydroelectric dams a quarter century ago, have been increasing in number — a fact not lost on the birds that like to eat them. These now flock by the thousands each spring to the river’s mouth, where the salmon have their young, and gorge at leisure."
Source: NY Times, 08/18/2014
"Solomons Town First in Pacific To Relocate Due To Climate Change"
"Under threat from rising sea levels and tsunamis, the authorities of a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands have decided to relocate from a small island in the first such case in the Pacific islands."
Source: Reuters, 08/18/2014
"Kurdish Forces Oust Militants From Dam With U.S. Airstrikes"
"Kurdish and Iraqi forces seized control of Iraq’s largest dam from Islamic State militants as the U.S. deployed air power that helped reverse some gains made by the Sunni-Muslim insurgents in the north."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/18/2014
