"Desert Dust Feeds Deep Ocean Life"
"US scientists have found that dust from the Sahara desert provides most of the iron found in the Atlantic ocean."
Source: Climate News Network, 07/17/2014
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"As Jellyfish Come in Waves Off Maine Coast, Questions Follow"
"The early summer invasion appears to be heavier than normal this year, surprising some and distressing others."
Source: Portland Press Herald, 07/17/2014
"South Portland Planners Endorse Tar Sands Proposal"
"SOUTH PORTLAND — A controversial proposal that would ban tar sands oil from coming into the city won the Planning Board’s endorsement Tuesday night."
Source: Portland Press Herald, 07/17/2014
"North Dakota Wrestles With Radioactive Oilfield Waste"
"Regulators look at raising the limit for radiation amid a rash of illegal dumping."
Source: High Country News, 07/17/2014
Calif. Farms Sucking Up Enough Groundwater to Put Rhode Island 17 Feet Under
California, the producer of nearly half of the nation's fruits, veggies, and nuts, plus export crops—four-fifths of the world's almonds, for example—is entering its third driest year on record."
Source: Mother Jones, 07/17/2014
"UK on Track To Miss Carbon Targets, Climate Change Advisers Warn"
"Government's flagship energy efficiency schemes are found wanting in report by Committee on Climate Change"
Source: Guardian, 07/17/2014
"Australia Scraps Carbon Price as Abbott Meets Election Pledge"
"Australia’s Senate voted to scrap the nation’s price on carbon, fulfilling Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s election campaign pledge to abolish a 'toxic tax' he said threatened the nation’s economy."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/17/2014
"EPA Watchdog Finds 'No Indications of Bias' Against Conservatives"
"The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) internal watchdog found "no indications of bias" after reviewing claims the agency waived public records fees for green groups but not conservative organizations."
Source: The Hill, 07/17/2014
"White House Announces Climate Change Initiatives"
"MISSOULA, Mont. — President Obama announced a series of climate change initiatives on Wednesday aimed at guarding the electricity supply; improving local planning for flooding, coastal erosion and storm surges; and better predicting landslide risks as sea levels rise and storms and droughts intensify."
Source: NY Times, 07/17/2014
Conference Call To Discuss New Report "The Hardest Working River in the West: Common-Sense Solutions for a Reliable Water Future for the Colorado River Basin"
This Thursday (7/17), at 11 a.m. MST/ 10 a.m. PST, Bart Miller, Western Resource Advocates's Water Program Director, and Matt Rice, American Rivers' Director of Colorado Conservation, will host a call to discuss the solutions presented in the new paper. Can't make the call? There's a link to the report available.
