"Solar Storm Sends Charged Particles Toward Earth"
"The bombardment is expected to reach us Tuesday morning, but the threat to satellites and power grids appears to be low."
"The bombardment is expected to reach us Tuesday morning, but the threat to satellites and power grids appears to be low."
"Federal government analysts on Monday slashed their estimate of the natural gas reserves in the Marcellus Shale formation, and at least one major producer announced plans to cut in half its expenditures on new gas leases in the wake of dropping prices."
"A coalition of environmental groups plans to stage a rally against 'Big Oil's corruption' on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, hours before President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to Congress."

SEJ President Carolyn Whetzel bids farewell to Mike Mansur, who steered the SEJournal through its quarterly publication schedule, working with a team of volunteer editors and writers to produce issues packed with articles that help environmental reporters hone their skills and broaden their depth of knowledge on a variety of topics.
"No signs of 'Solyndra fatigue' on the campaign front, while Obama's jobs council weighs in on a critical wind subsidy."
"How much political capital can Republican candidates and their aligned groups continue to squeeze out of Solyndra, the giant green stain on President Obama's first term?
It seems they're looking to find out, with a new ad campaign that aims to keep the failed clean energy investment in the forefront of voters' minds.
"The Nuremberg Code, set up to protect the human subjects of research, is being routinely ignored."
"In a belated attempt to soothe public suspicion about shale-gas drilling, state regulators increasingly are forcing natural gas producers to disclose the chemicals used to hydraulically fracture natural gas wells."
"Leading climate scientists have given their support to a Freedom of Information request seeking to disclose who is funding the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a London-based climate sceptic thinktank chaired by the former Conservative chancellor Lord Lawson."