"First North Pole Ozone Hole Forming?"
"Spawned by strangely cold temperatures, 'beautiful' clouds helped strip the Arctic atmosphere of most of its protective ozone this winter, new research shows."
Source: NatGeo, 03/24/2011
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Georgia Tree Farm Helping To Re-Establish American Chestnut
Rock keyboardist and tree farmer Chuck Leavell is planting chestnut trees bred to withstand the blight that killed billions of American chestnuts since 1904.
Source: Macon Telegraph, 03/24/2011
"Find Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on Google Maps"
"Charging up electric vehicles on the road is easier and more convenient now that Google has started adding charging station locations to the Google Maps platform."
Source: ENS, 03/24/2011
"Super-Moon To Rise On Saturday"
"An especially large moon will appear to rise on Saturday in the most extreme example of a so-called super-moon phenomenon in nearly 20 years, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory."
Source: Reuters, 03/24/2011
"Japanese Nuclear Plant’s Safety Analysts Brushed Off Risk of Tsunami"
"A Japanese government agency that spent several years evaluating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant declared the facility safe after dismissing concerns from a member of its own expert panel that a tsunami could jeopardize its reactors."
Source: Wash Post, 03/24/2011
"Japan Moves to Calm Fears About Its Tap Water"
"The Japanese authorities are considering a plan to import bottled water from overseas, a government official said Thursday morning, a day after spreading contamination from a crippled nuclear plant led to a panicked rush to buy water in Tokyo."
Source: NY Times, 03/24/2011
"Initial Loss of Well Control Doomed Deepwater Horizon"
The forensic analysis of the Deepwater Horizon's blowout preventer revealed that a buckled drill pipe fouled the unit's blind shear ram, preventing it from sealing off the well.
Source: Wash Post, 03/24/2011
"Japan Nuclear Crisis Revives Long U.S. Fight on Spent Fuel"
"The threat of the release of highly radioactive spent fuel at a Japanese nuclear plant has revived a debate in the United States about how to manage such waste and has led to new recriminations over a derailed plan for a national repository in Nevada."
Source: NY Times, 03/24/2011
Japan Nuclear Crisis: Non-Disclosure Hides Multitude of Sins
As a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant continues to spew radiation into the environment, journalists and people across the world are getting an unwelcome lesson in how secrecy can threaten people's health and safety. A New York Times team finally on March 16 did the story on the withholding of information. Read their coverage, as well as others.
Agenda for SEJ's 21st Annual Conference
Oct. 19-23, 2011 in Miami, Florida. See the draft agenda, read speaker bios, check out the local attractions. Walk-ins are welcome, but tour and catered events may be unavailable.
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