"Scant Arctic Ice Could Mean Summer 'Double Whammy'"
"Scant ice over the Arctic Sea this winter could mean a 'double whammy' of powerful ice-melt next summer, a top U.S. climate scientist said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 02/05/2010
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"Brown Pelicans Struggling To Survive"
"All along the Oregon coast over the last month, hundreds of brown pelicans have turned up dead, starving or begging for food. ...Researchers, at a loss to explain the casualties, are looking at unusual ocean currents and the depletion of fish stocks -- as well as warmer temperatures, toxic runoff and algae blooms -- as possible causes."
Source: LA Times, 02/05/2010
"Portland Promotes Urban Cycling, But Costs Will Be High"
"The eco-conscious city plans to build more than 680 miles of new bikeways in the coming two decades at a cost of $613 million."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 02/05/2010
"Behind The Weather: Strongest El Nino In A Decade"
"Major snowstorms are set to bury the mid-Atlantic states this weekend after record snowfalls in December. Last month California was awash in rain. The Gulf states have seen heavy weather lately as well. Turns out it's not just a run of bad luck. What's behind a lot of this winter's weather is El Nino... ."
Source: NPR, 02/05/2010
Reveal Household Cleaners' Ingredients, Enviros Urge
"Exactly what's in floor cleaner? What's stain remover made of? And what effects, if any, might they have on human health or the environment Environmental advocates want to know, and they asked a court Thursday to use a 1971 New York state law to force ... manufacturers ... to reveal just what makes up such household staples as Ajax, Ivory soap and Tide. The cleanser industry says that the legal case is unwarranted and that fears about health risks are misinformed."
Source: AP, 02/05/2010
"Administration Presses On for a 'Cap' on Carbon Emissions"
"The Obama administration's top climate adviser strongly defended a cap on emissions a day after the president suggested Congress might move an energy bill without such a cap in place."
Source: ClimateWire, 02/05/2010
"Mexico Starts Planting GM Corn, Activists Appeal"
"Capping a decade-long battle, private companies in Mexico have begun the first legal plantings of genetically modified corn, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday."
Source: AP, 02/04/2010
Anger as Health Officials Give up Hunt for Acreage Cancer Cause
"Outrage erupted among residents and politicians Wednesday after state health officials announced they don't plan to search for an environmental cause of [Palm Beach County community] The Acreage’s cancer cluster -- and instead will mount a campaign to raise 'awareness' about childhood brain cancer."
Source: Palm Beach Post, 02/04/2010
"Proposal to Link the Nation's Grid Sparks a Debate"
"The Tres Amigas transmission project in New Mexico, which seeks to link the nation's three power grids to share wind power across the United States, has attracted both eager allies and some determined foes."
Source: ClimateWire, 02/04/2010
"Penn State Investigates Researcher Over 'Climate-gate'"
"Penn State University announced Wednesday it had dismissed three of the most serious charges against one of its top climate researchers, Michael E. Mann, but would continue to probe if he violated academic standards of conduct in connection with Climate-gate, a series of e-mail exchanges that came to light after hackers pirated the University of East Anglia's server."
Source: Post Carbon, 02/04/2010
