"Shell Mum On Flow From Oil Pipeline Leak"
"Royal Dutch Shell said an oil leak from a ruptured pipeline into the North Sea was slowing but refused to say how much oil has already leaked into the sea."
Source: Reuters, 08/16/2011
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SEJ Toronto Pub Night with Peter Wobschall
All journalists are welcome to join SEJ members at the Harbord House Pub in Toronto for our regular pub night. On September 6, our guest will be Peter Wobschall, executive director of Green Venture (Hamilton-Wentworth).
"NOAA Backs Off Turtle Death Data in the Gulf"
"BILOXI -- NOAA Fisheries has data that shows Gulf shrimpers are now using their turtle-protection devices. Partly because of this, the agency has decided not to impose emergency measures on the shrimping industry in order to stop the unusually high number of sea-turtle deaths in the northern Gulf since the BP oil spill in 2010."
Source: Biloxi Sun-Herald, 08/15/2011
"Fecal Risk To Water Found"
"A report blasting Georgia’s environmental oversight of large livestock farms has raised concerns about potential contamination of Georgia waterways with chemicals from manure."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 08/15/2011
Scientists Study Pacific Coast Fog for Climate Change Clues
"Every summer, hordes of beach-goers seeking California sunshine are attracted to the Central Coast. Clad in bikinis and swim shorts, they hit the beach only to be greeted with a sobering surprise: a dense layer of coastal fog rolling off the bay."
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, 08/15/2011
"China To Double Solar Capacity By Year End: Report"
"China will double its solar capacity to around 2 gigawatts (GW) by the end of the year as the world's largest solar-panel maker ramps up domestic installation, a local paper said on Saturday citing a government-linked think tank."
Source: Reuters, 08/15/2011
"'The Lake Left Me. It's Gone.'"
"As mussel numbers explode and fish vanish from Lake Michigan, the last in a long line of Milwaukee commercial fishermen sets course for Alaska."
Dan Egan reports for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 13, 2011.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 08/15/2011
"Their Mission: To Build a Better Toilet"
"NO wonder they are called conveniences. Flush toilets swirl human waste down the drain quickly and neatly. But the convenience comes with a rising price for all that follows the flush — a cost that is often paid by municipal water and sewage treatment systems.
Now some groups are rethinking the venerable technology of the flush toilet, particularly for regions that lack such systems or for places where waste water treatment plants, many of them aging, are overburdened by the demands of fast-growing populations.
Source: NY Times, 08/15/2011
"Palo Verde Nuclear Response a Worry"
The planned evacuation for Arizona's Palo Verde nuclear power plant is only 10 miles, while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission called for evacuation of Americans within 50 miles of Japan's stricken Fukushima plant. Are safety plans enough?
Source: Arizona Republic, 08/15/2011
"Rick Perry to Run for President; Climate Deniers Cheer"
"The climate skeptics can finally get excited about the 2012 election: Rick Perry, their candidate of choice, is about to officially throw his hat in the ring."
Source: Mother Jones, 08/15/2011
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