"Gore Faults Obama on Global Warming"
"Former Vice President Al Gore is going where few environmentalists -- and fellow Democrats -- have gone before: criticizing President Barack Obama's record on global warming."
Source: AP, 06/22/2011
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75% of U.S. Nuclear Plants Leaking Radioactive Tritium
"Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows."
Source: AP, 06/22/2011
"Oceans at Dire Risk, Team of Scientists Warns"
"The state of the oceans is declining far more rapidly than most pessimists had expected, an international team of experts has concluded, increasing the risk that many marine species -- including those that make coral reefs -- could be extinct within a generation."
Source: Green (NYT), 06/22/2011
Federal Nuclear Regulators Repeatedly Weaken Or Fail To Enforce Safety
"Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation’s aging reactors operating within safety standards by repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an investigation by The Associated Press has found."
Source: AP, 06/21/2011
"The Armadillo Moves North Across a Warmer North America"
"Here's one advantage to armadillos' steady northward march across the Southeast United States: They're awfully handy to have as bait if, say, you're a wildlife biologist looking to trap an alligator that has inexplicably settled into your local pond in north Georgia." Part of the explanation for the armadillo's northward migration is probably climate change.
Source: Daily Climate, 06/21/2011
"Ohio Taking in Flood of Pennsylvania Brine for Disposal"
"Millions of barrels of salty, toxic wastewater from natural-gas wells in Pennsylvania are coming into Ohio despite efforts to keep it at bay."
Source: Columbus Dispatch, 06/21/2011
"Flooding Brings Worries Over Two Nuclear Plants"
"As record floodwaters along the Missouri River drench homes and businesses, concerns have grown about keeping a couple of notable structures dry: two riverside nuclear power plants in Nebraska."
Source: NY Times, 06/21/2011
"U.N. Atom Chief Urges Nuclear Safety Inspections, Tests"
"The U.N. nuclear chief proposed international safety checks on reactors worldwide to help prevent any repeat of Japan's atomic crisis, a plan which may face resistance from nations worried about outside involvement."
Source: Reuters, 06/21/2011
"Arctic Oil Spill Would Challenge Coast Guard"
"A major offshore Arctic oil spill could severely challenge the Coast Guard, with no available infrastructure to base rescue and clean-up operations, the Coast Guard commandant said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 06/21/2011
"Ban on Mining Near Grand Canyon Extended"
"The Obama administration on Monday extended its ban on mining on 1 million acres of federal lands near the Grand Canyon by six months, as it heads toward a possible long-term moratorium on mining in the area."
Source: Reuters, 06/21/2011
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