"Deep-Water Dive Reveals Spilled Oil On Gulf Floor"
Half a mile below the surface, the muddy bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is covered in a layer of oil.
Source: NPR, 11/30/2010
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Utilities Shifting from Coal to Gas as Fuel
Over the past decade, coal-burning electric power plants have been increasingly replaced by gas-burning plants. While this has helped the environment, the utility companies are motivated largely by the chance to save money. Meanwhile, 10,000 congregations in 38 states, joined through Interfaith Power & Light, are acting to shift the nation toward cleaner power because they think it is the moral thing to do.
Source: NYTimes, 11/30/2010
"Foes of GE Salmon Raise Specter of 'Trojan Gene' Effect"
Opponents of genetically engineered salmon are warning the Food and Drug Administration not to approve it because they fear fish could escape from aquaculture pens and interbreed with wild stocks or out-compete them.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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"Chesapeake Bay States, DC Submit Plans To Improve Polluted Waters"
"It took a little muscle flexing, tough talk and a few threats, but the Environmental Protection Agency got what it wanted Monday: Most states in the Chesapeake Bay region submitted detailed plans to reduce the bay's pollution diet as part of a more aggressive effort to nurse its sickly waters back to good health."
Source: Wash Post, 11/30/2010
Fiji Water Shuts Operations in Pacific Nation After Tax Hike
The US-owned bottled water giant Fiji Water shut down operations in the military-ruled Pacific nation of Fiji Monday, after the nation raised the tax on pumping the water the firm exports.
Source: AFP, 11/30/2010
Reporting on Climate Change
November 28-December 9, 2011 — SEJ's Durban Diary posted news leading up to the United Nations COP17/CMP7 climate change meetings, as well as a Twitter feed throughout. The event site's news centre posted coverage and press releases.
The Psychology of Climate Change Communication: A Guide for Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public
The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia University published on November 2009 a free, research-based guide for "Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public."
Yale Forum Special Feature: Scientists and Journalists on ‘Lessons Learned’
The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media posted a two-part series on leading climate scientists' and science journalists' "Lessons Learned" from the climate change controversies of the past 12 months.
"U.N. Talks In Mexico To Seek Modest Climate Steps"
"Almost 200 nations meet in Mexico beginning Monday to try to agree on modest steps to slow climate change, a U.N. gathering overshadowed by strains between the top two emitters, the United States and China."
Source: Reuters, 11/29/2010
"World Warmer, Short-Term Trends Need Study: Report"
"The global average temperature has increased over the past 160 years, but short-term trends in temperature and sea ice seem to be at odds with each other and need more research, the UK Met Office's Hadley Center said. In a report on long and short-term climate trends, the Hadley Center found several factors that indicate a warming world and said 2010 has been one of the warmest years on record."
Source: Reuters, 11/29/2010
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