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Media Disinformation on Navy Sonar Case

Who got it wrong? Try the AP, ABC, LA Times, New York Times, AFP, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNN, MSNBC, and Foxnews. Most of those news services didn't even get the decision right, and honestly I doubt any of them care.The Supreme Court decision today was 6-3, not 5-4 as most of those reports claim [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 02:47:00

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Munters Corporation: Commercial Fire & Water Damage Restoration and Humidity Control

We’ve seen over the years the destruction done by hurricanes, and the mess they can leave behind ... Document Recovery Commercial Mold Remediation Disaster Planning Disaster Restoration Commercial ... professionals who are standing ready around-the-clock and have both the knowledge and equipment to mitigate [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 19:48:06

Bi-Sci-Fi #1: Chapter 1 of Birdtopia

The morning sun shone through the sticker-laden kitchen window and warmed me as I prepared my breakfast. The burner on the electric range, powered by the solar panel array on the roof, clicked as heat flowed into it. I guesstimated the amount of water I would need for my oatmeal and set it to boil [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 12:01:13

Delta Restoration Bill - stripped of mitigation clauses - up for second Senate vote

The California Senate may vote as early as today on an amended version of Assemblywoman Lois Wolk's AB 1806, ... Delta. The Westlands Water District, Metropolitan Water District and other water contractors strongly ... increases in water exports from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in recent years. We'll update [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 22:16:14

Heat and Hope: Time Running Out For Steep Emissions Cuts

The world will have to reduce emissions more drastically than has been widely predicted, essentially ending the emission of carbon dioxide by 2050 to avoid catastrophic disruption to the world’s climate, according to State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World, released today by the Worldwatch Institute [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:50:48

Bligh’s big water backdown

Even if you’re not a local, you might have noticed that it’s been raining in Brisbane a lot recently. Anna Bligh’s taken advantage of fuller dams to execute a backflip on recycled water and to delay ... of water recycling in the pages of, you guessed it, The Australian. I think the first is bad policy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 03:46:17

Why Dirty Fuel Companies Should be Worrying

Almost every day now, a major media outlet carries a story about the dangers to alternative energy development because of the economic crisis ... will force governments to invest more heavily in climate change mitigation and adaptation despite [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 16:58:14

Does a new president mark a new era?

The focus on the idea of change, the rhetoric that made The Audacity of Hope a common phrase, have all set the stage for the possibility that the next four years will be markedly different from the past 16, the time of the Baby Boomer Presidents, the first in a long time who new not the depth of the Great Depressions or the pain and common purpose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:10:00

New U.S. Geological Survey Report Warns of Even More Dramatic and Abrupt Climate Change

A new report led by the U.S. Geological Survey warns that climate change may be more dramatic and abrupt than previously predicted ... flow of warm water in the upper layers of the Atlantic Ocean, which has an important impact ... information that is necessary to develop effective adaptation and mitigation strategies that protect [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 22:09:39

End all carbon emissions by 2050 says Earth Report

People ad Planet, 16 Jan 2009The world will have to reduce emissions more drastically than has been widely predicted, essentially ending the emission of carbon dioxide by 2050 to avoid catastrophic disruption to the world’s climate, according to the 2009 State of the World report from the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:12:00

Redland, the Wades and the armies of compassion, Part 1 ... by gimleteye

.fullpost{display:inline;}After more than two decades as activists and volunteers for Redland, Pat and John Wade are moving away. The following is a summation of their story; and a meditation on the nature of volunteerism in defense of one's community at a time when suburban sprawl triumphed throughout Florida [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 12:18:00

A Clean Coal Reality Check

clean-coal-1.jpg This past Sunday I saw a very interesting commercial about clean coal. A group called, Thisisreality.org ran the spot during Meet The Press. Essentially, the ad calls out the coal industry for touting clean coal technology – which doesn't actually exist in the U.S. Here's a link to the clip [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 10:39:39

DrumBeat: September 25, 2008

Nigeria threatens to halt energy firms' LNG schemes ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria could suspend the liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects of foreign energy firms unless they submit a detailed plan by the end of October to supply gas for domestic power generation, the gas minister said [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:01:38

Financial Tsunamis, and Real Ones

Financial Tsunamis, and Real Ones By Andrew C. Revkin Costas Synolakis, ... mitigation any more than they can be trusted to regulate financial greed, or improve our carbon footprints. The analogies with hazard mitigation stop here. As opposed to what has been apparent in painful [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 17:08:25

RDEIR: ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES (4.0)

ABSTRACT: Selected sections of Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures (4.0) related to LAND USE AND PLANNING (4.4) and PARKS AND RECREATION (4.5) are presented. Other sections which have less-than-significant levels of significant environmental impacts after mitigation, including AESTHETICS (4.1), BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES (4.2) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:48:00

Coal in question

By Joseph Romm The goal of carbon capture and storage (CCS), also called carbon sequestration, is to take carbon dioxide that would have been emitted into the atmosphere from new or existing power plants (usually coal) and instead store it someplace, hopefully forever [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 22:30:55

Inconceivable: Why Failure Is Normal, and Should Be Part of the Plan…but Isn’t

Inconceivable: Why Failure Is Normal, and Should Be Part of the Plan…but Isn’t Sharon December 13th, 2008 “He’ll never catch up!” the Sicilian cried. “Inconceivable!” “You keep using that word!” the Spaniard snapped. “I don’t think it means what you think it does.” …”Inconceivable!” the Sicilian cried. The Spaniard whirled on him [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 17:12:40

Redland, the Wades, and the armies of compassion: Part 5 ... by gimleteye

.fullpost{display:inline;}"It is a joy to be here with members of the armies of compassion. I'm really glad you're here and I appreciate your inspiration to our fellow citizens. I believe you are a constant reminder of the true source of our nation's strength, which is the good hearts and souls of the American people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 17:57:00

IEA WEO 2008 - Fuzzy Focus on Saudi Arabia

Given the central role Saudi Arabia will play in the world's energy future, the continued fuzziness regarding its oil prospects is cause for concern. According to the IEA 2008 World Energy Outlook, Saudi Arabia will remain the world’s largest producer through at least 2030 as its output climbs from 10.2 mb/d (million barrels per day) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 17:43:10

Climate Tourism

Just this past week in Delhi, I spoke to an Indian friend gearing up for vacation who is heading to Gangotri glacier in the north of India with his ... spiritually and agriculturally of India. The Himalayan glaciers, many say, provide the water to feed [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 19:43:05

WoW 3.0.8 Updated Patch Notes

Patch 3.0.8 is scheduled to hit live servers at the end of maintenance today. Here is a list of the most up to date patch notes available ... . Dispel Resist talents have changed to protect only beneficial spells and damage over time effects. Shield [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:10:47

Penduduk Bukit Antarabangsa - “Antara Dua Darjat”

A. Today, 21/12/2008, the Selangor MB met us, the residents of Bukit Antarabangsa. His briefing covers on the safe and unsafe areas, the various assistance that the state can offer directly as well as indirectly via the government state subsidiaries. There was also a representative from MPAJ, the District Office and unknown person from JKR. B [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 06:20:06

RDEIR: INTRODUCTION (1.0)

ABSTRACT: Selected sections of the Introduction (1.0) are presented, including INTRODUCTION (1.1), AUTHORIZATION AND PURPOSE (1.2), FLANDERS MANSION PROJECT SUMMARY (1.5) and ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE RDEIR (1.6). Other sections, namely EIR PROCESS (1.3), CEQA REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIRCULATION (1.4) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:40:00

Odds and ends: Aguanomics readers vote for peripheral canal, Las Vegas pipeline, Mulroy, and a source of 1 million acre-feet for Lake Mead?, artist’s rendering of potential LA River improvements, perchlorate - how bad is it, and using Google Earth for showing hydrologic information!

Odds and ends: Aguanomics readers vote for peripheral canal, Las Vegas pipeline, Mulroy, and a source of 1 million acre-feet for Lake Mead? ... and thus, Nevada. The current example now is SNWA and its “Harry Reid Legacy Pipeline” to take water ... of water, with controlling growth and conservation as other options. What is right should be the goal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:28:19

New Cabinet Position-"Energy and the Environment"?

Last night on the Change.gov website, the major 'categories' for the transition administration included the usual headings: 'Commerce', 'Defense', 'Education', etc. But there was a curious entry in the list: "Energy and the Environment", (which is no longer there). My eyes expected to see "Energy" and "Environment" under separate headings. ( [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 20:45:00

Interested in Futurist Studies - Think of Future Technologies on and Beyond the Horizon? by Lance Winslow

Interested in Futurist Studies - Think of Future Technologies on and Beyond the Horizon? ... * Alternative Energy Concepts; Ocean Waves, Algae Bio Fuels * LED lights and Energy Conservation * Water ... Mitigation Tech * Space Energy Schemes * Space Colonies on Moon and Mars * Mapping Systems for Ocean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:48:21

Reality fix

By Peter B. Meyer A belated Merry Christmas, everyone! Yes, it's possible that most of Grist's readers are not Christian (I'm not, for one) ... investments in mitigation and associated regulations might (note: might, not "will") cost as much [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 03:29:45

Heat and Hope: Time Running Out for Steep Emissions Cuts

Heat and Hope: Time Running Out for Steep Emissions Cuts State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World Washington, D.C.-The world will have to reduce emissions more drastically than has been widely predicted, essentially ending the emission of carbon dioxide by 2050 to avoid catastrophic disruption to the world's climate, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 20:33:06

Peter Gleick should be White House Water Advisor (WaterWired)

(Jan. 16, 2009, WaterWired) On January 9 Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute gave presentations to both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The title: Water and Climate Change: Managing Unavoidable Impacts; Avoiding Unmanageable Impacts. His conclusions: Impacts of climate change on water systems are already occurring Both mitigation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:57:41

Ultimate Frisbee

The Ultimate Warm Up A common mistake people make when completely overhauling their lifestyle is excessive ... distinct forms of play with one another. Otters use makeshift water slides. Even children will play [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 17:13:26

USDA DOE Release National Biofuels Action Plan; UN FAO Report Calls For Review of Biofuels Policies

NBAP top-level advanced biofuels commercialization timeline. Click to enlarge. The US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) released the National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP), an interagency plan detailing the collaborative efforts of Federal agencies to accelerate the development of a sustainable biofuels industry [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 19:02:24

Kohl Submits Revised Proposal Ahead of January 22 Hearings; Modest Concessions to Conservation Commission

Kohl Construction, doing business as Tofino Associates/Northern Avenue Homes, submitted a revised condo proposal to the Conservation Commission on Friday. Download PDFs of the revised proposal (1.96MB) and associated narrative (1.31MB). This proposal will come before the Conservation Commission and the Planning Board on January 22 (see below) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:13:24

Where FEMA Was, Where FEMA Is Now, and Where FEMA Is Going

A bit of FEMA PR info: Agency Accomplishments: In 2008, FEMA responded to 90 declared disasters and assisted 36 states ... and $30 billion in damage, based on FEMA and insurance industry figures. FEMA has reimbursed Texas ... in assistance to local communities. Supplied more than 42 million liters of water and 41 million emergency [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:40:27

Battle over Little Lake heats up over plan to extract 4800 acre-feet for Coso Geothermal Plant

Battle over Little Lake heats up over plan to extract 4800 acre-feet for Coso Geothermal Plant Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 31, 2008 at 5: ... s plan to extract 4,800 acre feet of water per year from the aquifer and construct a nine-mile ... tortoise. The report also points out, however, that Coso plans to implement an array of mitigation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 01:20:20

Double-Dipping in the Offsets Marketplace

Double-Dipping in the Offsets Marketplace By Kate Galbraith ... in an obscure area of the environmental marketplace known as wetlands mitigation banking. “A lot ... . So what exactly is wetlands banking? It emerged in the wake of the Clean Water Act, which, among other [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 21:10:39

CDP: PPG, Exelon, Cisco Among U.S. Leaders On Carbon Disclosure

CDP: PPG, Exelon, Cisco Among U.S. Leaders On Carbon Disclosure Seventy-four percent of Global 500 companies reporting to the Carbon Disclosure ... climate change mitigation seriously, according to the latest report from the Carbon Disclosure ... EBAY'S WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM PAYS FOR ITSELF eBay saves water and energy with a program that'll [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 22:50:45

geoengineering 'ethically unsound' says geoengineer

Last month I went to a Cafe Scientifique talk by Dr Alan Gadian. He's part of a team with Mike Smith at the University of Leeds and John Latham who are experimenting with cloud-seeding.Their idea is that if you whoosh up great quantities of sea water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:05:00

DOE to Provide Up to $7.3M for Advanced Water Power Projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 14 projects for negotiation of awards of up to a total of $7.3 million, with a cost-shared value of more than $18 million, for Advanced Water Power Projects ... to develop and/or field test advanced water power technologies. Successful applicants are required [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 14:48:21

An Urgent Appeal For Help for the Flood Victims of Misamis Oriental

.fullpost{display:inline;}Our NGO (CAPP-SIAD) received an urgent appeal from our partner NGO - Balay Mindanaw Foundation, for help for the flood victims in our project sites. Below is a situation report. For those who are interested to give support, financial or otherwise, please send email to either of the following [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:54:00

State of the World 2009 - Forward by R.K.Pachauri

State of the World 2009: Confronting Climate Changeby the Worldwatch InstituteForeword by R. K. PachauriDirector General, The Energy and Resources InstituteChairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . The Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World reports have evolved into a remarkable source of intellectual wealth that provides [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:19:00

Mistakes To Avoid When Insuring An Older Florida Home

By Michael Letcher Some of the toughest homes to find Florida homeowners insurance coverage for are older homes ... Florida home insurance coverage. Your older home might be more likely to have hurricane damage ... . Many older homes in Florida end up with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:54:20

Patch Notes 3.0.8

The following are the patch-notes for 3.0.8, as we see them at the moment. They may get updated as the patch becomes available General Players may now create death knights on any realm once they reach level 55. Bonus Armor: The mechanics for items with bonus armor on them has changed ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:00:12

Ninth Circuit Holds Assertion of Jurisdiction By USACE Not a Reviewable Agency Decision

By Nathan Jones and Cory Badgley In Fairbanks North Star Borough v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2008) 543 F ... . The City of Fairbanks, Alaska (“City”) began construction plans to develop 2.1 acres of property [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:26:14

Statement form the Climate Justice Now! alliance on the Poznan climate talks

RADICAL NEW AGENDA NEEDED TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE JUSTICE Poznan statement from the Climate Justice Now! alliance 12 December 2008 Members of Climate Justice Now! - a worldwide alliance of more than 160 organisations — have been in Poznan for the past two weeks closely following developments in the UN climate negotiations [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 15:09:57

STS-125/400 Single Pad option progress - aim to protect Ares I-X

Managers are closing in on facilitating a July launch date for Ares I-X, via a Single Pad option for STS-125’s mission to service Hubble and the supporting STS-400 LON (Launch On Need) shuttle. The plan would free up Pad 39B for transition to Constellation, but likely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:27:38

Sport fishing in Malaysia: still some way to go

Reflecting on 2008Anthony Geoffrey, The Star 17 Jan 09;Fishing as a sport in Malaysia still has some way to go, especially in terms of protecting fish species and numbers. When I look back on fishing in 2008, I am struck by both trepidation and awe as to what is happening in Malaysia and the region [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:52:00

Join us at New Partners for Smart Growth

It’s right around the corner, but it’s still not too late to register and attend the biggest smart growth conference of the year. The 8th annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference will be held January 22-24 in Albuquerque, NM, and the last date to register without incurring a late fee is January 9th [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:35:20

Warfare Against Children. What are the Roots. Cry Havoc. Testosterism.

A Review of HavocIts Circumstances, Its Causes, Its Perpetuation Testosteraddiction Hard-Wired? Any Group or Institution Without It? ... narrow is that window, how deep the pit, before permanent damage is done. The recovery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:24:00

Conservation groups threaten lawsuit over Central Valley water transfers; Harmful to endangered giant garter snake

Conservation groups threaten lawsuit over Central Valley water transfers; Harmful to endangered giant garter snake Posted by: ... notice of intent to sue the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over proposed water transfers from Yolo County, Calif., to the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority. The transfer s would eliminate 3,500 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:39:18

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