Headlines & Front Page – January 19, 2009

FRONT PAGERains, Floods hit CdeO The continuous rains and flooding in Cagayan de Oro City last week and the week before were thought to be the worst the city has ever experienced. This was gathered from observations of oldtimers in the city.The calamity started with the swelling of the Cagayan de Oro River, the biggest since the 80’s, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:35:00

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Why Old Media Can’t Deny New Media

About seven hours ago, a U.S. Airways jet was allegedly attacked by a “double bird strike” and the pilot forcibly water ditched in New York’s Hudson River. You know that already, right? Maybe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:43:33

How low can you go?

By Joseph Romm Worldwatch just released its State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World, which finds: ... in developing countries, severe water stress for hundreds of millions of people, and significant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:13:21

Science in the Stimulus Bill

Updated Below The House appropriations committee has released a summary (PDF) of the proposed $850 billion stimulus package ... Continuing Mapper necessary for water management, particularly in the western states; $150 million [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:22:35

US DOT to Establish New National Network of Marine Highways for Cargo, Offloading Roads

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) will establish a new national network of short sea transportation routes to help move cargo across the ... for up to $1.7 billion in federal highway congestion mitigation and air quality (CMAQ) funds. Overall, the DOT [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 12:05:06

Vapor Barrier Crawl Space

Do not insulation crawl space walls if the crawl space is wet or ventilated with outdoor air. Poly vapor barrier crawl space ground is covered with a poly shield as a barrier to rising ... space is to seal and insulate the foundation walls rather than the sub floor. Remember, your crawl [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:46:14

Vapor Barrier Crawl Space

Do not insulation crawl space walls if the crawl space is wet or ventilated with outdoor air. Poly vapor barrier crawl space ground is covered with a poly shield as a barrier to rising ... space is to seal and insulate the foundation walls rather than the sub floor. Remember, your crawl [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:32:25

WOW Offical 3.0.8 patch

WOW Offical 3.0.8 patch World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.0.8 The latest test realm patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft ... and damage over time effects. Shield Wall, Barkskin, Guardian Spirit, and Divine Protection are now off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:46:40

What is Poverty and Using Technology to Reduce Global Poverty

What is poverty ? The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts. What is global poverty ? ... a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 14:51:40

RM1b more needed for flood mitigation in Penang?

RM1b more needed for flood mitigation in Penang? The Penang state government has said it needs RM970 million more from KL for flood mitigation ... such projects and this would cost RM670 million. Another RM300 million would be needed for 50 water pump ... would be needed if the government were to opt for storm water management, which would involve [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 03:28:41

RM1b more needed for flood mitigation in Penang?

RM1b more needed for flood mitigation in Penang? The Penang state government has said it needs RM970 million more from KL for flood mitigation ... such projects and this would cost RM670 million. Another RM300 million would be needed for 50 water pump ... would be needed if the government were to opt for storm water management which would involve [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 03:28:41

US Drought Monitor: 35% of California Experiencing SEVERE Drought (WaterBlogged.Info)

(Jan. 14, 2009, WaterBlogged.Info) The handy, if not especially dandy, U.S. Drought Monitor–provided by the wonderful water wonks at the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln–graphically drives home the dire drought situation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:08:18

Nuclear Nonsense from Sovacool and Cooper: Part I

I have followed Ben Sovacool's escapades as an anti-nuclear scholar and/or pseudo-scholar for sometime, ... , contributing factors are noted, and mitigation approaches are suggested. In the case of Chernobyl [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:41:00

GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER APPOINTMENTS - DECEMBER 5 2008

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments ... of entertainment operations for Andrews International, a full service provider of security and risk mitigation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 20:52:40

Nuclear Nonsense from Sovacool and Cooper: Part i

I have followed Ben Sovacool's escapades as an anti-nuclear scholar and/or pseudo-scholar for sometime, ... , contributing factors are noted, and mitigation approaches are suggested. In the case of Chrynobyl [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 11:28:00

World of Warcraft Patch Notes 3.0.8

World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.0.8 The latest test realm patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/test-realm-patchnotes.html The latest patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/ General Players may now create death knights on any realm once they reach level 55 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 16:53:13

Who Would Gandhi Nuke?

http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/oct/02tps.htm REDIFF INDIA ABROAD T P Sreenivasan N-deal: A dream come true October 02, 2008 The US Senators, who sat through the night to vote on the Bill to clear the 123 agreement till the dawn of October 2 in India, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 08:06:27

Mountain mayors’ views on oil shale.

The Bush administration has urged leasing of oil shale reserves in Colorado, ... and economy of the three states, as well as affecting water supplies throughout the Colorado River basin [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 16:32:03

Busby Perkins+Will - The Silver Sea Redidential Project in Vancouver, BC

The Silver Sea Development, located between Vancouver’s Granville Street Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Street_Bridge) ... in a reduction in the level of energy and water consumption and mitigation of the project’s overall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:09:27

Housing, Mortgage Markets, and Foreclosures

Speech of Chairman Ben S. Bernanke at the Federal Reserve System Conference on Housing and Mortgage Markets, Washington, D.C., December 4, 2008 Housing, Mortgage Markets, and Foreclosures The U.S. financial system has been in turmoil during the past 16 months [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 03:24:40

Barney “Loose and Looser” Franks Plays More TARP Games

Barney “Loose and Looser” Franks Plays More TARP Games Posted on January 16th, 2009 by Octagon Ref The lack of accountability, transparency, ... into the water: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Barney Frank [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:54:37

Warnings & Advice from a Saint, Part 2

If you wish to read or refresh before reading this, part 2, see: Warnings & Advice from a Saint, Part 1 Following are some personal comments ... the pool from the stone dais; a wasp alights on the water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:00:16

Oregon Water Coalition 2009 Annual Meeting

Oregon Water Coalition 2009 Annual Meeting January 19th, 2009 by Therese No Comments For the Oregon Water Coalition’s 2009 Annual Membership Meeting and Water Conference, Laura A. Schroeder, Cortney D. Duke, and Therese A. Ure will present a two hour [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:10:17

Where Is Barack Obama's Global Warming Adaptation Plan?

I know, I know: If you support "adaptation" in the global warming debate, you run the risk of being mistaken for someone who opposes "mitigation." But I'm not one of those adaptation-only Bjorn [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:05:02

On Global Warming & Climate Change: Axis of Evil of USA, China, & India

Posted by: abc on: January 15, 2009 In: conflict analysis| dr. abdul| world affairsComment! By Dr ... to global warming. Droughts in 1999 and 2000 are one example that caused sharp declines in water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:02:31

Andy Posner: How About A $700 Billion Bailout For the Climate Crisis?

There are a lot of similarities between the current financial crisis and the climate crisis, ... , with the only debate centering around the cost of mitigation and adaptation, as well [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 00:19:28

State of the World 2009: Into A Warming World

The following is Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri's foreword to State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World, which will be published by the Worldwatch Institute next week. Dr. Pachauri will be keynoting the 13th Annual State of the World Symposium in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:06:39

Sonar and the Environment

Is the Navy a good steward of the environment? I don’t believe it was always the case, ... of 29 measures the Navy implements during sonar training. —- Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Mitigation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:07:30

Redland, the Wades, and the armies of compassion: Part 4 ... by gimleteye

.fullpost{display:inline;}"It is a joy to be here with members of the armies of compassion ... the wellbeing of taxpayers and our limited water supply, voted in favor and defended preventing Miami-Dade [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 11:26:00

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