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New Battle For Climate Bill
Senate Democrats indicated that they would wait until the fall to take up the climate-change legislation. Breathing new life into the remote chances of trying to pass the legislation prior to the fall elections, Senate Democrats are setting the stage for a political fight before November. Senate Majority Leader Harry. . .
Senate And Obama Kill Climate Bill
The climate bill is dead. The Senate refused to ratify the landmark legislation, after the House had voted for it. The landmark bill would have curbed carbon pollution, and was the centerpiece of President Obama’s environmental agenda. How could something like this not pass the Senate, especially in view of. . .
Bad Weather Could Reopen BP Well
The onset of a tropical depression in the Bahamas is forcing the government and BP to decide whether they need to evacuate personnel and reopen the closed well. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said that the storm forming in the Bahamas is tracking towards the eastern and central parts. . .
Worldwide Gains In Sustainable Energy
According to the International Energy Agency more than half of all new electricity added in the United States and Europe last year came from renewable power such as wind and solar. The IEA is a UN agency. Last year was also a record year for the amount of new green. . .
Obama Ushers In National Ocean Council
President Obama set a new policy on Monday to improve coordination and communication between various agencies that administer the use of U.S. coastal waters, including the Great Lakes. The newly created National Ocean Council will try to make sense of the different rules from different agencies on the use of. . .
Possible BP Oil Seeping From Sea Floor
BP and the government are approaching the capped well from different directions. While the cap seems to be holding temporarily, the government notified BP that there seems to be a hydrocarbon release happening from the sea bed in an area not to far from the Deep Horizon Well. If the. . .
Spill Hits Largest Pelican Colony
Pelicans are one of the most exotic birds to watch. On land they look like a sage, carefully contemplating life and their next move. In flight they are one of the most graceful aerialists. “A wonderful bird is the pelican. His bill can hold more than his belican. He can. . .
BP’s Day Of Reckoning
BP and the rest of the nation today will learn whether their efforts in capping the well are successful. If the new cap can hold and stop the flow of oil, it will be the first time in 84 days that the oil will stop polluting the Gulf of Mexico.. . .
Corn Demand Exceeding Supply
American farmers cannot meet the demand for corn according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. Exporters, livestock feeders, and ethanol makers are going through the U.S. corn stockpile faster than farmers can grow the crops. Despite record crops in two of the past three years and another record crop within reach. . .
Oil Enters Lake Pontchartrain
Last week’s Hurricane Alex suspended clean up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, and the deployment of a third vessel to capture the oil flow from BP’s Deep Horizon well. One of the newest set backs in that region has been the seeping of oil into Lake Pontchartrain. A series. . .
BP Well A Ticking Time Bomb
A methane explosion, resulting in the deaths of eleven individuals, caused the accident that occurred on the BP Horizon deep well. The oil plume rising from the ocean floor is emitting large amounts of methane into the ocean as well. What is now coming to light, but has been known. . .
Coast Guard Restricting Media Access
About a month ago the National Incident Commander, Thad Allen, had issued an order granting the media complete access to the areas affected by the BP oil spill. Thirty days later the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a new order that states that all vessels cannot come within 65 feet. . .
What’s Your Cell Phone SAR?
Do you know what your cell phones SAR is? Do you know what SAR stands for? I did not know until a recent piece on CNET brought it to my attention. SAR stands for Specific Absorption Rate. SAR is a measure of the rate at which energy is absorbed by. . .
Can BP Survive?
BP to date has spent $3 billion in clean up costs, and reimbursing businesses and homeowners along the coastlines. They have set aside $20 billion in future payments for damages, and environmental restoration based on an agreement made with the Federal government. BP’s value as a company has declined by. . .
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