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BP loses attempt to share Deepwater Horizon oil spill costs |
| Guardian: An attempt by BP to offload a major part of its Gulf of Mexico oil-spill compensation bill on to the US rig operator Transocean has been thrown out by a US court.
The setback comes in the run-up to the main legal case against BP and its partners on 27 February in New Orleans, which will rule over who is to blame for the Deepwater Horizon accident, in which 11 workers died.
Shares in the oil group fell 2.7% after a federal judge upheld a clause in the drilling contract that shielded Transocean... |
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Obama pushes energy plan on campaign-style tour |
| Reuters: President Barack Obama pitched a plan on Thursday to boost U.S. use of natural gas and open more land for drilling during a campaign-style tour aimed at bolstering confidence in his economic stewardship in an election year.
At a Colorado air force base hangar, Obama called the United States "the Saudi Arabia of natural gas" and said developing its reserves would create U.S. jobs and provide cleaner, cheaper energy to American consumers.
Obama also said investing in renewable energy like wind... |
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BP must cover some Transocean oil spill damages |
| Reuters: A federal judge on Thursday said BP Plc must indemnify Transocean Ltd for some compensatory damage claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, who oversees multistate litigation over the spill, agreed with Transocean that the Swiss driller was not responsible for compensatory damage claims raised by third parties for oil spilled below the ocean surface.
He also ruled, however, that London-based BP need not indemnify Transocean for punitive damages, or civil... |
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Whale's odyssey sheds light on climate change |
| A whale's odyssey and the appearance of plankton off of Israel indicate a migration of species through the Northwest Passage, a worrying sign of global warming's affect on the oceans. |
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Calif. 'dust-bowl': Real danger or a mirage? |
 Signs declaring "Man-made drought" in Central Valley, which provides many of the nation's fruits and vegetables, are a reminder of California's decades-old water war.
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Stranded penguin moved to zoo, surgery next |
 A stranded emperor penguin was moved to a zoo and scheduled for surgery as the young bird's health worsened in the New Zealand winter that is much warmer than its species' Antarctic home.
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Headed for Surgery? Hold the Protein |
Fast before surgery. That's a common recommendation doctors give patients to ensure a safe procedure. Now a new study in mice suggests that the advice may have benefits beyond the operation itself: Extensive presurgical fasting appears to protect organs from postsurgical damage. Although preliminary, the finding builds on evidence that short-term starvation helps the body guard against stress and may be a useful medical tool. |
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Scientists reveal how females store sperm for decades |
Scientists have discovered that all sorts of females – from birds to reptiles to insects – have a nifty trick to prolong the lifespan of sperm, letting them store it for weeks, months or even years on end. They found that females do this by lowering the metabolic rate of sperm, so it can survive in their bodies almost indefinitely. |
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Fructose Effects |
Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple monosaccharide found in many plants. It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galactose, that are absorbed directly into the bloodstream during digestion. Fructose is generally regarded as being 1.73 times as sweet as sucrose. Fructose is a common sweetener used in many products such as soda as a result. There is now some new research evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat. |
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Oil sands pipeline battle turns ugly. |
| Canada let loose an extraordinary rant against opponents of a controversial project to pump tar sands crude to Pacific Coast ports on Monday, accusing campaigners of colluding with foreign "radicals" and "jet-setting celebrities" to hijack the government. |
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DEP's Marcellus Shale drilling numbers do not add up. |
| Research by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette shows that there are 495 more wells producing gas, or ready to produce gas, than DEP has recorded as ever being drilled, and 182 of those wells don't even show up on the state's Marcellus Shale permit list. |
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NASA eyes cyclone Iggy's threat to western Australia |
| (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA satellites are providing valuable data to forecasters as Tropical Cyclone Iggy nears Western Australia. NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared data on Iggy, observing colder cloud tops and strengthening storm. Iggy has already triggered warnings and watches along coastal areas. |
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AGU announces 2012 Fellows |
| (American Geophysical Union) The American Geophysical Union recently announced its 2012 class of Fellows. This honor is given to individual AGU members who have made exceptional scientific contributions and attained acknowledged eminence in the fields of Earth and space sciences. |
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NASA sees a weakening Cyclone Funso's 'closed eye' |
| (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Powerful Cyclone Funso's eye has been clear in NASA satellite imagery over the last several days until NASA's Aqua satellite noticed it had "closed" and become filled with high clouds on Jan. 27. |
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Climate Change and Fish Bones |
| To prepare for climate change, sometimes it's good to get down to the bare bones. Fish bones, that is.
Scientists in Scandinavia are trying to predict how climate change will effect fish populations in the northern oceans. Ecologists and historians have been working together to analyze records, registries, and ancient fish bones to see which fish might become more common as the world and its waters continue to warm.
They've identified more than a 100,000 fish bones from as far back as 9,000 years ago. The bones belong to fish like anchovies and black sea bream that thrived during the previous warm periods in our prehistory, and are now returning to northern waters as the ocean loses its chill. They also found that cool-water cod lived happily in the warmer waters of the past, and may do just fine in the future.
As marine ecosystems continue to change with the climate, conservation strategies will have to change as well. The final volume on fish bones -- 14 papers, edited by Henn Ojaveer and Brian R. MacKenzie -- is one more tool for us to better manage precious marine resources.
By Elizabeth Katt-Reinders |
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Habitat Preservation Strategies |
| In the early 1980's, it looked like the Pacific Northwest might lose all its old growth forests to logging.
Enter, The Northwest Forest Plan. Adopted in 1994, the plan aimed to protect species by managing harvests within a 24.4 million acre habitat in Oregon, Washington and Northern California. But the plan proved difficult to implement, since little is known about many of the three hundred rare plant and animal species living there!
Recently, researchers compiled a book that, by including many different voices, sheds new light on protecting species unique to old growth forests. Martin Raphael and Randy Molina's "Conservation of Rare or Little Known Species" features leading ecologists, biologists, botanists, economists and sociologists discussing widely varied conservation approaches. It also explores the practical considerations for implementing those approaches.
One observation the book makes is that focusing on protecting a single species can be costly and inefficient. Instead, it gives examples of how protecting key habitats and locations will protect more species over the long run.
Script by Stephen Webb |
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Plastic or Cloth: The Better Bag |
| Reusable cloth grocery bags are popular, but are they really better than paper or plastic?
Environmental analyst Kumar Venkat, of Portland-based Clean Metrics recently blogged that a typical cotton bag would have to be used 100-plus times to match the carbon footprint of a thin-film, single-use plastic bag, and 30 times to break even with paper. He says that's assuming the cloth bag gets washed rarely, and eventually goes into a landfill.
Venkat concluded that overall, the option with the smallest carbon footprint is reusable plastic bags, made from polypropylene and not the more common filmy single-use bags.
So is that it for cloth bags? The Portland Oregonian asked several experts and concluded that from a trash perspective any reusable bag is always better than single-use plastic bags, because they're less likely to wind up as litter. It also notes cloth bags are great, unless people accumulate more than they use, negating the benefits of buying it in the first place.
Bottom line, any option that cuts down on single-use bags benefits the environment. So next time you head off to the market, be sure to take your reusable bags, plastic or cloth.
Script by Gail Davis |
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THEMATIC SOCIAL FORUM: Working Towards a Never-Ending Democracy |
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For five centuries, Europe has taken it upon itself to
enlighten the world, teaching it ways to address and overcome
crises, from ideas and wars to missionary work and genocides.
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ARGENTINA: Drought Threat Looms Again |
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The low humidity in Argentina's most agriculturally productive
region has already caused a decline in grain yield - in
particular corn and soybean - with ensuing losses for
producers and the government.
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AFRICA: Miracle Tree is Like a Supermarket |
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When a food crisis hits the continent, African countries tend to look to the
international donor community to mobilise aid. But a fast-growing, drought-
resistant tree with extremely nutritious leaves could help poor, arid nations to
fight food insecurity and malnutrition on their own.
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Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Denied |
The Obama administration today rejected TransCanada's application for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline from the tar sand fields of Alberta, Canada to U.S. oil refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.
The proposed pipeline would cost an estimated $7 billion, span six states, and stretch across more than 1,700 miles--some of it through environmentally sensitive areas and past communities of people who are worried about the potential health effects of possible oil spills, air pollution, water contamination and greenhouse gas emissions.
Supporters argue that the pipeline is needed to create jobs and reduce America's dependence on oil from nations that are sometimes hostile to U.S. interests. Opponents say that the uncertain number of jobs the pipeline would create--many of them temporary low-paying jobs rather than the permanent high-wage jobs usually cited by pipeline advocates--are not worth the health and environmental risks the pipeline poses.
Learn more about today's decision and what comes next.
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Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Denied originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 20:05:22. Permalink | Comment | Email this |
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EPA Issues First National Standards to Control Power Plant Mercury |
On Wednesday, the EPA issued the first national standards ever created to improve air quality by reducing mercury and other toxic air pollution from U.S. power plants.
Millions of Americans will breathe a little easier because of the new standards, which will prevent many serious health issues and premature deaths each year, save billions of dollars in health care costs, and create thousands of new jobs without creating significant hardships for the power industry.
To learn more about the new standards, see: EPA Issues First National Standards to Reduce Mercury from Power Plants. EPA Issues First National Standards to Control Power Plant Mercury originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 at 18:15:39. Permalink | Comment | Email this |
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Tips for a Green Christmas |
Peace on Earth doesn't just apply to resolving war between nations or feuds with your in-laws; it's also a good long-term goal for reducing humankind's harsh treatment of the environment.
Learn how following a few simple steps can help you have a green Christmas that will be as much a celebration for the planet as it is for your family.
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Tips for a Green Christmas originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 at 15:35:25. Permalink | Comment | Email this |
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Michigan Gray Wolves Off Endangered Species List |
| Yahoo!: Gray wolves in Michigan have taken off the federal endangered species list and may now be shot if they pose a threat to local wildlife. Last December, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) placed management of wolves into the hands of local DNR officials in Michigan. The Wolf Management Plan went into effect Friday, says Click on Detroit. Here are details about Michigan's wolf population and the new guidelines surrounding them.
* Gray wolves were once nearly extinct in Michigan and all over... |
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New York's Fracking Deliberations Inch Along |
| New York Times: In yet another sign that New York has slowed efforts to green-light fracking of natural gas, officials at the state Department of Environmental Conservation canceled a meeting of a drilling advisory panel this week for a second time.
Officials said they were delaying the meeting, which had been scheduled for Thursday, because the department`s staff was concentrating on sorting through more than 40,000 comments received on proposed state regulations and an environmental impact statement on high-volume... |
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Near-Extinct Monkeys Found in Colombian Park |
| National Geographic: A new population of one of the world's rarest primates-the brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus)-has been found in Colombia's Selva de Florencia National Park, conservationists announced this week.
During a recent survey, scientists found the brown spider monkey subspecies A. hybridus brunneus living within the park. (Also see "First Pictures: Live Snub-Nosed Monkeys Caught on Camera.")
That subspecies and another, A. hybridus hybridus, were previously known to live on either side of the Magdalena... |
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