RSS Feed
Archive for March, 2014
Spring Thaw May Trigger Floods; Calif. Drought Locked In
Posted by Climate Central: Andrea Thompson on March 20th, 2014
Climate Central: Spring is finally -- finally -- here. That word is music to the ears of those in the eastern United States who are ready to thaw out from the frigid winter. But that thaw could bring flooding to parts of the Midwest and the northern Plains, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its official spring outlook, released Thursday.
Conversely, in the West, where a persistent drought has kept most of California firmly in its grip, the spring looks to bring more of the same: warm,...
Posted in Water Conservation 
Comments Off on Spring Thaw May Trigger Floods; Calif. Drought Locked InAlgae may be a potential source of biofuels and biochemicals even in cool climate
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 20th, 2014
ScienceDaily: Algae are organisms useful in many ways in the transition towards a bio-economy. Even in a cool climate as in Finland, algae might be used to produce biochemicals and biofuels, besides use in capture of industrial carbon dioxide emissions. The ALGIDA project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland explored algae growing in Finland. Algae are not yet profitably cultivated for energy production purposes. The cultivation is challenging especially in cool climate where there is little...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Algae may be a potential source of biofuels and biochemicals even in cool climateSustainability rising up agenda for real estate investors
Posted by Blue and Green: None Given on March 20th, 2014
Blue and Green: European real estate investors are increasingly considering sustainability when developing or investing in new buildings, and also recognise the benefits of real estate with a green certification scheme. The findings, published in a report called Towards a Greener Future, come from a survey conducted by international law firm DLA Piper. Survey responses found that market demand from occupiers – rather than issues such as government legislation – was the driving force behind delivering sustainable...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Sustainability rising up agenda for real estate investorsGod Pollution: Nature Is My Religion, Earth Is My Temple
Posted by Water Conservation Blog on March 18th, 2014
Naturally evolved ecosystems are marvels that make Earth habitable, yet sadly they and all life are threatened
By Dr. Glen Barry, EcoInternet
Earth Meanders come from Earth's Newsdesk | By Dr. Glen Barry
There are no invisible ghosts in the sky ruling over and judging us. God pollution kills, obscures truth, and slows progress. All we have and need is each other, kindred species, ecosystems, and the biosphere.
On a small planet plagued by a myriad of life-threatening problems, its time to choose between truth and myth, superstition and wisdom, life and death. Either you believe in truth, justice, and knowledge, or you let ghosts, spirits, and superstition guide you.
Observable truths are the only basis for the necessary social change to bring about ecological sustainability and equitable justice. As long as we believe in ghosts in the sky more than the ecosystems that nurture us, there is no hope.
There are way too many false prophets, claiming absolute truth and being used for false profits. God pollution has decimated humanity, society, and ecology for millennia. Organized religions superstition and belief in ghosts limit the human familys ability to come together to sustain global ecology.
It is better to live a life based upon doing what is ...
What killed off the giant beasts – climate change or man?
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 15th, 2014
Guardian: They were some of the strangest animals to walk the Earth: wombats as big as hippos, sloths larger than bears, four-tusked elephants, and an armadillo that would have dwarfed a VW Beetle. They flourished for millions of years, then vanished from our planet just as humans emerged from their African homeland.
It is one of palaeontology's most intriguing mysteries and will form the core of a conference at Oxford University this week when delegates will debate whether climate change or human hunters...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on What killed off the giant beasts – climate change or man?United Kingdom: The bonfire of insanity: Woodland shipped 3,800 miles and burned in Drax power station
Posted by Daily Mail: David Rose on March 15th, 2014
Daily Mail: On a perfect spring day in the coastal forest of North Carolina I hike along a nature trail - a thread of dry gravel between the pools of the Roanoke river backwaters. A glistening otter dives for lunch just a few feet away.
Majestic trees soar straight and tall, their roots sunk deep in the swampland: maples, sweetgums and several kinds of oak. A pileated woodpecker - the world's largest species, with a wingspan of almost 2ft - whistles as it flutters across the canopy. There the leaves are starting...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on United Kingdom: The bonfire of insanity: Woodland shipped 3,800 miles and burned in Drax power stationProtestors Rally at Capitol to End Fracking
Posted by Fox 40: None Given on March 15th, 2014
Fox 40: Thousands of people marched around the State Capitol today in the largest anti-fracking protest in California. “We’re out here to deliver a message loud and clear to Governor Brown and the legislature, that fracking is a dirty and destructive form of fossil fuel extraction that has no place in California,” said Kassie Siegel with the Center for Biological Diversities Climate Law Institute. Siegel said hundreds of wells in California are already being fracked. “It’s in at least ten counties today,...
Coastal homeowners debate whether to rebuild or retreat
Posted by Press of Atlantic City: Donna Weaver on March 15th, 2014
Press of Atlantic City: Hurricane Sandy proved the Jersey Shore is not invincible and the sea level is still rising, so a quiet discussion has been building over the past 18 months about depopulating the coast.
Some New Jersey residents and officials are adamant: Retreating from the coast is not going to happen -- this is a salty-water culture that will not succumb to fear of another storm.
Others, however, are still shell-shocked and undecided about staying near the water.
Garrett Smith, of Franklin Park, Somerset...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Coastal homeowners debate whether to rebuild or retreatFracking causes stir in southern Illinois
Posted by Journal Star: Tim Landis on March 15th, 2014
Journal Star: Hydraulic fracturing joins the usual local, state and federal offices on the Johnson County primary ballot Tuesday.
In the weeks leading up to the election, the divisive national debate has found its way into homes, cafes and even Sunday school classes in the rural southern Illinois county known for its scenic, rolling hills and two state prisons that are the largest local employers.
Johnson County voters will be asked by advisory referendum on Tuesday whether the county should adopt...
NASA-funded study says “irreversible collapse” industrial civilization likely coming decades
Posted by Guardian: Dr Nafeez Ahmed on March 15th, 2014
Guardian: A new study sponsored by Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center has highlighted the prospect that global industrial civilisation could collapse in coming decades due to unsustainable resource exploitation and increasingly unequal wealth distribution.
Noting that warnings of 'collapse' are often seen to be fringe or controversial, the study attempts to make sense of compelling historical data showing that "the process of rise-and-collapse is actually a recurrent cycle found throughout history." Cases...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on NASA-funded study says “irreversible collapse” industrial civilization likely coming decades