Obama’s Pledge on the Environment “We cannot afford more of the same timid politics when the future of our planet is at stake. Global warming is not a someday problem, it is now. We are already breaking records with the intensity of our storms, the number of forest fires, the periods of drought. By 2050 . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: Obama and the Environment
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By Dr. M, on  November 15th, 2010  5 comments  Conservation & Environment, Editor's Desk, Industry & Government, Mining, Oil Spills  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, BP, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, carbon sequestration, clean energy, climate change, conservaton, deforestation, Democrat, emmissions, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Sciences, EPA, George Bush, green jobs, greenhouse emmissions, Joe Biden, National Parks, offshore drilling, Oil Spill, public land, Recovery Through Retrofit, Republican, smart grid, U.N., White House By Dr. M, on May 31st, 2010 11 comments Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Fishing, Geology, Industry & Government, Oil Spills, Uncategorized British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Deepwater Horizon, drill, Gulf of Mexico, offshore drilling, oil slick, Oil Spill Via the Daily WhatThe newest update is that British Petroleum’s ‘top kill’ (animation, description from engineers) and ‘junk shot’ will join ‘top hat’ in the list of failed attempts. Early news of the ‘top kill” teetered for a few days between progress, stopping of the leak, progress, hesitation, and failure with no one really knowing the . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010
By Dr. M, on May 18th, 2010 One comment Conservation & Environment, Oil Spills barrels of oil, Gulf of Mexico, offshore drilling, oil, oil consumption, oillspill, reserves One doesn’t need to look very far to find someone pondering the future of offshore drilling. The recent catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico is a stark reminder of the high-risk, high-payoff game the future could be. You know the risks…loss of fishing and tourism revenue, human life, human health, declining ecosystem function, diminishing biodiversity, . . . → Read More: Should We Even Bother With Offshore Oil? A Look at the Numbers
By Dr. M, on February 11th, 2009 One comment Bringin' It, Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government Drilling, energy, gas, Obama, offshore drilling, oil Rick notes that… US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today his intention to shelve plans passed on the final business day of the Bush administration to open much of the U.S. coast to oil drilling, including 130 million acres off California’s coast from Mendocino to San Diego. To those of you from the . . . → Read More: Yeah!
By Peter Etnoyer, on August 12th, 2008 8 comments Cephalopods! cthulhu, deep sea, New Species, offshore drilling, oil, squid Can you name the genus of this deep-sea squid? . . . → Read More: One question squid quiz
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