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Use traditional methods to fight global warming: UN group
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 12th, 2010
Agence France-Presse: Centuries-old techniques to prevent desertification, energy wastage and other problems should be enlisted in the fight against global warming, a new UN-backed group said Wednesday. Traditional water management methods from the Sahara and Ethiopia and Iraq's Babylon area could be used alongside newer technologies such as solar power, the group said at its launch in Florence, central Italy. "Traditional knowledge and its innovative use is the basis for sustainable technology, and ...
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WH wants increased industry liability in oil spill
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 12th, 2010
Associated Press: The White House asked Congress Wednesday to raise limits on BP's liability for the Gulf oil spill, approve new spending on everything from food stamps to seafood inspections and increase taxes on oil companies for an emergency cleanup fund. Administration officials said they couldn't forecast total costs from the cleanup of the massive spill and a multitude of economic damages to the Gulf region, but the changes they're seeking in the legislative package unveiled Wednesday suggest a ...
Gulf oil spill: first underwater video footage of leak
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 12th, 2010
Guardian: BP's video footage of Gulf oil spill from Deepwater Horizon drilling rig After considerable pressure form the media and government agencies, BP tonight finally released a brief video showing for the first time the gushing stream of oil and gas leaking from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig into the Gulf of Mexico. The video released by BP shows oil spewing from a broken pipe 5,000 feet (1,500m) below the surface. The stream of crude oil is interspersed with lighter-coloured natural ...