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United Kingdom: Heat wave prompts utilities to call for help tackling water shortages
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 24th, 2010
Business Green: As the UK gears up for a predicted summer heat wave after the driest start to a year since 1976, water firms are urging businesses to save water and reduce the risk of future restrictions. United Utilities stepped up preparations for water shortages in North West England today by applying for a drought permit, and warned customers that a hosepipe ban is likely if the dry spell continues next month. A spokesman for the company told BusinessGreen.com that the firm was calling on ...
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Comments Off on United Kingdom: Heat wave prompts utilities to call for help tackling water shortagesThe Science Behind Deepwater Oil Drilling
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 24th, 2010
National Public Radio: April's Deepwater Horizon disaster has continued to raise questions about the oil industry's ability to manage the challenges and risks involved in drilling miles below the ocean floor to reach highly pressurized oil deposits. Science reporter Henry Fountain has been covering the environmental disaster for The New York Times. In an interview with Fresh Air's Dave Davies, Fountain explains how deepwater drilling works thousands of feet below sea level and what may have gone wrong on ...
Asian Carp Found Near Great Lakes
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 24th, 2010
New York Times: After months of worrying over hints and signs and DNA traces suggesting that Asian carp, a voracious, nonnative fish, might be moving perilously close to the Great Lakes, the authorities here have uncovered the proof they did not want. They caught a fish. An Asian bighead carp like these in an aquarium made it past a fence designed to keep it out of the Great Lakes. One bighead carp -- a 19.6-pound, 34.6-inch male -- became entangled Tuesday in a fishing net about six miles ...