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Great Lakes Legacy Contaminants Fall, Newer Ones Rise
Posted by Climate Central: Brian Bienkowski on January 2nd, 2013
Climate Central: Legacy contaminants are decreasing more quickly than previously reported in three of the Great Lakes, but have stayed virtually the same in two other lakes, according to new research.
"These are very positive results. The lakes are improving and slowly cleaning themselves up,' said Thomas Holsen, co-director of Clarkson University's Center for the Environment and co-author of the study.
In April, thousands of fishermen gather for the annual smelt run at Whitney Drain, a manmade canal on Lake...
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United Kingdom: Weather: flood warnings remain in place after deluge
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 2nd, 2013
Telegraph: Authorities warned of a continued threat of flooding to homes across the Midlands, northeast, West Country, south west and Wales.
Today, almost 80 flood warnings remained in force across swathes of the south while more than 110 flooding alerts were in place.
Flood defences remain in place along parts of the River Severn, in Shropshire and Worcestershire.
The Environment Agency said the river should peak on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning. Officials said they expected river levels...
Climate coverage still down from past years
Posted by Courier-Journal: James Bruggers on January 2nd, 2013
Courier-Journal: Extreme weather, drought and melting polar ice helped drive media coverage of climate change in 2012, but overall, the amount of coverage declined 2 percent, according to an analysis by The Daily Climate`s Douglas Fischer.
In a report published today, found here, Fischer writes:
Widespread drought, super-storm Sandy, and a melting ice cap failed to revive the media`s interest in climate change in 2012, with worldwide coverage continuing its three-year slide, according to a media database maintained...
Canada: The Opposite of Mining: Tar Sands Steam Extraction Lessens Footprint, but Environmental Costs Remain
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 2nd, 2013
Scientific American: The challenge of pulling oil from sand near here has typically required scraping away the boreal forest and underlying peat to expose the tar sand deposits below. The thickened sand is scooped out, then boiled to separate out the bitumen, with the leftover contaminated water and muck dumped in vast holding ponds the size of small lakes. From orbit the enormous strip mines and tailings lakes created by this process stand out, like a spreading sore--a scar on the planet evidencing the American thirst...