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Bird Conservation Needed To Help Them Weather Climate Change
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 6th, 2013
RedOrbit: Many bird species are likely to suffer from future climate change, a new study led by Durham University and BirdLife International reveals. These species will require enhanced protection for important sites, and better management of the wider countryside. In extreme cases, they may need to be physically moved to areas that are climatically suitable to help them survive.
Stronger protection and effective management of the networks of important conservation sites are a priority the researchers say....
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Climate change means catastrophe in UK, not café culture says professor
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 6th, 2013
Telegraph: Professor Kevin Anderson, Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, said Government and local authorities are failing to grasp the risks to Britain for global warming.
He accused people of focusing on the chance of warmer evenings, rather than realising heatwaves will cause deaths.
"We may like to think of it as a nice café culture, sitting outside sipping lattes -- but we will be struggling to sleep because our buildings won't cool down at night.
"That's when you see the...
Iceland: $9.8M worth of herring found dead in lake
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 6th, 2013
Associated Press: Dead herring are seen floating on Tuesday in Kolgrafafjordur, a small fjord in west Iceland, for the second time in two months.
Between 25,000 and 30,000 tons of herring died in December and more now, due to lack of oxygen in the fjord thought to have been caused by the construction of a bridge across the fjord in December 2004. The current export value of the estimated 10,000 tons of herring amounts to ISK 1.25 billion ($ 9.8 million), according to Morgunbladid newspaper.
White House Weighs Emissions Rules for Existing Coal Plants
Posted by Wall Street Journal: Ryan Tracy on February 6th, 2013
Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama in next week's State of the Union speech will lay out a renewed effort to combat climate change that is expected to include using his authority to curb emissions from existing power plants, people who have talked to the administration about its plans said.
President Barack Obama is said to be pushing for specific goals on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
The action, building on a pledge in the second inaugural address, fits within Mr. Obama's larger strategy of making...
Obama’s secretary pick has conservation, oil industry chops
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 6th, 2013
Greenwire: President Obama this afternoon is scheduled to announce that REI chief Sally Jewell will be nominated to become the 51st secretary of the Interior, an unconventional pick that has garnered early praise from conservation groups and some oil industry backers.
Jewell, who has led the outdoor retailer since 2005, was considered a dark horse candidate to replace outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who plans to depart by the end of next month.
She will become the first woman to be nominated...
Warm Weather Forces Changes Ahead of Iditarod Race
Posted by New York Times: Mary Pilon on February 6th, 2013
New York Times: By 9:30 most mornings here in the world’s unofficial dog-sledding capital, Luan Marques has harnessed 10 Alaskan huskies to his sled and shot off into the awakening woods for a training ride, his sights set on the famous Iditarod competition next month. The thick, powdery blanket of snow on the trails and the frigid temperatures have made a musher haven out of Willow, where locals joke that dogs outnumber humans. But as Marques rode this winter, he and his huskies trudged over dirt patches and bramble,...
Canada: First Nations Group Forms Energy Company
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 6th, 2013
Globe and Mail: For the Canadian energy industry desperate to pump oil and natural gas through British Columbia, the single greatest obstacle has been the dozens of first nations fighting to ensure pipelines are never built.
Now, some of the leading figures in Canada's aboriginal business community are offering a bridge across the province's difficult political landscape. They have formed Eagle Spirit Energy Holdings Ltd., a company quietly working to create a first nations-owned energy corridor across northern...
North Dakota’s Bakken Oil Finally Hits the East Coast
Posted by Bloomberg: Matthew Philips on February 6th, 2013
Bloomberg: One of the consequences of the U.S. oil boom is that all that crude gushing out of the Midwest has outpaced our ability to move it around. The result is a series of bottlenecks like the one in Cushing, Okla., where there are now more than 50 million barrels of oil stuck in tanks the size of 747s. That’s about a three-day supply of oil for the U.S., just sitting there.
This glut has led to big disparities in gasoline prices across the U.S. Right now, drivers are paying about $3.75 for a gallon...
Sierra Club Chief ‘Confident’ that Kerry, Obama Will Scuttle Pipeline
Posted by The Hill: Ben Geman on February 6th, 2013
The Hill: Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune predicted victory Tuesday in activists’ battle against the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, calling President Obama’s vow to focus on climate change in his second inaugural speech a good omen. “We are confident that [new Secretary of State John] Kerry will advise the president and the president will decide to reject this pipeline because it is such a clear first test of the president’s commitment to actually fighting climate change and ... moving...