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United Kingdom: Tap water remains unsafe in Derbyshire & Leicestershire
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 12th, 2016
Guardian: Thousands of people in the north of England are still being advised not to use their tap water after the discovery of high chlorine levels at a nearby reservoir.
Up to 3,700 households in Derbyshire and Leicestershire have been unable to use their water supply since Friday afternoon, when it emerged “higher than normal” levels of the chemical were detected.
The normal level of chlorine in drinking water is 0.5 micrograms. According to the Drinking Water Inspectorate, water in the network that...
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Oregon’s first in the nation anti-coal law: The pros and cons
Posted by Christian Science Monitor: Bamzi Banchiri on March 12th, 2016
Christian Science Monitor: Oregon aims to phase out the the reliance on coal fired plants by 2030.
Gov. Kate Brown signed into law legislation that would eliminate coal-generated energy, making Oregon the first state to do so. Backed by two of the largest energy companies in the state, the law requires utilities to source half of the energy from renewables such as solar and wind by 2040, the Associated Press reported.
"Knowing how important it is to Oregonians to act on climate change, a wide range of stakeholders came...
Record leap in carbon dioxide in 2015
Posted by Investment Underground: Rogelio Estrada on March 12th, 2016
Investment Underground: The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose 3.05 parts per million last year, the largest year-to-year increase even recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report issued on March 9, 2016, found. This is the wrong direction, people. "Carbon dioxide levels are increasing faster than they have in hundreds of thousands of years. It's explosive compared to natural processes" , said Pieter Tans, lead researcher of the new findings from Global Greenhouse Gas Reference...
Worries rising as Colorado River water runs low
Posted by Associated Press: Aaron Orlowski on March 12th, 2016
Associated Press: For the past five years, as the drought drained California’s water sources and depleted its reservoirs, Southern California water managers have relied increasingly on the region’s largest out-of-state water source: the Colorado River.
The river feeds the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, which ends at Lake Mathews in Riverside County. The aqueduct is managed by the Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles, a wholesaler that supplies 1.2 million acre-feet of Colorado River water to the Inland...
What Are Sanders And Clinton’s Positions On Fracking?
Posted by Quadrangle: None Given on March 12th, 2016
Quadrangle: Mr. Sanders, a USA senator from Vermont who addressed 2,400 people at a rally in downtown Toledo today, told The Blade that Mrs. Clinton supported trade policies that cost American jobs in cities like Toledo. "I do not want to deport family members either, Jorge", Clinton responded at the party's eighth presidential debate, attempting to shore up her "firewall" among minority voters.
The issue of what might be in the unreleased transcripts of speeches Hillary Clinton gave to major financial institutions...
United Kingdom: A pocket of acorns
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 12th, 2016
Telegraph: When he wasn't at sea blockading the French, Admiral Collingwood liked nothing better than walking out from his house in Morpeth, Northumberland, with a pocket full of acorns, which he would press into the soil at likely spots, in order to ensure that, years after he was gone, there would be full-grown oaks enough to build new ships of the line for the Royal Navy.
Today, our ships are no longer heart of oak, and thousands of our oaks are afflicted with a disease called acute oak decline. This...
Global Food Production Key Driver Greenhouse Emissions
Posted by Tech Times: Alyssa Navarro on March 12th, 2016
Tech Times: Although global food production, animal farming and waste disposal are key drivers of greenhouse gas emissions, they are often overlooked, a new study revealed. Scientists said other greenhouse gases are more abundant than carbon dioxide.
When it comes to climate change issues, the spotlight is always on the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels. However, just focusing on CO2 means overlooking other aspects that drive the rise of global temperatures, a new study revealed.
This...