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Hydrologist discusses impact of climate change on Utah’s water supply
Posted by Fox: None Given on March 27th, 2016
Fox: A new report released by the U.S. Department of the Interior says climate change is a growing risk to western water management.
Most of Utah’s water resources come from snowmelt, but, as Fox 13 News’ Max Roth shows us, snowmelt run-off is becoming less predictable.
“I think it’s hard to realize for most of us that live down here that water really is a limiting resource,” said Paul Brooks, a hydrologist and professor in the University of Utah’s department of Geology and Geophysics.
His class...
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Global adoption of vegan diet could save 8 million lives by 2050, says study
Posted by Fox: None Given on March 24th, 2016
Fox: Celebrities like Morrissey, Natalie Portman and even Arnold Schwarzenegger have been preaching the gospel of vegetarianism for some time.
Now, they have scientific evidence to back some of their claims.
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that widespread adoption of vegetarian or vegan diets could millions of lives and trillions of dollars by 2050.
“Imbalanced diets, such as diets low in fruits and vegetables, and high in red and processed meat,...
California lawmakers move to halt offshore drilling after spill
Posted by Fox: None Given on June 9th, 2015
Fox: California lawmakers are moving to halt offshore oil drilling on the heels of a major spill last month, amid Republican concerns the push could hurt jobs. The state Senate last week approved a bill, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Mike McGuire, that would ban any new oil drilling in state waters off the California coast. In May, California experienced its largest oil spill in 25 years. According to McGuire’s office, more than 100,000 gallons of oil from offshore platforms spilled from a ruptured...
White House issues veto threat over Keystone pipeline bill
Posted by Fox: None Given on January 6th, 2015
Fox: The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto fresh legislation approving the controversial Keystone pipeline, setting up a likely showdown between President Obama and the new GOP-controlled Congress over one of Republicans' top agenda items.
"If this bill passes this Congress, the president wouldn't sign it," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday, stressing that the president wants to wait for a State Department review process to finish.
Republicans, with several Democratic...
Anti-Fracking Protests During President’s Visit to Cooperstown
Posted by Fox: None Given on May 22nd, 2014
Fox: Tourism is not the only industry promising an economic boost for our area. Fracking is another one--but it has battle lines drawn between those who support such drilling, and those who fear environmental damage. Those on both sides of the issue were in Cooperstown Thursday --hoping to catch the President's attention: We spoke with some anti-frackers, who take issue with the president's apparent support for fracking, as a needed energy source: "Perhaps by seeing this ground-swell of local ban...
Canadian PM offers Obama possible climate action to secure Keystone deal
Posted by Fox: None Given on September 6th, 2013
Fox: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has written to President Obama to say that he is prepared to work on a joint plan between the two countries to reduce carbon emissions, in an attempt to secure approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday.
Harper reportedly wrote to Obama in late August, the Wall Street Journal reports, signaling his willingness to accept carbon-reduction targets proposed by the U.S. and to address concerns raised by the White...
Enbridge Begins Oil Spill Dredging on Kalamazoo River
Posted by Fox: None Given on August 8th, 2013
Fox: Enbridge’s dredging project is under construction on the Kalamazoo River. The company is following an EPA mandated order that they remove more contaminated sediment from certain areas of the river. Ebridge is creating a “pad” or containment area to filter sediment in the Ceresco Dam area in preparation for dredging operations that could begin as early as Monday in that portion of the river. Wednesday, Enbridge was clearing a boat launch at the 17-acre site that will be an entry point for a number...
Reid blames climate change for Nevada fires, seeks funding for prevention
Posted by Fox: None Given on July 18th, 2013
Fox: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pleading for more spending on fire prevention as his home state of Nevada endures widespread wildfires, and says "climate change" is to blame for the devastating blazes.
"The West is burning," Reid said Wednesday.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Nevada Democrat said the conditions that help the fires spread are fueled by climate change.
"Why are we having them? Because we have climate change. Things are different. The forests are drier,...