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Obama mocks Congress for hiding on climate
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on June 26th, 2014
MSNBC: Rachel Maddow points out the range of people, including many prominent (non-office holding) Republicans who have acknowledged the crisis posed by climate change, and yet Congressional Republicans continue to pretend there’s reason to deny reality.
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Obama seeks $1 billion to fight climate change
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on February 15th, 2014
MSNBC: President Obama announced on Friday that he wants Congress to authorize $1 billion in new spending on the fight against climate change.
During a speech at one of California`s drought-stricken farms, the president said that his 2014 budget would include the funds to pay for “new technologies to help communities prepare for a changing climate [and] set up incentives to build smarter, more resilient infrastructure.”
“We know that we can innovate and meet this challenge, but we`ve got to start...
Dozens hospitalized after train spills chemicals in N.J
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on November 30th, 2012
MSNBC: Residents were asked to stay inside their homes for hours after emergency and hazmat crews responded to a train derailment and hazardous material spill Friday morning in Gloucester County, N.J. More than two dozen people have been transported to a local hospital with respiratory problems after the incident.
Gloucester Office of Emergency Management confirmed that a Conrail train derailed after the bridge it was traveling on collapsed -- for the second time in a little more than three years --...
Some N.J. beaches now 50 percent smaller
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on November 20th, 2012
MSNBC: The average New Jersey beach is 30 to 40 feet narrower after Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey that is sure to intensify a long-running debate on whether federal dollars should be used to replenish stretches of sand that only a fraction of U.S. taxpayers use.
Some of New Jersey's famous beaches lost half their sand when Sandy slammed ashore in late October.
The shore town of Mantoloking, one of the hardest-hit communities, lost 150 feet of beach, said Stewart Farrell, director of Stockton...
Californians can now fill up on algae-based biodiesel
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on November 19th, 2012
MSNBC: Scientists around the world have been looking for ways to replace petroleum with alternatives that could prove, cleaner, renewable and, if possible, cheaper.
No, you can’t simply pump the green scum that forms on your swimming pool into your gas tank, but motorists in the San Francisco area now can fill up on a new biofuel derived from algae.
There are plenty of proponents searching for ways to replace petroleum with renewable fuels, though some alternatives, such as corn-based ethanol, have...
Hot, dry winds raise fire danger for San Diego
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on October 26th, 2012
MSNBC: With hot, dry, Santa Ana winds expected to blow into San Diego through Saturday, fire officials are warning locals to be on high alert for the next few days.
A high-wind warning was to take effect Thursday night, followed by a red flag warning, which means fire danger is high. As a result of the dangerous weather conditions, more local firefighters will be on duty through Saturday.
"We're getting our first traditional offshore Santa Ana wind event,' California Fire Capt. Mike Mohler said. "(That...
Okla. dust storm causes highway pile-ups, injuries
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on October 19th, 2012
MSNBC: A dust storm swirling reddish-brown clouds over northern Oklahoma triggered multiple crashes involving about three dozen vehicles on Thursday, forcing police to shut down part of the heavily traveled Interstate 35 for several hours amid near blackout conditions.
More than a dozen people were injured as winds up to 55 mph whipped up the soil off farmlands near Blackwell, NBC station KFOR-TV reported.
In a scene reminiscent of the Dust Bowl days, choking dust shrouded Interstate 35, which links...
Thousands of fish wash up on Lake Erie beaches
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on September 7th, 2012
MSNBC: Tens of thousands of dead fish that washed up on Lake Erie beaches in Ontario, Canada -- and had locals wondering if something or someone had poisoned the water -- were likely killed by a lack of oxygen caused when lake sediment was stirred up, the province reported Friday.
Water samples "do not show evidence of a manure spill or anything unusual in terms of contaminants," Ministry of Environment spokeswoman Kate Jordan told NBC News.
Jordan said it wasn't known if the die-off was unprecedented,...
500 firefighters battle blaze in California wilderness
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on September 5th, 2012
MSNBC: A 3,600-acre fire in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles chewed through thick brush in steep terrain that hadn't burned in two decades.
The weather was hot and dry but there were no significant winds to whip or push the fire toward Los Angeles suburbs to the south.
Because of the terrain and warm temperatures, it could take a week to contain the blaze, Incident Commander James Smith of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection told the Associated Press. It had burned...
Isaac’s remnants bring rain to East Coast
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on September 4th, 2012
MSNBC: The remnants of former Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rain and strong winds -- and the risk of localized flash flooding -- to the East Coast of the U.S. overnight Monday and into Tuesday, The Weather Channel reported.
Torrential downpours were forecast for the Northeast and South Atlantic states, while thunderstorms were possible across the Midwest.
It follows a humid, damp and windy end to the Labor Day weekend in many parts, including Delaware, where strong thunderstorms and winds of up to...