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Vast Stretches of Minnesota Are Flooded as Swollen Rivers Overflow

by Myrna Posted on June 24, 2014

After heavy winter snows and torrential spring rains, floods spread throughout the state, from Canada to Iowa. Read More: Vast Stretches of Minnesota Are Flooded as Swollen Rivers Overflow Related ArticlesIs Nuclear Power Ever Coming Back?Hardcore Capitalists Warn That Climate Change Is A Big Deal For American BusinessesThese Maps Show How Many Brutally Hot Days You Will Suffer When You’re Old

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Justices Uphold Emission Limits on Big Industry

by Myrna Posted on June 23, 2014

The Supreme Court largely upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate emissions from stationary sources. Justice Antonin Scalia said the agency got “almost everything it wanted.” View original post here: Justices Uphold Emission Limits on Big Industry ; ;Related ArticlesDot Earth Blog: Two Climate Analysts Weigh the Notion of a ‘Good’ Path in the AnthropoceneOpinion: Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008 RecessionDot Earth Blog: Stunning New Video View of Swimming Polar Bears ;

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Dot Earth Blog: Celebrating a Reviving River Through Sail and Song

by Myrna Posted on June 22, 2014

A riverfront festival features floating folk concerts and sail-powered barges. Excerpt from –  Dot Earth Blog: Celebrating a Reviving River Through Sail and Song ; ;Related ArticlesRetiring: A Second Career, Happily in the WeedsDot Earth Blog: Two Climate Analysts Weigh the Notion of a ‘Good’ Path in the AnthropoceneOpinion: Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008 Recession ;

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Two Climate Analysts Weigh the Notion of a ‘Good’ Path in the Anthropocene

by Myrna Posted on June 22, 2014

Two climate scientists explore the idea of a “good” path in the age of man, the Anthropocene. See the original article here:  Two Climate Analysts Weigh the Notion of a ‘Good’ Path in the Anthropocene ; ;Related ArticlesDot Earth Blog: A Darker View of the Age of Us – the AnthropoceneA Darker View of the Age of Us – the AnthropoceneRoundup: Can New E.P.A. CO2 Rules Have a Climate Impact? ;

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New Zealand Rejects Mining Project on Pacific Seafloor

by Myrna Posted on June 18, 2014

Trans-Tasman Resources had sought final approval to excavate iron ore deposits but was turned down by New Zealand’s environmental agency. Read this article –  New Zealand Rejects Mining Project on Pacific Seafloor ; ;Related ArticlesRecreating Wilderness in SpainDespite Protests, Canada Approves Northern Gateway Oil PipelineArizona Cities Could Face Cutbacks in Water From Colorado River, Officials Say ;

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Arizona Cities Could Face Cutbacks in Water From Colorado River, Officials Say

by Myrna Posted on June 17, 2014

The warning comes as the federal Bureau of Reclamation forecasts that Lake Mead will fall next month to a level not seen since the lake was first filled in 1938. Link –  Arizona Cities Could Face Cutbacks in Water From Colorado River, Officials Say ; ;Related ArticlesWhat the Future Holds: How Obama’s Climate Goals Will Play in Silicon ValleyDot Earth: Indian Point’s Tritium Problem and the N.R.C.’s Regulatory ProblemFrom Untended Farmland, Reserve Tries to Recreate Wilderness From Long Ago ;

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Arizona Cities Could Face Cutbacks in Water From Colorado River, Officials Say

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Though Not Quietly, Kentucky Moves to Cut Reliance on Coal

by Myrna Posted on June 7, 2014

Despite cries of a “war on coal” that echo through mining country in eastern Kentucky, the region is already taking hardheaded steps toward a post-coal economy. Original article: Though Not Quietly, Kentucky Moves to Cut Reliance on Coal Related ArticlesIn Some States, Emissions Cuts Defy SkepticsDot Earth Blog: Roundup: Can New E.P.A. CO2 Rules Have a Climate Impact?Off the Shelf: Review of Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper

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Though Not Quietly, Kentucky Moves to Cut Reliance on Coal

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Prototype: Planting for Profit, and Greater Good

by Myrna Posted on June 7, 2014

Jason Aramburu, who developed a sensor and smartphone app to help plants thrive, looks to use them to fight drought and food shortages. Continue reading: Prototype: Planting for Profit, and Greater Good Related ArticlesWorld Briefing: Syria: Drought Adds to Woes, U.N. SaysDot Earth Blog: Roundup: Can New E.P.A. CO2 Rules Have a Climate Impact?Report Finds Higher Risks if Oil Line Is Not Built

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Dot Earth Blog: Roundup: Can New E.P.A. CO2 Rules Have a Climate Impact?

by Myrna Posted on June 6, 2014

If implemented, will the proposed E.P.A. regulations on power plant carbon pollution matter to the global climate? Original link:   Dot Earth Blog: Roundup: Can New E.P.A. CO2 Rules Have a Climate Impact? ; ;Related ArticlesRoundup: Can New E.P.A. CO2 Rules Have a Climate Impact?Dot Earth Blog: Behind the Mask – A Reality Check on China’s Plans for a Carbon CapBehind the Mask – A Reality Check on China’s Plans for a Carbon Cap ;

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Fixes After BP Spill Not Enough, Board Says

by Myrna Posted on June 5, 2014

A report from the federal Chemical Safety Board said another disastrous offshore oil well blowout could happen despite regulatory improvements. See the original post: Fixes After BP Spill Not Enough, Board Says Related ArticlesGermany Leans Toward Lifting Ban on FrackingPuerto Rico Debates Who Put Out the Lights in Mosquito BayMatter: Putting a Price Tag on Nature’s Defenses

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