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10,000-Year Study Finds Oceans Warming Fast, But From a Cool Baseline

by Myrna Posted on October 31, 2013

Recent ocean warming is from a relatively cool baseline, a new study finds. Source article: 10,000-Year Study Finds Oceans Warming Fast, But From a Cool Baseline ; ;Related ArticlesDot Earth Blog: 10,000-Year Study Finds Oceans Warming Fast, But From a Cool BaselineWill Sandy’s Lessons Fade as a Sleepy Atlantic Storm Season Ends?A Climate and Energy Roundup ;

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10,000-Year Study Finds Oceans Warming Fast, But From a Cool Baseline

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U.S. Says It Won’t Back New International Coal-Fired Power Plants

by Myrna Posted on October 29, 2013

The Obama administration acts aggressively to impose its environmental policies in coal projects financed by the World Bank and others. Originally from:  U.S. Says It Won’t Back New International Coal-Fired Power Plants ; ;Related ArticlesImage of Hindenburg Haunts Hydrogen TechnologyNational Briefing | Midwest: Ohio: Worrisome Carp Are Found in a Tributary of Lake ErieHow Does a Tick Do Its Dirty Work? Research Video Offers a Clue ;

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U.S. Says It Won’t Back New International Coal-Fired Power Plants

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Dot Earth Blog: Will Sandy’s Lessons Fade as a Sleepy Atlantic Storm Season Ends?

by Myrna Posted on October 28, 2013

An extraordinarily quiet Atlantic hurricane season follows an epic storm surge, raising questions about disaster forgetfulness. Original link:  Dot Earth Blog: Will Sandy’s Lessons Fade as a Sleepy Atlantic Storm Season Ends? ; ;Related ArticlesCity Room: A Thrill Now Sadly RareIn Response to Storm, New York Will Create a Gas ReserveWill Sandy’s Lessons Fade as a Sleepy Atlantic Storm Season Ends? ;

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Harlem River, Cut Off From Public, Is Getting a Push Out of Isolation

by Myrna Posted on October 22, 2013

The river is cut off by train tracks and highways, but there is progress and a promise of a greener landscape for Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. See original – Harlem River, Cut Off From Public, Is Getting a Push Out of Isolation Related Articles Koch Brother Wages 12-Year Fight Over Wind Farm Fracking Fight Focuses on a New York Town’s Ban Dot Earth Blog: A Tonic for Computer Hell: Getting Lost in the Woods

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Harlem River, Cut Off From Public, Is Getting a Push Out of Isolation

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Ailing Occupants of the Bronx Zoo Get Sophisticated Medical Care

by Myrna Posted on October 14, 2013

The treatment of Holli, a female gorilla with a stomach abscess, offers an inside look at how the Bronx Zoo cares for animals who fall ill. Link to article:  Ailing Occupants of the Bronx Zoo Get Sophisticated Medical Care ; ;Related ArticlesMoose Die-Off Alarms ScientistsFrance Upholds Ban on Hydraulic FracturingFrance Upholds Fracking Ban ;

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Greenpeace Activists Face Possible Piracy Charges in Russia

by Myrna Posted on September 24, 2013

Russian officials have opened a piracy investigation against Greenpeace members who scaled a Gazprom offshore oil platform in the Arctic. Original post:  Greenpeace Activists Face Possible Piracy Charges in Russia ; ;Related ArticlesRussia Seizes Greenpeace Ship and Crew for InvestigationIn the Shadow of ‘Old Smokey,’ a Toxic Legacy‘Old Smokey’ Is Long Gone From Miami, but Its Toxic Legacy Lingers ;

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Greenpeace Activists Face Possible Piracy Charges in Russia

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Appeal of Timber High Rises Widens

by Myrna Posted on September 23, 2013

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has developed a structural system that uses timber to construct tall buildings as an environmentally friendlier alternative to steel and concrete. Visit site –  Appeal of Timber High Rises Widens ; ;Related ArticlesArctic Ice Makes Comeback From Record Low, but Long-Term Decline May ContinueAdministration to Press Ahead With Carbon LimitsIn the Shadow of ‘Old Smokey,’ a Toxic Legacy ;

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Appeal of Timber High Rises Widens

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Unlocking the Potential of ‘Flammable Ice’

by Myrna Posted on September 16, 2013

Scientists say there is still much that is unknown about methane hydrates, sometimes referred to as “flammable ice,” and that the commercial production of gas from them is still far-off. Original article: Unlocking the Potential of ‘Flammable Ice’ Related Articles Dot Earth Blog: Encouraging Results Seen in First Nationwide Look at Gas Leaks from Drilling Boom E.P.A. Is Expected to Set Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions by New Power Plants The House Edge: Wall St. Exploits Ethanol Credits, and Prices Spike

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Unlocking the Potential of ‘Flammable Ice’

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The House Edge: Wall St. Exploits Ethanol Credits, and Prices Spike

by Myrna Posted on September 14, 2013

A little known market in ethanol credits arose after financial institutions amassed millions of them — just as refiners were looking to buy more credits to meet an expanding federal requirement. See the original article here:   The House Edge: Wall St. Exploits Ethanol Credits, and Prices Spike ; ;Related ArticlesU.S. Coal Companies Scale Back Export GoalsChevron and Brazil Reach Deal on Oil SpillJudge Blocks Shipment of Oil Equipment Through Idaho Forest ;

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The House Edge: Wall St. Exploits Ethanol Credits, and Prices Spike

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Honduras Grants Land to Indigenous Group, in Bid to Help It Protect Forests

by Myrna Posted on September 12, 2013

A title agreement gives the indigenous people ownership of nearly 4,000 square miles of their traditional land. Read more: Honduras Grants Land to Indigenous Group, in Bid to Help It Protect Forests Related Articles Dot Earth Blog: From the Fire Hose: Warming Slowdown, Deep-Ocean Waves, Canadian Crude Inferno Dot Earth Blog: First Hurricane Brews After Silent First Half to the Atlantic Storm Season Economic Scene: Counting the Cost of Fixing the Future

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Honduras Grants Land to Indigenous Group, in Bid to Help It Protect Forests

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