UNITED NATIONS -- Consumption and harvesting of fish are on the rise globally and expected to continue in that direction despite threats to many species, the U.N. Food and Agriculture…
FISHERIES: Global seafood consumption growth has outpaced population rise -- U.N.
↧
↧
NATIONAL PARKS: Child's apology for taking Yosemite twigs draws crowd online
A young girl's letter of apology for accidentally taking two twigs from Yosemite National Park is a minor hit on the Internet. "Evie" -- whose last name was not released…
↧
WIND: BLM made 'significant' efforts to reduce Calif. project's cultural resource impacts -- judge
A federal court has sided with the Bureau of Land Management and a San Francisco-based wind energy developer, rejecting two lawsuits attempting to stop what would become one of California's…
↧
CAMPAIGN 2012: Duke won't be repaid for Democratic convention credit line
The Democratic National Convention won't repay Duke Energy for the $10 million credit line it guaranteed for last year's convention in Charlotte, N.C., and shareholders may foot more than half…
↧
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: Holmes Norton cites 'solidarity' in vow to relinquish part of her pay
As sequestration takes effect today, one member of Congress has vowed to take a pay cut to show "solidarity" with federal employees who now face furloughs. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton…
↧
↧
CLIMATE: Reilly, Hedegaard advocate end to climate 'firewall'
Any eventual international agreement on climate change cannot hinge on developed countries like the United States transferring large sums of money to the developed world, former U.S. EPA Administrator William…
↧
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Appeals court backs FWS listing of polar bears
A federal appeals court panel today ruled for the Fish and Wildlife Service in a challenge to its 2008 decision to list polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species…
↧
EPA: Bush administrator says he used email alias
Richard Windsor, meet To Carter. As congressional Republicans and outside groups have raised concerns about the use of a government email alias by a former Obama administration U.S. EPA chief,…
↧
SEQUESTRATION: Divide persists after White House meeting
President Obama and congressional leaders met for less than an hour this morning and apparently made little progress in bridging the sharp partisan divide over how to address the across-the-board…
↧
↧
SEQUESTRATION: Budget chaos blows into Rocky Mountain National Park, neighboring communities
ESTES PARK, Colo. -- Aside from the blustery wind, it was calm at Rocky Mountain National Park on a recent weekday morning. On the last day of February, the slowest month for tourism, when the park sees about 62,000 visitors, snow-covered campgrounds were open but uninhabited, and only an occasional vehicle parked at the scenic overlook at Many Parks Curve. But behind the scenes, park officials were preparing for two incongruous events: the peak annual influx of visitors, which begins this month and stretches through September, and sequestration-mandated budget cuts.
↧
VERMONT: GMO labeling bill clears state House committee
The Vermont House Agriculture Committee has passed legislation that would require labels on some genetically modified raw and packaged foods. With an 8-3 vote, the committee approved the legislation Friday…
↧
MINNESOTA: State bans agencies from buying antibacterial soap
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has ordered state agencies to stop buying antibacterial soap for their bathrooms. Yesterday's announcement comes as a debate surrounding antibacterial products intensifies at the state…
↧
UTAH: House measures would grant state authority over forests
A Utah House panel yesterday supported legislation that would allow local government officials to take control of national forests if they think they "may adversely affect" public health and safety.…
↧
↧
MARYLAND: Governor proposes new gas tax to fund transportation plan
A new transportation plan proposed by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) would, in part, use a new tax on gasoline to raise revenue for a fund supporting road and rail…
↧
MAINE: Communities oppose plan to pump oil sands crude through pipeline
Waterford, Maine, this week became the third town in the state to pass a resolution opposing a plan to transport oil sands crude through an existing pipeline. Portland Pipe Line…
↧
NUCLEAR POWER: Urenco researching micro reactors to compete with wind, solar
The CEO of the uranium enrichment company Urenco wants to challenge the nuclear industry's status quo. At Urenco, researchers have started to look into designing a micro nuclear reactor that…
↧
COAL: Obama admin offers 'emergency' funds to unemployed miners
The Obama administration is making "emergency" funds available to help laid-off miners in eastern Kentucky weather the coal market downturn. The Department of Labor said yesterday it is offering almost…
↧
↧
ELECTRICITY: U.S. scales back Afghan dam project as military picks up pace of withdrawal
The U.S. Agency for International Development has decided not to finish the most critical part of the $266 million Kajaki Dam project, once deemed an essential reconstruction project in Afghanistan.…
↧
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Lighting maker aims to turn more consumers on to LEDs
Lighting manufacturer Cree Inc. said it will release a new line of light-emitting diode bulbs targeted at residential consumers. The move comes after the company faced disappointing commercial sales of…
↧
NATURAL GAS: Shell to build 2 LNG plants
Royal Dutch Shell PLC today will announce plans to open two liquefied natural gas plants. According to the company, the facilities, which will be located in Louisiana and Ontario, will…
↧
More Pages to Explore .....
