Internet archivist seeks 1 of every book written
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word.
British PM praises Australia’s carbon plan: report
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AFP – British Prime Minister David Cameron has written to Australian leader Julia Gillard in support of her planned tax on carbon to combat climate change, describing it as a “bold step”, a report said.
Fukushima protesters urge end to nuclear power
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AFP – An estimated 1,700 people rallied in the capital of Japan’s Fukushima region, home to a crippled atomic power plant, on Sunday, calling for an end to nuclear energy, local media reported.
Strong quake shakes Japan’s Fukushima
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AFP – A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off northeast Japan’s Fukushima region, home to a crippled nuclear power plant, but there was no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said.
AP Enterprise: Enviros, rivals strike odd peace
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – Long before studies showed one of the world’s largest solar projects could harm or kill more than 1,100 tortoises in the Mojave Desert, the threatened creature’s longtime champion already had signed off on the project.
NJ figures in dispute over cap-and-trade success
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – New Jersey’s expected pullout from a 10-state pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is among the latest developments in a nationwide dispute over whether cap-and-trade programs work and what limitations states should place on energy producers to curb the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming.
Skeptic’s small cloud study renews climate rancor
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – A study on how much heat in Earth’s atmosphere is caused by cloud cover has heated up the climate change blogosphere even as it is dismissed by many scientists.
Lawmaker: US seeks Saudi nuclear energy deal
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AP – A House Republican says the Obama administration plans talks with Saudi Arabia about potential civil nuclear power deals.
Russia may lose 30% of permafrost by 2050
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AFP – Russia’s vast permafrost areas may shrink by a third by the middle of the century due to global warming, endangering infrastructure in the Arctic zone, an emergencies ministry official said Friday.
Bomb blast hits oil pipeline in western Syria
July 31, 2011 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – A bomb blast struck a major oil pipeline in western Syria on Friday, causing oil to spill into a nearby lake. State television said the explosion was a “terrorist” attack by a group of “saboteurs.”
