The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is developing a plan to seed the clouds over the Walker River, in the hopes of bringing more rain to the region and reducing the salinity of Walker Lake. Walker...
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Ten Ways the EPA Has Improved our Environment
December 7, 2010 |
Aspen Institute
Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrated its 40th anniversary. Although the EPA has been in the line of fire recently due to their plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, the Aspen Institute...
Solar Power Could Surge to 980 GW by 2020
December 7, 2010 |
Solar Energy Industries Association
A new report released last week at COP 16 in Cancun by the Solar Energy Industries Association suggests that worldwide production of solar energy could reach 980 gigawatts in ten years, up from ?? GW currently. The report, a joint effort by solar trade groups from around the world, presents...
Drying Out Expected for AZ and NM
December 3, 2010 |
CLIMAS
The latest Southwest Climate Outlook published by CLIMAS says the warm and dry conditions that prevailed over Arizona and New Mexico for much of November are likely to continue through the winter. A moderate to strong La Niña event, expected to persist through the late winter, will likely push storms north of the...
Two New Rules Passed for Safe Carbon Storage
December 3, 2010 |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized two new rules related to the capture and sequestration (CCS) of carbon dioxide. CCS is a technology that captures carbon dioxide emissions from stationary sources such as power plants and large industrial operations and injects it deep underground for long-term storage in geologic formations—a process known as...
Media Climate Coverage More Political Than Scientific
December 3, 2010 |
Colorado Independent
Global Climate, Local Journalisms, a recently published book, investigates how climate change is reported around the world, and the bottom line is that the topic is most often presented as a political issue, with cited sources typically politicians...
Large Lakes Are Warming Worldwide
December 1, 2010 |
Geophysical Research Letters
Large lakes around the world have been warming since 1985, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters. NASA scientists looked at satellite thermal infrared imagery of 167 large lakes over the last 25 years, and found that temperatures have been rising by an average of 0.45°C per decade...
Will COP 16 Produce Global Action on Climate Change?
December 1, 2010 |
Greenbiz.com
The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change begins this week in Cancún, Mexico. “Parties” in attendance will represent those countries that have signed and ratified two international treaties aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions:...
Southwest Cacti Hide Roots from High Temperatures
December 1, 2010 |
American Journal of Botany
The “living rock” cacti, Ariocarpus fissuratus, lives in one of the hottest environments on earth—the searing surface of the Chihuahuan desert in southwest Texas where temperatures can reach over 150°C, much warmer that the air temperature. In a new study published in the American Journal of Botany,...
Southwest Cacti Hide Roots from High Temperatures
December 1, 2010 |
American Journal of Botany
The “living rock” cacti, Ariocarpus fissuratus, lives in one of the hottest environments on earth—the searing surface of the Chihuahuan desert in southwest Texas where temperatures can reach over 150°C, much warmer that the air temperature. In a new study published in the American...