"Shift in Boreal Forest Has Wide Impact"
"Vegetation change underway in northern forests as a result of climate change creates feedback loop that prompts more warming, scientists say."
Source: Daily Climate, 03/29/2011
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Japanese Nukes, US Safety Take Center Stage on Hill This Week
"Top U.S. nuclear regulators, scientists and industry leaders will flesh out details of the nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan and its implications for nuclear safety in the United States for key Senate and House energy committees this week."
Source: Greenwire, 03/29/2011
"Japanese Town Mulls Future Without Whaling Industry"
The end of one Tsunami-hit Japanese whaling company could mean the end of a seaside town. In a variety of ways, the quake aftermath is transforming life in Japan. As the death toll mounts, power, water, and food are in short supply.
Source: NY Times, 03/29/2011
"IAEA Calls Nuclear Safety Summit Amid Japan Crisis"
"The U.N. atomic energy chief called a Vienna summit to tackle mounting concerns about nuclear safety, saying on Monday the international community needed a coordinated response in the wake of Japan's crisis."
Source: Reuters, 03/29/2011
"Toxic Plutonium Seeping From Japan's Nuclear Plant"
"Highly toxic plutonium is seeping from the damaged nuclear power plant in Japan's tsunami disaster zone into the soil outside, officials said Tuesday, heightening concerns about the expanding spread of radiation."
Source: AP, 03/29/2011
"Nuclear Rules in Japan Relied on Old Science"
"In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, the Japanese nuclear establishment largely disregarded the potentially destructive force of the walls of water. The word did not even appear in government guidelines until 2006, decades after plants — including the Fukushima Daiichi facility that firefighters are still struggling to get under control — began dotting the Japanese coastline."
Source: NY Times, 03/28/2011
"Higher Radiation Levels Found at Japanese Reactor"
"Sharply elevated radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex on Sunday raised the possibility of spreading contamination and forced an evacuation of a part of one of the buildings at the damaged plant."
Source: NY Times, 03/28/2011
"Pittsburgh's Ash, Oak Trees Expected To Die Off"
"Woodpeckers are already very busy, digging emerald ash borer larvae out of the city's ash trees and loving it."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03/28/2011
Japan: "Nuclear Regulator Tied to Industry"
"Japan's nuclear regulator has amassed power while growing closer to the industry it regulates, according to former regulators and industry critics who blame the trend for lapses that may have contributed to the Fukushima Daiichi accident."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 03/28/2011
"San Diego Dolphin Deaths Linked To Navy Training"
"A Naval training exercise that included an underwater blast off San Diego's coast has been linked to at least three dolphin deaths earlier this month, prompting a probe into whether the military violated the federal law that protects marine mammals."
Source: AP, 03/28/2011
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