"China Strikes $4.65 Billion Oil Sands Deal"
"China Petrochemical Corporation will buy ConocoPhillips' stake in the Syncrude Canada oil sands project in Alberta for $4.65 billion."
Source: UPI, 04/15/2010
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"Ash From Icelandic Volcano Grounds Flights Across Northern Europe"
"A huge cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland turned the skies of northern Europe into a no-fly zone on Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded."
Source: Reuters, 04/15/2010
Climate Scientists Exonerated -- Yet Again
"A distinguished panel of independent scientists has given a resounding vote of confidence in the credibility and integrity of the key studies into climate change that have emerged over the past 20 years from the embattled Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia."
Source: Independent, 04/15/2010
April 22 Earth Day Sparks Local Stories
Here are several resources for localizing this 40th anniversary event.
New Mapping Tool for Stories on Marine Protected Areas
NOAA's new tool makes it easy to identify and find basic information about the 1,637 US marine protected areas.
NOAA Is Soliciting Public Comment on Aquaculture Policy
Six public listening sessions in April and May will provide input for the agency's draft national policy on marine aquaculture products.
Supreme Court Case Could Affect Many GE Foods
The case, Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, focuses on genetically engineered alfalfa. One of the concerns is that GE alfalfa can cross-contaminate, rendering organic alfalfa noncompliant with federal standards, and precluding export.
"A New Lizard? Well, New to Science"
Scientists have just discovered a new lizard species -- 6 feet long -- in a remote part of the Philippines. Inhabitants there knew about it all along.
Source: NYTimes, 04/14/2010
"Japan Whalers Blame Lower Catch on Sea Shepherd Harassment"
"The last ship of Japan's Antarctic whaling fleet sailed home Monday with the lowest catch in years, a shortfall whalers blamed on high-seas clashes with the militant environmental group Sea Shepherd."
Source: AFP, 04/14/2010
"Nuclear Ambitions Pose Company Risk, Public Costs"
"European investors and consumers take note: plans by power companies to cut carbon emissions with a new range of nuclear power stations are a big gamble for companies and joe public will have to foot the bill."
Source: Reuters, 04/14/2010
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