April 22 Earth Day Sparks Local Stories
Here are several resources for localizing this 40th anniversary event.
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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
"Obama To Propose $6 Billion NASA Budget Increase"
"President Barack Obama will outline a revamped space policy on Thursday that will use $6 billion in new funding over five years to create 2,500 new jobs in Florida with the ultimate goal of going to Mars." "NASA's earth science team would receive an extra $2.4 billion -- a 62 percent increase -- through 2015 to study changing temperatures, ice coverage, ozone depletion, and atmospheric carbon dioxide."
Source: Reuters, 04/14/2010
"Some 'Energy Star' Appliances May Not Be That Green"
"The Government Accountability Office concluded that the Energy Star program is susceptible to fraud and abuse, after investigators received certification for 15 phony appliances, including a gasoline-powered alarm clock."
Source: NPR, 04/14/2010
"Melting of Canadian Arctic Ice Sheet Accelerating, Study Finds"
"The Devon Island ice cap, which sprawls over more than 5,500 square miles in the Arctic latitudes of Canada, has been shrinking at an increasing rate since 1985, an analysis of nearly 50 years of data concludes."
Source: Greenspace, 04/14/2010
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