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This collection includes essays by Benjamin Franklin, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and Chris Jones, who recalls being marooned on the International Space Station.
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Luis J. Rodriguez
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The author of "Always Running" chronicles his journey from gang member to his place as a noted figure in Chicago literature and American letters.
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An oral history of the pop culture phenomenon that now plays everything but popular music.
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No need to sing Auld Lang Syne
Happy new fiscal year, Washingtonians.
Forget about making resolutions, but remember to get a new tab for your boat, or a Discover Pass if you plan to be spending time in state parks. If you're a state employee, your paycheck gets smaller starting today.
Some restaurant owners get a break, shoppers who come down from Canada don't. The state's two-year budgeting cycle starts today, although many program cuts the Legislature approved to make that budget balance will be phased in…
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Gregoire budget slashes social programs, schools
Gov. Chris Gregoire and Office of Financial Management Director Marty Brown announce the proposed 2011-13 state budget.
OLYMPIA—Saying the state faces an economic crisis that requires cuts and restructuring, Gov. Chris Gregoire is proposing deep cuts in some of the state programs that enhance schools and serve the poor.
Her proposed 2011-13 budget, the starting point for discussions that will dominate next year's legislative session, calls for what she calls "devastating" reductions.
"The safety net will be stretched thin in some places and eliminated entirely in other places," she said in her budget message. "This is a budget that touches every community throughout the state."
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After the New Jersey Devils lost two top-notch assistant coaches in the weeks after reaching the Stanley Cup Final, adequate, lesser-known replacements would have been acceptable.
After all, it's not everyday that a team loses coaches like Adam Oates, who left for a heading coaching job with the Washington Capitals, and Larry Robinson, who left for a job with the San Jose Sharks so he could remain closer to his immediate family.
But, the Devils brought their coaching staff up a notch, this week.
The Devils announced Tuesday that they will be adding long-time New Jersey captain Scott Stevens, along with former Sharks assistant coach Matt Shaw to join head coach Peter DeBoer behind the bench.
Stevens, who did remain close with the organization after his retirement in 2004, has been long-known as the best Devils player ever, due in large part to the fact that he captained New Jersey to all three of their Stanley Cup wins.
He had his number-four jersey retired at Continental Airlines Arena in 2006, the first Devils player to have his number retired.
So yeah, people in New Jersey are excited about that.
"Well I think it's obvious what, first of all, Scotty Stevens brings," Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said. "He brings playing experience, coaching experience -- he's been with us."
Stevens has been all around the Devils organization since his retirement. He's spent time with the NHL and AHL-affiliate, Albany Devils, and has attended every home game and is often around the team after games and practices, Lamoriello said.
Stevens may be best known for his hard-hitting style, but make no mistake, Stevens was one of the smartest defensemen of his era. His world-wide-known hit against Paul Kariya that left the Ducks forward motionless on the ice is just an example of the way he played the game.
He epitomized what a defensemen was supposed to be, and, was a mark of the Devils becoming one of the best defensive teams for an entire decade.
In the playoffs of 2003, Stevens took a puck to the head late in the game three against the Tampa Bay Lightning. After getting several stitches around his ear, the captain was back on the ice two nights later, and helped the Devils win, scoring a goal, and moving a game closer to eliminating Tampa Bay.
"I always saw myself as a teacher and at some point, an assistant coach, and I guess things just seem right now," Stevens said, according to the Bergen County Record.
New Jersey also added Matt Shaw, who last year coached in San Jose, leading the Sharks to the second-best power play in the NHL. He will coach the Devils special team this season, taking over for Oates.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post116195768865101939..comments2015-07-01T22:39:43.237-05:00Comments on Mainstream Baptist: On the Southern Baptist Position on AbortionBruce Prescotthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-45859392264607507272014-01-26T19:22:09.010-06:002014-01-26T19:22:09.010-06:00After Jerry Falwell's influence moved into the...After Jerry Falwell's influence moved into the SBC in the 70's, the denomination began to take political positions on a number of issues, all supporting the national move to the Right. Prior to that, churches frowned on political entanglements, and discouraged operators such as Ralph Reed. Judson Vaughnhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-73714506291838785192012-02-25T07:02:25.640-06:002012-02-25T07:02:25.640-06:00I take issue with Timothy's comment, "Abo...I take issue with Timothy's comment, "Abortion has always been strictly forbidden since the earliest days of Christianity" which is not true. Augistine, aka "Father of Christianity" 354AD, stated that a fetus is not ensouled until after the 3rd month. In fact Ex 21:22-23 states that when a woman is hit and miscarries, a fine is paid. If the woman dies, the death penalty is warranted. This the only place where the loss of a fetus is mentioned anywhere in the bible.John Johttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-80889111983592311082010-11-26T04:32:30.202-06:002010-11-26T04:32:30.202-06:00I liked this post very much as it has helped me a ...I liked this post very much as it has helped me a lot in my research and is quite interesting as well. Thank you for sharing this information with us.

Abortion essay helpdissertationhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-78315680524947412112010-01-22T18:55:25.055-06:002010-01-22T18:55:25.055-06:00I think that the Southern Baptist Convention of 19...I think that the Southern Baptist Convention of 1970 and 1971 was a very different organization 10 later. So, it is unfair to say that the same people changed their views to suit political gain. It is more likely that the balance of power shifted from the liberals & moderates to the more conservative, thus your accompanying shift in political views.Juanhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-70805758148901067252009-06-09T16:10:46.418-05:002009-06-09T16:10:46.418-05:00I believe his point about a libertarian impulse wi...I believe his point about a libertarian impulse within the Baptist tradition is valid. I just consider myself a Christian but hold to that libertarian view. I think Christians in love should encourage people to do the right thing, not by government force. I am socially prolife and very much so oppose abortion, but I don't favor the government forcing women to remain pregnant against their will. It does place an undue burden on them as Justice Oconner held to.Spillersmanhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-27569720455582605882008-06-07T08:49:00.000-05:002008-06-07T08:49:00.000-05:00"500 years ago in the catholic church abortion was..."500 years ago in the catholic church abortion was a venal sin"

Offer a citation for that please.

That simply is not true.A Simple Sinnerhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-1162157200397099502006-10-29T15:26:00.000-06:002006-10-29T15:26:00.000-06:00The Baptist faiths were opposed to abortion up to ...The Baptist faiths were opposed to abortion up to about 1930. It is only in recent decades that the Baptists have reverted to their original position of being against abortion.

Abortion has never been a venial sin in the Catholic Church. Abortion has always been strictly forbidden since the earliest days of Christianity. Abortion is specifically forbidden in the Didache, the first church manual.

"...thou shalt not murder a child by abortion nor kill them when born, ..." (Didache 2:2)
http://wesley.nnu.edu/biblical_studies/noncanon/fathers/ante-nic/didache.htmTimothyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-1162094495935608502006-10-28T23:01:00.000-05:002006-10-28T23:01:00.000-05:00500 years ago in the catholic church abortion was ...500 years ago in the catholic church abortion was a venal sin and charging interest on money was a mortal sin. Now it is quite reversed. Perhaps for the same reasons as listed aboveArkieologyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071048.post-1161977006558713612006-10-27T14:23:00.000-05:002006-10-27T14:23:00.000-05:00And many of us Baptists from the South still hold ...And many of us Baptists from the South still hold to that original position.Michael Westmoreland-Whitehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Greg Palast & the Exxon Valdez Oil disaster 25 years later.
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Join Greg Palast and me this week as we discuss the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster. Greg Palast directed the investigation of fraud charges against Exxon and BP in the grounding of the Exxon Valdez—which spilled 11+ million gallons of oil. As a lead investigator of the disaster, Greg Palast uncovered the untold story that it was BP practices that were responsible yet, last week, the Obama Administration granted BP new tracts to drill in the Gulf of Mexico. "Nothing could be more dangerous than to give a company that makes its profits from cutting corners on safety, and breaking the law, to pad its bottom line", says Greg Palast. Greg Palast has been called the "most important investigative reporter of our time – up there with Woodward and Bernstein" (The Guardian). Palast has broken front-page stories for BBC Television Newsnight, The Guardian, Nation Magazine, Rolling Stone and Harper's Magazine. Palast is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and the highly acclaimed Vultures' Picnic, named Book of the Year 2012 on BBC Newsnight Review. His books have been translated into two-dozen languages. Palast is known for complex undercover investigations, spanning five continents, from the Arctic to the Amazon, from Caracas to California, using the skills he learned over two decades as a top investigator of corporate fraud. For more information on Greg Palast go to www.gregpalast.com. Join the conversation by calling in at 503-281-7973


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GAINESVILLE — Less than two weeks into camp, Florida offensive coordinator Kurt Roper already has almost lost his voice. READ MORE
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GAINESVILLE — Over the past few years, there has been some friendly debate in and around the Taylor family about who would win a foot race between Kelvin Taylor and his famous father, former Florida Gator and NFL great running back Fred Taylor. READ MORE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tim Tebow still wants — and trains for — another NFL opportunity. READ MORE
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Mongabay.com news articles on global warming mitigation in blog format. Updated regularly.
Earth Day call to double native forest canopy by 2035
(04/20/2015) A group of prominent researchers, philanthropists, and activists are calling for a doubling of the planet's native forest canopy by 2035 as a way to make a 'U-turn' on global environmental degradation. The Earth Day Declaration to Double Native Forests was initiated by Randy Hayes, the head of Foundation Earth and the co-founder of the Rainforest Action Network (RAN).
Big surprise in the greenhouse: study finds economic costs of climate change hugely underestimated
(03/30/2015) Look at most climate change projection graphs and you will see a smoothly rising red line of increasing temperature, melting ice and other impacts. But climate does not work that way. Studies of the paleoclimate record indicate that when heat energy is rapidly added to the atmosphere -- as humans are doing today -- the climate can experience "tipping points," with abrupt shifts and potentially disastrous results.
Carbon emissions flatlined last year
(03/19/2015) Global carbon emission plateaued last year, according to International Energy Agency, even as the world's economy grew three percent. This is the first time carbon emissions have stalled in the absence of an economic collapse. The news provides tentative hope that the world may finally tackling climate change ahead of much-anticipated climate talks in Paris.
Study finds soil releases carbon for decades after forests are felled
(03/11/2015) According to a study by researchers with Dartmouth College, the carbon stored in mineral soils, which lie underneath the organic soil layer, is released for decades after a forest is cut down. This may have serious implications for how carbon emissions from deforestation are accounted for.
Vicious circle: scientists warn peat fires, global warming may intensify each other
(03/10/2015) A new study published recently in Nature Geoscience warns of the consequences of increased smoldering fires as peatlands are drained to make land for agriculture, or dry up due to climate change.
How termites hold back the desert
(02/05/2015) Some termite species erect massive mounds that look like great temples springing up from the world's savannas and drylands. But aside from their aesthetic appeal—and incredible engineering—new research in Science finds that these structures do something remarkable for the ecosystem: they hold back the desert.
Accounting for natural capital on financial exchanges
(01/26/2015) Last month, Norway's stock exchange, the Oslo Børs, introduced a way for investors to use their money to promote sustainability. A new list by the stock exchange highlights green bonds, financial products issued by companies to raise capital for environmentally friendly projects. Notably, the list requires that issuing companies obtain and publicize outside opinions on the projects' environmental features.
Top 10 HAPPY environmental stories of 2014
(12/29/2014) In what was widely seen as a possible breakthrough in the battle to coordinate some kind of response to global warming, China and the U.S. announced joint actions this year. On November 12th, the world's two most powerful countries surprised pretty much everyone by announcing that they would work together to tackle the crisis.
Ending deforestation won't stop carbon emissions from land use change
(11/17/2014) Even if the world stopped cutting down forests, carbon dioxide emissions from land use change would still pose a major challenge, according to a new paper in Nature Climate Change. The research finds that eliminating deforestation would mean agriculture would be pushed into non-forest ecosystems and still release significant quantities of carbon dioxide.
Green Climate Fund nears $7 billion after U.S. pledges $3 billion
(11/17/2014) The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is suddenly looking very lively after two announcements over the weekend. The U.S. has announced an initial pledge of $3 billion to the fund, while Japan pledged $1.5 billion. This more than doubles the current amount pledged to the key fund, which is now around $6.94 billion from thirteen countries. The new pledges also bring the fund much closer to an initial goal of $10-15 billion.
Prelude to Paris: China and U.S. surprise world with joint climate deal
(11/12/2014) In what will likely have major ramifications for a new climate agreement in Paris in 2015, China and the U.S. surprised everyone today by announcing a joint climate deal. At a press conference in Beijing, China President, Xi Jingping, and U.S. President, Barack Obama, outlined climate actions for both juggernauts up to 2030.
Can we stop runaway global warming? 'All we need is the will to change'
(11/03/2014) Twenty-six years after the founding of the IPCC, the Nobel Prize-winning group of scientists has released a new synthesis report that warns in its strongest tones yet that climate change must be dealt with. None of the findings are surprising—they have been released in earlier assessments throughout the year—but the terms in which they are written are the starkest yet.
Forest fragmentation's carbon bomb: 736 million tonnes C02 annually
(10/09/2014) Scientists have long known that forest fragments are not the same ecologically as intact forest landscapes. When forests are slashed into fragments, winds dry out the edges leading to dying trees and rising temperatures. Biodiversity often drops, while local extinctions rise and big animals vanish. Now, a new study finds another worrisome impact of forest fragmentation: carbon emissions.
Turning point for Peru's forests? Norway and Germany put muscle and money behind ambitious agreement
(09/24/2014) From the Andes to the Amazon, Peru houses some of the world's most spectacular forests. Proud and culturally-diverse indigenous tribes inhabit the interiors of the Peruvian Amazon, including some that have chosen little contact with the outside world. And even as scientists have identified tens-of-thousands of species that make their homes from the leaf litter to the canopy.
Leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
(09/24/2014) Dozens of companies, non-profit organizations, and governments pledged to work together to halve forest loss by 2020 and end it altogether by 2030. If implemented, the commitment could reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 4.5-8.8 billion tons annually, equivalent to removing a billion cars from the world's roads.
Leonard DiCaprio to UN Climate Summit: 'You can make history or you will be vilified by it'
(09/23/2014) Actor, environmental activist, and recently named UN Messenger of Peace, Leonardo DiCaprio, spoke today to a UN Climate Summit. The summit, which is hosting the largest gathering of world leaders to address the crisis in five years, is meant to pave the way for a new climate agreement in Paris in 2015.
Climate coup: Rockefeller announces they are dropping fossil fuel investments
(09/22/2014) In 1870, John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company. Rapidly becoming the world's largest oil refiner, Standard made Rockefeller a billionaire and one of the world's greatest philanthropists. 144 years later and John D. Rockefeller's descendants have announced they are stripping fossil fuels from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a private charity with around $860 million in assets.
Over half a million people march for climate action worldwide, shattering turnout predictions
(09/22/2014) Around 570,000 people took part in marches around the world yesterday calling for action on climate change. By far the largest event was in New York City, which had been dubbed the biggest climate march in history weeks before. Organizers estimate that 400,000 people showed up to the march in Manhattan, shattering predictions.
Scientists rebut NYTimes op-ed 'To Save the Planet, Don't Plant Trees'
(09/22/2014) The following is a response from a group of scientists' -- including 6 members of the National Academy, 3 IPCC Lead Authors, and 1 IPCC Co-Chair -- to Dr. Nadine Unger's September 21, New York Times Op-Ed, "To Save the Planet, Don't Plant Trees"
The cheap option on climate change: recognize indigenous rights to forests
(09/18/2014) Since 2008, governments have invested $1.64 billion in funds to kick-start REDD+, or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, the global effort to conserve the world's forests in order to better mitigate climate change. However, a new report by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) finds that same amount of money could have secured the legal rights of indigenous and local people to 450 million hectares of forest, an area 40 percent larger than India.
'We will win this war': Yeb Saño speaks out on global warming
(09/17/2014) Ahead of the upcoming Climate Change Summit to be held in New York, September 23, a Filipino man who last year made headlines around the world on the subject is speaking out.
Norway puts $1.6B into rainforest conservation
(08/19/2014) Since 2008 Norway has been the single largest foreign donor to tropical forest conservation, putting more than 10 billion Norwegian Krone, or $1.6 billion, toward programs in several countries under its International Climate and Forest Initiative. But how effective have those funds been in actually protecting forests?
Governors pledge massive cuts in deforestation
(08/12/2014) Governors from 13 states have pledged to reduce deforestation 80 percent by 2020 provided rich companies step forward with adequate levels of financial support.
Biomass burning accounts for 18% of CO2 emissions, kills a quarter of a million people annually
(08/05/2014) Biomass burning takes many forms: wildfires, slash-and-burn agriculture, clearing forests and other vegetation, and even industrialized burning for energy production. Yet this burning—mostly manmade but also natural—takes a massive toll both on human health and the environment.
Peru slashes environmental protections to attract more mining and fossil fuel investment
(07/23/2014) In an effort to kickstart investment in mining and fossil fuels, Peru has passed a controversial law that overturns many of its environmental protections and essentially defangs its Ministry of Environment. The new law has environmentalists not only concerned about its impact on the country but also that the measures will undermine progress at the up-coming UN Climate Summit in December.
Germany tops energy efficiency rating while U.S. remains stuck near the bottom
(07/21/2014) Two years after the first energy efficiency ranking report put out by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), and the U.S. still lags widely behind most of the world's other large economies. In the second report, the U.S. came in at number 13 out of 16 nations—even beaten by new-comer to the report, India—while Germany took the top spot.
Two years after coming into effect, Australia kills carbon tax
(07/17/2014) In a significant victory for Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the Australian Senate has voted to repeal the country's two-year-old carbon tax. Abbott made dismantling the tax one of the cornerstones of his campaign last September even as Australia remains one of the highest carbon emitters per capita in the industrialized world.
Unrelenting population growth driving global warming, mass extinction
(06/26/2014) It took humans around 200,000 years to reach a global population of one billion. But, in two hundred years we've septupled that. In fact, over the last 40 years we've added an extra billion approximately every dozen years. And the United Nations predicts we'll add another four billion—for a total of 11 billion—by century's end.
Global warming puts trillions at stake, but mitigation offers big economic gains
(06/25/2014) Two new reports this week look at the economics of global warming. The first, Risky Business, tallies the cost of climate change to the U.S., including tens-of-billions lost to destruction of coastal property, crop failures, drought, wildfires, and heatwaves. In contrast, the second report, by the World Bank, turns climate change economics on its head.
Protecting rainforests could sequester equivalent of a third of global emissions annually
(06/13/2014) liminating deforestation, peatlands and forest degradation, and forest fires in the tropics could reduce global carbon emissions by two billion tons a year, or nearly a fifth, argues a new study published in Global Change Biology. The research analyzed various emissions sources and sinks across the tropics. They found that carbon emissions from activities that damage and destroy forests are nearly counterbalanced by forest regrowth, reforestation, and afforestation.
What's an environmental journalist to do with so much good news?
(06/12/2014) As an environmental journalist covering stories from the great Arctic ice melt to the rhino poaching crisis in Africa, you'll forgive me if sometimes in the morning—before I turn my computer on—I have a sudden desire to spend a few extra minutes in bed or have a leisurely breakfast with my daughter or just sit in the back yard with a cup of tea and a good book.
Turning point? U.S. and China announce major actions on global warming
(06/03/2014) Could 2014 be a turning point for efforts to slash global greenhouse gas emissions? Maybe: in less than 24 hours the world's two largest emitters of carbon dioxide announced plans to finally rein-in the gas most responsible for global warming.
Oxfam: Despite zero deforestation pledges, big food companies remain weak on climate commitments
(05/25/2014) Despite several high profile pledges to phase deforestation out of their supply chains, big food and drink companies still aren't doing enough to curb their annual emissions of 264 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, argues a new report published by Oxfam.
Stanford kicks coal out of its $18 billion endowment
(05/07/2014) The fossil fuel divestment campaign won a major victory today as Stanford University announced it would drop coal companies from its massive $18.7 billion endowment, the fourth largest of any American university. The action follows a petition by student group Fossil Free Stanford and five months of research by Stanford's Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility and Licensing.
Letting forests regrow on cattle pasture yields cheap conservation benefits
(04/28/2014) Letting forests regrow naturally on grazing lands in the tropics offers substantial climate and biodiversity at a low cost, reports a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
The beef with beef: how 12 strategies could drastically cut agricultural emissions
(04/25/2014) Eating less beef, cutting food waste, and utilizing farm landscapes to sequester carbon are three ways a new report suggests the world could rapidly tackle agricultural emissions. Currently, global agriculture accounts for nearly a fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions when agriculturally-linked deforestation is included.
Climate change solution? UN touts ambitious (but cheap) investment in renewable energy
(04/14/2014) The world is warming rapidly due to greenhouse gas emissions, threatening everything from our food supply to our ecosystems, but the solution may be surprisingly cheap, according to the third and final report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report recommends a rapid and aggressive switch from fossil fuel-based energy to renewables.
The best of the worst: fossil-fuel extractors pave the way for the low-carbon revolution
(03/26/2014) At the end of last year, the world got some good news on the green business front concerning a very unlikely set of participants. A recent market review revealed that Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell, Duke Energy, PG&E Corporation, American Electric Power Company, ConAgra Foods and Walmart, among others, are including shadow carbon prices in their forecasts.
Mountain thermostats: scientists discover surprising climate stabilizer that may be key to the longevity of life on Earth
(03/14/2014) What do mountains have to do with climate change? More than you'd expect: new research shows that the weathering rates of mountains caused by vegetation growth plays a major role in controlling global temperatures. Scientists from the University of Oxford and the University of Sheffield have shown how tree roots in certain mountains "acted like a thermostat" for the global climate.
EU proposes 40% emissions reduction target for 2030
(01/22/2014) The European Commission has proposed setting a binding greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels for 2030, reports Thomson Reuters Point Carbon.
Chickens before cows: new study finds cattle have outsized greenhouse gas footprint
(12/19/2013) If you want to lower your greenhouse gas emissions, choose chicken or poultry over beef and dairy, according to a massive new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study finds that global cattle production—both for beef and dairy—is responsible for a whopping 77 percent of the world's greenhouse gases attributed to livestock. Meanwhile, pork and poultry account for only 10 percent the greenhouse gases from livestock.
Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2013
(12/10/2013) 1. Carbon concentrations hit 400ppm while the IPCC sets global carbon budget: For the first time since our appearance on Earth, carbon concentrations in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million. The last time concentrations were this high for a sustained period was 4-5 million years ago when temperatures were 10 degrees Celsius higher. Meanwhile, in the slow-moving effort to curb carbon emissions, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) crafted a global carbon budget showing that most of the world's fossil fuel reserves must be left untouched if we are to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Making cap-and-trade work: the history and future of a proven program
(12/09/2013) While the merits for slowing climate change will be treated here as a given, the method for doing so looms elusive. In a recent article, I described pricing carbon through carbon taxes and carbon credits as a way to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and slow global climate change. As there has been some emotive controversy towards both of these, I would like to analyze them more deeply, starting here with carbon credits.
Top scientists propose ambitious plans to safeguard world from devastating climate change
(12/05/2013) Two degrees is too much: that's the conclusion of a landmark new paper by top economists and climatologists, including James Hansen formerly of NASA. The paper, appearing in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, argues that global society must aim for only one degree Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst impact of climate change, and not the two degrees Celsius agreed on by the world's governments. But given that the world's governments are not yet on track to even achieve the two degree target, how could we lock in just one? A combination of renewable energy, nuclear power, and, most importantly, a rising price on carbon emissions, according to the eighteen scientists.
Fracking: the good, the bad and the ugly
(11/18/2013) The last few years have ushered in a new national and global awareness of fracking, the 150-year-old technology for extracting natural gas and oil from rock. Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, uses ultra-high-pressure slurries to create hairline fractures throughout solid rock. Oil, and more frequently gas, comes rushing out while sand from the mixture holds the fractures open in this nearly alchemical process. As many readers are aware, there are two very divisive schools of thought on fracking. One side touts it as the future of energy. The other derides fracking as inherently toxic and demands its immediate and permanent cessation. Like so many aspects of life, the truth lies somewhere in between.
60,000 protest in Australia to keep carbon price
(11/18/2013) Around 60,000 Australians marched yesterday across the country calling on their government not to go backwards on climate action, according to organizers. Australia has taken a sudden U-turn on climate policy with the election of Prime Minister Tony Abbott in September, including legislation to end its carbon pricing, cutting funding to renewable energies, and obstructing progress at the ongoing UN Climate Summit in Warsaw.
Japan pledges to raise carbon emissions, instead of cutting them
(11/18/2013) In 2009, Japan pledged to cut its carbon emissions by 25 percent based on 1990 levels within 11 years. Four years later—including a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima—and Japan has reset its goal with a new target to cut emissions by 3.8 percent based on 2005 levels at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw, Poland. But, the new target, which received widespread condemnation when announced on Friday, actually results in a 3.1 percent rise in emissions when viewed from the widely-accepted 1990 baseline.
Is Australia becoming the new Canada in terms of climate inaction?
(11/14/2013) For many concerned about climate change, Australia has suddenly become the new Canada. With the election of Tony Abbott as Prime Minister in September, the land down under has taken a sudden U-turn on climate policy, including pushing to end its fledgling carbon emissions program which was only implemented in 2012 and cutting funding for renewable energy. These move come at a time when Australia has just undergone its warmest 12 months on record and suffered from record bushfires.
Philippines' delegate calls out climate change deniers after Haiyan
(11/12/2013) Yesterday, the Filipino delegate to the ongoing climate summit, Naderev 'Yeb' Saño, dared climate change deniers to take a hard look at what's happening not just in the Philippines, but the whole world. Over the weekend, the Philippines was hit by what may have been the largest typhoon to ever make landfall—Typhoon Haiyan. Reports are still coming in days later, but the death toll may rise to over 10,000 with whole cities simply swept away.
Redeeming REDD: a conversation with Michael Brown
(11/11/2013) In Redeeming REDD: Policies, Incentives and Social Feasibility for Avoided Deforestation, anthropologist Michael Brown relays a constructive critique of the contemporary aims, standards and modalities for mitigating climate change by reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). Brown advocates for REDD as a viable mechanism for the long-term pro-poor conservation and restoration of tropical forests as well—but only if local forest dwellers and Indigenous. Peoples can join the negotiating table and act as forest stewards. Local people must first be empowered to make 'socially feasible' decisions that are necessary for their livelihoods and well-being. In other words, there can be no environmentalism without credible local leadership, which requires investment in capacity building at the local level for sustainable institutions.
Bay Area pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050
(11/11/2013) While many of the world's national governments move tepidly (if at all) to combat climate change, cities are showing increasing leadership. The San Francisco Bay Area's Air District Board signed off last week on a measure to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent within less than 40 years time as based on 1990 levels. The measure follows the same goal as an executive order made by California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 2005.
Zoos join fossil fuel divestment movement
(11/05/2013) Last month, over a hundred representatives from zoos and aquariums around the world joined climate activism group, 350.org, pledging that their institutions would take action against global warming, including the possibility of divesting from fossil fuel companies. The effort, dubbed Zoos and Aquariums for 350, was launched during the annual meeting of the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG).
'Remarkable year': could 2012 mark the beginning of a carbon emissions slowdown?
(10/31/2013) Global carbon dioxide emissions hit another new record of 34.5 billion tons last year, according to a new report by the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, but there may be a silver lining. Dubbing 2012 a "remarkable year," the report found that the rate of carbon emission's rise slowed considerably even as economic growth continued upward.
Renewable energy revolution will require better management of metals
(10/30/2013) If we are to avoid catastrophic climate change, scientists say global society will need a rapid and aggressive replacement of fossil fuel energy for renewable, such as solar, wind, geo-thermal, and tidal. While experts say a renewable revolution would not only mitigate climate change but also likely invigorate economies and cut life-threatening pollution, such a revolution would not come without challenges. According to a new commentary piece in Nature Geoscience one of the largest challenges of the renewable revolution will be rising demand for metals, both rare and common.
America's growing inequality helped scuttle the global climate change initiative
(10/28/2013) The link between good economic policy and climate change mitigation is instigated by policies such as the triple-bottom line, carbon limitations, and pro-environmental legislation. However, economic inequality is a little explored piece of the successful fight against climate change. For climate change mitigation and good economic policy to work, economic growth must be broad-based. Indeed, the inability for the United States to make a coherent and progressive stance on climate change has effectively stymied the global initiative—and is in part due to growing inequality. Due to the nation's market size and political power, U.S. policy is often a decisive factor for many global issues.
Shanghai to ban coal by 2017
(10/28/2013) China's largest city and one of the world's biggest, Shanghai, is set to ban coal burning in just four years, according to a new Clean Air Action Plan. The city-wide ban on coal burning is one effort among many to get Shanghai's infamous smog under control as well as another sign that China has begun to take its pollution problems more seriously.
Clock is ticking on fossil fuels: for first time IPCC scientists outline global carbon budget
(10/01/2013) The world's leading climate scientists have set out in detail for the first time how much more carbon dioxide humans can pour into the atmosphere without triggering dangerous levels of climate change—and concluded that more than half of that global allowance has been used up.
Global society must leave fossil fuels in the ground, unburnt, says top official
(09/26/2013) World governments must get used to the idea of leaving fossil fuel reserves in the ground unexploited and unburned, one of the world's most senior diplomats has said, ahead of a landmark report on climate science to be unveiled this Friday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The former Irish president and UN high commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson, is to spearhead a new international push aimed at breaking the climate talks deadlock and silencing skeptics, with a group of senior diplomats and politicians from around the world.
African grass could substantially cut greenhouse gas emissions from livestock industry
(09/17/2013) Scientists will call for a major push this week to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture through the use of a modified tropical grass. Brachiaria grasses have been found to inhibit the release of nitrous oxide, which has a more powerful warming effect than carbon dioxide or methane, leading them to be called a super grass.
Organization proposes climate change warning labels at the gas pump
(09/05/2013) Rob Shirkey is the founder of the Toronto-based, not-for-profit organization Our Horizon. Inspired by his grandfather's last words to him, "Do what you love," Shirkey quit his job and founded the organization. Our Horizon is founded on the basis that we are all responsible for global climate change through our daily collective choices. It endeavors to influence those choices, specifically with the goal of convincing municipalities to require climate change warning labels on gasoline pumps.
Tools against climate change: carbon tax and cap-and-trade
(09/04/2013) Climate-conscious folk agree that atmospheric carbon concentration is a key greenhouse gas and a large factor in global climate change. However, there are discrepancies in the methods chosen to address the problem. Some say that carbon emissions should be banned. Some say fossil fuels should be priced. Others say that there are nuances within each. Which tools can we realistically use to mitigate climate change and the drastic effects it will have on our world?
Yasuni could still be spared oil drilling
(08/26/2013) When Ecuadorean President, Rafael Correa, announced on August 15th that he was abandoning an innovative program to spare three blocs of Yasuni National Park from oil drilling, it seemed like the world had tossed away its most biodiverse ecosystem. However, environmental groups and activists quickly responded that there may be another way to keep oil companies out of Yasuni's Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) blocs: a national referendum.
In defense of the financial industry: stocking up to end climate change
(08/20/2013) On a cross-country bus trip through the American Midwest, I watch cool morning mist rise from patchwork fields. Between the fields stand groves of dark green mid-summer trees, I am reminded that this scene is in jeopardy. The region is cited for its vulnerability to desertification associated with climate change.
Drastic cuts to greenhouse gases could save hundreds of U.S. cities from watery grave
(08/01/2013) More than 1,700 American cities and towns – including Boston, New York, and Miami – are at greater risk from rising sea levels than previously feared, a new study has found. By 2100, the future of at least part of these 1,700 locations will be "locked in" by greenhouse gas emissions built up in the atmosphere, the analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday found.
Panel lays out best practices for REDD+ credits in California's carbon market
(07/19/2013) A panel of scientific experts has released a final report outlining how carbon credits generated from tropical forest conservation could be used under California's cap-and-trade system while minimizing risks to forest-dependent communities and wildlife.
In age of climate change, Australia's vast coal fields could become worthless
(07/02/2013) Australia's huge coal industry is a speculative bubble ripe for financial implosion if the world's governments fulfill their agreement to act on climate change, according to a new report. The warning that much of the nation's coal reserves will become worthless as the world hits carbon emission limits comes after banking giant Citi also warned Australian investors that fossil fuel companies could do little to avoid the future loss of value.
After long wait, Obama lays out fight against climate change
(06/25/2013) Five years after being elected president and six months after winning a second term, President Obama today gave his first speech devoted solely to climate change and announced several executive actions to begin weaning the United States (historically the largest emitter of greenhouse gases) off fossil fuels. At Georgetown University today, Obama stated that his administration would expand renewable energy projects on federal lands, raise energy efficiency standards on appliances, and, most importantly, limit carbon pollution from both existing and new power plants, which represent about 40 percent of the U.S.'s emissions. Obama also noted that the U.S. would spearhead global efforts to combat climate change which is pushing sea levels higher, melting glaciers and sea ice, exacerbating fires, imperiling species, and worsening extreme weather worldwide.
Should zoos educate the public about climate change?
(06/18/2013) Zoos are usually thought of as entertainment destinations. As a place to take the kids on a nice afternoon, they are sometimes perceived to lack the educational heft of an art museum or a theatre. However, over the past few decades many of the world's best zoos and aquariums have also worked to educate their visitors about conservation issues, in addition to funding and supporting programs in the field to save the ever-growing number of imperiled species. But as threats to the world's species mount—including climate change—many are beginning to ask what, if anything, zoos and aquariums should do to address the global environmental crisis.
Canadian province cancels tar sands pipeline due to environmental impact
(06/04/2013) Efforts to expand production from the Alberta tar sands suffered a significant setback on Friday when the provincial government of British Columbia rejected a pipeline project because of environmental shortcomings. In a strongly worded statement, the government of the province said it was not satisfied with the pipeline company's oil spill response plans.
Market for REDD+ carbon credits declines 8% in 2012
(05/30/2013) The market for carbon credits generated from projects that reduce deforestation and forest degradation — a climate change mitigation approach known as REDD+ — dipped eight percent in 2012 according to an annual assessment of the global voluntary carbon market.
China to begin cutting carbon emissions one city at a time
(05/23/2013) China has unveiled details of its first pilot carbon-trading program, which will begin next month in the southern city of Shenzhen. The trading scheme will cover 638 companies responsible for 38% of the city's total emissions, the Shenzhen branch of the powerful National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on Wednesday. The scheme will eventually expand to include transportation, manufacturing and construction companies.
Eat insects to mitigate deforestation and climate change
(05/14/2013) A new 200-page-report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urges human society to utilize an often-ignored, protein-rich, and ubiquitous food source: insects. While many in the industrialized west might turn up their noses at the idea of eating insects, already around 2 billion people worldwide eat over 1,900 species of insect, according to the FAO. Expanding insect-eating, the authors argue, may be one way to combat rising food needs, environmental degradation, and climate change.
Debate heats up over California's plan to reduce emissions via rainforest protection
(05/07/2013) As the public comment period for California's cap-and-trade program draws to a close, an alliance of environmental activists have stepped up a heated campaign to keep carbon credits generated by forest conservation initiatives in tropical countries out of the scheme. These groups say that offsets generated under the so-called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) mechanism, will undermine efforts to cut emissions as home, while potentially leading to abuses abroad. However supporters of forest conservation-based credits say the program may offer the best hope for saving the world's beleaguered rainforests, which continue to fall at a rate of more than 8 million hectares per year.
Climate Myths: how climate denialists are getting away with bad science
(04/29/2013) In Climate Myths: The Campaign Against Climate Science, Dr. John J. Berger deconstructs the climate change denialists' myths in simple, easy-to-read terms. According to the Pew Research Center: "Nearly seven-in-ten (69%) [Americans] say there is solid evidence that the earth's average temperature has been getting warmer over the past few decades, up six points since November 2011 and 12 points since 2009." Yet implementing national-level climate change mitigation legislation is not occurring in the U.S.
China to phase out super greenhouse gas
(04/24/2013) Some eight billion tonnes of greenhouse gases could be kept out of the atmosphere if China sticks to a deal with the United Nation's Montreal Protocol to eliminate the production of hydro-fluorocarbons (HCFCs). In return for phasing out HCFC production by 2030, the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol on Substances has promised China of funding up to $385 million.
'Carbon bubble' could cause next global financial crisis
(04/22/2013) The world could be heading for a major economic crisis as stock markets inflate an investment bubble in fossil fuels to the tune of trillions of dollars, according to leading economists. "The financial crisis has shown what happens when risks accumulate unnoticed," said Lord (Nicholas) Stern, a professor at the London School of Economics. He said the risk was "very big indeed" and that almost all investors and regulators were failing to address it.
Fighting deforestation—and corruption—in Indonesia
(04/11/2013) The basic premise of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) program seems simple: rich nations pay tropical countries for preserving their forests. Yet the program has made relatively limited progress on the ground since 2007, when the concept got tentative go-ahead during U.N. climate talks in Bali. The reasons for the stagnation are myriad, but despite the simplicity of the idea, implementing REDD+ is extraordinarily complex. Still the last few years have provided lessons for new pilot projects by testing what does and doesn't work. Today a number of countries have REDD+ projects, some of which are even generating carbon credits in voluntary markets. By supporting credibly certified projects, companies and individuals can claim to "offset" their emissions by keeping forests standing. However one of the countries expected to benefit most from REDD+ has been largely on the sidelines. Indonesia's REDD+ program has been held up by numerous factors, but perhaps the biggest challenge for REDD+ in Indonesia is corruption.
U.S. Republican voters want action on climate change
(04/03/2013) A new poll by the Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) at George Mason University finds that a majority of U.S. citizens who identify as Republicans or Republican-leaning independents want the government to do more to tackles climate change. Sixty-two percent of those polled said that the U.S. government "absolutely should" or "probably should" takes steps to address climate change. This goes against the views of many Republican congressmen—as well as the party platform—who largely oppose action on climate change.
Scientists a step closer toward creating biofuels directly from atmospheric CO2
(03/29/2013) Researchers have taken a step closer to using atmospheric carbon dioxide as a biofuel, potentially helping mitigate climate change while at the same time meeting rising energy demand, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
China may push geoengineering as solution to climate change
(03/26/2013) The political dilemma over geoengineering – deliberate, large-scale intervention in the climate system designed to counter global warming or offset some of its effects – will perhaps be most acute in China.
Eruption yields bad news for iron fertilization-based geoengineering schemes
(03/22/2013) Geoengineering schemes that aim to slow global warming by seeding oceans with iron to boost carbon dioxide-absorbing phytoplankton may not lead to long-term sequestration of the important greenhouse gas, finds a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Planet organic: achieving sustainable food security and environmental gains
(03/19/2013) The global farmland area certified organic has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares since 1999, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute. The Institute argues that organic farming has the potential to contribute to sustainable food security by improving nutrition intake and sustaining rural livelihoods, while reducing vulnerability to climate change and enhancing biodiversity.
China delays carbon tax
(03/07/2013) China will not introduce a carbon tax in 2013, reports Bloomberg.
Good news about climate change? Evolving technology could make cleaning the air more profitable than fouling it
(02/26/2013) In the wake of the hottest and driest summer in memory throughout much of North America, and Super-storm Sandy that flooded cities and ravaged large swaths of the Mid-Atlantic coast, many now recognize that the climate change isn't just real, but that it is already at our doorstep. As this realization continues to sink in, the political will may ripen to take more aggressive action to put a brake CO2 emissions. Already, President Obama, who had remained mostly silent on the issue during his reelection campaign, has made it clear that tackling climate change will be among his top second-term priorities. But the fact remains that even if the entire world switched magically to 100 percent solar and other non-polluting power sources tomorrow, it's too late to roll back some of the impacts of climate change.
Featured video: moving green, local energy forward in Southeast Asia
(02/25/2013) A new video highlights the work and drive of renewable energy proponents at the inaugural meeting of Southeast Asia Renewable Energy People's Assembly (SEAREPA) in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Held last year, the meeting brought together 80 organizations from 12 countries to discuss the potential and challenges of green energy in the region. The idea of SEAREPA came about after activists in Sabah successfully defeated plans for a coal-fired power plant to be built adjacent to old-growth rainforest and one of the world's most biodiverse coral reefs.
China to tax carbon emissions
(02/20/2013) China will introduce a carbon tax, reports official state media.
Over 35,000 march on Washington demanding climate action and rejection of Canada's 'carbon bomb'
(02/18/2013) Yesterday over 35,000 people rallied in Washington D.C. for urgent action on climate change, which, according to organizers, was the largest climate march in U.S. history. Activists called on the Obama Administration to do much more to tackle climate change, including rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would bring carbon-heavy tar sands oil from Canada through the U.S. to a world market.
Obama connects climate science and policy in State of the Union
(02/13/2013) After several years of silence on climate change, U.S. President Barack Obama has begun speaking out following his re-election last November. The President surprised many by giving climate change a central role in his inauguration speech last month, and he followed-up in his State of the Union speech last night when he called on congress to "pursue a bipartisan, market-based solution to climate change," but added that the administration would take action itself if congress failed.
Carbon release, storage by rainforests may increase by 50b tons for each degree of climate warming in the tropics
(02/08/2013) Faster plant growth due to higher concentrations of carbon dioxide may offset increased emissions from forest die-off in the tropics, claims a new study based on climate modeling.
Experts outline how REDD+ credits could fit into California's cap-and-trade program
(01/27/2013) Carbon credits generated by forest conservation activities in tropical countries could play a role in California's cap-and-trade program, helping mitigate climate change and providing benefits to local communities, said a panel of experts on Friday.
Paradigm shift needed to avert global environmental collapse, according to author of new book The Blueprint: Averting Global Collapse
(01/10/2013) Global strategist, trained educator, and international lecturer Daniel Rirdan set out to create a plan addressing the future of our planet. His book The Blueprint: Averting Global Collapse, published this year, does just that. "It has been a sixty hour a week routine," Rirdan told mongabay.com in a recent interview. "Basically, I would wake up with the burden of the world on my shoulders and go to sleep with it. It went on like this for eighteen months." It becomes apparent when reading The Blueprint that it was indeed a monumental undertaking.
Biochar: a brief history and developing future
(01/02/2013) Biochar - charcoal produced from pyrolysis of biomass - has received tremendous attention and support in recent years, and championed as one of the potentially most useful techniques for soil restoration and carbon sequestration in the modern era. Although a multitude of initiatives in biochar research and application have sprung into action many critical details remain uncertain.
Climate Summit in Doha characterized by lack of ambition
(12/09/2012) Ahead of the 18th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Doha, Qatar a variety of reports warned that the world was running out of time to avoid dangerous climate change, and that there was a widening gap between what nations have pledged to do and what the science demanded. A landmark report by the World Bank painted an almost apocalyptic picture of a world in which global temperatures have risen 4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, including unprecedented heatwaves and droughts, rising sea levels, global agriculture crises, and a stunning loss of species. In addition, scientific studies released near the two week conference found that sea levels were rising 60 percent faster than predicted, forests around the world were imperiled by increasing drought, marine snails were dissolving in the Southern Ocean due to ocean acidification, and ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica was on the rise.
'No-one is listening to the entire scientific community': global carbon emissions set to hit new high
(12/03/2012) Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial sources are set to hit a new record high this year according to a new analysis by Global Carbon Project. The analysis in Nature Climate Changes predicts that CO2 emissions will rise another 2.6 percent, hitting 35.6 billion tonnes. The scientists warn that such steep climbs in global emissions year-after-year means that the door is rapidly closing on a global agreement to keep temperatures from rising 2 degree Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.
Organic farming keeps carbon out of the atmosphere
(11/28/2012) With the worst effects of climate change, we are seeing how pollution hurts both human health and the environment but there is good news: a new study shows that organic farming stores more greenhouse gases in the soil than non-organic farming. By switching to organic methods, many farmers across the globe may be helping to solve the climate crisis at the same time as they improve soil quality and avoid the use of pesticides.
Could marine cloud machines cool the planet?
(11/26/2012) In 1990, British cloud physicist John Latham published a paper arguing he could cool global climate by brightening clouds over the ocean. Most colleagues ignored the paper, titled 'Control global warming?'—probably because this thing called global warming was not yet a hot topic. Now, more than two decades later, Latham continues to develop what has become one of the most promising and controversial ideas in climate control. 'Marine cloud brightening' might sound benign, but hairs rise when it's called 'geoengineering.'
Unique program to leave oil beneath Amazonian paradise raises $300 million
(11/26/2012) The Yasuni-ITT Initiative has been called many things: controversial, ecological blackmail, revolutionary, pioneering, and the best chance to keep oil companies out of Ecuador's Yasuni National Park. But now, after a number of ups and downs, the program is beginning to make good: the Yasuni-ITT Initiative has raised $300 million, according to the Guardian, or 8 percent of the total amount needed to fully fund the idea.
World Bank: 4 degrees Celsius warming would be miserable
(11/20/2012) A new report by the World Bank paints a bleak picture of life on Earth in 80 years: global temperatures have risen by 4 degrees Celsius spurring rapidly rising sea levels and devastating droughts. Global agriculture is under constant threat; economies have been hampered; coastal cities are repeatedly flooded; coral reefs are dissolving from ocean acidification; and species worldwide are vanishing. This, according to the World Bank, is where we are headed even if all of the world's nations meet their pledges on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. However, the report also notes that with swift, aggressive action it's still possible to ensure that global temperatures don't rise above 4 degrees Celsius.
REDD+ must consider biodiversity, forest livelihoods to have any chance of success
(11/16/2012) Safeguarding biodiversity is a critical component in any plan to mitigate climate change through forest protection, argues a comprehensive new assessment published by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), the world's largest network of forest scientists.
Micro-hydro and decentralized green energy goals set in Borneo
(11/04/2012) The first ever meeting of the Southeast Asia Renewable Energy People's Assembly (SEAREPA) ended with agreement on 12 future projects, including developing community micro-hydro power and pushing for new policies on decentralized renewable energy in the region. Held in Malaysian state of Sabah on the island, the meeting brought together 130 people from some 80 different groups.
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Free agent-to-be Ryan Miller says he's open to staying with the St. Louis Blues long term.
"I'm very open to it," the goalie said Monday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "But right now, it's more about the hockey. We're going to have a lot of time later on to feel that out.
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|1 Cup (16 tbs), scalded
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Egg white
|Cake yeast
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1 Teaspoon
|Egg yolks
|4 Cup (64 tbs)
|8 Tablespoon
|Canned crushed pineapple
|40 Ounce (Two No2 Cans)
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
Scald milk, dissolve the yeast in about 14 cup of the milk that is just warm, use the milk for this before it gets too warm.
In the scalded milk, dissolve shortening, butter is best.
Add salt and sugar and stir to dissolve, cool to lukewarm and then add 3 egg yolks and 1 egg white plus 1/2 tsp.
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Cover dough and let rise until doubled in bulk.
Divide dough in half and roll out each half, a little larger than a cookie sheet, place on cookie sheets and fill with the following filling, then turn edges of remaining extending dough over filling.
Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 21 1/2 minutes or until brown.
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Newbridge, River Thames
Newbridge (from the south bank of the Thames)
|51°42′36″N 01°25′02″W / 51.71000°N 1.41722°WCoordinates: 51°42′36″N 01°25′02″W / 51.71000°N 1.41722°W
|A415 road
|River Thames
|Maintained by
|Oxfordshire County Council
|Heritage status
|Grade I & II* listed
|11 feet 6 inches (3.51 m)
|Number of spans
|Piers in water
|Load limit
|18 tonnes (18 long tons; 20 short tons)
Newbridge is a 14th-century bridge carrying the A415 road over the River Thames in Oxfordshire, between Abingdon and Witney, close to the Thames' confluence with the River Windrush. It is one of the two oldest surviving bridges across the Thames and is a Grade I and Grade II* listed structure.[1][2]
There is a public house at either end of the bridge: The Rose Revived on the north bank, and The Maybush on the south bank.
The bridge consists of two spans, where the northern span crosses the river and the southern span, south of the Maybush, is dry underneath except when the river floods.[3]
The bridge dates from the 14th century[4] and is built of Taynton stone in the same way as Radcot Bridge, which is slightly older. They were built by monks on the orders of King John in order to improve communications between the wool towns in the south of England, and the Cotswold farms, and named "New Bridge" as it was the youngest out of the three bridges built at the time (the third being the Lechlade bridge, replaced in the 19th century). It was also very much longer than it is now, with 51 arches and being 726 yards (664 m) long, compared with the current 12 arches.[3]
Whether Newbridge or Radcot Bridge is the oldest surviving crossing of the Thames is debatable. While Radcot Bridge is the older structure, it was extensively damaged during the Wars of the Roses and had to be greatly rebuilt. Further, following reroutings of the Thames in 1787, the Radcot bridge no longer crosses the main channel of the river.[3]
In 1644, in the English Civil War, the Battle of Newbridge was fought on the banks of the river. Parliamentarian William Waller attempted to cross in order to surround Oxford and capture King Charles, but was defeated.[5][6]
In 2007 the area was flooded extensively.[7]
Current status[edit]
The bridge is controlled by traffic lights, not being designed to carry modern traffic, and an 18 tonnes (18 long tons; 20 short tons) weight limit is imposed to protect its weakening structure.[8] Further reductions are considered likely by local authorities.[9] According to a 1996 survey, one of the arches is only capable of carrying its own weight, though it was decided that there was enough leeway to allow traffic to continue across the bridge. The likelihood of collapse is considered "slim".[9] Local authorities have decided to enter into negotiations to buy land that could be used to build a new bridge 270 yards (250 m) upriver,[10] believing that this is the only long-term option available.[11] The idea of a new bridge is opposed by local residents of Standlake[12][13] who would prefer to see the existing bridge remain open for light traffic only.[14]
The bridge has national recognition and statutory protection from alteration.
The northern span is designated a Grade I listed building and the southern span a Grade II* listed building – the second-highest of the three grades of listing, designating "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".[4][15]
See also[edit]
- ^ Historic England. "NEW BRIDGE AND FLANKING WALLS (THAT PART IN NORTHMOOR CIVIL PARISH) (1368262)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "NEW BRIDGE AND FLANKING WALLS (THAT PART IN KINGSTON BAGPUIZE CIVIL PARISH), WITNEY ROAD (1048348)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Carmichael, Ron (1991). "New Bridge - the oldest bridge over the Thames" (PDF). Vale and Downland Museum. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ a b "The National Heritage List for England: New Bridge and flanking walls 09/02/66 (that part in Kingston Bagpuize Civil Parish)". English Heritage. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ^ "Let Battle Commence". BBC. 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Steane, John (1997). "Medieval Bridges in Oxfordshire" (PDF). Vale & Downland Museum. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ^ "Floods begin to ebb in western England". USA Today. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Crackdown on lorries using bridge". BBC. 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ a b "Notes of a public meeting on the future of Newbridge and the A415". Standlake Parish Council. 2006-10-10. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "New bridge at Newbridge plans move forward". Oxfordshire County Council. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "Transport Decisions Committee - 6 September 2007, A415 Newbridge River Thames Crossing, Report by Head of Transport". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "Standlake Traffic – Mitigation of effects of possible new crossing at Newbridge". Standlake Parish Council. 2007-07-23. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Standlake Traffic – Mitigation of effects of possible new crossing at Newbridge". Standlake Parish Council. 2007-07-23. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Standlake Parish Council minutes, 10 July 2007". Standlake Parish Council. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "Listed Buildings". English Heritage. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
Further reading[edit]
- Toynbee, M.R. (1949). "Radcot Bridge and Newbridge" (PDF). Oxoniensia (Oxford Architectural and Historical Society) XIV: 46–52. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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PRLog - Aug. 23, 2011 - COVINGTON, La. -- Despite an already impressive selection of medical equipment products and medical supplies that have been lining the digital shelves of Egan Medical Equipment and Supply's online storefront (http://www.eganmedical.com)
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Now through September 30, 2011, you can save 50% off of your purchase of Egan Wellness Clinic brand Vitamin D3 Supplements (http://www.eganmedical.com/
Egan Medical is a Covington, Louisiana based retail provider of home medical equipment and medical supplies. Egan Medical's parent company, Egan Healthcare Services, was founded in 1988, and has been providing Louisiana residents with the finest in quality healthcare services and medical equipment products ever since --- that's more than 20 years! EganMedical.com was founded as a result of the rising cost of healthcare coupled with the fact that both Medicare and private insurance companies have been rapidly dropping coverage of durable and home medical equipment products as well as for many of the medical supplies that millions of people rely on every day. Egan Medical's mission is to provide an affordable alternative to Medicare and insurance-reimbursed products so as to provide the quality medical equipment products that people need at a price they can afford.
Egan Medical currently offers shipping to everywhere in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. The company hopes to expand its product offerings to customers in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom before the end of fall 2011.
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Cheesy Greek Vegetable Salad
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The Greek Salad is an incredible dish made with greens, vegetables ,anchovies. The gorgeous seasoning has a variety of herbs and green onions in tarragon vinegar, olive oil and pepper seasonings. Anything Greek is always beautiful. No wonder an exceptionally handsome man is called a Greek God ! This Greek Salad is no less than a Greek God when it comes to food ! Just try out this beautiful salad and let me know if you share my passion for this salad.
|Iceberg lettuce head
|Romaine head
|18 Medium
|Feta cheese
|1⁄4 Pound, crumbled
|Canned anchovy fillets
|2 Ounce, minced (1 Small Can)
|2 Medium, cut in small pieces
|Chopped parsley
|1 Tablespoon
|Dried oregano
|1⁄4 Teaspoon, crumbled
|Ground pepper
|To Taste
|Olive oil
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Tarragon vinegar
|2 Tablespoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Ground pepper
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Mixed herbs
|2 Tablespoon (Marjoram, Rosemary, Tarragon, Savory, Chives, Chervil/Parsley)
|Green onions and tops
|16 Ounce (Two 8 Ounce Bunch)
Two hours before serving, tear the lettuce and ro maine into a salad bowl.
Add whole radishes, cheese, anchovies, tomatoes, parsley, oregano, and freshly ground pepper.
Toss gently, cover with a damp tea towel, and chill.
For the dressing, shake together in a pint bottle oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and herbs.
When ready to serve, pour dressing over salad and toss.
Poke green onions straight up in center of salad.
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On this one you are wrong. Optimization can only occurs in routines without changing specifications (read tim sweeney response). When you can run DX9/Opengl card independant routines faster without changing specs at all, this is optimization.
When you change routines specs, you cheat whatever you notice or not the difference.
Many don't see the difference between 1024 2xAA 8xAF and 1280 4xAA 16xAF, so if ATI or Nvidia decide to replace one by the other saying it is not noticiable is realy bad faith.
As soon as there is some sort of code that detect what software is running in any driver, IT IS CHEAT. and the "bug correction"/"optimization" thing is only an excuse.
If NVIDIA or ATI thinks a game is not programmed correctly for their hardware, they should release an independant patch "UT2003_NV35.EXE" and NETHER do it in drivers.
As a company game i could sue them for copyright violation otherwise.
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