By Jonathan Fahey, AP Energy Writer
NEW YORK — A different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate as controversial as what it defines.
The word is “fracking” – as in hydraulic fracturing, a technique long used by the oil and gas industry to free oil and gas from rock.
It’s not in the dictionary, [...]
To lift the lid on the lives of turkeys, naturalist Joe Hutto became a full-time “mother” to a brood of poults. What did he learn? He tells New Scientist:
You lived with wild turkeys in rural Florida for over a year. How did it all begin?
I had been experimenting with the imprinting phenomenon – in which [...]
Bob Cuddy reports in the SLO Tribune:
After a four-hour hearing that capped months of debate, the county’s little-known waste management board voted Wednesday evening to ban plastic shopping bags at most stores in San Luis Obispo County.
Unless blocked by litigation, which has already been threatened, or a referendum, retailers will not be permitted to distribute [...]
Doonesbury characters speak out about climate change.
The Union of Concerned Scientists presents Joe Heller’s take on the drawbacks of various energy sources.
To promote the “peanut lifestyle” of giving back to the earth, the Nutmobile will appear at events to draw support for The Corps Network, a service and conservation agency that offers over 30,000 young people the chance to mobilize communities in projects that restore and maintain public and green spaces. Last year, the Corps Network [...]
This two-minute summary of COP 16 Cancun Climate Change Conference captures the action.
An EPA staffer told me this cartoon by Joel Pett hangs in the reception center.
Humor can be an effective way to communicate a serious message. More contributions welcome!
Here are a few that I find most interesting…. – TR
22 Oriental hornets become more active as the temperature rises because a yellow stripe on their abdomen gathers sunlight and harnesses it for energy.
23 Up to 90 percent of an antibiotic passes through the human body without metabolizing. Excreted antibiotics that enter streams and rivers [...]
Approximately 60 authors, illustrators, publishers and organizations will participate in this year’s festival, sponsored by the Foundation for San Luis Obispo County Public Libraries.
Read more: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/09/13/1286534/book-and-author-festival-will.html#ixzz0zT8MXmRY
http://slolibraryfoundation.org/CCBAF2.html
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At our last Green Drinks meeting, one of our panelists revealed that wind power is viable in Florida, after all… that reaching just a little higher will catch a breeze that can provide clean, truly renewable power.
“BREAKING: Large Air Spill at Wind Farm. No threats reported. Some claim to enjoy the breeze.”
via BREAKING: Large Air [...]
What’s In And Out for 2010
Enjoy a laugh courtesy of Joe Paparazzi, Green Crime Celebrity Reporter:
via What’s In And Out for 2010.
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