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Farming carbon: Study reveals potent carbon-storage potential of manmade wetlands
After being drained by the millions of acres to make way for agriculture, wetlands are staging a small comeback these days on farms. Some farmers restore or construct wetlands alongside...
NSA whistle blower Snowden left Hong Kong for Russia
National Security whistle blower Edward Snowden left Hong Kong today and reportedly met with an Ecuador ambassador at an airport in Moscow to seek asylum. I've yet to...
In Contrast To CNN Poll, Pew Shows Stable Approval Rating For Obama
A new survey from Pew Research Center released Wednesday indicated that President Barack Obama has largely weathered the controversies that have consumed the country's attention as of late — a far cry...
METs take on unusual weather
The MET held a conference yesterday on the run of unusual seasonal weather that the UK has seen recently. Meteorological scientists point towards the jet-stream as being part of the...
'Tweet' joins 'big data,' 'crowdsourcing,' 'e-reader,' 'mouseover' and 'have a cow' in the Oxford English Dictionary
Some notes on the new vocabulary in this batch... Scientific vocabulary (especially technology) forms a healthy chunk: big data, crowdsourcing, e-reader, mouseover, redirect (the noun), and stream (the verb)....
Pesticides in global rivers and streams said reducing biodiversity
WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- Pesticides commonly used in Europe and Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, scientists...
iPad helps break down barriers for deaf student
A U.S. pilot study is examining how mobile technology might support the deaf and hard-of-hearing at college.
Citizens Climate Lobby pushes for a carbon tax and dividend | Dana Nuccitelli
Citizens Climate Lobby aims to organize the public to create pressure behind a carbon fee and dividend systemAlthough a majority of Americans support taking action to address the threat of climate change, thanks...
Planes, trains, or automobiles: Travel choices for a smaller carbon footprint
Planes, trains, or automobiles: what's the most climate-friendly way to travel? A new study by researchers from IIASA and CICERO brings better estimates of how much personal travel impacts the...
Dot Earth Blog: Global Warming and Our Inconvenient Minds
A fun chat on humans’ inconvenient minds and why they make finding consensus on climate hard, but consensus on some smart energy steps easy.
Arctic research station design incorporates Inuit knowledge
Inuit knowledge and culture have played major roles in the design and function of the $142 million High Arctic Research Station planned for Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.
Gutfeld Rips "Newsroom" as "Liberal Fantasy" for Vilifying Tea Party
After watching the trailer for the second season, Gutfeld said he was particularly outraged that the fictional news program on the "left-wing" show was covering the "evil" Tea Party, calling it the...
Today In the News....
Today in the news, much of the same. I'll be busy working during summer break.So, I won't be around as much as I'd like. To all my Vine friends; please keep the...
Echoes create an interior map app
To record size and shape of a room, researchers use a speaker, five microphones and some math
Moore Oklahoma Tornado Victims Strong-Armed by Mortgage Servicers | New Republic
On May 20, a massive EF5 tornado whipped through heavily populated Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 and injuring nearly 400. That tragedy has now shifted into the drudgery of recovery. According to the...
Second Atlantic season tropical depression forms
Tropical Depression 2 formed in the western Caribbean Sea during the early afternoon hours (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 17. NOAA's GOES-13 satellite captured an image of the storm as...
What Makes Or Breaks Environmental Collective Actions
Sustainability programs are not just about advocation and action - a lot of thought also goes into how many people working together can change the world. It doesn't matter what...
Palestinian statehood at 'dead end': Israeli minister - Naftali Bennet
This man is out of his head. Another Liberjunk
Predators affect the carbon cycle, study shows
A new study shows that the predator-prey relationship can affect the flow of carbon through an ecosystem. This previously unmeasured influence on the environment may offer a new way of...
Oysters may struggle to build shells as carbon dioxide rises
Ocean acidification could hamper larvae's growth
United Nations urges global efforts to respond to drought
NEW YORK, June 17 (UPI) -- United Nations officials say global action is needed to improve responses to the threat of drought around the world.
Red States Are The Real Welfare States -
States receiving the most federal funding per tax dollar paid: 1. New Mexico: $2.63 2. West Virginia: $2.57 3. Mississippi: $2.47 4. District of Colombia: $2.41 5. Hawaii: $2.38 6. Alabama:...
Warming Proves Bad for Life in Freshwater Lakes and Rivers
London – Austria's alpine lakes are warming, and that's bad news for the region's fish and economy, according to new research in the journal Hydrobiologia . [More]
Rich Chinese Export Pollution to Poorer Regions
LONDON – Just as rich nations have passed the responsibility for carbon dioxide emissions to the developing nations, so the rich provinces of China have exported the problem to the...
U.S. Open 2013. tiger makes fool of himself again.
Well tiger made a fool of himself again. It seems that because more than the average number of officials were watching woods every move again he found it impossible to...
Tiger woods a prick
Now dont go getting all nutso on me. This original post was not mine and the wording is not mine either. I am just making it available over here in...
NASA's 2013 HS3 hurricane mission to delve into Saharan dust
NASA's 2013 Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel or HS3 mission will investigate whether Saharan dust and its associated warm and dry air, known as the Saharan Air Layer or SAL,...
Chinese Academy in Climate Change Uproar
CAS insists translation of climate-skeptic tome was merely to enlighten its scholars to alternative viewpoints