Forest Death Rates Doubled on the West Coast : TreeHuggerPhoto via gmnonic Since the 1970s, tree death rates have doubled on the west coast, according to research appearing in the journal Science. And the causes seem to be stress from drought and global warming.
James Lovelock’s One Last Chance to Save Humanity From Climate Change: Burying Large Amounts of Charcoal in the Ground : TreeHugger
For those that don’t know who James Lovelock is here’s the one sentence bio: Originator of the Gaia hypothesis, chemist, did work on atmospheric chlorofluorocarbons which eventually led them from being banned, advocate of nuclear power. Which is to
Chi-Town Roots
Upon leaving office, George W. Bush returned to the seclusion
of his 1,600-acre ranch 20 minutes out
Euro, Once a Boon, Is Now a Burden for Some - NYTimes.com
Euro membership allowed some countries to gloss over economic problems that have now roared to the fore.
Study Pinpoints Main Source of Asia’s Brown Air Pollution Cloud - NYTimes.com
Burning of biomass is the greater culprit in creating the soup of sooty haze over South Asia, a new study suggests.
Got a Question? Ask KGB Agents for the Answer - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Keeping cool using the summer heat
(PhysOrg.com) -- While most Australians are taking care to shield themselves from the harsh summer heat, scientists from the CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship are working on ways to harness the sun’s warmth to cool our homes and offices.
Pics: Inside the Tunnels of Gaza | Danger Room from Wired.com
JERUSALEM - Arms-smuggling is just the start. The tunnels dug into the sandstone, to bring goods from Egypt into Gaza have become a central component of both sides' economies. Everything
Business Report - Vodka tax cut to ease Russian pain
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Ecologists warn the planet is running short of water - Times Online
Graphic: water
usage
A swelling global population, changing diets and mankind's expanding “water
footprint” could be bringing an end to the era of cheap w
In Britain and Spain, More Signs of Slowdown - NYTimes.com
As Britain officially falls into recession, unemployment in Spain hits an eight-year high.
In Effort to Build Support, Obama Details Stimulus Plan - NYTimes.com
Releasing new details of an $825 billion economic recovery plan, President Obama depicted the proposal as critical to rebuilding for a new era.
Science News / A Prayer For Archimedes
A long-lost text by the ancient Greek mathematician shows that he had begun to discover the principles of calculus.
Registered with the do-not-call list? Expect more calls, says consumer watchdog
Canada's highly touted do-not-call list is having the opposite effect, leading to more telemarketer calls, says the Consumers' Association of Canada
Employees Work Hard to Look Busy - NYTimes.com
Idleness comes in many disguises, but there may be no tricking the bottom line.
Economist.com
Freak Caterpillar Invasion Eating Its Way Through Liberia : TreeHugger
It happens once in a while: That tiny thread holding the fine balance of nature together somehow snaps. This is what's happening in Liberia, right now, the AP reports. Millions of crop devouring caterpillars known as 'army worms' are taking
Exposed to Solvent, Worker Faces Hurdles - NYTimes.com
Research has linked contaminants to diseases, but that often fails to help victims win worker’s compensation.
Scientists to tap river currents to create clean energy
In the eerie green glow of flashing lasers in a darkened University of Michigan lab, a cylinder on springs moves methodically up and down in a giant tank as water flows over it, simulating a stream.
Generation B - My Generation, Maligned and Misunderstood - NYTimes.com
Baby boomers enter late middle age and find it nowhere as welcoming as expected.
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