> Hundreds of EPA Scientists Report Political Interference
> http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042408L.shtml
> Judy Pasternak, of The Los Angeles Times, reports, "More than half of the scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency who responded to a survey said they had experienced political interference in their work. The survey results show 'an agency under siege from political pressures,' said the Union of Concerned Scientists report, which was released Wednesday and sent to EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson."
>
> Shops Ration Sales of Rice as US Buyers Panic
> http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042408N.shtml
> Andrew Clark, Rory Carroll and Julian Borger report for The Guardian UK, "The global food crisis reached the United States yesterday as big retailers began to ration sales of rice in response to bulk purchases by customers alarmed by rocketing prices of staples."
>
> Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide and Methane, Rise Sharply in 2007
> http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042408O.shtml
> ScienceDaily reports: "Last year alone global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global climate change, increased by 0.6 percent, or 19 billion tons. Additionally methane rose by 27 million tons after nearly a decade with little or no increase. NOAA scientists released these and other preliminary findings today as part of an annual update to the agency's greenhouse gas index, which tracks data from 60 sites around the world."
>
A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
No comments:
Post a Comment