Wednesday, May 14, 2008

05/06/2008 TO Enviro-news

Carbon Emissions: Catch Them if You Can
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/050608EB.shtml
CNN's Rachel Oliver reports: "Britain's leading economist Sir Nicholas Stern predicts that even with the advances being made now in renewable energies, by 2050 half of the world's energy needs will still be served by fossil fuels. News like this has effectively boosted interested in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, which boldly promise to prevent 90 percent of power station emissions from reaching the atmosphere."

Alaska Legislature Shops for Oil-Friendly Polar Bear Science
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/050608EC.shtml
Tom Kizzia of the Anchorage Daily News says, "The state Legislature is looking to hire a few good polar bear scientists. The conclusions have already been agreed upon - researchers just have to fill in the science part."

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