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 According to the Geological Survey of India, the glaciers are doing just fine Friday, November 20, 2009Vijay Kumar Raina of the Geological Survey of India has done some essential research on the "receding" Himalayan Glaciers due to climate changing. His conclusion: they're not melting... Science journal also agrees with Raina's findings. Climate change, and its gloom-and-doom pronunciations, is to liberals what "terrorism" is to conservatives: an imaginary bogeyman used to instill fear in the general population. read more » Jump in coal use pushes emissions to all-time highWednesday, November 18, 2009A jump in the use of coal to produce electricity, especially in China and India, has contributed to carbon emissions from human activities reaching an all-time record high, a study published today finds. read more » UN Commission Declares Geology “Most Important” Requirement to Solving Environmental ProblemsMonday, November 16, 2009UNESCAP attributes the remarkable success of geo-scientists in solving even the most "perplexing issues" of human health, safety and the environment to their ability as professionals "…to think in terms of long time intervals, to visualize changes in the environment that are a result of natural or anthropogenic processes and to put all of this into a three-dimensional and time perspective. No other professional scientist or engineer has been trained to do that…." read more » United States Using Less Water than 35 Years AgoMonday, November 16, 2009The United States is using less water than during the peak years of 1975 and 1980, according to water use estimates for 2005. Despite a 30 percent population increase during the past 25 years, overall water use has remained fairly stable according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report. read more » Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. Mountaintops Friday, November 13, 2009Mayflies may seal the fate of mountaintop mining in the Appalachian hills of the eastern U.S. Companies such as Massey Energy Co. that mine coal there by stripping mountain peaks and dumping debris in streams are being asked by the Environmental Protection Agency for the first time to safeguard the mayfly, one of the oldest winged insects and a bait favored by fly-fisherman. read more » |
