Tepco Took Months To Release Record Strontium Readings at Fukushima
The operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant knew about record high measurements of a dangerous isotope in groundwater at the plant for five months before telling the country’s nuclear watchdog.
Drought Stressing California’s Plantscape
Persistent dry weather has grown more worrisome in the American West, with nearly two thirds of the region experiencing some level of drought. By most measures, the state of California is suffering through the worst of it.
Pharrell Debuts Denim Line Made From Recycled Ocean Plastic
Singer-songwriter, in collaboration with G-Star Raw, will create jeans made with plastic-based ‘bionic yarn’, from recycled ocean plastic. With growing concern over ever-growing garbage patches of floating plastic in the world’s oceans, any product that can take advantage of such waste is helpful.
Killing Whales by Design and Default
While countries such as Japan, Norway, and Iceland often are criticized for their commercial whaling practices, WHOI marine biologist Michael Moore points out how the majority of nations are also complicit in killing whales by deploying commercial fishing gear.
More Bad Weather Forecast As Western Europe Coastlines Assess Storm Damage
Forecasters are predicting that more stormy weather is brewing in the Atlantic and heading for western Europe’s storm battered and eroded shores.
DRC Mega-Dam to Be Funded by Private Sector, Groups Charge
Watchdog groups here are warning that a deal has been struck that would see Chinese investors fund a massive, contentious dam on the Congo River, the first phase of a project that could eventually be the largest hydroelectric project in the world.
Lockheed Inks Deal To Produce Energy From Ocean Waves in Australia
Lockheed Martin Corp on Tuesday said it had signed an agreement with a unit of Ocean Power Technologies Inc to harness the motion of ocean waves to generate electricity off the coast of Victoria, Australia.
A Look Back and Ahead at Greenland’s Changing Climate
Over the past two decades, ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet increased four-fold contributing to one-quarter of global sea level rise. The waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, which surround southern Greenland, are presently the warmest they have been in the past 100 years.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Dampen Shift Towards Renewables
Despite evolving public awareness and alarm over climate change, subsidies for the production and consumption of fossil fuels remain a stubborn impediment to shifting the world’s energy matrix towards renewable sources.