| Linked Challenges: Climate Change and Energy Use [ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ]"The energy we use can sustain our planet, or destroy it." So said U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday while addressing the United Nations , talking about the twin challenges of climate change and energy consumption. [More] rss.sciam.com |
U.S. Forest Service to Adapt Woodland Management to Climate Change Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell has directed the agency's regions and research stations to jointly produce draft "landscape conservation action plans" by March 1 to guide its day-to-day response to climate change.In a memo earlier this month requesting the plans, Tidwell said climate change is "dramatically reshaping" how the agency will deliver on its mission of sustaining the health and diversity of the nation's forests . He focused particularly on water management . [More] rss.sciam.com |
Do the Engine-Performance Benefits of Nitrogen-Enriched Gas Outweigh the Added Emissions? Dear EarthTalk : Since nitrogen oxide compounds are components of smog and are common water pollutants, does nitrogen-enriched gasoline create additional pollution? --Rick Oestrike, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Goose With Arrow in Its Neck Gets Free After eluding would-be helpers for several days, a goose with an arrow in its neck in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, appeared without it. nytimes.com |
Homes Near New York’s Tiny Parks and Squares Command a Premium Living on one of New York’s vest-pocket green spaces and squares is an intimate — and often expensive — experience. nytimes.com |