TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Sea level rise from Antarctic melt less severe than previously predicted A new estimate puts maximum global sea level rise from the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet at 10.5 feet (3.2 meters)--not the 16 feet (five meters) or more predicted in the past. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Wind's Power Potential Quantified [The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]Last month, President Obama pledged nearly half a billion dollars toward the development of solar and geothermal energies. But what about wind? A team of scientists estimates that wind turbines in the continental U.S. could produce 16 times more electricity than we currently use. They present their data in the current Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Carbon Cuts Require a Broad Array of Electricity Generation Technologies The electric power industry can achieve deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by building new nuclear plants , sequestering coal-plant emissions, boosting wind energy and improving efficiency, the industry's top research group said yesterday.The Electric Power Research Institute 's report on decarbonizing electricity generation said an "aggressive" push on new technologies could lower 2005-level carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 41 percent in 2030. [More] rss.sciam.com |
EPA Announces Plan to Review Six Controversial Chemicals Saying that the public is "understandably anxious and confused" about chemicals in their bodies and in their environment, President Obama’s top environmental official announced on Tuesday a new push to transform the way the nation regulates industrial compounds. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Caribbean Resort Option: A Tent on St. John The island boasts an expansive national park and a few pockets of uninterrupted coastline, where one can set up camp. travel.nytimes.com |