TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Endangered Polar Bear Does Not Mean Climate Regulation Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that he will retain the Bush administration's controversial rule on polar bear protections, rejecting special authority given to him by Congress and the pleas of Democratic lawmakers, environmentalists and scientists to overturn the regulation. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Europe nixes controversial Turkish dam once again Germany, Austria and Switzerland are expected to withdraw financial support for Turkey's controversial Ilisu dam. The two billion euro ($2.8 billion) dam threatened to flood Kurdish settlements and ancient archaeological sites, while starving Iraq and its endangered marshes of water. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Fossil Fuels without the Fossils? A theory long on the fringes of petroleum science gained some support from new research this week, but it is probably not enough to launch the concept into the mainstream.The idea: What if fossil fuels were not fossil after all? What if hydrocarbons could form from chemical reactions deep inside the earth, rather than from the "pressure cooking" of organic matter? [More] rss.sciam.com |
More hot air on climate change from world leaders? President Obama gave his first major speech on climate change today at the United Nations, part of a special session convened by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The reason for the session? Lack of speed in international negotiations to address climate change.You can see the president's speech here: [More] rss.sciam.com |
Explorer Dies After 28 Hours Stuck in Cave A 26-year-old amateur cave explorer who had become stuck upside down in a narrow passage at a popular Utah spelunking site died there. nytimes.com |