TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Can the Grid Handle Renewables? The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission launched a six-month study today to determine how much renewable energy the electric grid can accommodate. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Is Ocean Zoning the Solution to Dying Marine Ecosystems? By now the world is aware that the oceans are dying a silent death because of coastal development, pollution, overfishing and climate change. Scientists know how to halt or reverse the chronic threats, but in the political arena they have faced defeat after defeat in trying to implement management that actually works. We need a radical shift away from the piecemeal regulation of small areas that has resulted. We need comprehensive zoning of the world’s oceans.Across the globe, it is clear which marine areas are the most important to protect. Estuaries, coastal wetlands, reefs, submarine mountains and food-rich water flows are among the critical habitats that support wide swaths of the ocean’s ecology. But current governance does not allow us to use management tools and policy instruments in a systematic, holistic way. Zoning would. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Carbon Nanomaterials: Fine for Fly Food, Bad for Fly Coating A fruit fly walked into a test tube, got coated in carbon black, and lost its ability to climb. Sound like the set up for some bad science-based joke? Nope, it's the premise of a preliminary safety test for carbon nanoparticles . [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 |
The Cyber Sea: World's Largest Internet Undersea Science Station Boots Up [Slide Show] Thanks to a new, wired undersea observatory, when it comes to exploring the deep blue sea, there will be no more of this tethered buoy business or taking ships out to upload data from brief time snapshots taken by instruments. The NEPTUNE network set to go online Tuesday will stream data from hundreds of undersea instruments and sensors direct from the Pacific Ocean floor to the Internet 24/7, year-round. [More] rss.sciam.com |