TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Balking breezes: Will climate change decrease the effectiveness of wind power? New research shows that the very wind that many hope will turn alt-energy turbines may actually be dying. The reason, ironically: climate change, say the authors of a study that will be published this summer in Journal of Geophysical Research. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Europe Eyes Africa for Solar Power For centuries, Mediterranean countries have found countless ways to disagree -- over religion, ethnicity, colonialism and trade. But there are signs the region might yet unite in pursuit of a common goal: renewable energy.European government and industry have been eyeing tracts of sun-drenched, vacant land in North Africa and the Middle East for some time. And now, officials and business executives are beginning to sweat out the details that could see renewable power sprouting in the desert. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Two for the Road With limited time, a tight budget, and a minivan as overnight lodging, a couple make their way across the country, fulfilling a dream for both. travel.nytimes.com |
What will it take to force political action on climate change? As utilities fire up their "clean coal" machines and international negotiators haggle over the precise definition of a tree , only one entity has the courage to stand and deliver the hot air the world so desperately craves on climate change: the U.S. Senate. After a hectic couple of weeks, filled with Republican walkouts and Democratic intransigence, the Senate's Environment and Public Works committee has pushed a bill to the Senate floor that would cut carbon dioxide. [More] rss.sciam.com |
A Celebrated Scout Camp on Staten Island Is in Jeopardy Financial woes may force the sale of Camp Pouch, 140 acres where generations have learned to rough it. nytimes.com |