ENERGY QUEST USA—Earth: The Operators’ Manual (program 3) Visit five very different communities, from Alaska to the East Coast, to meet people who are taking charge of their energy future. Instead of waiting for Washington, these folks are rolling up their sleeves and meeting the challenges head on. In the …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News
Insect pests more plentiful in hotter parts of city than in cooler areas Poultry probiotic cuts its coat to beat bad bacteria New bone survey method could aid long-term survival of Arctic caribou How microbes survive at bare minimum: Archaea eat protein New evidence ancient asteroid caused global firestorm on …
Friday Video: POWERING THE PLANET Earth: The Operators’ Manual
POWERING THE PLANET Earth: The Operators’ Manual (program 2) Brazil has sugar cane… Denmark has wind… Morocco has sunshine… China has plans… And America has… politics and indecision. Using compelling stories that showcase the many ways in which great nations and smaller communities are finding sustainable solutions that provide for …
NOAA predicts mixed bag of drought, flooding and warm weather for spring
NOAA predicts mixed bag of drought, flooding and warm weather for spring Contact Susan Buchanan, 301-713-0622 March 21, 2013 NOAA issued the three-month U.S. Spring Outlook today, stating that odds favor above-average temperatures across much of the continental United States, including drought-stricken areas of Texas, the Southwest and the Great Plains. …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News :Catastrophic loss of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Catastrophic loss of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands When it rains these days, does it pour? Has the weather become stormier as the climate warms? Ocean plankton sponge up nearly twice the carbon currently assumed Highly effective communities of bacteria in the world’s deepest oceanic trench Catastrophic …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Scientists find origins of teamwork in our nearest relative the chimpanzee
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Scientists find origins of teamwork in our nearest relative the chimpanzee Tourist-fed stingrays change their ways Slabs of ancient tectonic plate still lodged under California Skulls of early humans carry telltale signs of inbreeding Human microbe study provides insight into health, disease Petroleum use, greenhouse gas …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: One gene, many mutations: Key that controls coat color in mice evolved nine times
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News One gene, many mutations: Key that controls coat color in mice evolved nine times DNA study clarifies how polar bears and brown bears are related Dinosaur-era climate change study suggests reasons for turtle disappearance Life deep within oceanic crust sustained by energy from interior of Earth …
Friday Video: EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL
EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL (Program 1: premiered 2011, re-run 2012) We have manuals for the things we value, like our cars and computers. So why not a manual for the most complex operating system of all—the Earth? Is the planet due for an oil change? Why are fossil fuels unsustainable? …
Game upgrade: Schools across the U.S. will soon start teaching real climate science
The map accompanying this article has school districts taking up real climate science in blue, presumably because they also are a close match to having a larger Democratic constituency in state government. The ones not adopting it are reliably Repugnican far-right in state governments: shilling for the oil and coal …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News:When hungry, Gulf of Mexico algae go toxic
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News When hungry, Gulf of Mexico algae go toxic European invader outcompetes Canadian plants even outside its usual temperature range Canadian Arctic glacier melt accelerating, irreversible, projections suggest Four dinosaur egg species identified in Lleida, Spain Sri Lankan snake study reveals new species, rich biodiversity in island …