Gulf Coast Oil Spill- the oil comes ashore

May 182010
 
Gulf Coast Oil Spill- the oil comes ashore

Update (just when you thought it couldn't get any worse): Scientists Find Evidence That Oil And Dispersant Mix Is Making Its Way Into The Foodchain (Huffington Post, 7-31-10) On-topic update: Michigan Oil Spill Among Largest In Midwest History: Kalamazoo Spill SOAKS Wildlife (VIDEO), Huffington Post, 7-27-10 On-topic update: US Expert: China Oil Spill Far Bigger [...]

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Climate change- tree growth, higher seas & green scum

May 172010
 

Interesting recent reports about climate change effects- About an hour east of Washington, D.C., there's a forest where trees are suddenly growing much faster than ever before — some of them even twice as fast:  Curiosity Rises With Trees' Strange Growth Spurt- NPR, 3-28-10. Just the fact that this researcher has seen a 12% rise [...]

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