oldephartte(in training): Search returns for water and environment

Monday, May 18, 2015

Search returns for water and environment

English: Krafla Geothermal Station. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

TO DO

7 Facts That Prove the Renewable Energy Revolution Has Arrived

EcoWatch

The global transition to clean, renewableenergy and away from nuclear and fossil fuels is well under way with remarkable developments happening every day. The Great Transition by Lester Brown, Janet Larsen, Matt Roney and Emily Adams of Earth Policy ...

Government, Labor reach breakthrough in negotiations over Renewable Energy ...

ABC Online

The Federal Government and Labor have reached a bipartisan deal on changes to theRenewable Energy Target (RET), ending a long-running dispute over the future of the scheme. The two parties met in Melbourne this morning and agreed to lower the RET ...

Renewable energy group bids to turn Melbourne's trams solar

The Age

Melbourne's entire tram network could be powered by solar if the state government gave a bold renewable energy proposal the green light. While the pitch may conjure up images of trams with rooftop panels on them like the family home, the power would ...

Gulfstream And World Fuel Sign RenewableFuels Agreement

PR Newswire (press release)

SAVANNAH, Ga., May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and its fuel supplier, World Fuel Services Inc., recently finalized a three-year agreement that provides Gulfstream with a consistent supply of renewable fuels for its daily flight ...

HUMAN HABITAT

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GreenUp Ecology Park Plant Sale gets people gardening

Peterborough Examiner

There were several reasons to drop in atEcology Park on Ashburnham Dr. on Sunday. The 12th GreenUp Plant Sale and park opening took place and it featured a theme of a time to get growing. The sale offered local selections of native trees, shrubs, ...

Ecology Day 2015 explores alternative forms of energy (photos)

SILive.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ecology Day, an annual event that showcases exhibits from up to 40 schools, community-based organizations and nonprofits, was held Saturday at the Staten Island Mall in New Springville. The event, which is funded, coordinated ...

Biology 400 Introduces Ecology Video Challenge

The Choate News

Students in Biology 400 classes recently submitted their biology videos on ecologicalissues as part of the inaugural Choate ecologyvideo challenge. The students worked on their projects for the last two weeks of the winter term. The winners of the ...

Ecology seeks public comment on updated pollution plan

Capital Press

Ecology's agriculture and water quality advisory committee is reviewing a draft guidance document, Susewind said. “That's based on a huge body of science that shows you can with visual indicators determine whether there is a source of pollution or not...

WATER POWER

water floods pollution

High water makes for rough morning

WFAA

And just as fast as it came down, water began rising over roadways. West Lawther Drive along White Rock Lake in Northeast Dallas is prone to flooding, but even with flood gates in place, water rushed past the barrier, flooding the roadway. Water as ...

California water officials deliver sobering facts on depleted wells

Los Angeles Times

Just a few months ago, the state's top waterofficials said they had reason for optimism. Rain was cascading down on California in December and water conservation passed 20%. "I, for one, had high hopes," Mark Cowin, director of the state Department of ...

Downtown's Old Red Museum has an unwelcome water feature

Dallas Morning News

Although the inside of Old Red was restored, its roof has continued to deteriorate, and the courtroom ceiling shows water damage. The roof was last replaced in the late 1980s, and over the years, its slate tiles have cracked and fallen, leaving parts ...

Residents fear what they could have ingested after water contamination

WSOC Charlotte

Outraged residents warned not to drink contaminated water near Duke Energy's coal ash ponds gathered at a Belmont hotel to voice their frustrations and ask for help understanding the status of their drinkingwater. Many received letters from the health ...