Is there a topic you've been covering in depth that is screaming for further, more in-depth exploration? Is there an untold story or piece of environmental science or history that is unique to this region and its people that you've been pondering? Now is the time to bring out your ideas. Come to the first University of Washington Press/SEJ book pitch slam Thursday, November 14, 2013 from 6-8 pm in Seattle.
"South of Florida's Lake Okeechobee, hundreds of thousands of acres of sugar cane thrive in the heart of one of the world's largest wetlands. The Everglades stretches from the tip of the peninsula to central Florida, north of Lake Okeechobee."
"Along major roadways that connect the sprawling limits of San Diego County, 39 schools lie within 500 feet of smog-filled traffic corridors, a distance that air-pollution researchers believe significantly increases the risk of pediatric asthma and other respiratory illnesses."
"A Tesoro Logistics LP pipeline has spilled more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil into a North Dakota wheat field, the biggest leak in the state since it became a major U.S. producer."
"WASHINGTON — The number of large-scale projects to capture and bury carbon dioxide has fallen to 65 from 75 over the last year, a worldwide survey has found, despite a consensus among scientists and engineers that such projects are essential to meet international goals for slowing the buildup of climate-changing gases."
"South Korea has indicted 100 people, including a top former state utility official, of corruption in a scandal over fake safety certifications for parts in its nuclear reactors, authorities said on Thursday."
"The number of homes at risk from wildfires in western U.S. states jumped 62 percent in the past year as more properties were developed in fire-prone areas, according to a report released on Thursday."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-su13/searching-seventies
[2] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-su13/last-atoll
[3] https://www.sej.org/calendar/book-author-pitch-slam-seattle
[4] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-su13/lead-wars
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/whatever-happened-deal-save-everglades
[6] http://www.npr.org/2013/10/10/230952946/what-ever-happened-to-the-deal-to-save-the-everglades
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/39-san-diego-schools-sit-traffic-pollution-danger-zone
[8] http://voiceofsandiego.org/2013/10/10/39-san-diego-schools-sit-in-the-traffic-pollution-danger-zone/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/remote-field-north-dakota-oil-boom-suffers-first-big-spill
[10] http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/10/us-tesoro-spill-northdakota-idUSBRE9990VL20131010
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/despite-climate-fear-global-study-finds-fewer-carbon-capture-projects
[12] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/science/earth/study-finds-setbacks-in-carbon-capture-projects.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/south-korea-charges-100-corruption-over-nuclear-scandal
[14] http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/10/korea-nuclear-idUSL4N0I01GL20131010
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rising-number-us-homes-risk-wildfires-report
[16] http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/11/us-usa-wildfire-report-idUSBRE99A02N20131011
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3542
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3539
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3540
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3541
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3544
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3545
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3546
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3547
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4971