"Utilities Look Back To The Future For Hands-On Cyberdefense"
"The aftermath of the cyberattack in Ukraine on Dec. 23, 2015, produced two unexpected lessons that U.S. grid operators have started to take to heart."
Source: EnergyWire, 07/22/2016
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Wal-Mart, Largest U.S. Grocer, Is Now Selling Ugly Fruit And Vegetables
"Over the past few years, so-called ugly fruit and vegetables have been gaining a host of admirers. Now, Wal-Mart has officially joined the bandwagon."
Source: NPR, 07/22/2016
"Sizzling Midwest Feels a Preview of a Hotter Future Climate"
"Extreme heat waves like the current string of scorching days in the Midwest have become more frequent worldwide in the last 60 years, and climate scientists expect that human-caused global warming will exacerbate the dangerous trend in coming decades. It comes with potentially life-threatening consequences for millions of people."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/22/2016
"World Leaders Poised To Seal Landmark Emissions Deal In Vienna"
"An international agreement to reduce hydrofluorocarbons could prevent 0.5 degrees of warming by the end of the century, officials say."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 07/22/2016
"Endangered: A Bird and a Tribe"
"The fate of a mysterious hummingbird — and that of the indigenous population that shares its territory — hangs by a thread."
Source: Undark, 07/21/2016
"Document Trove Details Links Between Tobacco, Oil Industries"
"Organizations worried about climate change have long drawn comparisons between the petroleum and tobacco industries, arguing that each has minimized public health damages of its products to operate unchecked."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/21/2016
"Navy Confirms Explosive Tests In Atlantic Off Daytona Beach"
"The U.S. Navy confirmed Tuesday that ship shock trials with 10,000 pounds of explosives were conducted on Saturday and earlier in June, on the same dates as earthquake reports in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast."
Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal, 07/21/2016
"Emotions Run High Over Monument Designation In Utah"
"Battle lines over a proposed Bears Ears monument are blurred, dividing tribes and towns."
Source: High Country News, 07/21/2016
"Greenland Lost A Staggering 1 Trillion Tons Of Ice In Just Four Years"
"It’s no news that Greenland is in serious trouble — but now, new research has helped quantify just how bad its problems are. A satellite study, published last week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, suggests that the Greenland ice sheet lost a whopping 1 trillion tons of ice between the years 2011 and 2014 alone."
Source: Wash Post, 07/21/2016
U.S. Farmers Struggle To Feed The Country's Appetite For Organic Food
"Consumer appetite for organic foods reached $13.4bn in the US last year – so why is only 1% of the country’s cropland dedicated to organic farming?"
Source: Guardian, 07/21/2016
