Vanuatu's Prime Minister Appeals for $29.9M To Aid Thousands Displaced
"Vanuatu's government has launched a flash appeal to help thousands of people in urgent need of humanitarian aid in the wake of Cyclone Pam."
Source: Australian ABC, 03/25/2015
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"US Coal Sector in 'Terminal Decline', Financial Analysts Say"
"Over 200 mines shut down and industry loses 76% of its value in five years, report finds".
Source: Guardian, 03/25/2015
Apr 17, 2015 Sacramento: Big Think for SEJ 2016
Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio, in partnership with UC Davis, is hosting SEJ’s 2016 annual conference and we’re reaching out to our Northern California members to help us start shaping the agenda. Please join us 3:00-5:00 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015, in Sacramento, for a conversation with regional leaders about the most pressing environmental issues of the day.
Florida's Unspeakable Issue Leaves Climate Change Official Tongue-Tied
"The latest victim of Florida governor Rick Scott’s unwritten ban on state officials using the words “climate change” is his own disaster preparedness lieutenant, who stumbled through verbal gymnastics to avoid using the scientific term in a newly surfaced video."
Source: Guardian, 03/24/2015
"Egypt, Sudan Edge Toward Cooperation on Ethiopia’s Nile Dam"
"Egypt and Sudan took another step toward cooperating with Ethiopia on the hydro-power dam it’s building on the Blue Nile river after the three nations’ leaders signed an accord on Monday."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/24/2015
3-Year Fracking Moratorium Bill Heads to Vote in Maryland House
"ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A bill to place a three-year moratorium on fracking in Maryland survived eight amendments and is headed to a vote in the House of Delegates."
Source: AP, 03/24/2015
Finding Heightens Concern Over Tiny Bits Of Plastic Polluting Oceans
"Scientists are looking for -- and finding -- little bits of plastic in a lot of places lately: ice cores, deep sea sediments, coral reefs, crab gills, the digestive system of mussels, even German beer. Now, new research suggests they need not actually be searching for the man-made material to discover it."
Source: Huffington Post, 03/24/2015
"Governments Agree Global Disaster Risk Reduction Plan"
"SENDAI, Japan – Death, injury, displacement and destruction following natural disasters could be reduced by 2030 under a new framework adopted by countries attending the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in Sendai."
Source: ENS, 03/24/2015
"Political Football over Climate Change Rattles Windows of Ivory Tower"
"Normally, it's football that makes the big noise at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which has been playing the game since 1905, but this year, there is an uproar in the school's small earth science department. Two out of 34 climate scientists are being probed by members of Congress—amazingly, by both Republicans and Democrats."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/24/2015
"Science Museums Urged to Cut Ties With Kochs"
"Dozens of climate scientists and environmental groups are calling for museums of science and natural history to 'cut all ties' with fossil fuel companies and philanthropists like the Koch brothers."
Source: NY Times, 03/24/2015
