GOP Blames National Park Service for Government Shutdown
"House Republicans on Wednesday assailed the National Park Service director for erecting barriers at national monuments during the government shutdown."
Source: Greenwire, 10/17/2013
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"Republicans Back Down, Ending Crisis Over Shutdown and Debt Limit"
"Congressional Republicans conceded defeat on Wednesday in their bitter budget fight with President Obama over the new health care law as the House and Senate approved last-minute legislation ending a disruptive 16-day government shutdown and extending federal borrowing power to avert a financial default with potentially worldwide economic repercussions."
Source: NY Times, 10/17/2013
Russian Arrests Highlight Unreported Oil Pollution of the Arctic
"About 4 million barrels of spilled oil, as much as BP's Gulf of Mexico spill, is flowing into the Arctic Ocean every year, Greenpeace says."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/16/2013
"Death Toll in Philippines Quake Reaches 110"
"CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol reached 110 Wednesday with only three people pulled alive from rubble."
Source: AP, 10/16/2013
Major Typhoon Reaches Japan, Tracking Towards Fukushima Nuclear Plant
A large Typhoon is tracking toward the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Source: Australian ABC, 10/16/2013
"US Shutdown Threatens Hopes for Antarctic Reserve"
"WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The U.S. government shutdown is threatening a long-awaited deal to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in Antarctica. Americans are among the most enthusiastic proponents, but they might not make it to the negotiating table.
The U.S., New Zealand and other countries have sought a sanctuary in the pristine waters of the Ross Sea for the past decade, and there are hopes that previous objectors Russia and Ukraine will agree to a new, smaller proposal when the nations that regulate Antarctic fishing meet next week in Hobart, Australia.
Source: AP, 10/16/2013
"CU Study Ties Drought To Spruce Beetles"
"Drought in the high northern Colorado mountains, tied to long-term changes in ocean-surface temperatures in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, has been linked to a massive spruce beetle outbreak, according to researchers at the University of Colorado."
Source: Boulder Daily Camera, 10/16/2013
World Coal Consumption To Surpass Oil By 2020 on China, India Demand
"DAEGU, South Korea -- Coal will surpass oil as the key fuel for the global economy by 2020 despite government efforts to reduce carbon emissions, energy consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 10/16/2013
"Nuclear Power Plants: Uneven Enforcement Suspected at Nuclear Plants"
"Nuclear power plants: Some regions have many more safety violations than others, suggesting inconsistent enforcement of nuclear power plant regulations, according to a GAO study."
Source: AP, 10/16/2013
"U.S. Science Reporters Becoming an Endangered Species"
"The news for environmental journalism in the United States is grim and getting grimmer."
"CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee -- The news for environmental journalism in the United States is grim and getting grimmer."
Source: IPS, 10/16/2013
