"Solar Plane Makes Maiden International Flight"
"A solar energy plane made the world's first international flight powered by the sun on Friday to show the potential for pollution-free air travel."
Source: Reuters, 05/17/2011
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Spill Panel's Chairman Says His Push for Cuba Talks Irked Obama Admin
"The Obama administration is pushing back against plans by its oil spill commission co-chairman to spread his message about offshore drilling reforms to Cuba, the panel leader said today."
Source: Greenwire, 05/17/2011
"Salmon-Eating Sea Lions Sentenced to Die"
"For the crime of snacking on endangered salmon, dozens of sea lions have been sentenced to die."
Source: Green (NYT), 05/17/2011
"Baltimore Lead Paint Victim Struggles for Justice"
"Justice has eluded Ronnell Doughty, perhaps even failed him. Hospitalized as a toddler with serious lead poisoning, he's never learned to read well, dropped out of school and has a hard time controlling his temper — tragic but all-too-common outcomes of this urban health scourge. But Doughty, now 21, has been repeatedly denied a shot at compensation for the lasting injury done him two decades ago."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/17/2011
Senate Panel Head Says Clean Energy Bill, Oil Subsidy Repeal Unlikely
The chairman of the Senate Energy Committee says the Senate is unlikely to pass either "clean energy" legislation or a repeal of oil subsidies.
Source: Greenwire, 05/17/2011
"Japanese Officials Ignored or Concealed Dangers"
Japanese authorities for years discounted and ignored warnings that precisely the kind of quake-tsunami disaster that happened at the Fukushima plant could happen at other nuclear plants.
Source: NY Times, 05/17/2011
Climate Denial Study Gets Pulled After Charges of Plagiarism
"Evidence of plagiarism and complaints about the peer-review process have led a statistics journal to retract a federally funded study that condemned scientific support for global warming."
Source: USA TODAY, 05/17/2011
"EPA Delays Rule on Industrial Emissions"
The Obama administration has decided to delay a rule that would cut emissions from power plants at major industrial facilities, the most recent in a series of decisions since the midterm election to postpone controversial environmental regulations and steer a more business-friendly course.
Source: LA Times, 05/17/2011
One Fish, Two Fish: New Technologies for Counting Fish
Assessing fish populations has always been an inexact science. But new technologies could help to more accurately “count” fish and know whether or not fisheries are indeed healthy. Join us on June 18, 2011, for an afternoon of talks by two innovators in the field, as well as an opportunity to tour the New Bedford Whaling Museum and a reception with New England Science Writers.
"Noise Pollution Hard On Heart As Well As Ears"
"According to a recent study, noise pollution could be costing lives. A World Health Organization report finds Western Europeans lose years to death or disability from excessive sound."
Source: NPR, 05/16/2011
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