"How Climate Change Will Make Atmospheric Rivers Even Worse"
"Atmospheric rivers are projected to become wetter, larger and more damaging as temperatures rise".
Source: Washington Post, 01/13/2023
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"Fukushima Water To Be Released Into Ocean In Next Few Months, Says Japan"
"The controversial release of more than a million tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will begin in the northern spring or summer, Japan’s government has said – a move that has sparked anger among local fishing communities and countries in the region."
Source: Guardian, 01/13/2023
DEADLINE: NASW Peggy Girshman Idea Grants
The National Association of Science Writers invites proposals from individuals or groups for grants of up to $5,000 to support projects and programs that will help science writers in their professional lives or benefit the field of science writing. NASW membership not required. Deadline for this round is Apr 4, 2025.
"Interior Proposes 5-Year Schedule For Offshore Wind Sales"
"The Biden administration plans to mandate a five-year schedule for offshore wind auctions, mirroring the pace of offshore oil sale planning currently called for in federal law."
Source: E&E News, 01/13/2023
"Korean Solar Company Plans to Build $2.5 Billion Plant in Georgia"
"A Korean solar company, Hanwha Qcells, announced on Wednesday that it would spend $2.5 billion to build a large manufacturing complex in Georgia. The plant will produce critical components for solar panels and build complete panels."
Source: NYTimes, 01/13/2023
"Brazil Makes Official Bid For Amazonian City To Host COP30"
"Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he had officially launched a bid for the northeastern city of Belem to host the COP30 international climate summit in 2025, fulfilling a promise he made last year."
Source: Reuters, 01/13/2023
"U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Exports Of Reserve Oil To China"
"The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to ban releases of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve from being exported to China, though the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate."
Source: Reuters, 01/13/2023
Exxon Scientists Predicted Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts: Study
"In the late 1970s, scientists at Exxon fitted one of the company’s supertankers with state-of-the-art equipment to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean and in the air, an early example of substantial research the oil giant conducted into the science of climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 01/13/2023
DEADLINE: Signature Image Search for 2023 Banff Centre Mountain Film/Book Festival and 2023-24 World Tour
The Banff Centre is looking for an image taken anywhere in the world to represent the 2023 Mountain Film and Book Festival & 2023-24 World Tour. The chosen image will be used on Festival and World Tour marketing materials in over 40 countries. $3,000CAD payment for image use. Enter by Mar 1, 2023.
"Where the Bison Could Roam"
"Bison once numbered in the tens of millions in the United States. Now, a nonprofit is working to restore the shortgrass prairie, where the American icons and their ecosystem can thrive again."
Source: NYTimes, 01/12/2023
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