Paying More for Flights Eases Guilt, Not Emissions
Elisabeth Rothenthal
Nov 17, 2009
Summary: Offsets have played a growing role in the greening of travel because carbon dioxide emissions from airplanes are growing so quickly and there is currently no techonological fix that would drastically lower them. In the United States, dozen of hotels and airlines have embraced such programs in the last year of two. But it has proved difficult to monitor or quantify the emissions-reducing potential of the thousands of green projects.
Response: While this is good idea to help the environment i dont see it really doing anything. I think there are better ways to protect and save the world.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
11-23-09
Seas Grow Less Efficient at Absorbing Emmisions
Sindya Bhanoo
November 18, 2009
Summary: The Earths oceans, which have absorbed carbon dioxide from fuel emissions since the dawn of the industrial era, have recently grown less efficient at sopping it up. Emissions from the buring of fossil fules began soaring in the 1950s, and oceans largely kept up, scientists say. But the growth in the intake rate has slowed since the 1980, and since 2000.
Response: This is just another piece of bad news for the globe and global warming. Things just seem to be addin on each other and it is getting pretty bad.
Sindya Bhanoo
November 18, 2009
Summary: The Earths oceans, which have absorbed carbon dioxide from fuel emissions since the dawn of the industrial era, have recently grown less efficient at sopping it up. Emissions from the buring of fossil fules began soaring in the 1950s, and oceans largely kept up, scientists say. But the growth in the intake rate has slowed since the 1980, and since 2000.
Response: This is just another piece of bad news for the globe and global warming. Things just seem to be addin on each other and it is getting pretty bad.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
11-15-07
Pelican Removed From Endangered List
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 12, 2009
Summary:Interior Department officials are taking the brown pelican off the endangered species list, after a nearly four-decade struggle to keep the bird’s population afloat. The bird now prevalent across Florida, the Gulf and Pacific coasts and the Caribbean was declared an endangered species in 1970, after its population, much like those of the bald eagle and peregrine falcon, was decimated by the use of the pesticide D.D.T.
Response:For once a positive article saying that something is going good. It is good to hear that this animal has survived and is now off the Endangered list.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 12, 2009
Summary:Interior Department officials are taking the brown pelican off the endangered species list, after a nearly four-decade struggle to keep the bird’s population afloat. The bird now prevalent across Florida, the Gulf and Pacific coasts and the Caribbean was declared an endangered species in 1970, after its population, much like those of the bald eagle and peregrine falcon, was decimated by the use of the pesticide D.D.T.
Response:For once a positive article saying that something is going good. It is good to hear that this animal has survived and is now off the Endangered list.
11-15-09
Turtles Are Casualties of Warming in Costa Rica
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Published: November 13, 2009
Summary: Haphazard development, in tandem with warmer temperatures and rising seas that many scientists link to global warming, have vastly diminished the Pacific turtle population.Even before scientists found temperatures creeping upward over the past decade, sea turtles were threatened by beach development, drift net fishing and Costa Ricans’ penchant for eating turtle eggs, considered a delicacy here. But climate change may deal the fatal blow to an animal that has dwelled in the Pacific for 150 million years.
Response: It is sad to see another species die right before our eyes because of our way of life. When will people open their eyes and see that we are destroying the earth rapidly.
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Published: November 13, 2009
Summary: Haphazard development, in tandem with warmer temperatures and rising seas that many scientists link to global warming, have vastly diminished the Pacific turtle population.Even before scientists found temperatures creeping upward over the past decade, sea turtles were threatened by beach development, drift net fishing and Costa Ricans’ penchant for eating turtle eggs, considered a delicacy here. But climate change may deal the fatal blow to an animal that has dwelled in the Pacific for 150 million years.
Response: It is sad to see another species die right before our eyes because of our way of life. When will people open their eyes and see that we are destroying the earth rapidly.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
11-8-09
California Water Overhaul Caps Use
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: November 4, 2009
Summary:California lawmakers on Wednesday approved a series of bills that would vastly overhaul the state’s troubled water system. The water package is the most comprehensive to emerge from the state since the 1960s, when California last upgraded its system for what was a far smaller population of users. The plan calls for a comprehensive ecosystem restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta — a collection of channels, natural habitats and islands at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers that is a major source of the state’s drinking water.
Response: This article is important because the water supply is a major concern especially since we live in the great lake state. Our lakes are depleating rapidly and we need to protect them.
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: November 4, 2009
Summary:California lawmakers on Wednesday approved a series of bills that would vastly overhaul the state’s troubled water system. The water package is the most comprehensive to emerge from the state since the 1960s, when California last upgraded its system for what was a far smaller population of users. The plan calls for a comprehensive ecosystem restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta — a collection of channels, natural habitats and islands at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers that is a major source of the state’s drinking water.
Response: This article is important because the water supply is a major concern especially since we live in the great lake state. Our lakes are depleating rapidly and we need to protect them.
11-8-09
Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 7, 2009
Summary: A federal judge has ruled in a lawsuit brought by the State of North Carolina that the authority must significantly reduce pollution from four coal-fired power plants affecting the state’s air quality by December 2013.The T.V.A. has spent about $6 billion since the late 1970s reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide, particulates and smog-forming nitrogen oxide.
Response: There is no good solution to pollution. Its more of finding the lesser of two evils. There are many agruments about the environment and people have different opinions on what should happen.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 7, 2009
Summary: A federal judge has ruled in a lawsuit brought by the State of North Carolina that the authority must significantly reduce pollution from four coal-fired power plants affecting the state’s air quality by December 2013.The T.V.A. has spent about $6 billion since the late 1970s reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide, particulates and smog-forming nitrogen oxide.
Response: There is no good solution to pollution. Its more of finding the lesser of two evils. There are many agruments about the environment and people have different opinions on what should happen.
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