Global Warming- Texas Picks Up The Clean Energy PACEBy Kate ZerrennerThis commentary originally appeared on EDF's Energy Exchange blog. Chairman John Carona’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bill, Senate Bill 385 (SB 385), which was sponsored by Chairman Jim Keffer in the House, is headed to the Texas Governor’s desk! Building upon successful legislation passed in 2009 to authorize “PACE districts […]
- Texas Picks Up The Clean Energy PACEBy Kate ZerrennerChairman John Carona’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bill, Senate Bill 385 (SB 385), which was sponsored by Chairman Jim Keffer in the House, is headed to the Texas Governor’s desk! Building upon successful legislation passed in 2009 to authorize “PACE districts” in Texas, SB 385 clears some of the hurdles that prevent commercial an […]
- Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 23, 2012Committee debates seafood imports, flood insurance By Jeremy Alford, The Daily Comet. May 22, 2013. "BATON ROUGE (La.) — Without a single vote of opposition Wednesday, the Senate Natural Resources Committee adopted several bills ranging from seafood imports and flood insurance to coastal construction and fisheries oversight…" (Read more) Wetlands D […]
- Texas Picks Up The Clean Energy PACE
- State Of The Climate
- April 2013 WildfiresFor April 2013, 4,754 fires (2nd most on record) burned 48,419 acres (the most on record) , which is 10.2 acres burned/fire (the most on record). For January-April, 11,673 fires (the most on record) burned 141,544 acres (the most on record) , which is 12.1 acres burned/fire (the most on record). […]
- April 2013 Global AnalysisThe combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for April 2013 was the 13th warmest on record, at 0.52°C (0.94°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F). The global land surface temperature was 0.71°C (1.28°F) above the 20th century average of 8.1°C (46.5°F), marking the 17th warmest April on record. For the ocean, the April g […]
- April 2013 TornadoesJanuary–April tornado counts According to data from the Storm Prediction Center, during April, there were 83 preliminary tornado reports. This is well below the 1991-2010 average of 155 for the month, and marked the slowest April in terms of tornadoes since 1992. The last April with fewer than 100 tornadoes was in 1993. April is typically one of the more act […]
- April 2013 Wildfires
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End The Use Of Biofuels
A study conducted on the European Union’s (EU) concludes the use of biofuels and corn-based ethanol fuel may cause more damage to the environment than originally thought. They are calling for an end to the use of food based fuel products for protection of the environment, as well as, the worldwide food supply. Biofuels / [...]
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3000 Dead Dolphins
There have been reports that 3,000 dolphins have been found dead on the beaches of Peru in the first 3 months of 2012. A recent episode washed up 615 bodies. Images for dolphins peru dead - Report images 1 day ago 2 days ago 1 day ago 3000 Dolphins Found Dead On Peruvian Beaches In 2012 (VIDEO) ?? www.huffingtonpost.com/…/3000-dolphins-dead-peru…New1 day ago [...]
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Bees Action Network
The White Feather Foundation is helping the Bees Action Network in its Daisy Chain Campaign to establish safe havens for bees and other wildlife by the planting of organic seeds in and around London by allotment holders. It is crucial that these seeds are organic or biodynamic as seeds bought from garden centres and nurseries [...]
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Why Are The Bats Dying?
“We have found sick, dying and dead bats in unprecedented numbers in and around caves and mines from New Hampshire to Tennessee. In some hibernacula, 90 to 100 percent of the bats are dying.” White-Nose Syndrome: A Devastating Disease of North American Bats Current News See map at bottom of page White-nose syndrome spreads in [...]
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Forests Under Threat from Exotic Earthworm Invasion
Study Shows Humans to Blame for Spread of Non-Native Species (Sep 1, 2011) It is widely acknowledged that human beings are largely responsible for the widespread alteration of ecosystems on the planet. A recent study traces the ways in which humans are the principal agents of dispersal of exotic earthworms in the forests of Northern [...]
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Declining Vegetation