Wolf-Rayet bubble EU–(ENEWSPF)–30 October 2012. The cosmic cauldron has brewed up a Halloween trick in the form of a ghostly face that glows in X-rays, as seen by ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope. The eerie entity is a bubble bursting with the fiery stellar wind of a ‘live fast, die young’[Read More…]
Environmental
After-effects of Saturn’s super storm shine on (Videos/Story)
Series of images tracking the development of Saturn’s giant storm, as seen at visible wavelengths during much of 2011. While the clouds from this turbulent storm have long since faded, the glow of the giant vortex associated with the storm, visible only at infrared wavelengths, is likely to persist until[Read More…]
Paintballs May Deflect an Incoming Asteroid
With 20 years’ notice, paint pellets could cause an asteroid to veer off course. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2012. In the event that a giant asteroid is headed toward Earth, you’d better hope that it’s blindingly white. A pale asteroid would reflect sunlight — and over time, this bouncing of[Read More…]
Goat Weeding Takes Off in Durango, Colorado
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. Eight miles south of Durango, Colorado in a 65-acre plot of barren land an unusual set of guests has set out to manage weeds, restore soils, and improve land quality. Land owner Kim Craden, who shares the land with Chevron Corp, has contracted Lani Malmberg, board[Read More…]
NOAA, NASA: Antarctic Ozone Hole Second Smallest in 20 Years
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012 Staff at the South Pole get ready to release a balloon that will carry an ozone instrument up to 20 miles in the atmosphere, measuring ozone levels all along the way. NOAA image from 2011. Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) Warmer air temperatures high above the Antarctic led[Read More…]
Citizens And Conservation Groups File Suit to Protect Hawai‘i’s Reef Ecosystems
State issuance of aquarium collection permits without environmental review poses danger to already-stressed coral reefs Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. Citizens and conservation groups took legal action yesterday to require the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources to protect Hawaiʻi’s reefs and coastal areas from unlimited collection of fish and[Read More…]
Conservation Coalition Urges Canadian Government to Reject Tar Sands Mine Expansion
Endangered birds and threatened caribou victims of operations in the region San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. Conservation groups from Canada and the United States, represented by Earthjustice and Ecojustice, have submitted a letter to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency asking its Joint Review Panel to decide that Shell Canada’s proposed[Read More…]
San Onofre: California Launches Investigation of Cost Issues as Nation’s Aging Reactors Face ‘Mothballs’
Friends of the Earth: Continued operation of San Onofre is not cost effective IRVINE, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. The California Public Utilities Commission will announce today that it is launching an investigation assessing key economic issues relating to the crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors operated by Southern California Edison. The[Read More…]
Activists Toolkit Supports Community Action
This new booklet is a tremendous resource for individuals and groups who intend to advocate for pesticide reduction in their communities. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. By Rachel Rosenberg As Executive Director of Safer Pest Control Project , (SPCP) a Chicago-based nonprofit, and a former owner of a natural lawn care company,[Read More…]
Biofuels From Algae Pose Threat to Water and the Climate, National Research Council Reports
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. This morning the National Research Council released a new report titled “Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels in the United States,” highlighting the multiple environmental risks of using algae for transportation fuel. The report was requested by the U.S. Department of Energy due to sustainability concerns[Read More…]
