by Gorette
Did you hear about a letter our government sent to BP? If like me you are reading too much and feeling a bit zoned out due to outrage and catastrophe fatigue, you may have missed it too. It was confusing, but McClatchy helped clear up the questions: Actually there are two letters. The June 8th letter tells BP to get their act together in no uncertain terms. The second, pdf, June 11 letter gives BP an ultimatum.Washington Post: You have the weekend to figure out a better way to contain the oil. Acting on the Obama team decision (see below): Coast Guard Rear Adm. James A. Watson wrote the letters.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
Renewable Energy Round-Up
by mark louis
Sorry I couldn't post this yesterday, but for the first time in a long time I actually had stuff to do & I couldn't get around to it. One note: Monday, Sen. Jeff Merkley will introduce an energy bill of his own (seems like they're coming out of the woodwork). I say energy bill, though I don't know for sure that it is an energy-only bill. I just can't see him introducing a bill with a carbon cap, considering there are already 2 and the odds of either passing are incredibly slim. Anyway, on to the energy.
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Sorry I couldn't post this yesterday, but for the first time in a long time I actually had stuff to do & I couldn't get around to it. One note: Monday, Sen. Jeff Merkley will introduce an energy bill of his own (seems like they're coming out of the woodwork). I say energy bill, though I don't know for sure that it is an energy-only bill. I just can't see him introducing a bill with a carbon cap, considering there are already 2 and the odds of either passing are incredibly slim. Anyway, on to the energy.
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Saudis block key Climate Study - EKos
by wade norris
There is one disturbing diary up now about Saudi Arabia and here is one more. It turns out that Saudi Arabia has convinced Qatar and Kuwait to join together to block a U.N. Climate Change study, in an apparent effort to protect their Oil Based Economy. While there has been an orchestrated effort by Fossil Fuel lobbyists to weaken international Climate Change legislation, this is the first time a state Government has openly blocked reforms. The immediate losers are the people who are members of A.O.S.I.S. - the Alliance of Small Island States - and what they have to lose by this action. crossposted at Huffington Post, Square State, and PRAER.org
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There is one disturbing diary up now about Saudi Arabia and here is one more. It turns out that Saudi Arabia has convinced Qatar and Kuwait to join together to block a U.N. Climate Change study, in an apparent effort to protect their Oil Based Economy. While there has been an orchestrated effort by Fossil Fuel lobbyists to weaken international Climate Change legislation, this is the first time a state Government has openly blocked reforms. The immediate losers are the people who are members of A.O.S.I.S. - the Alliance of Small Island States - and what they have to lose by this action. crossposted at Huffington Post, Square State, and PRAER.org
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BP Minders Media Blackout With Government
by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse
For weeks, there have been some reports by independent media, like Mother Jones, about BP barring access to reporting on this disaster. Now the traditional media outlets --- CBS, CNN, The New York Times and Associated Press --- are reporting about the Gulf Media Blackout. As CNN reporter Anderson Cooper states, federal wildlife officials have prevented taking photos of oiled birds in the name of protecting birds. In fact, an area is roped off for the oiled birds and protected by National Guard Troops.
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For weeks, there have been some reports by independent media, like Mother Jones, about BP barring access to reporting on this disaster. Now the traditional media outlets --- CBS, CNN, The New York Times and Associated Press --- are reporting about the Gulf Media Blackout. As CNN reporter Anderson Cooper states, federal wildlife officials have prevented taking photos of oiled birds in the name of protecting birds. In fact, an area is roped off for the oiled birds and protected by National Guard Troops.
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My Urban Garden
by cantabridgian
Here we go, my first DK diary! This morning my daughter headed off to attend the bar-mitzvah of her classmate. Earlier, I curled her hair while she shelled peas and fava beans, the last harvest of the first season of our third year of gardening. Improving my children's nutrition was a major goal of starting the garden, and I'm not sure we've had a major impact on their eating habits - but the garden has rewarded us in other ways.
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Here we go, my first DK diary! This morning my daughter headed off to attend the bar-mitzvah of her classmate. Earlier, I curled her hair while she shelled peas and fava beans, the last harvest of the first season of our third year of gardening. Improving my children's nutrition was a major goal of starting the garden, and I'm not sure we've had a major impact on their eating habits - but the garden has rewarded us in other ways.
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Humanity in One Million Years (Part 2)
by Troubadour
In part two of this series, I extend the historical and biological concepts articulated in Part 1 into predictions for the near future. Although Part 1 is quite lengthy, I advise reviewing it before you proceed with this entry, just to get a sense of my underlying thinking and overall trajectory. In the current diary, I take a look at the present state of humanity from a high-level perspective and apply energy-maximization principles to predict change over the next decade. In each subsequent Part, the scope of time examined will increase by an order of magnitude and specific states increasingly blended into recursive patterns of long-term change.
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In part two of this series, I extend the historical and biological concepts articulated in Part 1 into predictions for the near future. Although Part 1 is quite lengthy, I advise reviewing it before you proceed with this entry, just to get a sense of my underlying thinking and overall trajectory. In the current diary, I take a look at the present state of humanity from a high-level perspective and apply energy-maximization principles to predict change over the next decade. In each subsequent Part, the scope of time examined will increase by an order of magnitude and specific states increasingly blended into recursive patterns of long-term change.
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Bio-Whats-zit?
by jamess
Coming soon, to a devastated Ecosystem, near you -- MAYBE? Bio-Remediation What Is Bioremediation? Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to return the environment altered by contaminants to its original condition. [...] Not all contaminants are readily treated through the use of bioremediation; for example, heavy metals such as cadmium and lead are not readily absorbed or captured by organisms. The integration of metals such as mercury into the food chain may make things worse as organisms bioaccumulate these metals. However, there are a number of advantages to bioremediation, which may be employed in areas which cannot be reached easily without excavation. For example, hydrocarbon spills (or more specific: gasoline) may contaminate groundwater well below the surface of the ground; injecting the right organisms, in conjunction with oxygen-forming compounds, may significantly reduce concentrations after a period of time. This is much less expensive than excavation followed by burial elsewhere or incineration [...]
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Coming soon, to a devastated Ecosystem, near you -- MAYBE? Bio-Remediation What Is Bioremediation? Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to return the environment altered by contaminants to its original condition. [...] Not all contaminants are readily treated through the use of bioremediation; for example, heavy metals such as cadmium and lead are not readily absorbed or captured by organisms. The integration of metals such as mercury into the food chain may make things worse as organisms bioaccumulate these metals. However, there are a number of advantages to bioremediation, which may be employed in areas which cannot be reached easily without excavation. For example, hydrocarbon spills (or more specific: gasoline) may contaminate groundwater well below the surface of the ground; injecting the right organisms, in conjunction with oxygen-forming compounds, may significantly reduce concentrations after a period of time. This is much less expensive than excavation followed by burial elsewhere or incineration [...]
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Birds
by Haole in Hawaii
I have no words tonight. All these species live on or visit the gulf.
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I have no words tonight. All these species live on or visit the gulf.
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Oil IS Power
by Crashing Vor
A lot of my writings of late have been concerned with the immediate, real-lives impact of the oil hell off our coast. I've decided to lift my gaze from the heartbreaking tonight. And stare into the terrifying. The time has come, once and for all, for this nation to fully embrace a clean energy future. --President Barack Obama June 2, 2010 What will that mean? What will it require? What are the obstacles we face? Is it really possible?
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A lot of my writings of late have been concerned with the immediate, real-lives impact of the oil hell off our coast. I've decided to lift my gaze from the heartbreaking tonight. And stare into the terrifying. The time has come, once and for all, for this nation to fully embrace a clean energy future. --President Barack Obama June 2, 2010 What will that mean? What will it require? What are the obstacles we face? Is it really possible?
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