"EPA Postpones Smog Rule Until July"
"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it was again delaying its final rule on smog limits, with the rule now expected by the end of July 2011."
Source: Reuters, 12/09/2010
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Feds Document Core Areas for Decimated Sage-Grouse
The map and report on known greater sage grouse high-density breeding populations is a starting point that can be refined with the input of state fish and wildlife agencies. But you can use it right away as you cover various land use and environmental issues.
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"NASA Finds New Form of Life -- on Earth"
"At a 2 p.m. news conference streamed live over the Web, scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said they found microbes in the mud beneath a California lake that can use arsenic -- usually considered toxic -- rather than phosphorus as one of the building blocks of its DNA. Phosphorus is one of the elements that sustains all other life forms on earth."
Source: Miami Herald, 12/03/2010
"Google Earth Engine Debuts"
"In what promises to be one of the most impressive innovations to come out of the Cancun climate talks, the philanthropic arm of Google is launching a new technology platform Thursday that will allow worldwide monitoring and measurement of changes in the earth's environment."
Source: Post Carbon, 12/03/2010
Yale Forum Special Feature: Scientists and Journalists on ‘Lessons Learned’
The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media posted a two-part series on leading climate scientists' and science journalists' "Lessons Learned" from the climate change controversies of the past 12 months.
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Climate Science Critic Responds To Plagiarism Allegations
"The author of a report critical of climate scientists defended himself against plagiarism charges Tuesday, and denied he was pressured by Republicans to tilt the report."
Source: USA TODAY, 11/23/2010
"One Last Climate Hearing, Just for the Record..."
A House Energy subcommittee held one last hearing on climate science before GOP deniers take over the gavels. It was quite a show.
Source: Nature, 11/18/2010
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