Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-734T [From Summary] Revenue generated from federal oil and gas production is one of the largest nontax sources of federal government funds, accounting for about $9 billion in fiscal year 2009. Since the April 2010 explosion on board the Deepwater Horizon, Interior has been in the midst of restructuring the bureaus that … Continue reading »
Posted on June 3, 2011 …
Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution
Union of Concerned Scientists / by Elizabeth Martin Perera and Todd Sanford http://bit.ly/kknWVP [From Press Release] Unchecked global warming could threaten public health and increase health costs by exacerbating ground-level ozone, according to a peer-reviewed report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The report, “Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening … Continue reading »
Mapping Hotspots of Climate Change and Food Insecurity in the Global Tropics
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research’s (CGIAR) , Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) http://www.ccafs.cgiar.org/news/press-release/study-reveals-future-hotspots-climate-risk [From Press Release] A new study has matched future climate change “hotspots” with regions already suffering chronic food problems to identify highly-vulnerable populations, chiefly in Africa and South Asia, but potentially in China and Latin America … Continue reading »
