UCLA and University of California, Berkeley Schools of Law http://cdn.law.ucla.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/Media%20Press/Harvesting%20Clean%20Energy.pdf [From Press Release] California’s ambitious goal of 33 percent renewable energy by 2020 could receive a significant boost if the state built large-scale solar plants on degraded farmland, according to a new report. Harvesting Clean Energy: How California Can Deploy Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects on … Continue reading »
Posted on October 24, 2011 …
Has the Magnitude of Floods Across the USA Changed with Global CO2 Levels?
Hydrological Sciences Journal (Published online October 24, 2011; DOI:10.1080/02626667.2011.621895) / by R. M. Hirsch and K. R. Ryberg http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02626667.2011.621895 [From an E&E News PM article by Paul Quinlan, sub. req'd] A new study by U.S. Geological Survey scientists is significant for what it didn’t find: a clear link between greenhouse gas levels and floods. That … Continue reading »
Marcellus Shale: A Citizens View
Citizens Marcellus Shale Commission http://pennbpc.org/sites/pennbpc.org/files/CMSC-Final-Report.pdf [From an article in the Sewickley Patch By Amanda Gillooly] The Citizens Marcellus Shale Commission on Monday released a 95-page final report on its findings regarding the state of drilling in Pennsylvania — and made more than 100 recommendations regarding operations in the commonwealth… The commission heard from 116 testifiers … Continue reading »
