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Editorial: An arctic zoo would dazzle locals and visitors (The Edmonton Examiner)
The creatures that roam the earth’s polar regions are arguably the world’s most exotic animals. Anyone with sunscreen and a plane ticket can see tropical fauna in its environment. And lions, tigers and bears are found in many city zoos travelling circuses.[...]
Monaco's Prince Albert II to receive Scripps prize (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Prince Albert II of Monaco will receive the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's second Roger Revelle Prize tomorrow to celebrate his ongoing efforts to promote environmental protections on a global scale.
Merriam Mountains plan will go before commission (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The county Planning Commission is expected to decide tomorrow whether to approve a request to build a master planned community of 2,700 homes north of Escondido in the Deer Springs area.
Changing Arctic Affecting Air, Ocean, and Everything in Between (NOAA)
Despite the fact that summer 2009 had more sea ice than in 2007 or 2008, scientists are seeing drastic changes in the region from just five years ago and at rates faster than anticipated. The findings were presented today in the annual update of the Arctic Report Card, a collaborative effort of 71 national and international scientists.
Prince Albert to receive Revelle award (La Jolla Light)
Prince Albert II of Monaco is seen on a trip to Antarctica. Photo: Courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography The monarch of one of the smallest countries in the world is being honored this week in La Jolla for leadership in bringing world attention and sustainable action to protect the global environment. His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco will receive the Roger Revelle Prize ...
Tomorrow's world (theParliament.com)
With the future of the planet at stake, development and humanitarian aid commissioner Karel De Gucht is calling for urgent financing to help tackle climate change.
Arctic Scientists Launch Tour to Warn of East Coast Flooding Ahead (PRWeb)
As the International Day of Climate Action approaches this Saturday, Oct. 24, scientific researchers just returned from the poles have launched a tour of the U.S. East Coast to warn that sea-level rise of a meter or more is likely as a result of accelerated melting and "dynamic changes" in ice sheets they witnessed in the Arctic and Antarctic. Their "Hip Boot Tour," sponsored by the global ...
Veterans push climate-change legislation (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Matt Victoriano won’t back down from a fight to protect his country. But Victoriano, a 29-year-old Marine Corps combat veteran from Arkansas, is standing up to a different kind of enemy than those he faced in Baghdad. He’s among a group of military veterans pushing for changes to U.S. energy policy to reduce the threat of climate change and dependence on foreign oil. He doesn’t think the ...
Arctic Scientists Launch Tour to Warn of East Coast Flooding Ahead (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
As the International Day of Climate Action approaches this Saturday, Oct. 24, scientific researchers just returned from the poles have launched a tour of the U.S.
Cooking Up Water From The Moon? NASA Studies Water Extraction With Microwaves (SpaceRef)
Using multi-physics modeling tools, NASA scientists can predict the absorption of microwave energy into the simulated lunar soil as well as the temperature distribution.