How the Oil Industry has Deceived the US with the Promise of Energy Independence Posted: 09 May 2012 05:47 PM PDT Faced with increasing political obstacles to oil and natural gas exploration in many countries around the world, the oil industry is focusing again on the United States. The industry is using the deceitful promise Continue Reading →
Ethanol: Growing Food, Feed, Fiber, and Fuel?Earth Island JournalTo learn more about the Farm Bill and purchase a copy of Food Fight please visit www.foodfight2012.org Most analysts agree that we are rapidly approaching “peak oil,” the point when the volume of global oil production begins to decline.See all stories on this topic »
Encyclopedia of Life reaches historic one million species pages milestone Posted: 09 May 2012 09:37 AM PDT The Encyclopedia of Life has surged past one million pages of content with the addition of hundreds of thousands of new images and specimen data. Launched in 2007 with the support of leading scientific organizations around the world, Continue Reading →
You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Overfed Black Holes Shut Down Galactic Star-Making 05/09/2012 12:00 AM EDT The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with the most powerful, active black holes at their cores produce fewer stars than galaxies with less active black Continue Reading →
Nuclear proliferation: Time to bury plutoniumNature.comThis proposal matches that of the United States — to use already-separated plutonium as an alternative fuel for existing nuclear power reactors. France and Japan, the other nations with significant stockpiles, combine this approach with the dangerous …See all stories on this topic » Over 1300 tubes damaged at Calif. Continue Reading →
Sydney CSG plans stalled Updated: 04:45, Thursday May 10, 2012 Reported plans to extract coal seam gas in a Sydney suburb appear to have stalled, with Marrickville Council using local planning rules to stymie Dart Energy’s efforts, although the decision may be tested in court. The company, meanwhile says it’s just carrying out a land Continue Reading →