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For drilling, how much oversight is enough?
Texas Railroad Commission inspectors personally witnessed 15.4 percent of the 10,140 surface casings installed by oil and gas operators in Texas, according to agency records. The casings are critical for preventing groundwater contamination. Is that enough? Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas. 6 September 2010.
Diverse water sources key to food security.
Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage. Reuters. 6 September 2010.
US company plans to ship fresh water from Alaska to India.
US company will begin shipping water from Alaska to India. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 6 September 2010.
Poor thirst as Nile taps run dry.
Water shortages, aggravated by intense summer heat and recurring power outages, have forced millions of Egyptians to scavenge for water in recent months. Experts say Egypt's limited water resources have been stretched, making the supply of water vulnerable to failing infrastructure and misguided domestic water policies. Inter Press Service. 6 September 2010.
Landslides kill 36 in Guatemala.
Weeks of heavy rain have saturated Guatemala's mountainous terrain, causing hillsides to collapse suddenly and without warning. BBC. 6 September 2010.
After the floods, a public health crisis.
Information from Pakistan's Provincial Disaster Management Authority reveals that approximately 25,234,144 people have been affected by the floods. The lack of medical care means that the province could suffer more in the aftermath of the floods than it did during the initial disaster. Karachi Express Tribune, Pakistan. 6 September 2010.
Global warming to boost economic power of cities in the 'New North.'
Global warming will make cities in northern countries like Canada and Scandinavia the next big global economic powers, a senior academic has predicted. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 6 September 2010.
Collision course.
One of the most important policy documents yet produced by the Scottish government outlines how ministers plan to meet their ambitious target of a 42% cut in climate pollution by 2020. The controversial report contains more than 30 specific measures across several areas of policy. Glasgow Herald, United Kingdom. 6 September 2010.
The green building boom.
Growing awareness of climate change and stricter environmental regulation have given major impetus to the movement to promote green building by governments and businesses alike, says Asst Prof Dr Atch Sreshthaputra, a board member of the Thai Green Building Institute. Bangkok Post, Thailand. 6 September 2010.
Locavores defend their turf.
A new food fight has stirred up the locavore movement, which promotes eating of local products, after fresh challenges to the assumption that the practice promotes environmental sustainability. Agence France-Presse. 6 September 2010.
Parking fees hike slammed as 'unfair on Scots drivers.'
Road tolls and higher parking charges being considered by Scottish Government officials would "discriminate" against drivers north of the Border, a leading motoring body has claimed. The measures have been identified by the Scottish Government in an effort to tackle climate change. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 6 September 2010.
Academies review climate panel.
The IPCC needs changes at the top, concludes a review released last week by the InterAcademy Council (IAC), a coalition of national scientific academies. The chairmen of IPCC and its working groups should serve in their roles only for a single scientific assessment, the review states. Chemical & Engineering News. 6 September 2010.
Germany to extend life of nuclear reactors.
Germany will extend the life of its 17 nuclear reactors by 12 years on average, Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen announced Monday after marathon talks on the controversial issue. Agence France-Presse. 6 September 2010.
Scottish Water threatens firms that dump cooking fat with £40k fine.
Scotland's appetite for greasy food has long affected the nation's health - now it's blocking our drains. Scottish Water is warning it will impose fines of up to £40,000 to help pay the clean-up costs associated with clearing cooking fat from sewers, which have soared to more than £2 million a year. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 6 September 2010.
China vehicles to top 200 million in 2020.
China is expected to have 200 million cars on the road by 2020, increasing pressure on energy security and the environment, government officials said Saturday. The fast-developing auto industry also brings with it severe air pollution. One-fifth of Chinese cities are suffering severe air pollution. Shanghai Daily, China. 6 September 2010.
Serious pollution ails 20 percent of Chinese cities, auto exhaust main source.
About one-fifth of cities in China have serious air pollution, and vehicle emissions is the main culprit, according to a government official. People's Daily, China. 6 September 2010.
China to have 200 million vehicles by 2020.
The number of vehicles on China's roads will more than double to at least 200 million by 2020, a top official was quoted Monday as saying, further straining the nation's environment and energy supply. Agence France-Presse. 6 September 2010.
Floods worst in decade, and still to peak.
Flood levels are yet to peak in parts of Victoria, with the army due to arrive in the state’s north-east today as the worst flood in more than a decade takes its toll. Melbourne Age, Australia. 6 September 2010.
Plenty of rain but where is all the Lachlan's water?
The federal government's purchase of water rights from the Lachlan River, which struggled through the heart of NSW for the most recent drought, has left irrigators grateful for the money, but puzzled on two counts. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 6 September 2010.
Coal mining proposal splits political colleagues.
Residents of Margaret River — an area surrounded by vineyards, farmland and the Margaret river itself — are up in arms over the proposal to mine coal at Osmington, 15 kilometres from the townsite. Sydney ABC News, Australia. 6 September 2010.
Rising 'Dead Zones' threaten US coastal ecosystem.
The number of hypoxic or ‘dead zones’ in U.S. coastal waters have been rising rapidly over the last 50 years, threatening ecosystems and fisheries nationwide, according to a report. International Business Times. 6 September 2010.
National Fuel Gas firmly focused on future.
David F. Smith has seen the future of National Fuel Gas Co.—and it lies beneath the hills of northwestern Pennsylvania. That’s where, trapped more than a mile underground in a vast rock formation known as the Marcellus Shale, lie vast amounts of natural gas. Buffalo News, New York. 6 September 2010.
Michigan community still wants no part of waste wells.
Twenty years after the process began, questions and concerns continue over the operation of two hazardous waste wells in the city. Southgate News Herald, Michigan. 6 September 2010.
Concern about herbicide damage to oak trees.
Research into oak tatters and the link to certain herbicides has been conducted at the University of Illinois, and is ongoing at Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska. Davenport Quad-City Times, Iowa. 6 September 2010.
Focus of Gulf oil disaster shifts to finding the culprit.
With a key piece of evidence raised from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico and BP's Macondo well ruled a threat no longer, the focus shifts to what went wrong and who is to blame. Agence France-Presse. 6 September 2010.
Shrimp and oil are still king at this Louisiana festival.
The unique event has gone on for 75 years. Organizers weren't going to be stopped by an oil spill, even one that hurt the seafood industry. 'We're going to overcome this,' says the festival king. Los Angeles Times, California. 6 September 2010.
Open space deal sustains dairy farm forever.
Robert Camozzi Jr. is a fourth-generation Petaluma farmer who, like many owners of agricultural land in California, was facing the ugly prospect of having to one day sell his heritage to developers. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 6 September 2010.
Why the IPCC 's romance novelist must resign.
Rather than waiting for ousters, IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri should do the right thing and step aside. He is too tainted and his continued presence as chairman undermines the broader message of the dominant scientific view that things are getting hotter. Calgary Herald, Alberta. Editorial, 6 September 2010.
Natural calamity and social crisis.
Elementary ethical considerations - and common bonds of humanity - demand that the world respond to Pakistan's crisis with urgency and generosity. Dhaka Daily Star, Bangladesh. Opinion, 6 September 2010.
In age of bedbugs, other bugs pose wider threat.
The ash borer is only one among dozens of types of invasive plants, animals, insects and pathogens in New York alone that reflect the way human activity, usually unwitting, is altering the environment. And the disruptions to the environment go well beyond invasive creatures, New York Times. Opinion, 6 September 2010.
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