Goodell said, "Oil is highly toxic." He added, "Saying that dispersants are no worse than oil - is like saying the disease you have is no worse than cancer. ... Read Complete Story
Markey Questions Why BP Exceeding Dispersant Directives
... shows the company has not eliminated surface application of the chemicals, saying "daily volumes hover around 10,000 gallons." ... the scientific analysis of Corexit and alternative dispersants. Representative Markey also asks whether BP is making public all ...
N.O.A.A. Forecasters Say 6 to 9 Hurricanes Could Threaten in 2003
... weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of our nation's coastal and ... Citizen Preparedness: http://www.fema.gov N.O.A.A. Forecasters Say 6 to 9 Hurricanes Could Threaten in 2003 Category: ...
Ups and Downs Mark Year In Weather for 2000, N.O.A.A. Says
... in 2000, colder-than-normal temperatures emerged later, especially during November," said N.O.A.A. Administrator D. James Baker , adding that November was the 2nd coldest on record. Retired Brig. Gen. Jack Kelly, director of the NOAA's National ...
N.O.A.A. Recaps Summer of 2000, Says La Niña Influence Gone
... , we find that the U.S. temperature is at record levels, though only slightly above the 1934 value." He added, "This is the 17th time the January-August period for the U.S. was above average in the last 20 years." ...
Extended Daylight Saving Time Saves Energy, Says D.O.E.
... in a savings of 0.03% for the year as a whole. The savings are small in percentage terms, but in absolute terms, they added up to 1.3 billion kilowatt-hours, enough to power about 122,000 average U.S. homes for a year. The D.O.E. report did find small ...
U.S. Leads the World in Wind Power Production, says AWEA
... Dakota, which is being pursued by Clipper Windpower Plc and BP Alternative Energy under a joint venture agreement. Previously ... phases using Clipper's 2.5-MW wind turbine. If completed as currently planned, it will be the world's biggest wind power plant. ...
Trade Group Says U.S. Geothermal Power Production Growing Fast
... at ten sites where the geothermal resource has been explored, but the GEA lacks confirmation that the developer has secured rights to the resource. Adding up the most optimistic figures yields about 2,055 MW of new geothermal plants, which would be a 73 ...
GM Says, "Live Green, Go Yellow"
... Motors announced a significant E85 awareness campaign. The Live Green Go Yellow campaign kicked off during Super Bowl XL in ads promoting the use of the clean, alternative fuel in GM's flexible fuel vehicles. During the show, some of Chicago's biggest ...
Inhofe Says Listing of Polar Bear Based on Politics, Not Science
... and 1960s. Credit should be given to protection already provided the polar bear by way of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, ... Endangered Species Act (ESA). Over the next year, the U.S.F.W.S. will examine scientific and commercial data regarding the health ...
INHOFE SAYS NEW UN GLOBAL WARMING ASSESSMENT PROVES FEARS OF MANMADE CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE ARE ‘UNSUSTAINABLE’
... who viewed my committee's "Climate Change and the Media" hearing last week or read ... and held 4 full committee hearings examining the global warming issue since 2003. ... ." See: http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=3711460e-bd5a-475d- ...
