Monthly Archives: January 2008
Hurricane Activity Linked To Sea Surface Warming
window.document.getElementById(‘post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Science Daily: The link between changes in the temperature of the sea’s surface and increases in North Atlantic hurricane activity has been quantified for the first time. The research – carried out by scientists at UCL (University College London) and due to be published in Nature on January 31 – shows that [...]
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Groups sue to block Alaska oil drilling plan
Reuters: Environmental groups sued the Bush administration on Thursday to stop plans to allow oil and natural gas drilling in the icy Chukchi Sea off Alaska, which they claim will endanger polar bears. The U.S. Interior Department plans to lease about 30 million acres of land in the Chukchi Sea — home to about [...]
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Green groups cry foul as UK claims progress towards Kyoto targets
Guardian: Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly last year as homes and offices used less fuel during the mild winter and recycled more waste. Overall, UK greenhouse gas emissions for 2006 dropped to 652.3m tonnes, a reduction of 0.5% on the previous year, figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs show. [...]
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Forests Finally Emerging as Climate Issue
window.document.getElementById(‘post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Mongabay: The representatives of more than 100 countries in attendance at December’s U.N. climate conference in Bali, Indonesia, finally focused on the important role tropical forests play in global warming. Developed countries have pledged almost $300 million to help forest-rich developing countries prepare for their new roles and responsibilities in [...]
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Brazil unwilling to stop destruction of Amazon: experts
window.document.getElementById(‘post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Reuters: Brazil’s Government is unwilling and unable to halt destruction in the Amazon rainforest despite emergency measures it announced last week to curb rising deforestation, environmental experts say. High commodity prices and increased land use elsewhere in Brazil are driving ranchers and farmers deeper into the Amazon in search of cheap [...]
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Antarctic ice riddle keeps sea-level secrets
Reuters: A deep freeze holding 90 percent of the world’s ice, Antarctica is one of the biggest puzzles in debate on global warming with risks that any thaw could raise sea levels faster than U.N. projections. Even if a fraction melted, Antarctica could damage nations from Bangladesh to Tuvalu in the Pacific and cities [...]
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America is running dry
Telegraph: An impending crisis in America’s water supply is signalled by a study that concludes more than half of the recent decline seen in the west can be linked to human activities. Scientists have been documenting significant changes in water flow in the western United States for the past 50 years. Now it has been [...]
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Amazon deforestation rises sharply as jungle cleared for farming
window.document.getElementById(‘post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Associated Press: The clearing of Brazil’s Amazon rain forest jumped dramatically in the final months of 2007, spurred by heavy market demand for corn, soy and cattle, the government and environmentalists said Thursday. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called an emergency meeting of Cabinet ministers to consider emergency measures to [...]
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Winter Weather Warning for Prius Drivers
Traction control shuts down engine on slippery surface.
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This Week in Petroleum 1-30-08
Pre-Release Commentary
OPEC is meeting later this week, but the comments coming from various members indicate that they are unlikely to boost production. I think this continues the theme that we saw…
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The Manpower Shortage Worsens
Now for a short personal note. It’s been several days since I last updated, but there’s been a lot going on.
There have been a lot of stories in the past year about the manpower shortages in the oil…
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United Kingdom: Legal threat to Heathrow plan
Times (UK): GOVERNMENT proposals for a third runway at Heathrow airport are facing a possible legal challenge that could jeopardise the multi-billion-pound plan. Residents living under the flight path, local councils and environmental groups are consulting lawyers. Greenpeace is also seeking a judicial review.They believe there are strong grounds for arguing [...]
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Restricting SSH access
It is common knowledge that we use ssh for remote access as well as the underlying transport for some other services, e.g., VNC over SSH, FTP over SSH, etc. One you have SSH installed, you can also omit FTP along with Telnet. However, if you give access to file transfer via SSH, you are required [...]
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Running Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware
iYesterday, a friend of mine mentioned his friend installing Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware and after a week of using it, ending up getting a Mac. Whilst this clearly violates the Mac OS X EULA but if you are in education, I think (don't quote me) you can hide behind Fair Use. [...]
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Brazil: Reports: Brazil’s Silva Says Amazon Deforestation Rise Unproven, Causes Uncertain