China: Three Gorges Dam causes quakes and landslides

Roads are cracked in the Huang Gu Po district of Badong on the lower reaches of the Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges dam was so vast and sweeping a vision that nothing could stand in its way. Not the old cities of the Yangtze valley, storehouses of human toil and treasure for more than [...] continue reading world news

Second Much Larger Iceland Volcano ‘Close To Failure,’ Say Scientists

2nd Iceland volcano issues warningKatla Volcano covered by the glacier Myrdalsjokull (Photo: Dave McGarvie)LONDON - A second, much larger volcano in Iceland is showing signs that it may be about to erupt, scientists have warned.Since the start of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, which caused cancellations of thousands of flights in Europe because of a giant ash [...] continue reading world news

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Health Hazards

Dr. Michael Harbut, Karmanos Cancer InstituteDr. Kathleen Burns, SciencecorpsMany people will be exposed to airborne and waterborne chemicals as a result of the BP Gulf of Mexico spill.  It is important to understand the potential toxic effects and take appropriate steps to prevent or reduce exposure and harm.Crude Oil Fact Sheet Crude oil [...] continue reading world news

Cap and Trade Is a Gigantic Scam

As I pointed out in December:James Hansen - the world’s leading climate scientist fighting against global warming - told Amy Goodman this morning that cap and trade not only won’t reduce emissions, it may actually increase them:The problem is that the emissions just go someplace else. That’s what happened after Kyoto, and that’s what [...] continue reading world news

Fishermen get severly ill from clean-up work in Gulf

Added: 21. Mai 2010Gary Burris, a fisherman in coastal Louisiana, has become severely ill from inhaling fumes during response work following the Deepwater Horizon disaster and claims many more have become sick but hesitate to come forward for fear of losing their only remaining source of revenue.More:- NASA Images Show Oil Entering Loop Current- New [...] continue reading world news

Study Links Pesticides With ADHD In Children

CHICAGO - A new analysis of U.S. health data links children’s attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables.While the study couldn’t prove that pesticides used in agriculture contribute to childhood learning problems, experts said the research is persuasive.“I would take it quite seriously,” said Virginia Rauh of Columbia University, who [...] continue reading world news

Worry That Gulf Oil Spreading Into Major Ocean Current

See also:- AP IMPACT: Fed’l Inspections on Rig Not as Claimed:The federal agency responsible for ensuring that an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was operating safely before it exploded last month fell well short of its own policy that inspections be done at least once per month, an Associated Press investigation shows.Since January [...] continue reading world news

Beyond Stupid: BP CEO Tony Hayward

Oof!BP (BP) CEO Tony Hayward seriously told UK’s The Guardian (via Mediaite): “The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The amount of volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total water volume.”So, so stupid.Joe Weisenthal | May. 14, 2010, 4:34 PMSource: The Business [...] continue reading world news

UK: May Snow And Frost Bring Winter Chill

Snowfall, overnight temperatures of -1C and daytime ones four degrees below normal just days before Chelsea flower showWidespread frost is forecast for much of the country tonight. (Guardian)The famously bracing seaside resort of Skegness managed an overnight temperature of -1C, snow flakes fluttered down on Tyneside, and with more snow forecast for the Scottish highlands [...] continue reading world news

US Oil Spill: Scientists and Fishermen Alarmed Over Chemical Dispersants

Alarm over the use of dispersants to combat the huge US oil leak is being raised by Gulf fisherman and scientists alike, warning that even if the spill is held at bay, the chemicals used to do so may do untold damage. Oil spill: fishermen employed by BP place [...] continue reading world news

Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP tower fails to contain oil

• First oil washes ashore in Alabama• BP engineers admit rethink is needed• Failed 100-tonne tower lifted off the seabedOil is seen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico as BP tries to stop oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico. (Reuters)Hopes of a quick fix to [...] continue reading world news

US: Tainted Water From Oldest Nuclear Power Plant Reaches Major New Jersey Aquifer

LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Radioactive water that leaked from the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant has now reached a major underground aquifer that supplies drinking water to much of southern New Jersey, the state’s environmental chief said Friday.The state Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station to halt the spread [...] continue reading world news

EU Rules: Silent Electric Cars Must Make Noise!

EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noisesBattery cars such as the G-Wiz may be too quiet for cyclists and the blind to hearThe vision of tranquil modern cities, with inhabitants gliding by silently in electric cars, may be shattered by European plans to introduce artificial warning sounds to [...] continue reading world news

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: The Halliburton Connection

So Goldman Sachs took a “big short” position on the Gulf around the time when Halliburton completed the final cementing of the oil well and pipe:- Goldman Sachs Shorted Gulf of Mexico The Day Before!:NEW YORK  — In what is looming as another public relations predicament for Goldman Sachs, the banking giant admitted today [...] continue reading world news

US Oil Spill Disaster Is Now ‘Out Of Control’

See also:- US oil spill could bill could exceed $14 billion (Reuters)- Current timeline to shut down Gulf of Mexico oil spill: three months (Christian Science Monitor)- BP accused as size of oil slick triples in a day (Independent)A Northern Gannet found in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Louisiana, is given treatment (Reuters)President [...] continue reading world news

Experts Warn of Impending Phosphorus Crisis

Just four countries - Morocco, China, South Africa and Jordan - control 80 percent of the world’s reserves of usable phosphate.Phosphorus is essential to agriculture, but experts warn reserves are starting to run out.The element phosphorus is essential to human life and the most important ingredient in fertilizer. But experts warn that the world’s reserves [...] continue reading world news