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Rajendra Pachauri fails to get British support over ‘unsubstantiated’ climate report claims

Chair of IPCC facing allegations that claims made in key reports did not have required standard of scientific reviewDamian Carrington Rajendra Pachauri, who has faced criticism as chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change following allegations of inaccurate statements in panel reports, suffered a fresh blow last night when he failed to get the [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Osama bin Laden lends unwelcome support

Drudge, Fox News and other right-wing media seize on al-Qaida leader’s taped comments reportedly sent to al-JazeeraClimate science is under assault, progress towards a treaty to end global warming is shuddering to a halt, and Barack Obama is struggling to press on with his clean energy agenda.This was the last conversion to the environmental cause [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Marcellus Shale Coalition Applauds DEP Staff Increases, Supports Clear and Workable Regulations

CANONSBURG, Pa., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — The Marcellus Shale Coalition today expressed its support for Pennsylvania’s plan to hire inspectors under the Department of Environmental Protection’s oil and gas program, and urged the Commonwealth to continue…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Plastics Industry Partners with LA River Keepers to Promote a Cleaner Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — In an ongoing effort to increase recycling in California, support environmental education and keep litter out of our waterways, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) today joined LA City Councilman Ed Reyes and repre…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Audi Announces Social Media Campaign to Support Super Bowl Ad

HERNDON, Va., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ – Audi announced that it has created a series of social media programs in support of its third Super Bowl ad.
Both the ad and the social media elements will introduce the Green Police, an enforcement team creat…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

UMass Dartmouth Poll Finds Massachusetts Electric Customers Unwilling to Pay More for Cape Wind Project

HYANNIS, Mass., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — A new poll released by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis found that while Massachusetts electric ratepayers generally support wind energy, this support erodes rapidly if wind pr…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

AVMA Supports Proposal Calling For More Wildlife and Zoo Veterinarians

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today announced its support of newly-introduced federal legislation that will help bolster the nation’s supply of veterinarians specializing in the …

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Aclara ENERGYprism Customer-Care Suite Expands to Include Water Customers

WELLESLEY, Mass., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ — One of the utility industry’s leading customer-care solutions for managing energy usage, ENERGYprism(R) from Aclara(R), has extended its online self-service tools and other key features to support water utiliti…

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Pollster Frank Luntz Releases New Polling Results: Bipartisan Public Support for National Climate Legislation

Points way forward for Senate outreach to voters across political spectrum
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pollster Frank Luntz today announced new research that shows the American people are eager for Congress to act on climate legislat…

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Notes and queries: The dissenter’s guide to the loyal toast; Is your computer old beyond its years?

The dissenter’s guide to the loyal toast; Is your computer old beyond its years?; Giraffe sounds are too high for humansWhat is the origin of the loyal toast to the Queen at formal dinners? And what is a loyal – ie patriotic – ­republican to do? The answer to the first question [...]

[ More ] January 20th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Nature |