Monday, February 1, 2010

Jaguars, "clean energy," a plague of sharks, an oil spill

And the Triple Demons of Compromise continue their wicked whirling, halting everything in their path.

ECO-NEWS, WEEK FOUR

An Exxon oil tanker sprung a serious leak on a channel in easternmost Texas. (Houston Chronicle)

Obama's State of the Union address covered climate and energy... sort of. (Grist commentary)

The USFWS announced plans to designate "critical habitat" for jaguars in the US; this op-ed critiques the move. (New York Times)

Porbeagle Sharks are on the rise in the Gulf of Maine, greatly annoying gillnet fishermen. (Gloucester Daily Times)

Living on Earth: Atrazine, the depressing promise of geo-engineering, a "recycled" power plant in Copenhagen, and more. Plus filmmaking chimpanzees.

Bangor News
New England fishery managers were pressured out of further shortening the scallop-harvest season...

...while local folks discussed an upcoming bill on the management of said fishery.

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