New York State’s Department of Health is finally assessing the dangers — but is there time to address them? By Alison Rose Levy, Alternet The good news is that a public health department— New York State’s Department of Health (DOH)— is finally undertaking an assessment of fracking’s likely health risks. The bad news is that …
Category: ENVIRONMENT
Nov 28
US Planned To Blow Up The Moon In 1959: Report | Photos
The United States planned to blow up the moon with a nuclear bomb during the cold war, according to reports. The secret project, dubbed ‘A Study of Lunar Research Flights’ or ‘Project A119‘, was allegedly devised by US military chiefs at the height of the space race in the late 1950s as a show of …
Nov 28
Doha: Sea levels to rise by more than 1m by 2100 – Telegraph
Sea levels are rising 60 per cent faster than the United Nations originally predicted, according to a new study, putting small island states and coastal cities at risk. The research, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, used the latest satellite technology to measure sea level rise It found that sea levels have been rising …
Nov 22
Slow pace of carbon cuts brings catastrophic climate change closer: UN | Environment | guardian.co.uk
The world is straying further away from commitments to combat climate change, bringing the prospect of catastrophic global warming a step closer, a UN report said on Wednesday. The warning came as nearly 200 governments prepare to meet in Qatar for international climate negotiations starting next Monday. The gap between what world governments have committed …
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