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FEMA Measures Climate Impact on Flood Insurance

"Federal officials are struggling to calculate the fiscal impact that climate change could have on the nation's troubled public flood insurance program, amid predictions of intensifying downpours and more potent hurricanes."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/12/2009

"Interior Report Shows Flawed Utah Lease Sale"

"The Interior Department released a report today outlining flaws in the process used last year to auction oil and gas leases in Utah and calling for a comprehensive regional air-quality strategy and a review to decide whether to reinstate the parcels."
Source: Greenwire, 06/12/2009

"Congress Abandoning Obama Clean Energy Goals"

"Congress is all but abandoning President Barack Obama's goal of producing fully one-quarter of the nation's electricity from renewable sources -- wind, solar and the like -- by 2025, though a push for at least some increase is making headway."
Source: AP, 06/12/2009

"World Science Academies Push For G8 Climate Action"

"The world's richest countries and those that are developing fastest need to lead the transition to an energy-efficient and low-carbon economy to stave off the worst effects of climate change, science academies from these nations said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 06/12/2009

The Joy Of A Personal Blog, Or Becoming A 'Blog Mama'

 

 By WENDEE HOLTCAMP
And so it was, I found myself in May 2005 a Ph.D. candidate at a prestigious university with a new full-time research job, a super-cute surfer-mountain-climber boyfriend and a 10-year freelance writing career under my belt.

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