Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Irish chronicles reveal links between cold weather and volcanic eruptions Where trash accumulates in the deep sea Life on Earth shockingly comes from out of this world First evidence that the genome can adapt to temperature changes U.S. Clean Air Act increased Atlanta rainfall Animals and …

NOAA releases final report of Sandy service assessment

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

NOAA releases final report of Sandy service assessment Contact Susan Buchanan, susan.buchanan@noaa.gov, 301-713-0622 May 15, 2013 After a thoughtful and deliberate review, today NOAA released a report on the National Weather Service’s performance during hurricane/post tropical cyclone Sandy. The report, Hurricane/Post Tropical Cyclone Sandy Service Assessment, reaffirms that the National Weather Service …

NOAA releases final report of Sandy service assessment

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

NOAA releases final report of Sandy service assessment Contact Susan Buchanan, susan.buchanan@noaa.gov, 301-713-0622 May 15, 2013 After a thoughtful and deliberate review, today NOAA released a report on the National Weather Service’s performance during hurricane/post tropical cyclone Sandy. The report, Hurricane/Post Tropical Cyclone Sandy Service Assessment, reaffirms that the National Weather Service …

This IPO Will Soar on Cheap Natural Gas

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  This IPO Will Soar on Cheap Natural Gas By Jeff Siegel | Monday, May 6th, 2013 It was boasted as an energy breakthrough. Bloom Energy’s Bloom Box paraded around the media — including a very generous piece aired by 60 Minutes as some kind of new, game-changing magical energy creation device that …

Earth Policy Release – Warmest Decade on Record Brings Record Temperatures and Weather Extremes

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Warmest Decade on Record Brings Record Temperatures and Weather Extremes  Janet Larsen www.earth-policy.org/indicators/C51/temperature_2013 Earth Policy Release Eco-Economy Indicator February 13, 2013 Eco-Economy Indicators are twelve trends that the Earth Policy Institute tracks to measure progress in building a sustainable economy. Taking the earth’s temperature tells us about the relative health of …

INCOME DISPARITY POSES GREATEST RISK TO GLOBAL ECONOMY

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

INCOME DISPARITY POSES GREATEST RISK TO GLOBAL ECONOMY A major systemic financial failure. Extreme weather patterns. A water supply crisis, weapons of mass destruction, religious fanaticism, stark income disparity, cyber attacks – and those are just a few of the major risks to the global economy this year. In a …

Community Power: Renewing Communities Through Renewable Energy

Ethical MarketsGreentech

Community Power: Renewing Communities Through Renewable Energy Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:00 AM PST Filed under: Energy News Energy Efficiency Saves New England $260 Million In Transmission Costs Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Energy News Biggest Community-Owned Solar Array In US Now Online Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:00 …

Shale Gas as a Low-Carbon Energy Source for Europe

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity

Shale Gas as a Low-Carbon Energy Source for Europe [Video] Posted: 10 Dec 2012 06:00 AM PST A Good Offense Is the Best Defense Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:45 AM PST In my past posts I discussed examples of the transformation of the grid through a revolution in technology that …

Roots of deadly 2010 India flood identified; Findings could improve warnings

Ethical MarketsNature/Biomimicry

Roots of deadly 2010 India flood identified; Findings could improve warnings Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:11 PM PST New research indicates that flash flooding that swept through the mountain town of Leh, India, in 2010 was set off by a string of unusual weather events similar to those that caused …