Energy and Environment
October 12, 2006 -
The World Bank and Columbia University yesterday released a report calling on governments to institute comprehensive approaches to easing the effects of natural disasters. Incidents related to such events killed more than 90,000 people in 2005, setting a new record.
October 10, 2006 -
According to this South Florida Sun-Sentinel investigative report, a Florida FEMA program sounds more like a circus than a crisis counseling program:
October 9, 2006 -
Residents evacuated from a North Carolina town following last week's major fire at a chemical handling facility were allowed to return home Saturday. But an environmental watchdog group warns that the proper testing has not been done to ensure their safety -- and that instructions given by officials could in fact jeopardize the ongoing investigation and any legal action.
September 25, 2006 -
Global warming isn't the only issue where science, politics and media coverage live in different worlds.
September 22, 2006 -
Cataloochie Elk (click image for larger view)
September 20, 2006 -
I just got a call from an official with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) about our post earlier today on how global warming research is being politicized.
September 19, 2006 -
An AP report entitled "FEMA Seeking Ideas on Housing" caught our eye this morning. According to the report: