Topic: Earth Science
USING WATER, USING POWER
Las Vegas Sun
When you use water, youÕre also using lots of electricity, most of it generated with fossil fuels, contributing to global warming Southern Nevada has gained a reputation as the future of clean, renewable energy and for its aggressive outdoor water conservation campaigns. But behind this apparently eco-friendly exterior is an ...
Reid, Ensign work to reclaim ruralsÕ geothermal revenue
Las Vegas Sun
Nevadas congressional delegation is scrambling to try to reverse a 5-month-old change in federal appropriations that is costing some of the states rural counties hundreds of thousands of dollars each month. At issue is the way the federal government divvies up royalty and lease payments from geothermal power companies that ...
Climate change cited as Mont. leases suspended
AP News
Oil and gas leases on 38,000 acres in Montana suspended over climate changeA federal judge has approved a first-of-its-kind settlement requiring the government to suspend 38,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana so it can gauge how oil field activities contribute to climate change. At issue ...
NOAA head details reforms of fishery enforcement
AP News
NOAA head details fishery enforcement reforms, seeks justification of penalties after reportThe nation's oceans chief on Thursday detailed reforms on the ways fishermen are policed, including a proposal to force her agency to better justify penalties against them. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration head Jane Lubchenco also announced meetings ...
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