[Biofuel] Putting profit before people in the hunt for Arctic oil | The Arctic Journal

2015-03-19 Thread Darryl McMahon
http://arcticjournal.com/opinion/1395/putting-profit-people-hunt-arctic-oil Putting profit before people in the hunt for Arctic oil Inuit concerns over seismic testing in Canada’s part of the Baffin Bay are being brushed aside, putting not just the Arctic at risk, but also the right of the

[Biofuel] Obama to order government to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% as U.S. hopes to spur global change | National Post

2015-03-19 Thread Darryl McMahon
http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/03/19/obama-to-order-government-to-cut-its-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-40-as-u-s-hopes-to-spur-global-change/ [No doubt, Canadian PM Harper will re-affirm tomorrow his government's commitment to move in lockstep with Obama's new direction, as it only makes

[Biofuel] We're Pumping So Much Groundwater That It's Causing the Oceans to Rise | Mother Jones

2015-03-19 Thread Darryl McMahon
http://www.revealnews.org/article/overpumping-of-groundwater-is-contributing-to-global-sea-level-rise/ [links and images in on-line article] We're Pumping So Much Groundwater That It's Causing the Oceans to Rise Drilling for water could account for as much as 7 percent of global sea level

[Biofuel] Grand Canyon Railway's steam-powered train ride, 3/21

2015-03-19 Thread Darryl McMahon
http://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/road-trips/2015/03/19/grand-canyon-railways-steam-powered-train-ride/24671231/ Grand Canyon Railway's steam-powered train ride, 3/21 The city of Williams dates to 1881 and started as a gateway to the Grand Canyon. In those days, people traveled to the Big