by EarthDesk | May 27, 2015 | General
by John Cronin | May 24, 2015 | EarthDesk Sunday, Pollution
The 105,000 gallon spill of crude petroleum on May 19th that closed miles of California beaches in time for Memorial Day weekend was caused by a ruptured pipeline owned by Plains All American Pipeline, a known, repeat offender. Tuesday’s spill in the Santa...
by John Cronin | May 17, 2015 | EarthDesk Sunday, Ecology, Oceans
I spent the last hour transfixed by deep sea footage at the YouTube channel of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ship Okeanos Explorer. It is worth a leisurely visit. The first video presented below is from an expedition exploring Puerto...
by Guest Contributor | May 13, 2015 | Science, Smart Thought
By Dana Hunter Rosetta Stones/Scientific American Editor’s Note: Today would have been the 127th birthday of groundbreaking, Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann — a fact known by significantly more people today than yesterday, thanks to a nifty Google doodle...
by John Cronin | May 11, 2015 | Energy, Law & Policy, Media, Pollution, Water
On May 9, a transformer exploded and caught fire at the Indian Point Unit 3 nuclear plant in Buchanan, New York. Black smoke emanating from the site could be seen for miles. Media reported the public was never in danger. Entergy, owner and operator of the facility,...