At Odds Over Land, Money and Gas

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/science/earth/28drill.html?ref=earth

November 27, 2009

The New York Times

By Mireya Navarro

Brief Summary:

Regulations were recently drafted by New York environmental officials are allowing drilling to occur in the shale very soon. This is a subterranean layer of rock which is one of the largest natural gas fields in the world.

Short Response:

Thousands of residents want the drilling for their land, so they are signing leases for their land to get it done. This is a way for the community to recover, and for their children not to have to leave the state to find jobs.

Tree Harvester Offers to Save Indonesian Forest

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/science/earth/30climate.html?_r=1&ref=earth

November 29, 2009

The New York Times

By Norimitsu Onishi

Brief Summary:

Canals surround the rivers slowly drains the land and releases carbon dioxide. This contributes to make Indonesia the worlds third largest emitter of greenhouse gases.

Short Response:

The peat land is leaking and it is becoming more and more obvious due to the acidity and color of the water. The Indonesian forest obviously needs help, and any help offered will I'm sure do good overall.

Gloomy Energy Report Sets the Stage for Climate Talks

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/business/energy-environment/11oil.html?ref=earth

November 10, 2009

The New York Times

By Jad Mouawad

Brief Summary:

Current energy policies are said to be unsustainable, and a large transformation of energy use was needed to fend off consequences of global warming. Without the global deal to limit carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumptions are likely to soar over the next decades.

Short Response:

Dependence of fossil fuels is most likely to increase, which will result in many consequences for climate change and energy security. This will happen if there is no change in government policy, and today's energy path continues.

Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/science/10patch.html?_r=1&ref=earth

November 9, 2009

The New York Times

By Lindsey Hoshaw

Brief Summary:

In a specific part of the Pacific Ocean, a huge gathering of trash is circulating which is so large that it defies exact measurement. This includes items such as light bulbs, toothbrushes, bottle caps, and much more all collecting to be a pile roughly greater that twice the size of Texas.

Short Response:

The more humans contribute to littering the larger these piles will become, and the more they will be. These are affecting the fish in the Pacific Ocean due to the high content of plastic in these piles of garbage.

Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/world/americas/08peru.html?ref=earth

November 7, 2009

The New York Times

By Simon Romero

Brief Summary:

The Peruvian tree, which has provided food and timber to the desert in Peru, has been doing so since before the Nazca civilization etched geoglyphs, can live over a millennium. There has been depletion of the huarango, which is causing ecologists to worry and save it.

Short Response:

We are cutting off one of our own limbs as we destroy a huarango. Woodcutters use handsaws at night to avoid detection, which shows they know what they are doing is wrong and should be stopped, as it should.

Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/science/earth/08tva.html?_r=1&ref=earth

November 7, 2009

The New York Times

By The Associated Press

Brief Summary:

In order to eliminate sulfur emissions from coal, smokestack scrubbers create a new waste stream site, which will be $1 billion worth of cleanup from an ash spill. A landfill must be created to clean the air as much as possible.

Short Response:

It is still better to clean the air, even if this means creating a landfill. The air is being cleaned that contributes to respiratory illness, so it ultimately benefits most people in one way or another.

Bridging the Generation Gap on Climate

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/science/earth/31elders.html?ref=earth

October 30, 2009

The New York Times

By Sebnem Arsu and James Kanter

Brief Summary:

There has been a fast movement of climate change up the global agenda discovered recently. This is the result, which is becoming more apparent to the public, of the consequences of burning large amounts of fossil fuels.

Short Response:

This is a wake-up call for humanity to act more responsibly when it comes to using recyclable energy, solar energy, wind power, etc. It is our generations responsibility to act properly.

A Bid to Cut Emissions Looks Away From Coal

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/science/earth/01carbon.html?_r=1&ref=earth

October 31, 2009

The New York Times

By Matthew L. Wald

Brief Summary:

In hopes to slow global warming by limiting emissions, engineers are attempting to find ways that will capture and store carbon dioxide. It may cost less and be easier in comparison to coal-fired power plants to capture the gas at oil refineries, chemical plants, ethanol plants and cement factories.

Short Response:

If we are able to capture emissions with much purer streams of carbon dioxide, we will be able to slow global warming even more than predicted. This will be all around positive for the environment and current/future living species.