http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/environment environment news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-06T13:41:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_chinatraffic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_chinatraffic/#When: 18:40:21Z Coco Liu When word got out two weeks ago about China’s monster traffic jam, an amazing thing happened: drivers continued to willingly flock to the Beijing-Tibet expressway at the heart of the problem. The monster traffic jam is a thing of the past, but there may be more to come. news, business, environment, trans_growth, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-02T18:40:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_haiti_radio/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_haiti_radio/#When: 18:33:19Z Jennifer Maloney Broadcasting from tarpaulin tents, Haiti’s radio journalists are striking a more critical tone. news, environment, media, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-02T18:33:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_wildlife_energy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_wildlife_energy/#When: 21:22:24Z Grant Martin With its sharp talons, powerful beak and 7-foot wingspan, the golden eagle is one of Arizona’s fiercest and most imposing birds of prey. It’s no match, however, for the rotating blades of turbines in wind farms. To address this problem, Arizona Game and Fish recently issued guidelines for developers planning wind farms and solar facilities. news, business, environment, sci_tech, trans_growth, local, arizona, breaking 2010-08-31T21:22:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/83110_mexico_surfing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/83110_mexico_surfing/#When: 18:23:26Z Myles Estey Once a sleepy fishing village, Puerto Escondido is known for one thing in the international surf community: perfect — if bone-crushing — barreling waves. Nicknamed “The Mexican Pipeline” as a tribute to Oahu’s infamous pipeline-style wave, it’s one of the most powerful in the world. sports, outdoors, amateur, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost, todo, mexico_latin, business, environment 2010-08-31T18:23:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_salmonella_eggs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_salmonella_eggs/#When: 17:16:20Z Krista Kjellman Schmidt The latest crisis — a salmonella outbreak that caused more than a half-billion eggs to be recalled — has prompted the FDA to begin inspecting all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year. Had your breakfast yet? Here are the first two reports. news, business, environment, health, food, eating, nationworld, breaking, propublica 2010-08-31T17:16:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_chile_mine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_chile_mine/#When: 14:49:29Z Pascale Bonnefoy When the dust settled several hours after the mine caved in on them, the 33 miners began climbing the emergency ladder in a ventilation shaft that would lead them to the surface 2,300 feet above. But they only got a third of the way. The mine owners had never bothered to finish the ladder to the top. news, business, family, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-31T14:49:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_cotton/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_cotton/#When: 14:18:550 Jennifer A. Johnson Updated: Purchases of everything from bath towels to jeans have boosted demand for cotton and improved prospects for growers in Arizona and around the world. U.S. farmers have booked sales double last year’s — 6.25 million bales. news, business, environment, trans_growth, local, arizona, breaking Aug 31, 2010, 8:18 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_leopard_frog/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_leopard_frog/#When: 12:25:23Z Jennifer Gaie Hellum Under the shade of soaring Ponderosa pines, a young frog wriggles free from a man’s hand and swims across a muddy pool. “There he goes – number 10,000,” says Mike Sredl, who coordinates the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s effort to restore the Chiricahua leopard frog. news, education, environment, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-08-31T12:25:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_oil_grainofsalt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_oil_grainofsalt/#When: 23:35:25Z Marian Wang Earlier this week, major news outlets ran with headlines about how a new microbe has been found eating up BP’s oil, and how microbes have degraded the hydrocarbons so efficiently that the vast plumes of oil in the Gulf are now undetectable. No joke. news, politics, business, environment, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, propublica, analysis 2010-08-27T23:35:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_pakistan_relief_op/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_pakistan_relief_op/#When: 21:45:30Z Neva Khan The Pakistan floods have affected more people than the Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earthquake and the Haiti earthquake put together. The United Nations appeal for Pakistan remains less than 60 percent funded. Substantial additional amounts have been pledged — but pledges don’t buy clean water or sanitation. news, family, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-27T21:45:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_pakistanfloods/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_pakistanfloods/#When: 00:03:40Z Aamir Latif In humanitarian role, US military tries to win over hearts and minds in Pakistan, where massive floods have affected almost one-fourth of the country over the last three weeks, killing more than 1,600 people and displacing millions. news, politics, environment, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-27T00:03:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082410_gulf_fish_deaths/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082410_gulf_fish_deaths/#When: 00:51:53Z Marian Wang Preliminary tests show that a lack of oxygen in part of the Gulf of Mexico caused thousands of fish to die, according to Louisiana authorities quoted by the Los Angeles Times. news, business, environment, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, propublica 2010-08-25T00:51:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082410_chileminers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082410_chileminers/#When: 21:18:04Z Pascale Bonnefoy SANTIAGO, Chile — In his first conversation with the trapped miners through a remote phone device on Monday, Chile Mining Minister Laurence Golborne learned what the miners wanted most: Food, toothbrushes and beer. They also wanted to sing the national anthem. news, business, family, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-08-24T21:18:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_pakistan_floods/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_pakistan_floods/#When: 18:00:43Z H.M. Naqvi In the wake of Pakistan’s devastating floods, a refugee crisis swells. Pakistan’s freak floods, brought about by heavy rains that began in July, have affected more than 20 million people. More than 1,600 have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. news, family, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-23T18:00:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_pakistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_pakistan/#When: 15:42:08Z William Dowell With an area the size of Italy now underwater and largely inaccessible, Pakistan needs immediate massive relief that the United States has the logistics capability and resources to provide. The scale of the disaster is so vast that even large international aid agencies are struggling to reach many areas. news, politics, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-23T15:42:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_gulf_oil/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_gulf_oil/#When: 20:17:58Z Marian Wang Just how much of the oil spilled in the Gulf is still there? Depends on what the meaning of “is” is. NOAA is hedging some of its estimates, and not in a good way. About three-quarters of the oil that spilled into the Gulf from BP’s ruptured well is still in the environment. news, politics, business, environment, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, propublica 2010-08-20T20:17:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_bp_catastrophe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_bp_catastrophe/#When: 18:54:25Z Morgan Smith The beleaguered BP Texas City refinery faces two lawsuits: “BP collects… fines like speeding tickets,” says an attorney who’s represented BP workers.  “A million dollars doesn’t register on the BP corporate books… They look at a million-dollar fine as a nuisance and the cost of doing business.” news, business, crime, environment, health, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-08-20T18:54:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081910_pakistanfloods/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081910_pakistanfloods/#When: 22:10:31Z Aamir Latif Raging floodwaters have inundated almost one-fourth of Pakistan, forcing the country’s military to switch its focus from fighting the Taliban in the country’s restive northern tribal belt to a massive rescue and relief effort. news, politics, environment, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-19T22:10:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_giffords_solar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_giffords_solar/#When: 23:41:21Z Gabrielle Giffords Having the largest solar power plant in the world in our backyard is not just a reminder of solar’s limitless potential. It is a testament to the fact that solar is a technology and economic driver that doesn’t need to wait for tomorrow. It already is here, bringing benefits to our state and nation. news, politics, business, environment, sci_tech, local, arizona, opinion, guestopinion, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-08-17T23:41:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_russia/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_russia/#When: 14:38:30Z Miriam Elder The deadly forest fires ravaging the Russian countryside have wiped out a quarter of Russia’s grain crop, prompting the country to ban all wheat exports as of Sunday and inflaming worries of a global food crisis. news, politics, business, environment, food, eating, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-17T14:38:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_deepwater_drilling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_deepwater_drilling/#When: 16:41:05Z Marian Wang A decade-old environmental assessment by offshore drilling regulators called for more research on Corexit dispersant, warned that deepwater spills were difficult to stop, and cautioned that such spills could “permanently cover water bottoms and wetlands.” news, politics, business, environment, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, propublica 2010-08-09T16:41:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080410_backtoschool_green/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080410_backtoschool_green/#When: 17:59:56Z Center for American Progress Some sustainable savvy can turn the back-to-school frenzy into an educational opportunity. news, business, education, family, environment, local, entertainment, shopping, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, center_for_american_progress 2010-08-04T17:59:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080310_bp_claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080310_bp_claims/#When: 16:25:51Z Sasha Chavkin BP appears to be delaying decisions about the validity of many claims for damages from the Gulf oil spill, leaving claimants frustrated by bureaucratic obstacles and confusing requests for more documentation. news, politics, business, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, propublica 2010-08-03T16:25:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072910_oilspills/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072910_oilspills/#When: 16:34:53Z Marian Wang It’s Day 101 of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf, and you might be feeling pretty hopeful that soon enough, you won’t have to think about oil spills for a while. Not so fast. On Tuesday, another spill was detected in the Gulf - the result of a boat’s colliding with an out-of-use wellhead in Barataria Bay. nationworld, news, business, crime, environment, breaking, propublica 2010-07-29T16:34:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072610_oilplumes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072610_oilplumes/#When: 17:19:21Z Marian Wang Scientists from the University of South Florida announced on Friday that they have “definitively connected” the underwater oil plumes to BP’s ruptured and still slightly leaking well in the Gulf. nationworld, news, business, environment, sci_tech, breaking, propublica 2010-07-26T17:19:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_bp_column/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_bp_column/#When: 17:39:56Z HDS Greenway The administration’s raging against BP is not going to get the oil to stop flowing or get it cleaned up any faster. It is rank populism for political purposes and is not something the president of the United States, or Congress, should provoke. nationworld, news, politics, business, environment, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-20T17:39:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_gulf_cleanup/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_gulf_cleanup/#When: 17:31:50Z Sasha Chavkin Oil cleanup workers on offshore vessels will begin receiving longer and more thorough safety trainings Tuesday, fulfilling a pledge by OSHA to improve training after it acknowledged that the previous course was inadequate. nationworld, news, business, environment, health, sci_tech, breaking, propublica 2010-07-20T17:31:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071910_bp_claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071910_bp_claims/#When: 20:10:58Z Sasha Chavkin New data from BP shows that payments have been made on only 28 percent of claims for damages from the Gulf oil spill, while the company has determined that more than half lack enough information to be approved. nationworld, news, business, environment, breaking, propublica 2010-07-19T20:10:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071910_egyptoilspill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071910_egyptoilspill/#When: 17:28:23Z Jon Jensen Thousands of miles from the Gulf of Mexico, the site of BP’s massive oil leak, Egypt is struggling with own oil spill. Now, just like most Americans, Egyptians are asking what went wrong in the Red Sea. nationworld, news, business, environment, breaking, globalpost 2010-07-19T17:28:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071910_mexhurricaneconomy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071910_mexhurricaneconomy/#When: 16:29:22Z Ioan Grillo As the waters unleashed by Hurricane Alex and Tropical Storm Bonnie finally receded this week, Mexican officials have begun to measure the scale of the damage. The destruction, they concluded, will set the local economy back by years. nationworld, news, business, environment, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-07-19T16:29:22+00:00