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It’s a Great Day for Science!
In his highly anticipated inaugural address, Barack Obama made a clean break from the previous administration’s policies exclaiming that he “will restore science to its rightful place.” Hooray! For specifics check out the stylishly updated whitehouse.gov. - 2008 Global Temperature
Humanity can only hope that the nearly half degree decline in global temperature is a permanent fixture, and not just the temporary side effects of our unbelievably cool new President. - Quake triggered collapse of an ancient Peru society, scientists say
It is astonishing, and humbling, that in a split second a chain of events can be set into motion that has the capacity to wipe out an entire civilization. - Coal-ash waste poses risk across the nation
Though it may feel as if the nation is breathing a well-earned breath of fresh air, the sad polluted reality of our environment means that we may not be able to breathe free for some time still. - Salmon in near-shore Pacific contaminating killer whales
New research studying Chinook Salmon reveals that Killer Whales off the coast of Seattle may be a litmus test for the overall health of the Pacific—given that “industrial compounds and pesticides such as PCBs, DDT and brominated flame retardants build up in food chains, their concentrations multiplying each step up from prey to predator.” (via environment360)
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Pacific coast Killer Whales feeding on polluted salmon declared most contaminated creature on Earth, 2008 was coolest year of the millennium, the collapse of a Peruvian society linked to earthquake, Tennessee’s coal-ash disaster reveals nationwide dilemma…
