Featured Stories
Here are items that are of current, local or special interest. Submissions welcome (send to pmmckerc@ucsc.edu)
| EMERGENCY! OIL SPILL IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY | |
| 11/9 | A tanker collided with a bridge, spilling 58, 000 gallons of crude oil; 8,000 have been cleaned up Volunteer to help birds here newspaper account
Info on latest count of birds affected |
NPR radio show Forum (audio)
[http://www.iar.org.uk/globalnews/articles/2007/11/oil_spill_threatens_russian_dolphins_920.html
a much larger spill] threatens dolphins
| UCSC Treesit Protest | |
| 11/8- | Students protesting the Long Range Development Plan have established a presence on Science Hill as well as a website with activities.Newspaper account written in part by Paul Rogers, who will speak at the Plenary in a few weeks |
| Congress Passes Water Bill over Presidential Veto | |
| 11/ | 34 Republicans (led by Inhofe, who was instrumental in delaying awareness and action of Global Warming) passes a bill which would include coastal wetlands restoration [http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2007/2007-11-08-02.asp ENN |
| California Sues Feds to Allow Cleaner Air | |
| 11/8 | ENN |
| Progress on Fuel Cells for Cars | |
| 11/8 | "The average price for all types of gasoline is holding steady around $2_95 per gallon nationwide, but the pain at the pump might be short-lived as research from the University of Houston may eliminate one of the biggest hurdles to the wide-scale production of fuel cell-powered vehicles."ENN |
| Australian Scientists Decode Whale Sounds | |
| 11/8 | "Australian scientists studying humpback whales sounds say they have begun to decode the whale's mysterious communication system, identifying male pick-up lines and motherly warnings."ENN |
