Oil sands pollution comparable to a large power plant

Scientists studying air pollution produced by excavation of oil sands have found elevated levels of the pollutants nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide within 50 km of the mines in Alberta, Canada. For more information, see the AGU Press Release from February 22, 2012.


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Kansas Legislator Proposes Bill to Outlaw Sustainability Education

A bill has been introduced in the Kansas legislature this week that would prohibit the promotion of sustainability.
Here is a link to the one-page bill:

US Northeast Sea Surface Temperatures Reach Highest Level in 150 Years

Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC).

Ocean Volcanic Rocks Contain Samples of Recycled Crust

Scientists have long believed that lava erupted from certain oceanic volcanoes contains materials from the early Earth’s crust. But decisive evidence for this phenomenon has proven elusive.

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