From the Financial Times: The growing importance of wind power originally drew Shell into what was set to be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, the 1 gigawattLondon Array, that put the UK in line to be the world leader in building offshore wind farms. But on May 2 Shell said it was selling its …
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Natural gas prices don’t have the “big sign on every corner” public awareness, but they’re up big time too, according to the EIA: Current prices in all parts of country exceed historical records for this time of year, when moderate temperatures lead to significantly lower aggregate demand and result in additional supplies injected into storage …
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The Economist food price index this week is down a hair at 252.2, 0.7 percent below last week.
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If you love science, have a subscription or library access to Science magazine, and happen to have a few minutes to spare, I can think of few better ways to spend it than with Kerry Emanuel’s obituary of Edward Lorenz: Chaos is not merely about the practical problem of prediction. Lorenz and others showed that …
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Carolyn Enquist and Dave Gori at The Nature Conservancy have done a nice analysis of climate change’s impact on New Mexico ecosystems. My ABQJournal story.
Looks like I drew an improper inference in my post earlier today about the Clovis yearbook advisor: A Clovis High School teacher is no longer the adviser to the yearbook, which this year came under fire for photos and interviews with gay couples. School officials say teacher Carol Singletary announced her decision before the controversy …
I don’t think any of you will be surprised that, with diesel at $4.72 a gallon, truckers are hurting. From this morning’s New York Times: If diesel prices do not decline and make that side of the business viable, Mr. Hendley says, he will have to sell his trucks, or try to sell them. That …
Clovis teacher out as yearbook adviser after kids included pictures of lesbian couples