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PG&E says more potential power cuts could hit about 209,000 customers

Posted on October 22, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Monday about 209,000 customers could be hit by potential power cutoffs this week, less than two weeks after its most recent unprecedented shut-offs hit more than 730,000 homes and workplaces in northern California.…

Dallas orders curfew after tornado shreds homes; thousands without power

Posted on October 22, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Police declared a curfew on Monday in parts of Dallas where a powerful tornado tore apart homes and flipped cars, leaving tens of thousands without power for a second night. Three people were reported hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries…

How space affects women and men differently

Posted on October 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Some 564 people have been into space – 65 of them women. That’s despite the fact that the first woman in space, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, went into orbit as early as 1963. It took Nasa 20 years…

Oil collected from Brazil's northeastern coast rises to 600 tonnes

Posted on October 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FILE PHOTO: People work to remove an oil spill on Suape beach in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco state, Brazil October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Diego Nigro/File PhotoRIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil has collected more 600 tonnes of oil from…

Neanderthal 'glue' points to complex thinking

Posted on October 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Traces of ancient “glue” on a stone tool from 50,000 years ago points to complex thinking by Neanderthals, experts say. The glue was made from birch tar in a process that required forward planning and involved several different…

National Parks Trying To Get A Handle On E-Bikes

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Mark Arehart | 0 Comments

From NPR Electric assisted bicycles are on trails in the national parks. Enthusiasts think that’s a great thing, but some traditional riders and environmentalists see big problems ahead. (Image credit: Mark Arehart/WKSU) Read the full article from NPR

Are Blackouts The Future For California?

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Lauren Sommer | 0 Comments

From NPR Residents are wondering whether widespread power outages are the future and whether they’re the only way to prevent wildfires. New technology may help prevent them if utilities are willing to invest. (Image credit: MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via…

Are Blackouts The Future For California?

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Lauren Sommer | 0 Comments

Brazil's Bolsonaro suggests oil spill could be attempt to sabotage auction

Posted on October 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

An oil spill is seen on Carneiros beach in Tamandare, Pernambuco state, Brazil October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Teresa Maia (This October 18 story has been refiled to change to 200 tonnes of oil from 200 million tonnes in paragraph 5) RIO…

Oil waste collected from Brazil's northeastern coast rises to 280 tonnes

Posted on October 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FILE PHOTO: People work to remove an oil spill on Suape beach in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco state, Brazil October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Diego Nigro/File PhotoRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil oil company Petrobras said on Monday it has collected…