Thursday, November 15, 2012

Green Blog: On Our Radar: Solar Power for the Storm-Tossed

A reflection on the potential for mobile solar energy units for use in disaster relief in places like the Far Rockaways, where many still lack power after Hurricane Sandy. [Forbes]

About 1,000 small-scale fishermen march into the Chilean capital to protest proposed reforms in fishing laws that they say would benefit big industry and endanger their livelihoods. The smaller vessels would have to purchase G.P.S. and other equipment so their fishing could be tracked; overfishing remains a significant problem. [Associated Press]

Scientists in British Columbia argue that a proposed energy-generating tidal turbine project could imperil already-threatened whales in Blackney Passage. [The Edmonton Journal]

Environmental groups ask a federal judge to order the federal Fish and Wildlife Service to rescind its transfer of wolf management authority to the state of Wyoming. Wyoming?s plan allows it to classify the animals as predators that can be shot on sight. [Associated Press]

Source: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/on-our-radar-solar-power-for-the-storm-tossed/?partner=rss&emc=rss

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