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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories May 28, 2001 UNH hosts federal hearing on energy-saving technologies Business owners, environmentalists, and scholars discussed the future of energy-saving technologies at a federal hearing held Wednesday at UNH. U.S. Senator Bob Smith, R-N.H., hosted the hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which addressed a range of emerging technologies including harnessing power from the sun and ocean and producing electricity with hydrogen fuel cells. The meeting was sponsored by the UNH Office of Sustainability Programs. The Associated Press has the story. Clearing the air A regional pollution research group is launching an educational effort to show residents in the Northeast just how haze can mess up their favorite vistas. The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) has established a HazeCam Web site that shows real-time haze conditions in Boston, the Acadia National Park in Maine, and Mount Washington in New Hampshire, among other locations. The Boston Globe has the story. Explorer says polar ice is noticeably thinner A Norwegian explorer who has just skied across the top of the world tells Reuters that the ice sheets covering the Arctic seas have thinned noticeably over the last seven years. Boerge Ousland returned with the disturbing news after an 82-day trip in which he traveled 1,300 miles from the northern tip of Russia to the North Pole and then down to Canada. The explorer says he saw other evidence that hinted strongly at the effects of climate change. The story is on the New York Times Web site. The site is free but requires registration. One way to get off the grid and keep your VCR The technology exists to enable homeowners to disconnect from the electrical grid and still have all the power they need to run household appliances and lights. It’s just not on the market — yet. MSNBC explores a new power delivery system on the not-so-distant horizon: stationery fuel cells. Powered by natural gas, methanol or straight hydrogen, they can create electricity from hydrogen and air — a process that is clean and efficient. Rising seas threaten some coasts more than others Researchers have warned for years about sea level rise from climate change. Melting glaciers and ice sheets will raise the average height of oceans around the world. This story by the Environmental News Network , which provides an overview of the issue, notes that some coasts will be hit harder than others. |
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