We’re getting a lot of hits and comments about composting so Fall must be close! If you don’t live in the Greater Charlotte NC area, please watch the composting videos for a quick how-to. But if you are lucky enough to live in the area, Mecklenburg County offers 4 hr Composting and Sustainable Gardening classes for only $10 and you don’t have to live inside the county lines to take advantage of them! What’s more, you get a wire composting bin and a book of information and a comprehensive list of native plants. Go to the Wipe Out Waste website for a listing of the classes. I’ll be teaching the classes being held on Oct 3rd, Oct 24th, 31st, and Nov 7th.
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- A struggle for powerBrazil is developing the last great untapped reserve of hydroelectricity, the Amazon basin.
- Dam controversy: Remaking the MekongScientists are hoping to stall plans to erect a string of dams along the Mekong River.
- Angry words over East Asian seasChinese territorial claims propel science into choppy waters.
- Seven billion and countingA look behind this month's global population landmark reveals a world in transition.
- Redrawing the Arctic map: The new northGetting to grips with a changing polar landscape.
- Scientific challenges in the Arctic: Open waterAs the ice melts, fresh obstacles confront Arctic researchers.
- Special issue on the Arctic: After the iceAs the Arctic thaws, can science help to chart a sustainable path for the north?
- Brazil cooks up transgenic beanApproval draws criticism over transparency and safety tests.
- Scientists push for agricultural monitoringNetwork would collect environmental and socioeconomic data from around the world.
- Seth Stein: The quake killer
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- Obama power plant rules face key test in U.S. court September 27, 2016WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The centerpiece of President Barack Obama's climate change strategy, federal rules curbing greenhouse gas emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, faces a key test on Tuesday when opponents try to convince a U.S. appeals court to throw out the regulations.
- Taiwan's third typhoon of the month kills at least four, injures hundreds September 27, 2016TAIPEI (Reuters) - The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month killed at least four people and injured hundreds on Tuesday, knocking down trees and cutting power to millions.
- As talks for aviation climate deal begin, India holds out September 27, 2016MONTREAL (Reuters) - Fast-growing aviation powerhouse India is not ready to join the world's first climate deal to curb pollution from commercial flights because it fears that talks beginning on Tuesday may not lead to a fair agreement, its civil aviation minister said.
- Diesel scrutiny shifts to London's building sites September 27, 2016LONDON (Reuters) - Volkswagen's admission it cheated pollution law has exposed a wider problem of diesel emissions from thousands of generators belching fumes across building sites and countryside.
- Paris climate targets to cost Asia $300 billion a year, but will help save lives: research September 27, 2016JAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Developing economies in Asia will have to spend $300 billion a year until 2050 to meet targets set by the Paris climate deal, but can expect to save thousands of lives and avoid worsening poverty if they shift to low-carbon growth, research showed on Tuesday.
- Exclusive: Poland will only agree EU approval of Paris climate deal on its terms - minister September 26, 2016BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland will only sign off on accelerated EU approval of the Paris climate deal on its own terms, its environment minister said in a letter to EU counterparts, casting doubt on a push by the bloc for adoption ahead of U.N. climate talks in November.
- Greenpeace block Malaysian palm oil company IOI at Rotterdam Port September 27, 2016AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Greenpeace activists on Tuesday blocked operations of Malaysian palm oil trader IOI at Rotterdam Port, accusing it of forest destruction and child labor, but other traffic at Europe's busiest port was unaffected, a port spokesman said.
- Philippine miners say optimistic environmental violations will be addressed September 27, 2016MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine mining industry group said on Tuesday it was confident that the alleged environmental violations of eight member companies recommended by the government for suspension would be addressed properly and promptly.
- Low pressure off Windward Islands could strengthen to cyclone: NHC September 27, 2016(Reuters) - A broad area of low pressure located about 600 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands has a 90 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
- Iowa city braces for floods as river expected to crest September 27, 2016(Reuters) - The waters of the Cedar River are expected on Tuesday to hit their highest level in nearly a decade, putting strain on a sprawling network of flood barricades in Iowa's second-largest city of Cedar Rapids.
- Obama power plant rules face key test in U.S. court September 27, 2016
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