Gleanings of the Week Ending July 7, 2012
/The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles I read this past week. Click on the light green text to look at the article:
Paint-On Lithium Battery Can Be Applied to Virtually Any Surface - Storage for energy from paint-on solar panels?
Atrazine, a continued concern for all - herbicide banned in the EU but still used in the US….and in our water supply
Good News for Aging Eyes: Debilitating Eyesight Problems On the Decline for Older Americans - Hurray!
Photos of fire damage in Western States - Scary and sad
Pictures: 25 new reef fish found - from National Geographic
Ocean Leaders “Shake Up” How We View the Seas - “Consider the ocean as the blue heart of the planet. How much of your heart would you save?” - Sylvia Earle
Wanted: Vision and Leadership to Ensure a Sustainable Water Future for America - It’s pretty scary what we don’t know about our water resources
What’s Behind the Record Heat? - Map showing temperature anomaly. My immediate area does not look too bad…but Colorado is having a very hot year.
Defuse Summer's TICKing Time Bomb - 10 tick prevention tips and a picture of what the Lyme’s Disease bullseye looks like.
Drought Monitor Shows Record-Breaking Expanse of Drought Across United States - The area where I live is ‘abnormally dry’ but there is a lot of country that is in drought conditions. Enlarge the map for a closer look.
