Archives for: March 2009, 31
March 31, 2009Crossing the icy unknown
TROLL RESEARCH STATION, Antarctica On the 27th day of their trek, a dozen “black specks” of humanity crawling across Antarctica's vast white silence, Lou Albershardt heard a sound she'd never heard in two decades on the ice. The cable ...
Posted in: The Helena IR on 03/31/09
Birds on the brink
BOULDERS BEACH, South Africa (AP) - Nesting in the sparkling sand, preening on the rocks and darting through the waters, the penguins on the southern tip of Africa are the ultimate crowd-pleaser. But crisis looms. Short of food, exposed to predators ...
Posted in: The Helena IR on 03/31/09
Carbon capture may be in Wyoming's future
CASPER - Each year about 18 million metric tons of carbon dioxide flow from smokestacks at the Jim Bridger power plant, making it Wyoming's largest source of CO2 emissions. Thousands of feet below that plant are several sandstone and limestone dome-s...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 03/31/09
What's happening Tuesday
A free Science Caf discussion on climate change runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Quarry Brewing, 45 W. Galena St. Discussion will be based on the book, "Earth's Changing Climate: What Should We Be Doing About It?" by Nobel Laureate, Henry N. Pollack...
Posted in: The Montana Standard on 03/31/09



