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2010年1月18日月曜日

米アラスカ湾タンカー座礁:20年前の流出原油、残存 Long-term contamination in Alaska

米アラスカ湾タンカー座礁:20年前の流出原油、残存
Long-term contamination in Alaska : NPG Nature Asia-Pacific
il spilt from the tanker Exxon Valdez in 1989 can still be found on the Alaskan coast because of the two-layered structure of local beaches, according a study online this week in Nature Geoscience. As oil exploitation and shipping in the Arctic region becomes more feasible owing to global warming, effective environmental protection and clean-up of spilt oil will become increasingly important. 

On the ground Reports from Jacmel, Haiti

Force Marie Jacmel from Ciné Institute on Vimeo.

The epicenter of Tuesday’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti was located halfway between the capital city of Port-au-Prince and the port city of Jacmel, 25 miles away, on the southern coast of the country. The city was heavily damaged in the quake but the extent of the loss of life or destruction is not yet known. Film students at the Cine Institute, located in Jacmel, are filing reports and posting them to Vimeo.

2010年1月17日日曜日

U.S. and Cuba should work together to help Haiti

U.S. and Cuba should work together to help Haiti
Steve Clemons directs the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation and publishes The Washington Note, a political blog.

Cuba has been Haiti for months training doctors

CNN: Cuba has been Haiti for months training doctors

Paul Krugman: Bankers Without a Clue

Bankers Without a Clue
Financial system reformers should ignore advice coming from the supposed wise men of Wall Street, whose testimony showed they have no wisdom to offer.