Greenland’s Ice Loss May Slow, But Coasts Still At Risk

May 8, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Greenland's Ice Loss May Slow, But Coasts Still At Risk From Climate Central's Michael D. Lemonick: The flow of Greenland's glaciers toward the sea may have increased significantly in the past decade, but a new report in Nature finds that rate of increase is unlikely to continue. "The loss of ice has doubled in the past 10 years, but it's not going to double again," said lead author Faezeh Nick, a glaciologist at the University Centre in Svalbard, in Longyearbyen, Norway, in an interview. Continue reading... Kentucky Hemp Lobby Makes Inroads In Washington Congressman Says Nuclear Plant Situation Is 'Unacceptable' The High Cost Of Illegal Fishing Mysterious Sea 'Monster' Washes Up In New Zealand Cicadas To Emerge In Massive Swarms After 17 Years Underground Man Swallowed By Angry Hippo Barely Escapes With His Life.. Man Swallowed By Angry Hippo Barely Escapes With His Life.. Newlywed Killed In Shark Attack During Honeymoon Man Swallowed By Angry Hippo Barely Escapes With His Life.. Mysterious Sea 'Monster' Washes Up In New Zealand PHOTO: This Sheep Just Realized How Close It Is To Death GERNOT WAGNER Benefits of Clean Air and Water Dwarf Costs 10 to 1 These omissions and shortcomings on either side of the equation only stand to bolster the most important claim: benefits outweigh costs more than 10 to 1 for all major EPA regulations adopted in the past decade. Continue reading... JOHN G. TAFT Help Keep the Water Flowing I live in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes. Actually, we've got 11,842 named lakes of more than ten acres in size, but "10,000 lakes" looks better on our license plates. In any case, I know water -- and I'm worried about it. Continue reading... WILLIAM S. BECKER Mark Sanford's New Integrity Test He won this week without the support of the Republican National Campaign Committee, but with the backing of the Tea Party Express. Therein lies a subplot. Continue reading... BILL CHAMEIDES Another Pipeline, Another Controversy A natural gas pipeline from New Jersey to New York: sane or insane? It could be a marriage made in economic heaven. Continue reading... STEVE HORN Interview: Energy Investor Bill Powers Discusses Looming Shale Gas Bubble The well production data that Powers picked through on a state-by-state basis demonstrates a "drilling treadmill." That means each time an area is fracked, after the frackers find the "sweet spot," that area yields diminishing returns on gas production on a monthly and annual basis. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003