Oil Spill Threat Spreads to Alabama and Florida Beaches
Like a slow-motion train wreck, the massive oil release from British Petroleum's blown-out Deepwater Horizon well oozed into more environmentally sensitive — and economically important — areas last week. Boston's Big Picture blog for June 11 shows floating oil fouling coastal wetlands and killing wildlife in coastal Louisiana. By Saturday, ... more
Hurricane Season's Here - Who's Ready?
The votes are all in from long-range hurricane season forecasters, and if they're anything close to right, this year's Atlantic storm season is shaping up to be a doozy. On June 4, British forecasting firm Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) was the last to weigh in, with a projection calling for ... more
New Energy Code Comes to Maine, But Old Ways Die Hard
"As Maine goes, so goes the nation," says an old saw. But when it comes to energy codes, Maine this year is boldly going where most of the U.S. has already gone. This July, Maine becomes one of the last states in the U.S. to implement a statewide energy code. ... more
Chinese Drywall Update: A Failure to Warn?
Court proceedings started last week in Miami, Florida, in the first state-level class action lawsuit targeting suppliers of defective Chinese-made drywall. Homeowners represented by attorney Ervin Gonzalez are suing Banner Supply, a Miami-based drywall distributor, and Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, the Chinese-based, but German-owned, drywall manufacturer. Documents unsealed in the case ... more
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