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- Bishop Hill blog - Environmentalism brings you forest clear-cutting

Thanks to the efforts of environmentalists like Friends of the Earth and WWF, forests in the southern USA are being clearcut in an effort to meet European demand for wood pellets - a demand that has been driven by biomass power generation.

Memorial service for missing Cornell student [Christopher Dennis]

Chris' canoe was found capsized in the center of the lake eight hours after he left shore.
His father says he did not have a life jacket.

Search ends: Memorial emphasizes joy Christopher Dennis brought to those around him | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com

He was enraptured by the beauty of the lake,” said his father, John Dennis, describing him as a visionary with an interest in climate change.
A committed environmentalist, he helped plant earthquake resistant bamboo in Haiti and, as a filmmaker, planned to shoot an anti-fracking documentary this summer.

Flashback: Search for Cornell student to resume Friday morning

The temperature of Cayuga Lake was around 52 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday, according to a Cornell website that monitors water temperatures near Treman State Park. Dennis’ family indicated it was even lower.

“The water temperature is close to 40 degrees, so hypothermia sets in very quickly,” their e-mail said.

Northern Extratropical Sea Surface Temperatures Are Cool, But Not Abnormally So | Bob Tisdale – Climate Observations

Based on the linear trends, the extratropical North Pacific (Figure 4) hasn’t warmed since 1994

Iowa Grannies Want To Help The Kids – By Freezing Them | Real Science

Eliminating the use of fossil fuels would have frozen countless people in Iowa this winter.