Weather, Water, Energy 7-18-07

Busy reviewing grant proposals for the next few days so no lengthy posts coming for a while (although how can I pass up the news that the Japanese nuke plant spill story just keeps getting worse and worse?). Fortunately for you, the folks at Grist and Climate Progress have been exceptionally busy with practically every post a winner. Go give them some love. (Well, okay, one other story—the growth of ethanol leading to greater “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico as the additional fertilizers to grow the extra corn wash down. Good plan, folks.)