Saturday, August 31, 2013

American Authorities Work to Ensure There is no "Lac-Mégantic Disaster" on Their Doorstep

Bloomberg News - U.S. rail-safety regulators began a “Bakken blitz” of inspections of crude oil tank cars this week as they seek to prevent a railroad disaster in the U.S. similar to July’s fatal inferno in Quebec. Full story here.

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The Fertilizer Falacy - Pushing Yields up and Profit Down

Understanding Agriculture  Nitrogen fertilizer is applied to winter wheat.  Photo by Michael Trolove. There’s a deeply held belief in modern...