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Region: Europe
Aimed at Refugees, Fences Are
Threatening European Wildlife
A flood of migrants from the Middle East and Africa has prompted governments in the Balkans to erect hundreds of miles of border fences. Scientists say the expanding network of barriers poses a serious threat to wildlife, especially wide-ranging animals such as bears and wolves.
Are Trees Sentient Beings?
Certainly, Says German Forester
In his bestselling book, The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben argues that to save the world's forests we must first recognize that trees are "wonderful beings" with innate adaptability, intelligence, and the capacity to communicate with — and heal — other trees.
The Methane Riddle: What Is
Causing the Rise in Emissions?
The cause of the rapid increase in methane emissions since 2007 has puzzled scientists. But new research finds some surprising culprits in the methane surge and shows that fossil-fuel sources have played a much larger role over time than previously estimated.
The Moth Snowstorm: Finding
True Value in Nature's Riches
Journalist Michael McCarthy has chronicled the loss of wildlife in his native Britain and globally. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he talks about why he believes a new defense of the natural world is needed – one based on the joy and spiritual connection it provides for humans.
For European Wind Industry,
Offshore Projects Are Booming
As Europe's wind energy production rises dramatically, offshore turbines are proliferating from the Irish Sea to the Baltic Sea. It's all part of the European Union's strong push away from fossil fuels and toward renewables.
How the Attack on Science Is
Becoming a Global Contagion
Assaults on the science behind climate change research and conservation policies are spreading from the U.S. to Europe and beyond. If this wave of "post-fact" thinking triumphs, the world will face a future dominated by pure ideology.
High Stakes on the High Seas:
A Call for International Reserves
Marine protected areas in national waters have proven successful in helping depleted fish stocks to recover. Now, there is growing momentum for the creation of extensive reserves on the high seas as a way of reversing decades of rampant overfishing.
How Climate Change Could Jam
The World's Ocean Circulation
Scientists are closely monitoring a key current in the North Atlantic to see if rising sea temperatures and increased freshwater from melting ice are altering the "ocean conveyor belt" — a vast oceanic stream that plays a major role in the global climate system.
Pressure Mounts to Reform Our
Throwaway Clothing Culture
Americans dispose of about 12.8 million tons of textiles annually — 80 pounds for each man, woman, and child. In the U.S. and around the world, a growing number of environmentalists and clothing industry executives say it's time to end the wasteful clothing culture and begin making new apparel out of old items on a large scale.
An E360 Video Contest Award Winner
After Denial: How People React to
The Hard Reality of Climate Change
The New Green Grid: Utilities
Deploy 'Virtual Power Plants'
By linking together networks of energy-efficient buildings, solar installations, and batteries, a growing number of companies in the U.S. and Europe are helping utilities reduce energy demand at peak hours and supply targeted areas with renewably generated electricity.
Sticker Shock: The Soaring Costs
Of Germany's Nuclear Shutdown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's 2011 decision to rapidly phase out the country's 17 nuclear power reactors has left the government and utilities with a massive challenge: How to clean up and store large amounts of nuclear waste and other radioactive material.
Vanishing Act: What's Causing Sharp
Decline in Insects and Why It Matters
Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show. Researchers say various factors, from monoculture farming to habitat loss, are to blame for the plight of insects, which are essential to agriculture and ecosystems.
Floating Solar: A Win-Win for
Drought-Stricken Lakes in U.S.
Floating solar panel arrays are increasingly being deployed in places as diverse as Brazil and Japan. One prime spot for these "floatovoltaic" projects could be the sunbaked U.S. Southwest, where they could produce clean energy and prevent evaporation in major man-made reservoirs.
Can Virtual Reality Emerge
As a Tool for Conservation?
New advances in technology are sparking efforts to use virtual reality to help people gain a deeper appreciation of environmental challenges. VR experiences, researchers say, can be especially useful in conveying key issues that are slow to develop, such as climate change and extinction.
What Would a Global Warming
Increase of 1.5 Degrees Be Like?
The Paris climate conference set the ambitious goal of finding ways to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, rather than the previous threshold of 2 degrees. But what would be the difference between a 1.5 and 2 degree world? And how realistic is such a target?
Why CO2 'Air Capture' Could Be
Key to Slowing Global Warming
Physicist Klaus Lackner has long advocated deploying devices that extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to combat climate change. Now, as emissions keep soaring, Lackner says in a Yale Environment 360 interview that such "air capture" approaches may be our last best hope.
After Paris, A Move to Rein In
Emissions by Ships and Planes
As the world moves to slash CO2 emissions, the shipping and aviation sectors have managed to remain on the sidelines. But the pressure is now on these two major polluting industries to start controlling their emissions at last.
How Rising CO2 Levels May
Contribute to Die-Off of Bees
As they investigate the factors behind the decline of bee populations, scientists are now eyeing a new culprit — soaring levels of carbon dioxide, which alter plant physiology and significantly reduce protein in important sources of pollen.
How Nations Are Chipping
Away at Their Protected Lands
Winning protected status for key natural areas and habitat has long been seen as the gold standard of conservation. But these gains are increasingly being compromised as governments redraw park boundaries to accommodate mining, logging, and other development.
Climate Change Adds Urgency
To Push to Save World's Seeds
In the face of rising temperatures and worsening drought, the world's repositories of agricultural seeds may hold the key to growing food under increasingly harsh conditions. But keeping these gene banks safe and viable is a complicated and expensive challenge.
Can We Reduce CO2 Emissions
And Grow the Global Economy?
Surprising new statistics show that the world economy is expanding while global carbon emissions remain at the same level. Is it possible that the elusive "decoupling" of emissions and economic growth could be happening?
How Satellites and Big Data
Can Help to Save the Oceans
With new marine protected areas and an emerging U.N. treaty, global ocean conservation efforts are on the verge of a major advance. But to enforce these ambitious initiatives, new satellite-based technologies and newly available online data must be harnessed.
For James Hansen, the Science
Demands Activism on Climate
Climate scientist James Hansen has crossed the classic divide between research and activism. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he responds to critics and explains why he believes the reality of climate change requires him to speak out.
With New Tools, A Focus
On Urban Methane Leaks
Until recently, little was known about the extent of methane leaking from urban gas distribution pipes and its impact on global warming. But recent advances in detecting this potent greenhouse gas are pushing U.S. states to begin addressing this long-neglected problem.
How Ocean Noise Pollution
Wreaks Havoc on Marine Life
Marine scientist Christopher Clark has spent his career listening in on what he calls "the song of life" in the world's oceans. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he explains how these marine habitats are under assault from extreme—but preventable—noise pollution.
Is Climate Change Putting
World's Microbiomes at Risk?
Researchers are only beginning to understand the complexities of the microbes in the earth's soil and the role they play in fostering healthy ecosystems. Now, climate change is threatening to disrupt these microbes and the key functions they provide.
As Electric Cars Stall, A Move
To Greener Trucks and Buses
Low gasoline prices and continuing performance issues have slowed the growth of electric car sales. But that has not stymied progress in electrifying larger vehicles, including garbage trucks, city buses, and medium-sized trucks used by freight giants like FedEx.
New Green Challenge: How to
Grow More Food on Less Land
If the world is to have another Green Revolution to feed its soaring population, it must be far more sustainable than the first one. That means finding ways to boost yields with less fertilizer and rethinking the way food is distributed.
The Carbon Counters: Tracking
Emissions in a Post-Paris World
In the wake of the Paris climate agreement, developing countries find themselves in need of analysts capable of monitoring their emissions. It's a complex task, but organizations are stepping in with online courses to train these new green accountants.
In Istanbul's Ancient Gardens,
A Battle for Future Harvests
Development pressures are threatening Istanbul's centuries-old gardens, which have produced food for the city's markets since Byzantine times. A coalition of gardeners and environmentalists is fighting to preserve them.
Moving Beyond the Autobahn:
Germany's New Bike Highways
With the recent opening of a "bike highway," Germany is taking the lead in Europe by starting to build a network of wide, dedicated bicycle thoroughfares designed to lure increasing numbers of commuters out of their cars and onto two wheels.
Photo Essay
Aerial Views Of Why Europe
Europe and the United States have very similar standards of living, but significantly different carbon footprints. Aerial photographer Alex MacLean documents this phenomenon in images that show how Northern Europe uses smart design and planning to reduce the amount of carbon it emits.
Has a Small Carbon Footprint
What's Causing Deadly Outbreaks of
Fungal Diseases in World's Wildlife?
An unprecedented global wave of virulent fungal infections is decimating whole groups of animals — from salamanders and frogs, to snakes and bats. While scientists are still trying to understand the causes, they are pointing to intercontinental travel, the pet trade, and degraded habitat as likely factors.
For Storing Electricity, Utilities
Are Turning to Pumped Hydro
High-tech batteries may be garnering the headlines. But utilities from Spain to China are increasingly relying on pumped storage hydroelectricity – first used in the 1890s – to overcome the intermittent nature of wind and solar power.
E360 Report and Photo Essay
A Tale of Two Northern European Cities:
Meeting the Challenges of Sea Level Rise
For centuries, Rotterdam and Hamburg have had to contend with the threat of storm surges and floods. Now, as sea levels rise, planners are looking at innovative ways to make these cities more resilient, with new approaches that could hold lessons for vulnerable urban areas around the world.
Photo Essay
A Tale of Two Northern European Cities:
Meeting the Challenge of Sea Level Rise
For centuries, Rotterdam and Hamburg have had to contend with the threat of storm surges and floods. Now, as sea levels rise, planners are looking at innovative ways to make these cities more resilient, with new approaches that could hold lessons for vulnerable urban areas around the world.
Natura 2000: EU Reserves Are
Facing Development Pressures
An astonishing 18 percent of the European Union's land area is protected under a network of preserves known as Natura 2000. Now, at the urging of business interests and farmers, the EU is examining whether regulations on development in these areas should be loosened.
A Clash of Green and Brown:
Germany Struggles to End Coal
A recent battle over imposing a "climate fee" on coal-fired power plants highlights Germany's continuing paradox: Even as the nation aspires to be a renewable energy leader, it is exploiting its vast reserves of dirty brown coal.
Can the North Sea Wind Boom
And Seabird Colonies Coexist?
Offshore wind farms have been proliferating in the North Sea, with more huge projects planned. But conservationists are concerned this clean energy source could threaten seabird colonies that now thrive in the sea's shallow waters.
With Too Much of a Good Thing,
Europe Tackles Excess Nitrogen
In Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and other countries, European governments are beginning to push farmers, industry, and municipalities to cut back on fertilizers and other sources of nitrogen that are causing serious environmental harm.
Designing Wetlands to Remove
Drugs and Chemical Pollutants
Drinking water supplies around the world often contain trace amounts of pharmaceuticals and synthetic compounds that may be harmful to human health. One solution being tried in the U.S. and Europe is to construct man-made wetlands that naturally degrade these contaminants.
Wood Pellets: Green Energy or
New Source of CO2 Emissions?
Burning wood pellets to produce electricity is on the rise in Europe, where the pellets are classified as a form of renewable energy. But in the U.S., where pellet facilities are rapidly being built, concerns are growing about logging and the carbon released by the combustion of wood biomass.
In Romania, Highway Boom Poses Looming Threat to Bears
Romania, one of Europe's poorest nations, badly needs a modern highway system. But conservationists warn that unless the movements of wildlife are accommodated, a planned boom in road construction could threaten one of the continent's last large brown bear populations.
How Norway and Russia Made
A Cod Fishery Live and Thrive
The prime cod fishing grounds of North America have been depleted or wiped out by overfishing and poor management. But in Arctic waters, Norway and Russia are working cooperatively to sustain a highly productive — and profitable — cod fishery.
On Front Lines of Recycling,
Turning Food Waste into Biogas
An increasing number of sewage treatment plants in the U.S. and Europe are processing food waste in anaerobic biodigesters, keeping more garbage out of landfills, reducing methane emissions, and producing energy to defray their operating costs.
On the Road to Green Energy,
Germany Detours on Dirty Coal
While Germany continues to expand solar and wind power, the government's decision to phase out nuclear energy means it must now rely heavily on the dirtiest form of coal, lignite, to generate electricity. The result is that after two decades of progress, the country's CO2 emissions are rising.
Why Wave Power Has Lagged
Far Behind as Energy Source
Researchers have long contended that power from ocean waves could make a major contribution as a renewable energy source. But a host of challenges, including the difficulty of designing a device to capture the energy of waves, have stymied efforts to generate electricity from the sea.
Greenpeace's Kumi Naidoo on
Russia and the Climate Struggle
In a Yale Environment 360 interview, the outspoken executive director of Greenpeace discusses why his organization's activists braved imprisonment in Russia to stop Arctic oil drilling and what needs to be done to make a sharp turn away from fossil fuels and toward a green energy economy.
A Successful Push to Restore
Europe's Long-Abused Rivers
From Britain to the Czech Republic, European nations have been restoring rivers to their natural state — taking down dams, removing levees, and reviving floodplains. For a continent that long viewed rivers as little more than shipping canals and sewers, it is a striking change.
Iceland Seeks to Cash In On
Its Abundant Renewable Energy
Still reeling from recent financial crises, Iceland is hoping to use its bountiful sources of geothermal and hydroelectric energy to help boost its economy. Among the country's more ambitious plans is an undersea cable to carry renewably generated electricity to the U.K.
Will Offshore Wind Finally
Take Off on U.S. East Coast?
After years of delays and legal battles, several offshore wind projects seem poised to be launched off the U.S. East Coast. But the lack of stable government incentives and tax credits may continue to hobble an industry that already has a strong foothold in Europe.
Incineration Versus Recycling:
In Europe, A Debate Over Trash
Increasingly common in Europe, municipal "waste-to-energy" incinerators are being touted as a green trash-disposal alternative. But critics contend that these large-scale incinerators tend to discourage recycling and lead to greater waste.
Leaving Our Descendants
A Whopping Rise in Sea Levels
German scientist Anders Levermann and his colleagues have released research that warns of major sea level increases far into the future. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he raises important questions about how much we really care about the world we will leave to those who come after us.
An Economic Boom in Turkey
Takes a Toll on Marine Life
The development-at-any-cost policies of Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan — a key factor behind the protests and clashes in Istanbul's Taksim Square — are also playing a role in the steady decline of the nation's porpoises, dolphins, and other marine life.
A Key Experiment to Probe the
Future of Our Acidifying Oceans
In a Swedish fjord, European researchers are conducting an ambitious experiment aimed at better understanding how ocean acidification will affect marine life. Ultimately, these scientists hope to determine which species might win and which might lose in a more acidic ocean.
Declining Bee Populations Pose
A Threat to Global Agriculture
The danger that the decline of bees and other pollinators represents to the world's food supply was highlighted this week when the European Commission decided to ban a class of pesticides suspected of playing a role in so-called "colony collapse disorder."
Copenhagen's Ambitious Push
To Be Carbon Neutral by 2025
The Danish capital is moving rapidly toward a zero-carbon future, as it erects wind farms, transforms its citywide heating systems, promotes energy efficiency, and lures more people out of their cars and onto public transportation and bikes.
Will Reform Finally End The
Plunder of Europe's Fisheries?
Maria Damanaki, Europe's crusading fisheries minister, is making major headway in changing a cozy, "old boys" network that over-subsidized the European fishing industry and brought about the severe overfishing of the continent's marine bounty.
To Control Floods, The Dutch
Turn to Nature for Inspiration
The Netherlands' system of dikes and sea gates has long been the best in the world. But as the country confronts the challenges of climate change, it is increasingly relying on techniques that mimic natural systems and harness nature's power to hold back the sea.
Reviving Europe's Biodiversity
By Importing Exotic Animals
Scientists are conducting intriguing — and counterintuitive — experiments at several sites in Germany: Bringing back long-lost herbivores, such as water buffalo, to encourage the spread of native plants that have fared poorly in Europe's human-dominated landscape.
Creating Clouds in the Lab
To Better Understand Climate
Scientists are conducting a lab experiment to help solve a key riddle: the role of clouds in climate change. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, research leader Jasper Kirkby discusses the mysteries of clouds and why it's important to know if clouds are contributing to global warming.
Designing the Urban Landscape
To Meet 21st Century Challenges
Martha Schwartz, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, explains in a Yale Environment 360 interview how creative landscape architecture can help cities become models of sustainability in a world facing daunting environmental challenges.
Forget the Kyoto Accord
And Tax Carbon Consumption
Given the failure of international climate negotiations, a tax on carbon consumption is the most effective way of lowering CO2 emissions. If nations are serious about addressing climate change, then they must pay for the carbon pollution caused by what they consume.
With Funding Tight, Cities are
Turning to Green Infrastructure
From Seattle to Sweden, an ever-growing number of city and regional governments are using roof gardens, specially designed wetlands, and other forms of "green infrastructure" to rein in pollution from countless diffuse sources — and to save money.
Are Fast-Breeder Reactors
A Nuclear Power Panacea?
Proponents of this nuclear technology argue that it can eliminate large stockpiles of nuclear waste and generate huge amounts of low-carbon electricity. But as the battle over a major fast-breeder reactor in the UK intensifies, skeptics warn that fast-breeders are neither safe nor cost-effective.
Self-Driving Cars: Coming
Soon to a Highway Near You
Vehicles that virtually drive themselves are no longer the stuff of science fiction, with Google and other companies working to develop self-driving cars. These automated vehicles not only offer improved safety and fewer traffic jams, but real environmental benefits as well.
An Influential Global Voice
Warns of Runaway Emissions
Few international figures have been as consistent in warning about the threat posed by global warming as economist Fatih Birol, of the International Energy Agency. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Birol explains why the situation is worsening and what needs to be done to significantly slow emissions.
What Rising Temperatures May
Mean for World's Wine Industry
Warming temperatures associated with climate change are already affecting vineyards from France to Chile, often in beneficial ways. But as the world continues to warm, some traditional winemaking regions are scrambling to adapt, while other areas see themselves as new wine frontiers.
Sweden's Green Veneer Hides
Unsustainable Logging Practices
Sweden has a reputation as being one of the world's most environmentally progressive nations. But its surprisingly lax forestry laws often leave decisions about logging to the timber companies — and as a result, large swaths of biologically-rich boreal forest are being lost.
The New Story of Stuff:
Can We Consume Less?
A new study finds that Britons are consuming less than they did a decade ago, with similar patterns being seen across Europe. Could this be the beginning of a trend in developed countries? Might we be reaching "peak stuff"?
Britain's Mark Lynas Riles
His Green Movement Allies
Activist Mark Lynas has alienated his green colleagues by renouncing long-held views and becoming an advocate for nuclear power and genetically modified crops. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he explains why he rethought his positions and turned to technology for solutions.
The Big Payback from
Bringing Back Peat Bogs
The draining and burning of peat bogs is a major global source of CO2 emissions. Now, a pilot project in Russia — where wildfires burned vast areas of dried-out bogs last summer — is looking to re-flood and restore tens of thousands of acres to their natural state.
In Berlin, Bringing Bees
Back to the Heart of the City
In Germany's capital — and in cities as diverse as Hong Kong and Chicago — raising bees on rooftops and in small gardens has become increasingly popular, as urban beekeepers find they can reconnect with nature and maybe even make a profit.
Climate Relicts: Seeking Clues
On How Some Species Survive
In pockets ranging from mountain peaks to bogs, scientists are discovering plants and animals that survived previous eras of climate change. Now, conservation biologists say, these climate "relicts" could shed light on how some species may hang on in the coming centuries.
A Planetary Crisis Is
A Terrible Thing to Waste
There are striking similarities between the current economic and ecological crises — both involve indulgent over-consumption and a failure to consider the impacts on future generations. But it's not too late to look to new economic and environmental models and to dramatically change course.
On Biking, Why Can't the U.S.
Learn Lessons from Europe?
Building bike paths alone will not get people out of their cars in the U.S. and onto bicycles. To create a thriving bike culture in America's cities, people must begin to view bicycling as Europeans do — not just as a way of exercising, but as a serious form of urban mass transportation.
Germany's Unlikely Champion
Of a Radical Green Energy Path
The disaster at the Fukushima plant in Japan convinced German Chancellor Angela Merkel that nuclear power would never again be a viable option for her country. Now Merkel has embarked on the world's most ambitious plan to power an industrial economy on renewable sources of energy.
Europe's CO2 Trading Scheme:
Is It Time for a Major Overhaul?
Now in its seventh year, the EU's carbon emissions trading system is the only international program designed to use market mechanisms to control CO2 emissions. But critics contend it has done little to slow the release of CO2 and argue that it should be significantly reformed — or scrapped.
Along Scar from Iron Curtain,
A Green Belt Rises in Germany
A forbidding, 870-mile network of fences and guard towers once ran the length of Germany, separating East and West. Now, one of the world's most unique nature reserves is being created along the old "Death Strip," turning a monument to repression into a symbol of renewal.
'Fracking' Comes to Europe,
Sparking Rising Controversy
As concerns grow in the U.S. about the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to extract natural gas from shale, companies have set their sights on Europe and its abundant reserves of this "unconventional" gas. But from Britain to Poland, critics warn of the potentially high environmental cost of this looming energy boom.
'Perverse' Carbon Payments
Send Flood of Money to China
To offset their own carbon emissions, European companies have been overpaying China to incinerate a powerful greenhouse gas known as hfc 23. And in a bizarre twist, those payments have spurred the manufacture of a harmful refrigerant that is being smuggled into the U.S. and used illegally.
New Hope for Pavlovsk Station
And Russia's Rare Plant Reserve
In the early 20th century, Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov created a preserve outside St. Petersburg that today contains one of the world's largest collections of rare seeds and crops. Now, scientists and conservationists are waging an international campaign to save the reserve's fields from being bulldozed for housing development.
In Scotland's Search for Roots,
A Push to Restore Wild Lands
As Scotland asserts its identity and its autonomy, environmentalists are working to restore its denuded landscape – planting native forests, creating wildlife corridors, and reintroducing species that were wiped out centuries ago.
Steady Growth of Wind Industry
Moves EU Closer to Green Goals
Europe is in the midst of a wind energy boom, with the continent now installing more wind power capacity than any other form of energy. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, the European Wind Energy Association's Christian Kjaer describes his vision of how wind can lead the way in making Europe's electricity generation 100 percent renewable by 2050.
A Steady, Steep Decline for
The Lowly, Uncharismatic Eel
The freshwater eel, which spawns in the middle of the ocean, was once abundant in much of the world. But the proliferation of dams, coastal development, and overfishing have drastically reduced eel populations, with few defenders coming to the aid of these fascinating — though still not fully understood — creatures.
Climategate: Anatomy of
A Public Relations Disaster
The way that climate scientists have handled the fallout from the leaking of hacked e-mails is a case study in how not to respond to a crisis. But it also points to the need for climate researchers to operate with greater transparency and to provide more open access to data.
The Pursuit of New Ways
to Boost Solar Development
The solar power boom in Germany, Spain, and parts of the United States has been fueled by government subsidies. But now some U.S. states — led by New Jersey, of all places — are pioneering a different approach: issuing tradable credits that can be sold on the open market. So far, the results have been promising.
What Makes Europe
Greener than the U.S.?
The average American produces three times the amount of CO2 emissions as a person in France. A U.S. journalist now living in Europe explains how she learned to love her clothesline and sweating in summer.
New York City Girds Itself
for Heat and Rising Seas
By the end of the century, New York's climate could resemble that of present-day Raleigh, North Carolina and its harbor could easily rise by two feet or more. Faced with this prospect, the city is among the first urban centers to begin changing the way it builds its infrastructure — and the way it thinks about its future.
Solar Power from Space:
Moving Beyond Science Fiction
For more than 40 years, scientists have dreamed of collecting the sun's energy in space and beaming it back to Earth. Now, a host of technological advances, coupled with interest from the U.S. military, may be bringing that vision close to reality.
A Potential Breakthrough
in Harnessing the Sun's Energy
New solar thermal technology overcomes a major challenge facing solar power – how to store the sun's heat for use at night or on a rainy day. As researchers tout its promise, solar thermal plants are under construction or planned from Spain to Australia to the American Southwest.
The New Urbanists:
Tackling Europe's Sprawl
In the last few decades, urban sprawl, once regarded as largely a U.S. phenomenon, has spread across Europe. Now an emerging group of planners is promoting a new kind of development — mixed-use, low-carbon communities that are pedestrian-friendly and mass-transit-oriented.
As Europe Fiddles, U.S. May
Take Lead on Climate Change
Europe's backpedaling last month on toughening its carbon trading system may have signaled the end of its leadership on climate change. Now, with a new administration and Congress, America appears ready to commit itself to tackling global warming.
Regulators Are Pushing
Bluefin Tuna to the Brink
The international commission charged with protecting the giant bluefin tuna is once again failing to do its job. Its recent decision to ignore scientists' recommendations for reducing catch limits may spell doom for this magnificent – and endangered – fish.
Melting Arctic Ocean Raises Threat of 'Methane Time Bomb'
Scientists have long believed that thawing permafrost in Arctic soils could release huge amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Now they are watching with increasing concern as methane begins to bubble up from the bottom of the fast-melting Arctic Ocean.
Despite Global Recession, Focus on Climate Change CriticalStavros Dimas, environmental commissioner for the European Union, says the global economic crisis is no reason to lose focus on efforts to fight climate change. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he talked about the lessons of the EU's emissions trading system, and why the U.S. should not give away permits in a cap-and-trade system — it should get something for them.
Deep Geothermal: The Untapped Renewable Energy Source
Until now, geothermal technology has only been used on a small scale to produce power. But with major new projects now underway, deep geothermal systems may soon begin making a significant contribution to the world's energy needs.
A Corporate Approach to
Rescuing the World's Fisheries
The commitment by Wal-Mart, McDonald's, and other major companies to buy only sustainably-caught seafood is an encouraging sign in an otherwise bleak global fisheries picture. After decades of government inaction and ineffective consumer campaigns, corporate pressure may finally be starting to turn the tide on reckless overfishing.
Has the Population Bomb Been Defused?
Paul Ehrlich still believes that overpopulation imperils the Earth's future. But the good news is we are approaching a demographic turning point: Birth rates have been falling dramatically, and population is expected to peak later this century — after that, for the first time in modern history, the world's population should actually start to decline.
Solar's Time Has Finally Arrived
After years of optimistic predictions and false starts, it looks like solar's moment is here at last. Analysts say a pattern of rapid growth, technological breakthroughs, and falling production costs has put solar power on the brink of becoming the world's dominant electricity source.
Nanotech: The Unknown Risks
Nanotechnology, now used in everything from computers to toothpaste, is booming. But concern is growing that its development is outpacing our understanding of how to use it safely.
The Limits of Climate Modeling
As the public seeks answers about the future impacts of climate change, some climatologists are growing increasingly uneasy about the localized predictions they are being asked to make.
Biodiversity in the Balance
Paleontologists and geologists are looking to the ancient past for clues about whether global warming will result in mass extinctions. What they're finding is not encouraging.
The Ethics of Climate Change
When it comes to setting climate change policy, science can only tell us so much. Ultimately, a lead report author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change writes, it comes down to making judgments about what is fair, equitable, and just.


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Great location, good and friendly service
Great location, great breakfast, nice staff, WiFi signal at floor 4 Did not work, so i had to go down to reception to use internet
Walking in to the centre of Pest, The breakfast was excellent with lots of choice and plenty of it. Reception staff were not very good at giving help and directions when asked how to get somewhere.
The air conditioning didn't work properly. It was awfully hot in the room (25°C in November). I got one of the four nights for free (which is nice for my boss).
Hotel was very clean, well designed, excellent location - you can get to the center in less than 5 minutes walking. Breakfast buffet was also very impressive.
this hotel is really a great one. everything is excellent in this hotel. if you go to budapest , this hotel is the only choice. the reception staff is excellent. thanks .
Central location. Friendly and helpful staff.
The location of this hotel suited us very well. It was close to the main shopping streets and restaurant areas, and it was also between two metro stops which made it very easy to move around the city. The room we stayed in was very basic. We had issues with our room the first night and had to request to be moved to another room, which was quite inconvenient. As it was three girls, staying in a disabled room (the only ones they have as triple rooms, apparently!), the mirror and plug access for drying hair, etc, was very poor.
This hotel was in the most perfect location! The Xmas market was right behind the hotel, the river and Chain bridge were about 2-3 blocks away, and the famous shopping street, Vaci uti was 1 block away. The rooms were so comfortable, and they provided slippers and plush bathrobes. The perfumed smell in the lobby and hallways was a bit overwhelming (luckily it did not permeate the rooms or it would have been a problem). They kept playing an Ad for their hotel on the TV which I found sexist and offensive (showing their maid taking a bubble bath and dressing in a lace thong before coming to work at the Kempinski hotel chain (what is that all about?).
central location, good quality no tea/cofee making facilities in the room and no bath robes
The hotel is very nicely situated. The room (normal double) was pleasantly furnished (colours, materials) and spacious. Especially bathroom was both rational and impressive. The overall impression and experience was very pleasant. At the same time, the room begins to show minor marks of ageing; small stains here and there, desk somewhat battered. Tv set small/old fashioned and did not work fully all the time. The personnel is professional and helpful - yet more discreet than friendly. The fitness center was modestly equipped and small; hooks or lockers for bathrobe/towel would also be useful.
Given a free upgrade with great views. Fantastic location too.
loction, comfort,view,value for money Queen size rather than king siza mattress in superior room
location, size of room, folks at front desk were very helpful
All was excellent!
Staff very helpful. good sized room and value for money on the special deal we had Breakfast expensive
Staff attentivness
lovely helpfull staff,nice live music.
I have been planning to stay in Budapest for over a year now. It was really important to me that the hotel has an excellent location and I preferred the spa experience over the view of the Danube. However... Only my first day was I able to use the sauna. I was the one who had to discover that it is broken and over heating. I had a burn mark from the previous day and the next morning I discovered that the thermo meter is not working any more it was extremely hot in there and since they could not fix the problem they had to shut it down for the rest of my stay... I was disappointed since that was the reason I booked Kempinski...
Fabulous Hotel. Staff extremely helpful. Rooms spotless. In an excellent location 5 minutes walk from the Opera House, 5 minutes to main shopping area. We got excellent value as we were staying for more than 4 nights. We would highly recommend this hotel to anyone going for a break to the beautiful city of Budapest. It was very expensive for drinks or to eat in but this did not cause a problem as it is so central and there is a huge choice right outside your door.
Terrific location, right next to Chain Bridge and less than a 5-minute walk to the edge of the main square. Gorgeous views of Castle Hill as soon as you walk outside. Easy walk to the bridge and funicular starting point. The room had absolutely no view; it just looked out onto other rooms.
Comfortable bed The hotel smells like sewer gas, everywhere. The rooms are outdated, dingy, and dirty. Housekeeping was lazy or poorly trained. This hotel did not maintain the standards of other Sofitels. However, the staff were friendly. I sought compensation for the problems encountered and they gave us free transportation to the train station.
The location is great, also the lobby and restaurant, lounge. I ordered room service in the evening and the first thing in the morning someone of the staff tried to enter the room to pick up the dishes, later they came back and knocked, first they tried to open using a key card, they woke me up around 8 am. Up to then it was all good, friendly staff, great location, maybe they need some extra dishes.
Excellent! Nice location, fantastic view from our room.
Fantastic location... you can't get any closer to the chain bridge. Great room, friendly staff and very efficient service.
I stayed with family and we have very good experience and it was good advantage of possibility to access business center 24/7.
location, view, fresh fruit at breakfast staff attitude, concierge service (great help with train booking) swimming pool, business centre facility smoking in the bar loss of upstairs piano bar since last visit about 2004 too much salt used in cooking e.g we couldn't eat the bacon
Location, room The concierge was not professional, not that friendly and tried to send us to the places she is getting higher commission from. It was very unpleasant experience. We had to go to the next door hotels to get the info we needed. I think that 5 stars hotel can do much better in giving its guests an accurate info.
Excellent location and great breakfast. Concierge staff excellent, we needed to get a taxi to the country and she ordered the taxi then came out to talk to the drive to ensure he new where to take us. Check in staff not very welcoming, in fact he was on the phone for some of the process, didn't offer any information about the hotel, breakfast times etc. Only one pair of slippers in the room and two towels for a Twin room, called housekeeping to ask for more items to be brought to the room, an hour later they still hadn't brought them so had to call again. Next day no towels in room as they had run out, left a note in room to say they would be delivered but they never did. Obviously don't cope well if the hotel is full.
I like best the service ans the breakfast which was excellent. The staff was very helpful and nice. Also, the restaurant of the hotel "Paris-Budapest" was fantastic! I did not like the difference in prices between the hotel's taxy and the local. Hotel's taxy takes more then double local price. Also the fitness room was really poorly organised. There were a few weihgtlifts and one treadmill, which was occupied all the time.
Breakfast and location
Virtually everything was great! Had no complaints.
With it's incredible view of the Buda castle, this hotel has the best location The building is old ; very small and ugly bathroom , rather adequate for a 3* hotel, no slippers or bath gown, no bidet. Not a 5* hotel, never go back again, there are too many other good choises in this beautiful city.
Comfort of beds. Room position and views. Use of Executive lounge. Location for both shopping and tourism Mugs & milk for in-room coffee/tea taken by housekeeping & not replaced daily
excellent location
Great location.
Location. Useof the executive club. Views from the hotel Room cleaning staff were inefficient. One day did not clean room. We had to aske each day to have our room cleaned. When it was cleaned, it was done well,
Used the health club. Organised a city tour.
The location and view Staff was not that helpful
A very nice view
The convenient location and friendly staff. Yes, I believe the breakfasts are much too high. After all - continental breakfast -water(coffee) Juice and pastry- hardly merits $21.++
We enjoyed our stay The barhroom size in the Suite was rather small. It could benefit from an larger bathroom etc.
really good location for sightseeing. Nice big room and polite staff. Good breakfast. bathroom was empty: no robber, no flip-flops, only shampoo, conditioner and body lotion. For the money that they want it can be better.
Staff exceptionally helpful & accommodating. Breakfast outstanding. Location perfect. We would stay again & highly recommend. Shower clumsy to use. Water splashed everywhere. Would have liked a comfortable chair in room.
Excellent location, very friendly and helpful staff, really good breakfast The room was a bit on the small side
nice room, perfect location and excellent service from the staff
Good accommodation and excellent dining facilities
Excellent location, very friendly and helpful staff The swimming pool was cold
Location and quality of room. Excellent service from all staff. Price of breakfast was expensive; even for 5 star hotel.
Location, obvious...the hotel is located on Danube's embankment, with a gorgeous view. The architecture of the hotel...it's ugly (this is my personal view.).
Spacious room, great club lounge with nice selection of food and beverages Staff at reception rather unfriendly. Staff coming into the room despite 'don't disturb' sign on the door.
I stayed just one night it is therefore difficult to say any more
Location Room well equiped but a bit smelly... Old type of shower spraying everywhere, noisy but not efficient aircondition. Even when the price was relatively fine (thanks to early and non refundable booking) it is highly probable I will not return.
the location!!!!!!!!!! everything was ok!
The staff were excellent, including the desk staff, bellman, doorman, and driver! They couldn't have been nicer! The location of the hotel is also first-rate. It offers an excellent view of the river and is situated close to many sight-seeing attractions. Smoking is permitted in the hotel lobby/bar. It made for an unpleasant entrance into the hotel. The bathroom in the room was small as well.
Excellent downtown hotel for both business and leisure at very reasonable prices !
easy to go everywhere.. to bus station, metro, shooping center... never
Great Service and best location
great location not informed about the on going renovation (noisy and dusty)
good location for sightseeing, excellent breakfast, helpful staff
Location is very good for business trips as well for touristic trips Preference for non-smoking room was disregarded. Only after a chat at the reception, wee have moved to a non-smoking room.
Location Bathroom is very poorly planned. Example; water all over the fllor when taking a shower. Not worth the price they charge.
Good location in shopping district; easy access to all transport; free internet; good breakfast available
Room size, cleanliness, linen, location No
Excellent in terms of location with very friendly and helpful staff. Perfect for sightseeing and close to all main attractions.
We were looking for a boutique hotel off the beaten track but in retrospect should have stayed at the Four Seasons or Intercon where the levels of service are as you would expect. There is no real concierge service at this hotel and the staff at the desk struggled to make recommendations and bookings. House keeping seemed to be annoyed to receive requests and then delivered the wrong items. Generally the service was very poor including cleaning of the room - used glasses were left in our room for 3 days until we specifically requested they be removed. In summary - the only plus point is the location as it is near to St Stephens Basilica but I would strongly recommend you stay at one of the better known hotels near to the Chain Bridge.
Excellent breakfast. Fast internet access.
free internet, rooms, staff, jacuzzi all excalent same breakfast every day maybe sometimes they could change a few things on the morning menu variety
The hotel was well positioned especially for the opera house. The rooms were clean and the bed was comfortable. There was no complimentary water in the bedrooms and the mini bar was too expensive. Although there was free water in the day in the lounge. The rooms were over heated and all the party had problems adjusting the temperature so in the end we all switched off all air conditioning and heating.
The lobby, breakfast, staff, location very close parliament and the metro. The beds. My husbsnd and I were on our honeymoon and were put in a room with twin beds. Also the room furnishings felt like they were all from Ikea. Still a fantastice place to stay.
Great location, staff and service. High quality breakfast. Close to attractions.
excellent location..very helpful staff
The Parlament Hotel is a lovely relaxing hotel where staff are very helpful and friendly
Staff was extremely friendly and helpful with service such as arranging for a dinner table in a fancy restaurant nearby the hotel after our late arrival. Just the rainshower in the bathroom couldn't get started and there was kind of plastic under the linen...
The hotel was charming and was in a decent location (good because it is on a quiet street away from tourists and noise, but not great because it is a little bit away from the more central part of the city with restaurants, pubs, and shopping). The staff were very helpful and friendly, and breakfast and coffee were provided (until 10am and 4pm respectively). Most major amenities are available to guests and the decor is nice. The rooms were small and felt a bit stuffy, which was the feel for the hotel as a whole, so the rooms felt hot after a while. The location is nice if you like being away from loud areas, but it is a little removed from most of the central bustle of Budapest.
not close to underground.
I liked the whole atmosphere of the Hotel. The staff was very well trained, courtiers and helpful. I was able to enjoy my stay very much because of the staff. The breakfast was included and every good they offered was fresh and delicious. Breakfast became an event for us, we enjoyed it so much at the hotel. N/A
Innovative room below the roof, quiet despite being fully booked, nice staff around breakfast area, good selection for breakfast, frequent flyer miles were credited immediately after stay Non-closing door to bathroom
Nice room, if small-ish. Good breakfast, good location. The concierge was excellent, very helpful.
Truly excellent breakfast buffet!
Ideal City break location but restaurant staff were too formal and stuffy, hence restaurant was poorly utilised by locals/gusts almost every night of our stay Restaurant staff were dressed as per 1950's -old and stuffy-yet restaurant is advertised within hotel as "trendy". Need to change,
Location was good and staff were helpful. Nice restaurant. It is very noisy - with road noise and renovations. The beds are very uncomfortable. Asked for a king and got two mattresses pushed together which kept coming apart
The location of the hotel is very good. It is just next to the Vati Utca and so close to the Donau.
large newly decorated room, comfortable bed, excellent staff curtains are very thin, sun wakes you up at 5am. Road outside is very noisy
Service and excellent location
Staff remembering my name when checking in. Dining room was good for food - but the tables weren't cleaned properly between diners.
The art deco apperance to the hotel The breakfast was poor for the price
friendly and helpful staff, hotel close to the center/ in the center Standard rooms are old, especially the bath room in this category was not four stars. That the standard room is not renewed is not mentioned in the description
it should be 2 star
The best thing at B.H. Zara was the hotel staff, they were pleasant, helpful, professional. The reception area/lobby was designed beautifully, the toilet in the lobby was fine. I did not like the room, it was rather gloomy, stuffy, with window to opposite brick wall. The breakfast was ok, but having to queue for coffee (too small capacity of the coffee machine) was not nice.
Amazing location, great design & style, 5* staff
Best location, trendy hotel, very helpful staff
Breakfast buffet was nicely set up, with efficient staff assist during the meal. Location is excellent and the room truly comfortable. Good design...reason, along with rate, for selecting it on your website. The free access internet for travellers without a laptop is one portable pc for use in the lobby. I thought this an inefficient offering, and proved difficult for staff who tried to share the pc around among guests...but with some difficulty.
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Location, facilities, staff
Exceeded our expectations. Best location in town. Very central to everything. Great staff. Great breakfast buffet. Lovely design. Very clean!!!
Location is right off Vaci utca pedestrian shopping street, completely tourist area, with overpriced tourist knick-knack shops. At least it is near to the Nagy Vasarcsarnok (Great Market Hall) which is a bit of a tourist attraction, and near to Szabadsag Hid (Freedom Bridge). Could hear people running around from the room above. No concept of customer service, concierge non-existent (just an empty section of the front desk). E-mails sent to the hotel prior to arrival were not satisfactorily addressed. Television channels missing on the first night, and tv interface is horrible - straight from 2005. Breakfast room very crowded, never enough seats. People were eating in the bar, on short tables due to lack of seating space. Food could be old in the buffet, dried out/stale. This happened on several days. Air-conditioning was tempermental - either too hot or too cold. Beds were cheap, made a lot of noise from poor construction - think cheap wooden slats for support. They temporarily lost the luggage I left with them the morning of checkout, they couldn't remember that it was placed in the overflow room just 1 hour before. An unnecessary headache. I wouldn't stay again - the Zara Intercontinental Hotel on Dohany utca is better located, and service couldn't be any worse.
The location of the hotel was convenient within the city. The hotel front desk staff is inexperienced. The hotel does have potential to be very inviting, but the young staff needs more training on hospitality and concierge services. This was a disappointment to us as new comers to the city.
Staff is very helpful and pleasant. Great location: just off of Vaci street and Market Center, excellent location to be used as a base for sightseeing Budapest and only 25 min to the international airport. I stay here every time I am traveling through Hungary and only have a day in Budapest.
Fantastic location, right next to the pedestrian street with lots of shops and restaurants. The staff were very helpful as well.
Location ideal, we consider it very good value
Central location
Heating in Bedrooms erratic - too hot or too cold no controls to be found, also no safe in bedroom.
The location was excellent and the staff w ere quite helpful The carpets wre filthy both in the bedroom and the corridors. the breakfast was very basic and not worth the money. We booked a double room but wre given a twin
close to main shopping area and few mins walk to river lobby very quiet work going on, no tea,coffee in room
There are good staff, good location of hotel, I didn;t have any problem with check-in and check-out. Good buffet. It was very noisily- I headed all in the next room.The cleanliness was not good - it was dust on the furniture then I came to the room. Dirung my stay (5 dayes) cleane staff didn't make vacuum cleaner.
extremely central, helpful staff, good breakfast rooms were fairly small but this was not a problem for us as we were out most of the time
Excelent location and clean hotel! I have to pay extra and expensive for internet access and TV movies. Internet and breakfast should be included in price :-)
It's conveniently located in the centre of the city, within easy walk to various places of interest and to public transports. No kettle in the room for making coffee or tea.
The hotel has an excellent location, near pedestrian zone. It is in a quiet street. It has connected rooms for families. The staff is very kind. And with very good rates.
Perfect location, good service, English speaking staff, non smoking rooms breakfast and city tax has to be included
Well located, comfortable, and a great bargain.
Very close to shoping area and good in value for money The breakfast and service was poor
The friendliness of the staff and above all the location of the hotel was excellent. It is exactly were you want to be to be closed to everything. The price was very good - around 70euro per night. The hotel has a very very bad policy on breakfast. They overcharge you for it - 17euro per person per night - and even if you did not go for breakfast they still charge you! Then you have to actually go and tell them that you did not have any breakfast in order to remove it from your bill. This is unacceptable for a hotel of this class. I would reccomend to stay out of the breakfast room and check your bill before you pay it.
The cleanlines of the rooms, air con, and the services available.
the junior suite which I booked was not so spacious as I expected, but it has one bathroom and a toilet. the staff. Very impolite. Maybe they are too busy to notice, because it looks like the hotel it is a transit hotel, not a leisure one, but still..At breakfast, very crowded, we finally manage to find a table shared with other people, we stayed longer than the closing hours for breakfast 6 30 to 10 00, and the method to get rid of all the ones which were eating still, was to move tables, and chairs very noisy. Anyway, they should extend the hours for beakfast till 11 00, for all ones which like to sleep more in the morning as myself.
Very clean and comfortable in a good location. Conceirge and reception was very professional.
The hotels location is central Budapest , with excellent transport links to explore the city . The hotel is a business class hotel , with all the usual facilities you would expect , with a very competitive price to match.
good location and staff was very helpfull breakfast buffet very bussy and presentation / choise acceptable but could be better
Its very central, and on transport lines Rooms are very warm, and the overall decor is a bit modern cheap.
Great location for site seeing, metro access, the incredible indoor market, the Danube and the city centre/shopping. Don't be fooled by mention of an airport shuttle on the hotel details. There is no free of charge dedicated Mercure minibus running to an from the airport, like it does in other places. this actually simply means the hotel will book you an airport transfer on request. The airport has it's own shuttle service which costs about 3,000 Forint to the hotel.

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Jim Harbaugh's wife, Sarah, called into a radio show recently to let the world know that she has done her best to convince her husband that he shouldn't wear a sweatshirt tucked into pleated khakis.
We knew a question about Harbaugh's attire was coming at some point during today's press conference, and I was kind of surprised it took until the very end. Harbaugh's response showed that he was ready to get peppered with pants-related queries, and he even wore a pair of flat-front Dickies instead of the $8 pleated whatever-they-were trousers he purchased at Walmart.
"They made quite a bit of sport of me. Problem solved there. The Levi's and the Nike and the Dickie makes a flat khaki. So, happy wife, happy wife. As far as tucking in the shirt though, if I'm the last person that tucks in their shirt, that'd be great. I'd be an innovator," said Harbaugh, who splurged on the pants he wore today.
"These Dickies cost $23. They were on sale that day."
Based on the video I shot, it looks like his wife may need to send him back to the Dickies store. There's a ink stain at the bottom of the side pocket, where he was carrying a black or blue pen. In right front pocket above, he had two red pens. A coach can never have enough pens, especially if you add in the red Sharpie he usually wears around his neck.
I loved the pants Bill Walsh wore. The only way Nolan was authenticated was, if he wore a ten-gallon hat with the suits he wore (snickering)..Mariucci was a fair dresser. What ideally like a 49er head coach wear, are the Bill Walsh-like tan pants and those white or red collared short sleeves with the 49er logo.
To be honest, it 99.9% didn't bother me seeing how Jim Harbaugh dressed as long he took us to three straight NFC championship games and showed us his very emotional personality as a coach which is charismatic.
As for the 1%, it was good seeing his wife address her grievance over seeing a 49er head coach of a husband docked in Walmart khakis which surprised me - $8 pairs.
I suggest a fan day which all fans come out all decked out in Bill Walsh-like pants and shirts. Harbaugh would really have a chuckle over this seeing what a field day his dear wife would be having!
He makes 5 million a year, he should really splurge on some nicer pants.
Almost makes me miss Mike Nolan and his suits.
I was just commenting on Sunday that it looked like Harbaugh had been stress eating a few too many gummy worms in the locker room. Maybe it was just the pleats in the pants.
Problem is, Nolan was too much about the suits.
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Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, launched a mass immunisation programme against swine flu yesterday, with a call to frontline health and social care workers to get themselves vaccinated against the virus.
Mr Burnham praised the leadership of healthcare staff at University College Hospital in London, as they lined up to receive the vaccinations. "The people today who are volunteering are showing real leadership, they are sending a clear message out to people working in the health service that it is the right thing to do," Mr Burnham said.
He added: "We are one of the first countries in the world to launch a vaccination programme and we are looking ahead to a very difficult winter in the NHS. There is still seasonal flu around and we have the added challenge of H1N1 swine flu, so it is very necessary, and the programme we are launching today will prevent suffering and in some cases, deaths. So it is very, very, important."
About 2 million frontline health and social care workers will be offered the vaccine, as they are classified as at increased risk of infection and of transmitting the infection to susceptible patients. The programme will be extended over the coming weeks, with GP surgeries receiving deliveries from Monday.
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Kevin Hassett: GOP's Arizona problem
Just as Democrats were poised to deliver the 2010 elections to Republicans, Arizona's ill-advised new immigration law exposed, once again, the Republican Party's Achilles' heel.
If Democratic majorities survive the backlash against big government in this election cycle, it will be because Republicans, the party of the right, became the Party of White.
The transformation is happening before our eyes. Whites, who are 65 percent of the U.S. population today, accounted for 89 percent of John McCain's votes in the 2008 presidential election. That is based on exit polls showing that McCain won 55 percent of the white vote.
A party that alienates racial minorities will justly be made a political minority, so the Republican response to what's happening in Arizona will be a defining moment.
While there are many policies that undercut the support of minorities for Republicans – from opposition to affirmative action to regional support for the Confederate flag – immigration is clearly the brewing Republican problem among Hispanic Americans. Republicans like Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer have too often appeared hostile to immigrants.
One can hardly blame Arizona for passing the new law making immigration offenses a state crime and empowering local law enforcement officials to question somebody upon "reasonable suspicion" that the person is in this country illegally. Arizona is, after all, on the front line of the battle against illegal immigration, its long border with Mexico poorly defended by the federal government for decades. Half of all illegal border crossings occur in Arizona, according to the Washington- based Federation for American Immigration Reform.
While many of these immigrants are simply seeking a better life, the tidal wave of Mexicans entering Arizona has stressed government services to the breaking point and increased crime.
Democrats, as expected, are helping whip up fears that Arizona's new "reasonable suspicion" standard might be merely a front for racial profiling. President Barack Obama said the law creates a climate where, "suddenly, if you don't have your papers and you took your kid out to get ice cream, you're going to be harassed."
Some Republicans haven't helped their cause. Gov. Jim Gibbons of Nevada seemed to come right out and endorse racial profiling. "If you look like and act like a terrorist, if you're coming across as a bad person, you're going to do harm to our citizens, whether it's deal drugs, commit crime or commit a terrorist act," he said. "Absolutely we ought to profile everybody that looks like a terrorist. I don't have a problem with that."
Republicans should stop stepping on their own toes, especially because they, not the Democrats, offer a vision of America that should be most attractive to would-be immigrants.
Under the Democratic worldview, which matches that of much of Europe, the federal government erects a generous safety net under all citizens, which of course includes the poor. That safety net is unsustainable if paired with an open immigration policy. A country can have a generous safety net, or a welcoming policy toward immigrants, but not both – at least not over the long term.
In 1994, Harvard economist George Borjas showed that immigrants in the U.S. received 13.1 percent of government cash assistance while making up 8.4 percent of households. And migration responds to such generosity.
The Nanny State policies of Democrats threaten to fundamentally change the character of our nation. Republican small-government policies are essential if we are to remain friendly to immigrants.
A Gallup Poll last week found that of those who knew about the Arizona crackdown on illegal immigrants, 51 percent supported it, and 39 percent opposed it. Another Gallup Poll last year showed that Americans, by a wide margin of 58 percent to 36 percent, continue to say that immigration in general is a good thing for the country.
Therein lies the opportunity.
Republicans need to be against illegal immigration, in favor of legal immigration – and much more emphatic about the latter. Say what you will about the merits of Arizona's new law: its timing was awful, politically, and its advocates have done a terrible job of distinguishing illegal immigration from immigration in general. Savvy Republicans would seek to reassure legal immigrants about their place in this country while exposing Democrats for advocating policies that make America's welcome mat unsustainable.
Ronald Reagan said the U.S. was traditionally the land of opportunity, where "the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Republicans need to rally around that view of America, fast.
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Located in Disneyland - Anaheim within a short walk of Disney California Adventure® Park, Desert Palms Hotel & Suites is within a mile (2 km) of other popular sights such as Disneyland®. This 3-star hotel has 189 rooms and welcomes guests with free breakfast, an outdoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. It's in central Anaheim and also close to Downtown Disney® District and Angel Stadium.
Free hot/cold buffet breakfast is served each morning from 6:30 AM to 10 AM. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge or visit the onsite restaurant for a bite to eat. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service.
Desert Palms Hotel & Suites's 189 air-conditioned rooms provide microwaves, refrigerators, and coffee makers. Guests can expect free WiFi and 37-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Bathrooms offer spring water baths, hair dryers, and free toiletries. Safes, ironing boards, and desks are also available.
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Guests of Desert Palms Hotel & Suites have access to an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a spa tub. You can take advantage of free parking if you drive. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include free WiFi in public areas, 2 meeting rooms, and conference space.
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The Desert Palms Hotel & Suites offers a prime location across from the Anaheim Convention Center and is one-half mile from main entrance of the Disneyland® Resort. Honda Center, a major sports-and-entertainment venue, and Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels, are within 2.5 miles.
The outdoor pool is open from early morning until late evening. The large fitness room with mirrored walls contains cardio and resistance machines. A complimentary breakfast with hot food items is served daily. There is 5,005 square fee of meeting and event space on site. Complimentary high-speed Internet access is available in the 24-hour business center, and WiFi access is complimentary in the lobby. The hotel is nonsmoking.
- Outdoor pool
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- Free breakfast
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- Meeting rooms 2
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- Total number of rooms - 189
- Multilingual staff
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- Number of floors - 5
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- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 5005
- Conference space size (meters) - 465
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
Desert Palms Hotel & Suites offers 189 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, spring water baths, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Anaheim hotel provides complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. 37-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium TV channels
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Spring water bathtub
- Daily housekeeping
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
This Anaheim hotel serves a complimentary breakfast each morning in the fifth-floor Palms Room. Typical selections include scrambled eggs, house potatoes, oatmeal, cereals, breakfast pastries, sausage patties, biscuits and gravy, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, juices and milk.
Sandbox Bar & Grille - Burgers, nachos, sandwiches, pizza, appetizers, draft beers, cocktails. 50-inch plasma TV for sports events. Booth and table seating, bar. Open daily, late afternoon until late night.
Nearby Dining Options:
Bubba Bump Shrimp Co.
P.F. Chang's
The Cheesecake Factory
Start your day with a free hot/cold buffet breakfast, available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM. Room service is available during limited hours.
Nearby Things to Do
The heated outdoor pool has a courtyard setting, surrounded by four walls but open to the sky. A spa tub is adjacent. The fitness room, open from early morning until late night, contains cardio and resistance machines.
The Disneyland® Resort offers a vast array of thrill rides and adventures for active families, such as Splash Mountain, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Space Mountain, and the Grizzly River Run. The Block at Orange shopping center, 3.25 miles from the hotel, has a popular skateboard park. Fifteen miles from the hotel, Huntington Beach, also known as "Surf City," offers a 3.5-mile stretch of ocean beach.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Desert Hotel
- Desert Palms Anaheim
- Desert Palms Hotel
- Desert Palms Hotel Anaheim
- Palms Desert
- Desert Palms Hotel And Suites
- Desert Palms Hotel Suites
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Apple Maps, App Stores, iTunes Store suffer hour-long outage
An outage earlier today has since been corrected, but affected users around the world with a roughly two-hour disruption of the various App Stores, some iCloud services, and related features such as Apple Maps. As of 11AM ET, the problem has been fixed and all services are reporting operational again, but no explanation of the nature of the outage or the percentage of users affected has been reported by Apple. The downtime struck for about two hours from around 10AM Eastern Time until noon.
Briefly: Apple services outage, Amazon details Black Friday sales
Apple's online services endured another outage overnight, with a number of services becoming unusable for over an hour. Apple's system status page advises some users were affected by downtime for "multiple store services" and "multiple iCloud services" at around 10pm EST for just over an hour, with all users affected by a slightly briefer Maps issue for approximately half an hour at roughly the same time.
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[updated with Apple revisionism on outage time] An outage of services has affected some users, making Apple's main iTunes-oriented stores (the iTunes store, the iOS and Mac App Stores, the iBookstore, and even the corporate Volume Purchasing Program) unavailable for the past two hours or so. According to Apple's own system status page, some percentage of users have been unable to make purchases since approximately 4:20 PM Eastern, and the outage is ongoing.
Game Center outage hits some users throughout Tuesday
Following a series of short but widespread iCloud and online storefront-related outages, Apple's Game Center has been down since early Tuesday afternoon (Pacific TIme), and as of late Tuesday has still not yet been resolved. According to the company's system status page, every area of Apple's online services saw some level of outage on Tuesday, with a morning disruption of Siri, Apple Pay, storefront, and iCloud services followed by a second disruption of the online stores in the early evening.
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Apple media storefronts see widespread but brief outage
A widespread but apparently brief outage was reported to have affected Apples online digital storefronts this morning, such as the App Store, iTunes Store and Mac App Store. The problem appeared to occur worldwide, but Apple's System Status Page did not acknowledge the issue until hours after it was resolved, which occurred at approximately 8:30AM Pacific. The company suffered a much longer and more severe outage just two weeks ago.
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Router, switch memory limits responsible for recent Internet outages
Since yesterday, the Internet has hit some bouts of turbulence as a widespread issue slowly works its way across infrastructure. The issues aren't tied to any sort of fiber issues or due to the exhaustion of iPv4 address, but rather the exhaustion of memory inside of some hardware such as routers and switches. Starting on Tuesday, border gateway protocol (BGP) tables, the tables responsible for keeping track of a map of the Internet, started to hit their limit in older hardware, making chunks of the Internet inaccessible in the process.
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Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has introduced a MFi-compliant new development kit for companies interested in using Cirrus' chips to create Lightning-based headphones, which -- regardless of whether rumors about Apple dropping the analog headphone jack in its iPhone this fall -- can offer advantages to music-loving iOS device users. The kit mentions some of the advantages of an all-digital headset or headphone connector, including higher-bitrate support, a more customizable experience, and support for power and data transfer into headphone hardware. Several companies already make Lightning headphones, and Apple has supported the concept since June 2014. http://bit.ly/29giiZj
Apple Store app offers Procreate Pocket
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Porsche adds CarPlay to 2017 Panamera
Porsche has added a fifth model of vehicle to its CarPlay-supported lineup, announcing that the 2017 Panamera -- which will arrive in the US in January -- will include Apple's infotainment technology, and be seen on a giant 12.3-inch touchscreen as part of an all-new Porsche Communication Management system. The luxury sedan starts at $99,900 for the 4S model, and scales up to the Panamera Turbo, which sells for $146,900. Other vehicles that currently support CarPlay include the 2016 911 and the 2017 models of Macan, 718 Boxster, and 718 Cayman. The company did not mention support for Google's corresponding Android Auto in its announcement. http://bit.ly/295ZQ94
Apple employees testing wheelchair features
New features included in the forthcoming watchOS 3 are being tested by Apple retail store employees, including a new activity-tracking feature that has been designed with wheelchair users in mind. The move is slightly unusual in that, while retail employees have previously been used to test pre-release versions of OS X and iOS, this marks the first time they've been included in the otherwise developer-only watchOS betas. The company is said to have gone to great lengths to modify the activity tracker for wheelchair users, including changing the "time to stand" notification to "time to roll" and including two wheelchair-centric workout apps. http://bit.ly/2955JDa
SanDisk reveals two 256GB microSDXC cards
SanDisk has introduced two 256GB microSDXC cards. Arriving in August for $150, the Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition card offers transfer speeds of up to 95MB/s for reading data. The Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card can read at a fast 100MB/s and write at up to 90MB/s, and will be shipping sometime in the fourth quarter for $200. http://bit.ly/294Q1If
Apple's third-quarter results due July 26
Apple has advised it will be issuing its third-quarter results on July 26, with a conference call to answer investor and analyst queries about the earnings set to take place later that day. The stream of the call will go live at 2pm PT (5pm ET) via Apple's investor site, with the results themselves expected to be released roughly 30 minutes before the call commences. Apple's guidance for the quarter put revenue at between $41 billion and $43 billion. http://apple.co/1oi1Pbm
Twitter stickers slowly roll out to users
Twitter has introduced "stickers," allowing users to add extra graphical elements to their photos before uploading them to the micro-blogging service. A library of hundreds of accessories, props, and emoji will be available to use as stickers, which can be resized, rotated, and placed anywhere on the photograph. Images with stickers will also become searchable with viewers able to select a sticker to see how others use the same graphic in their own posts. Twitter advises stickers will be rolling out to users over the next few weeks, and will work on both the mobile apps and through the browser. http://bit.ly/29bbwUE


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One of the most overwhelming stories to come out of the start of Organized Team Activities, nine different players on the Buffalo Bills roster had offseason surgeries that kept them out of team drills on the first day of work. One of those nine were Robert Woods, but his procedure won't keep him out too much longer, as long as he gets his way.
The ankle procedure was done by Dr. Robert Anderson in North Carolina, a noted surgeon that has done work on many NFL players in the past. The second-year wide receiver said it was done back in February, which means he's closing in on his return.
"The timetable is three months, which is around mandatory minicamp. I'm actually pretty much full-go, but they just want to stick to the schedule anyway, just to make sure," Woods told WGR after practice Thursday. "They just want to be safe and just keep pushing forward."
It was an arthroscopic procedure on his ankle that was recommended to remove scar tissue from the area. It wasn't from any injury suffered during the 2013 regular season, but from the ankle injury that required surgery in his time at USC.
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Venezia: A look at medical marijuana for pets
L.A. veterinarian Douglas Kramer received the diagnosis that his Siberian husky, Nikita, had terminal cancer. He faced the same decisions he'd counseled numerous pet owners on: Was it time to euthanize his beloved pet?
The 36-year-old veterinarian says this was the turning point for him and his research into how medical marijuana could be used in veterinary medicine.
Seeing the benefits of medical marijuana for humans, Kramer thought it should be explored for animals since they suffer many of the same illnesses.
Treatments and medicines once used only for people are now used for pets, so why not pot?
"Think about it, most pharmaceuticals on the market today started with animal testing," Kramer said.
"I realized this was worth looking into."
A believer in holistic medicine, he determined the best way to administer the drug was in liquid form. I wonder, were there any pitfalls in his research that led him to the conclusions he's at now? How much failure did he go through before realizing this was the way to go? Or did he not?
Kramer used tincture – a method by which the medical property of a plant is extracted by soaking it in a liquid, like glycerin.
"It's how they would extract medicine from plants for homeopathic remedies and has been used for generations," Kramer said.
He's even written a book on the subject: "Sweet Serenity," a guide to making herbal tinctures for pets, which he sells on the site, vetguru.com, which he started about six years ago.
Book proceeds go to further his research and the site states that "the proceeds will be used to help fund Dr. Kramer's ongoing attempts to design and implement clinical research trials and charity work."
But there were issues with all the different strains of cannabis available, in potency and determining if there were any residual pesticides in the pot.
Finding several analytical labs in California, he submitted cannabis samples and they determined how much THC, cannabinoids, and if insecticides were present or not.
What about dosage?
"There's a lack of research in this area for people, let alone pets. There are some studies out there that give us some guidelines, but basically you start with low doses and work your way up," Kramer says.
Experimenting on his own dog, he mixed small amounts of liquid in her food. Kramer says he noticed a marked improvement in Nikita as she began to eat again and play.
She lived a few months longer than originally diagnosed, but her quality of life was far better than when she was on steroids and pain medication, he said.
"About two years ago, I started an online survey asking people if they'd administered marijuana to their pets," he said. "The response was overwhelmingly positive."
Many wrote they'd used cannabis successfully for anxiety-based disorders and noise phobias in addition to pain control for cancer and idiopathic epilepsy, which is common in certain breeds, Kramer said.
But to date, no clinical trials have been set. Kramer hopes the American Veterinary Medical Association will take the lead someday soon.
In the meantime, he cautions anyone administering pot to their pet.
"Like any medications, overdose is an issue," Kramer said.
He feels many overdoses that veterinarians are seeing in their practices are a result of pet owners trying to medicate animals without resources.
I asked my vet, Audra De La Torre at All Creatures Care Cottage in Costa Mesa, if patients were asking about cannabis as a treatment. She said no.
"Unfortunately, since the compound in marijuana is so toxic to animals, it is not commonly thought of for pain management," she said.
But Kramer feels vets need to be educated on the issue.
Since he published his research on his site, he's hearing from pet owners and veterinarians around the country, including Orange County.
"Veterinarians are afraid to speak publicly about this for fear of losing their license," he said.
One such Orange County vet, who has referred patients to Kramer, would comment only if I promised not to use her name.
She says she feels marijuana has a place in veterinary medicine and says dogs and cats have receptors for cannabis. She agrees that research trials are needed.
"I have recommended this therapy to clients who have dogs with separation anxiety and it has worked well," she said. "I believe that the veterinary community will eventually utilize this medication for anxiety issues, as a pain reliever, and as an appetite stimulant, especially in patients who have a degree of nausea."
She went on to say that she hopes colleagues will open their eyes to the benefits of marijuana and not remain constrained by its stigma.
With vets not willing to speak openly about this, I wondered if Kramer wasn't afraid of losing his own license of six years and his thriving practice.
"I would be lying if I said no, but at the end of the day I took an oath to end pain and suffering, and it makes me angry that my colleagues are afraid to talk about it," he said.
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