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Special Series Blog: Earth's Bounty
The Allegheny Front for the week of 01/28/2012
 Photographer Erika Johnson captures the microscopic world living in local rivers and ponds. Photo: 'bubble on green' by E. Johnson |
Local Photographer Zooms In On Small Neighbors - Artists’ works are often inspired by parts of the natural world that are readily seen or felt. But one Pittsburgh artist is diving deeper into local water sources to find beauty for her compositions. The Allegheny Front’s Dennis Funk brings us her story.
 In the 2012 State of the Union address President Obama promoted fossil fuels and so called clean energy sources.PHOTO: Wiki Commons. |
News Analysis: Obama Pushes Many Energy Sources In State of the Union Address - Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. That may have been the central energy theme of President Obama’s State of the Union address. The Allegheny Front’s Ann Murray is with me to discuss the speech as well as the Republican response.
 The Energy Information Administration sees shale gas production increasing, even as it downgrades the amount of reserves in formations like the Marcellus. Image: Department of Energy |
Where Did All that Shale Gas Go? Feds Downgrade Marcellus Reserves - The Department of Energy dramatically downgraded its estimate of technically recoverable natural gas in the Marcellus shale formation. Where did all the gas go? Why is the new number so low? And will it slow down the pace of drilling in the Marcellus? The Allegheny Front's Reid Frazier looked inside the numbers to see where the new estimate came from. TAF's Marcellus Shale reporter spoke with Host Jennifer Szweda Jordan.
 The little brown bat population of the Northeast U.S. has been seriously endangered by white-nose syndrome. |
White-nose Syndrome Takes Toll on PA Bat Population - The little brown bat could be wiped out in the northeastern United States within the next decade by white-nose syndrome according to new projections. Bats control pests on farms and in forests and serve as important pollinators. The Allegheny Front's Kate Malongowski has more.
 Algae growth in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Nutrients act as fertilizers in the water, prompting algal blooms that block sunlight and choke out natural water ecosystems. Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program |
Give a Little, Take a Little: The Pennsylvania Pollution Exchange - Water treatment plants in the Chesapeake Bay can trade so-called nutrient pollution credits with farmers to keep nitrogen and phosphorous out of the watershed. But there hasn't been much action since Pennsylvania started this program several years ago. The Allegheny Front's Jenelle Pifer reports the Department of Environmental Protection is optimistic that might change.
 Perennial plants like this salvia 'May Night' will benefit from mulching at the base when snow is scarce. Photos:Doug Oster |
The Organic Gardeners: How Lack Of Snow Affects The Garden - So far, this winter has been lacking snow. How does that affect our gardens, and what can we do about it? A good layer of snow is actually a good thing for the garden, find out why.
The Allegheny Front for the Week of January 28, 2012 - Listen to the entire episode.
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