Photo Credit: Steve Lovegrove via Shutterstock.com Goodbye Fish and Shellfish? Meet the Biggest Threat to Our Oceans As emissions continue to rise, the world’s oceans are becoming corrosive, threatening shellfish, corals and the entire ocean food web. May 23, 2012 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on [...]
10,000 GM Customers Tell Auto Giant: Stop Funding Climate Deniers – Common Dreams staff General Motors, a company that has made strides to lower the carbon footprint of driving, is taking heat from 10,000 of its customers for a donation its charitable foundation made to an institute that casts doubt on climate science, according to a report [...]
Strong solar storm heading for Earth Three-stage disturbance could last for days and affect power grids, air routes, satellites and GPS devices. A strong geomagnetic storm is racing from the Sun toward Earth. Its expected arrival on Thursday could affect power grids, airplane routes and space-based satellite navigation systems, US space [...]
Photo Credit: NOAA Photo Library: fish1968 by LCDR Eric Johnson, NOAA Corps. 7 Dangerous Lies About Plastic Big Plastic is big money and survives regulatory scrutiny by creating big spin. Here’s what you need to know. February 26, 2012 | To receive a Ph.D in industrial chemistry in the United States, no American university requires candidates [...]
The MV Rena, stuck on Astrolabe Reef in Tauranga, New Zealand has spilled 350 tonnes of oil, and many of its shipping containers, severely polluting and damaging the surrounding marine environment [GALLO/GETTY] “From a climate change/fisheries/pollution/habitat destruction point of view, our nightmare is here, it’s the world we live in.” This bleak statement about the [...]
Carbon levels hit new peak, research shows Preliminary data from the US government shows that carbon dioxide levels peaked last week at the highest levels on record John Vidal, environment editor guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 16.10 BST Article history Carbon dioxide levels have reached a new peak. Photograph: John Giles/PA Carbon dioxide levels [...]
Emails expose BP’s attempts to control research into impact of Gulf oil spill Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show BP officials discussing how to influence the work of scientists • Read the BP internal meeting notes Share33 Comments (5) Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Friday 15 April 2011 11.46 BST Article history [...]
