published August 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Image credit: Neptune Network From Climate Camp targeting offset companies , to a renegade protester single-handedly shutting down an entire power plant , the TreeHugger has seen some pretty dramatic direct action protests. But when activists in Norway decided to stop an 80-ton freight train in the far-North of Norway, they chose an interesting tool for doing it - ...
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published August 6, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: Dean Forbes via flickr Restoring wetlands is great way to reestablish natural carbon sinks --a low-risk geoengineering method--and reap the benefits of the ecosystem services they provide. Now researchers from Ohio State University have demonstrated that after 15 years, it doesn't matter if those wetla... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published August 5, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Sunphol Sorakul The Gulf oil disaster is having a massive impact on wildlife, with waves of animal deaths continuing into the foreseeable future thanks to both the oil and toxic clean-up methods. The disaster is so great that the extinction of some species is not an outlandish possibility, so it seems like a good idea to create ...
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published July 28, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo by ezioman NASA is a constant help in monitoring water supplies and conditions, from groundwater supplies in California to ocean dead zones worldwide . But every day the technology gets more helpful, and with USEPA estimating that over 20,000 water bodies within the United States do not meet water quality standards, it's ... Read the full story on ...
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published July 26, 2010 and has No Comments
Images of krill and blule whale via wikipedia Amid all the bad news about marine ecosystems needing life support around the world, there is a tiny spot of happy news today on the ocean beat. Actually, a big spot, a blue whale-sized spot. In an incredible show, blue whales are crowding into Monterey Bay this month to feed on ...
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published July 25, 2010 and has No Comments
Image: Signs in Yosemite Warn About Bears Seeking Food in Cars, via Flickr It was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that led to the demise of Ben Story's car. A hungry bear managed to get into the car looking for the morsel Ben left on the back seat. Somehow, the bear knocked the car into neutral; it rolled ...
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published July 21, 2010 and has No Comments
That was fast! On July 1, 2010 the Ontario government introduced an eco fee on manufacturers and importers of goods that produce hazardous waste. The list of 8,700 items affected included cleaning products, asthma inhalers, laundry detergent, paints, antifreeze, fluorescent bulbs, sun screen, potting soil, windshield washers and fire extinguishers. It was expensive for some items: $26. on the ...
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published July 19, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Wikipedia The coastal waters off southwest Africa is going through troubling times, becoming effectively a dead zone with fish populations collapsing, jellyfish populations booming, and oxygen levels dropping. But one tiny fish, the bearded goby, seems to be perfectly adapted to these otherwise dead-end conditions, and is helping hold together and entire ecosystem by acting as an ...
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published July 18, 2010 and has No Comments
A dust storm over the Persian Gulf. Image via NASA Earth Observatory On land, a fierce dust storm blots out any sign of life. But offshore, these banes of desert -dwellers' existence can be providers of life in what might otherwise be empty waters, according to an Arab biologist who believes he's solved the mystery of why the
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published July 15, 2010 and has No Comments
Image from jp fire Ontario, Canada's largest province by population, has introduced a new eco fee. The Ontario government has imposed this environmental fee on manufacturers and importers of goods that produce hazardous waste. The list of items includes cleaning products, asthma inhalers, laundry detergent, paints, antifreeze, fluorescent bulbs, sun screen, potting soil, windshield washers and fire extinguishers. The ...
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