Further Assessment Needed of Dispersants Used in Response to Oil Spills
Experts argue for further in-depth assessments of the impacts of dispersants on microorganisms to guide their use in response to future oil spills. Chemical dispersants are widely used in emergency responses to oil spills in marine environments as a means of stimulating microbial degradation of oil.
U.S. Gives Conditional OK To Shell Oil For Drilling Off Alaska’s Arctic Shore
The Obama administration has given conditional approval to Shell Oil’s plan to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean this summer. The company wants to resume drilling in the Chukchi Sea off northwestern Alaska; it broke off that effort in 2012 because of safety problems.
Government, Hotels Pressure Local Officials Over Sand Mining
The government, hoteliers and civil society are stepping up the pressure on Thandwe authorities to curb rampant sand mining at Myanmar’s premier beach destination, Ngapali.
Study Reveals How Rivers Regulate Global Carbon Cycle
Nature has its own methods for the removal and long-term storage of carbon, including the world’s river systems, which transport decaying organic material and eroded rock from land to the ocean.
Ana Leaves Beach Erosion Problems Behind in Cherry Grove, SC
Tropical Storm Ana has moved on from the Grand Strand, but the storm left behind some serious beach erosion in the Cherry Grove area of North Myrtle Beach. It’s a low-lying area and was once the site of a natural inlet, before being filled in by developers.
Rare Spanish Shipwreck From 17th Century Uncovered Off Panama
Archaeologists searching for real-life pirates of the Caribbean stumbled on a mysterious shipwreck in 2011. Now after years of historical detective work, they know what they discovered.
Sri Lanka to become the first nation in the world to protect all its mangroves
More than half the world’s mangroves have been lost over the last century but all of those surviving in Sri Lanka, one of their most important havens, are now to be protected in an unprecedented operation.
Diesel Spills Into Fraser River After Boat Capsizes
A 25-metre fishing vessel has capsized at a marina on B.C.’s Fraser River, leaving an oily sheen of diesel stretching along the water.
Urge the Coastal Commission to protect Goleta Beach!
“We strongly believe that sustainable and responsible responses to the problem of Goleta’s beach erosion, require an adaptation and not a resistance to Nature.”