Green Approaches to Water Gaining Ground Around World
After Hurricane Sandy swept through the northeast of the United States, millions of New Yorkers were left for days without electricity. But they still had access to drinking water, thanks to New York City’s reliance on protected watershed areas for potable water.
Shell’s plans in Arctic at risk; call for halt to oil exploration
The entire future of Shell’s drilling plans in the Arctic was put in doubt on Friday after two of Barack Obama’s most trusted advisers called for a permanent halt to oil exploration.
University of Vermont Joins Other Colleges in Banning Bottled Water
The University of Vermont recently became America’s largest public institution to enact a campus-wide ban on plastic water bottles. If more colleges and universities ban plastic water bottles on their campuses, the bottling industry may be forced to seek other markets.
Record High Radiation Found in Fukushima Fish: TEPCO
A fish contaminated with radiation levels more than 2,500 times the legal limit has been caught near Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
A Look at the Challenges of Rebuilding the Jersey Shore
Pr Rob Young, director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Western Carolina University in NC, where the coastline has been battered by hurricanes for many years, talks about beach nourishment, the perils of rebuilding along the Jersey shore, and some mitigation measures the state is looking at…
Experts Urge Caution As $50 Billion In Sandy Aid Passes House
The House of Representatives passed a bill this week to spend $50 billion to help states struck by Hurricane Sandy. Several billion dollars are pegged for projects to reduce risk of future storms, and this alarmes some scientists who studied what happens to structures built along coastlines…
Hydropower Dams Hamper Migrating Fish Despite Passage Features, Study Finds
Major hydropower dams on the U.S. Atlantic coast , constructed with state-of-the-art features designed to allow migratory fish to pass through them on their way to spawn upstream, have failed in that regard, raising questions that should be addressed as more dams are planned worldwide.
4 Dolphins Saved After Being Stranded On Omani Coast
About 12 false killer whales were found on Wednesday, beached near the town of Sawadi, but marine environmentalists have managed to guide four of them back to sea, while rescue operations continued.
Japan Plans World’s Largest Wind Farm
Japan is moving away from reliance on nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster, and plans to plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm…