Four Years after BP Oil Disaster Many Lessons Remain Unlearned
The BP oil spill, often called the worst man-made environmental disaster of our time, first began four years ago today, on April 20, 2010. The oil that spewed into the Gulf was an unprecedented environmental disaster that continues to devastate local communities. It will be years before we understand the full extent of the damage…
Painting with Islands and Sunglint
Sometimes the imagery is remarkable simply for its beauty. When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite looked down on the Lesser Antilles, the combination of sunlight, islands, and wind painted a beautiful scene on the surface of the Caribbean Sea.
Arctic Oil: It Is Madness to Celebrate a New Source of Fossil Fuels
After months of delays, Russian state-owned oil and gas company Gazprom has announced that the first ever shipment of oil from offshore Arctic waters has begun the journey to Europe.
Japan Will Conduct Pacific Whale Hunt In Wake Of Court Ruling
Japan said it would conduct a sharply scaled down form of its annual Northwest Pacific whaling campaign this year despite an international court ruling last month against the mainstay of its whaling program in the Antarctic.
Keep Shell Oil Out Of The Arctic!
Be the change: Keep Shell Oil Out Of The Arctic! A NRDC call to action, supported by Robert Redford.
Saving Caribbean Tourism from the Sea
Faced with the prospect of losing miles of beautiful white beaches, and the millions in tourist dollars that come with them, from erosion driven by climate change, Barbados is taking steps to protect its coastline as a matter of economic survival.
Army Corps Beach Erosion Fix Would Cost $43.4M
The Army Corps of Engineers said it will be expensive to fix beach erosion problems along Flagler County’s shoreline, Florida.
Air Pollution Over Asia Influences Global Weather, Strengthening Pacific Storms
In the first study of its kind, scientists have compared air pollution rates from 1850 to 2000 and found that anthropogenic (human-made) particles from Asia impact the Pacific storm track that can influence weather over much of the world.
Turtles Change Migration Routes Due to Climate Change
For centuries, the over 8 km of beaches in Cahuita, Costa Rica, have provided a nesting ground for four endangered species of sea turtle. But there is an “enemy” that conservation efforts can’t fight: the beaches themselves are shrinking.