Snail and Coral Destruction

A little-known marine snail may be destroying coral reefs at an alarming rate, scientists report.
Team says much more oil may have flowed from well

It is the third, and perhaps not last, time the federal government has had to increase its estimate of how much oil is gushing.
Heavier oil from Gulf spill washes up in Florida

Heavier concentrations of oil from the gushing Gulf of Mexico leak have begun sloshing up on Florida seashores.
Oil Spill Puts Florida Straits Cold-Water Reefs in Peril

It is most likely that the delicate cold-water corals are not able to digest these oil-laden food particles and will perish in large numbers.
Why the Oil Spill Won’t End Gulf Drilling

For a nation where oil consumption surged 32 percent between 1970 and 2008 and production declined 40 percent, offshore drilling in the gulf, along with Alaska, represents the new frontier.
Games

A collection by Jackie Brune for Coastal Care.
Corporations Won’t Self-Regulate

The question haunting everyone is: how was this allowed to happen?
Plastiki: Restocking in Samoa

The Plastiki expedition’s goal is to spread the word about the rapid growth of non-recyclable plastics across the planet, and how pervasive the problem of plastic waste has become.
Sand mining renders land erosion in Kerala

A centuries old farming village on the Kerala coastline is on the verge of being washed away by the sea.