Study Identifies Source of Oil Sheens Near Deepwater Horizon Site
A chemical analysis indicates that the source of oil sheens recently found floating at the ocean’s surface near the site of the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill is pockets of oil trapped within the wreckage of the sunken rig.
The Sea Is Invisible To Us – So It’s Become Our Trash Heap
A new exhibition, Aquatopia: the Imaginary of the Deep, should remind us of the mysteries the sea still holds, as well as the pollution and plastic bottles
Grenada Authorized Sand Mining at 2 Beaches to Small Projects
While Grenada banned sand mining in 2009, an amendment to the law allows the environment minister to make certain exceptions, and now the government has declared two beaches open to sand mining.
Crustacean Sand-Dwellers Suffering Localized Extinctions
Two types of small beach critters, both cousins of the beloved, backyard roly-poly, are suffering localized extinctions in Southern California at an alarming rate, says a new study by UC Santa Barbara scientists.
One Flew Over a Beach Sand Mining Pit, Sénégal
An astounding video by l’Institut National de L’Audiovisuel.
New EU Rules ‘Fail’ Against Shipbreaking Dangers
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted last in favour of a proposal aiming to put an end to European ships being recklessly scrapped in developing countries.
Illegal Beach Sand Mining, Togo, a Video
Despite a recent law prohibiting sand mining on Togo’s beaches, illegal sand mining continue, unabated.
Facing Tough Times, Barbuda Continues Sand Mining Despite Warnings
Officials are dismissing warnings by environmentalists that sand mining has exceeded safe limits and that its continuation is placing Barbuda, the tiny island in the Antigua and Barbuda union, at ever-greater risk from storms and sea level rise…
No Deal On Huge Antarctic Marine Reserves
International talks on establishing huge marine reserves in Antarctica have failed to reach a consensus.