South Carolina’s First Jellyfish Operation Raises Environmental Concerns
The potential impacts of a jellyfish processing industry on the coast of South Carolina…
Indonesian Indigenous Groups Fight Climate Change With GPS Mapping
Land rights are intrinsically linked to sustainability, and to mitigating climate change by preserving the earth’s forests, which are he “lungs of the planet.” Over the generations Indigenous peoples’ have learned to live sustainably and have a keen understanding of a forest’s limitations, making them a crucial component to maintain the environment and address climate change.
Drowning In Money: The Untold Story Of The Crazy Public Spending That Makes Flooding Inevitable
Every year billions are spent in Britain and Europe on policies that wreck homes and lives through flooding…
Building a Home Using Straw Bale Construction
Solid, rugged, inexpensive, and twice as fire-proof as conventional lumber, straw bale construction is an idea who’s time has come.
Singapore Takes the Lead In Green Building in Asia
The phrase “green building” suggests basic universal characteristics, such as an attention to energy use and attempts to bring a building in tune with its environment. However, it is also a somewhat fluid concept…
Nantucket’s Big Dig: How could it happen?
Coastal communities in the Commonwealth, as well as up and down the seaboard, are dealing with the issue of erosion and erosion control…
Origins of Giant Underwater Waves Explained
Large-scale tests in the lab and the South China Sea reveal the origins of underwater waves that can tower hundreds of feet.
Oceanographer Examines Pollutants in Antarctic Seal Milk
An oceanographer from the University of Rhode Island is analyzing the milk from Antarctic fur seals to determine the type and quantity of pollutants the seals are accumulating and passing on to their pups.
Christmas Storm Underlines Caribbean’s Vulnerability
The death and destruction caused by a slow-moving, low-level trough bringing intense rainfall in three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries over the Christmas holidays, is a sign that the region has no time to lose in fortifying its resiliance to climate change.