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.
DamNation; a Documentary That’s Testing the Waters of Corporate Social Responsibility
DamNation is a feature documentary, shown this week at SXSW in Austin, Tx. DamNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected discoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams, but also through a metamorphosis in values, from conquest of the natural world to knowing ourselves as part of nature.
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.
New Hurricane Forecast Will Emphasize Storm Surge Preparation With Flood Risk Map
When the Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1, national forecasters will roll out a new feature: color-coded and broadcast-ready maps to graphically show the potential for flooding from storm surges.