EPA Begins Monitoring Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters
With the beginning of the beach season, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking a beach and harbor protection program to safeguard beaches and bays in New Jersey and New York and protect the health of the people who enjoy them.
Chilled Offering, Tallows Beach Cape Byron, Australia; By Johnny Abegg
“A certain magic of aloneness, intwined with the roar of an untamed ocean…” Chilled Offering, is an image from Johnny Abegg
South West National Park, Tasmania; By Johnny Abegg
Have you ever dreamed of a place as a child that you always wanted visit? I was lucky enough to visit South West National Park in Tasmania, chartering the South and West coast by boat for the annual South West Marine Debris Cleanup. By Johnny Abegg.
HidroAysén’s Approval Takes Chile in the Wrong Direction
The reasons why HidroAysén should not be constructed are numerous but sadly, the authorities showed recently that they prefer to move in the opposite direction, at the expense of Patagonia. By Amanda Maxwell, NRDC.
China to step up fight against plastic addiction
Around three billion plastic bags were being used daily in China before the 2008 ban. Since then, according to the NDRC, people have used at least 24 billion fewer plastic bags every year, and 100 billion plastic shopping bags may have been kept out of landfills as a result of the law.
Queen Anne’s Revenge’s Anchor Recovered Off NC Coast
Archaeologists recovered the first anchor from what’s believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship off the North Carolina coast.
BP oil spill partly blamed for Gulf dolphin deaths
The deaths of over 150 dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico so far this year is due in part to the devastating 2010 BP oil spill and the chemical dispersants used to contain it, a report said Thursday.
Climate Change Impacts in China
The received wisdom used to be that climate change would have relatively little impact on China. But that views seems outdated.
Scientists Argue Against Conclusion That Bacteria Consumed Deepwater Horizon Methane
Some scientists cast doubt on a widely publicized study that concluded that a bacterial bloom in the Gulf of Mexico consumed the methane discharged from the Deepwater Horizon well. The debate has implications for the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.