Australia Creates World’s Largest Marine Reserve
Australia Friday created the world’s largest network of marine reserves, protecting a huge swathe of ocean environment.
Gulf Oil Spill Timeline And The Ensuing Legal Cases Against BP
Looking back at a timeline of the massive 2010 Gulf oil spill, government response and ensuing legal cases, from April 20, 2010 to November 15th 2012.
North Carolina, Delmarva Coastlines Changed by Hurricane Sandy
The USGS has released a series of aerial photographs showing before-and-after images of Hurricane Sandy’s impacts on the Atlantic Coast.
Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico; 11 Injured, 2 Missing
An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire after an explosion Friday, sending 11 people to hospitals and leaving two missing, authorities said.
People’s Tribunal Defends Native Villages from Dams, Mexico
After listening to the testimonies of people from nine communities that have fought the construction of hydropower complexes in five of the country’s provinces, the members of the PPT issued their verdict condemning the Mexican government and demanding the definitive cancellation of all the hydroelectric megaprojects.
An Evolving Coastal City
” Not just one solution but many, for an evolving coastal city,” by Marcha Johnson.
It’s Arithmetic: $4.5 billion Is Small Change For BP
“BP still needs to answer for their gross negligence and these record criminal penalties are a step forward…but this does not pay for the damage BP has done.”
We Need to Retreat From the Beach
As ocean waters warm, the Northeast is likely to face more Sandy-like storms. And as sea levels continue to rise, the surges of these future storms will be higher and even more deadly. We can’t stop these powerful storms. But we can reduce the deaths and damage they cause… An Op Ed by Orrin H. Pilkey.
San Francisco Bay Sand Mining Raises Question About Beach Erosion
The sediment in San Francisco Bay, once thought of as a renewable resource, is eroding and being removed much more quickly than nature replenishes it.