Kailua Beach, O’ahu Island, Hawai’i; By Chip Fletcher
Kailua Beach, a beautiful 30 minute drive from busy Waikiki, lies on the east side of the Hawaiian Island of O’ahu.
Hydrofracking, Water, Watersheds, and the Ocean
The Ocean connects all things.
The Problems With Dams
Project to build world’s third-largest hydroelectric plant is suspended after failing to meet environmental requirements. Dams block sediments going to the ocean, which implies accelerated erosion.
Panel’s Findings on Oil Spill to be Delayed Again
Its final report was due in March. No conclusions have yet been reached about what exactly happened and why oil was still allowed to flow to the sea.
Dead Baby Dolphins and Oil Wash in on the Gulf Coast
There are troubling signs all is not right with the Gulf. In other words, the coast is far from clear.
Waste Land, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Deservedly nominated at this year’s Oscars as Best Documentary Feature, Lucy Walker’s life-affirming film Waste Land, travels to the squalor of Rio de Janeiro, which boasts the largest landfill site in the world.
Alliance between the Arctic and Tropics
Inuit leaders seek common front against climate warming.
Bangladesh’s Project to Develop and Protect Southern Coastal Region
Bangladesh’s coastal area covers about 20% of the country and over thirty percent of the net cultivable area. The saline sea waters have been pushing up inland and progressively more and more areas are meeting a similar fate.
68 Percent of New England and Mid-Atlantic Beaches Are Eroding
An assessment of coastal change over the past 150 years has found 68 percent of beaches in the New England and Mid-Atlantic region are eroding.