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A friend for Mr. SquarePants Greenpeace discovers new sponge species	Glenn Hurowitz	29 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: biodiversity, oceans, Greenpeace (all these topics)

Burning ice, ice, baby Methane hydrates: What's the worst -- and best -- that could happen?	Joseph Romm	17 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, climate science, energy, fossil fuels, IPCC, natural gas, oceans (all these topics)

Bikini Toll Beaches strewn with a lot of trash, says report		16 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 12:04 PM on 16 Apr 2008 Six million pounds of trash were picked up in a one-day global beach cleanup last September, according to a new report from the Ocean Conservancy. In one day, beachcombers covering 33,000 miles of shoreline in 76 countries found an average 182 pounds of trash per mile. That was comprised of 7.2 million items of garbage -- food wrappers, bottles, fishing lines, plastic bags, and more. A full one-third of ...
Topics: habitat protection, news, oceans, waste, wildlife (all these topics)

This week in ocean news All salmon, all the time	Andrew Sharpless	12 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, salmon, wildlife (all these topics)

Fin-ally! Congress has a chance to protect sharks from finning	Andrew Sharpless	11 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: animal welfare, Congress, fishing, oceans, politics, regulation (all these topics)

Ready, aim, gyre VBS.tv sails out to witness the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean	David Roberts	09 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: oceans, waste, water pollution (all these topics)

WTF?	David Roberts	08 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: oceans, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Photosynthesis and invertibrate sex	Andrew Sharpless	05 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: animal welfare, fishing, oceans, wildlife (all these topics)

Navy Crock-It Sonar will kill some marine life but safeguards are adequate, says Navy		04 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 2:47 PM on 04 Apr 2008 Navy training exercises could expose 94,370 marine mammals to behavior-altering sonar frequencies each year, potentially injuring or killing as many as 30, according to an environmental impact statement released Friday by the Navy. But in its 1,796-page report, the Navy sticks with current safeguards for protecting marine animals, not adopting stricter standards imposed by a fe ...
Topics: Department of Defense, news, oceans, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

Hollywood Heavies Elton John, Lindsay Lohan, and 50 Cent unite to free a killer whale -- meet the man who brought them together	Sarah van Schagen	04 Apr 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: animal welfare, celebrity, grassroots activism, interview, oceans (all these topics)

Spears of Spring The Age of Asparagus dawned in Roman times, but the time to eat it is now	Kurt Michael Friese	03 Apr 2008	Chef's Diary

Topics: Chef's Diary, food, green living, oceans, recipes (all these topics)

Aspen Env't Forum: 'Soccer moms are the enemy of biological education' E.O. Wilson calls for kids to be set free outside, scripted activities be damned	Lisa Hymas	01 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: education, green living, oceans, parenting, wilderness (all these topics)

My Brightest Diamond is the earth's best friend Shara chats about animals, organics, and recycling	Sarah van Schagen	28 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: food, green living, music, oceans, organic food (all these topics)

Fish Stories How the Monterey Bay Aquarium makes its safe-seafood list -- plus a seafood recipe you can feel good about	Roz Cummins	27 Mar 2008	'Tis the Season

Topics: aquaculture, fishing, food, green living, oceans, recipes, Tis the Season (all these topics)

Plunder the sea New online game illustrates the impacts of overfishing	Katy Balatero	27 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, video games, websites (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Duplicitous sand dollars and tenacious sea worms	Andrew Sharpless	22 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

When will sharks catch a break? Not anytime soon, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals	Andrew Sharpless	20 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Hong Kong, animal welfare, fishing, oceans (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Friendly cetaceans and smelly algae	Andrew Sharpless	15 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: whaling, fishing, wildlife, oceans (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	07 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: animal welfare, fishing, Japan, oceans, quotables, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

Can't We All Just Get Along? Activist says he was shot in confrontation with whalers		07 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:10 AM on 07 Mar 2008 The captain of the radical anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says he was shot in a clash with Japanese whalers on Friday. Paul Watson says he found a bullet in his Kevlar vest; Japan's fisheries agency disputed the accusation, saying those onboard the whaling ship retaliated with non-lethal flash grenades after activists threw stink bombs of eye-stinging butyric aci ...
Topics: grassroots activism, Japan, news, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

Navy responds	David Roberts	05 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: oceans, wildlife, national security (all these topics)

Climos Def New company wants to seed ocean with iron to sequester carbon		05 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 12:24 PM on 05 Mar 2008 Weeks after ocean-seeding company Planktos bit the iron dust, a startup called Climos is plowing ahead with a similar business plan: seed the ocean with iron dust to stimulate the growth of CO2-gobbling plankton, then sell offsets for the sequestered carbon. Climos has announced $3.5 million in venture capital and is backed by reputable investors: Tesla Chair (n�e Pay-Pal cofounder) Elon Mu ...
Topics: business, carbon offsets, carbon sequestration, climate, climate change mitigation, geoengineering, news, oceans (all these topics)

Whaling and Gnashing of Teeth Norway says whale consumption is good for the planet		04 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:53 PM on 04 Mar 2008 Eating whale meat is better for the planet than eating beef, pork, or chicken, according to a comparative carbon-emissions calculation by Norwegian lobbying group the High North Alliance. Says the alliance's Rune Froevik, in what may be a bit of an exaggeration, "Basically it turns out that the best thing you can do for the planet is to eat whale meat compared to other types ...
Topics: Australia, climate, food, grassroots activism, greenhouse-gas emissions, Greenpeace, Japan, news, Norway, oceans, whaling (all these topics)

Unfortunate Sonar Appeals court rules against Navy in sonar case		03 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 7:39 AM on 03 Mar 2008 A federal appeals court on Friday upheld many restrictions on the Navy's use of mid-frequency sonar off the coast of Southern California, reinforcing a lower court ruling from last month. President Bush had tried to exempt the Navy from the relevant environmental laws in January, but the appeals court agreed with an earlier ruling that questioned the constitutionality of Bush's attempted exemption, ...
Topics: litigation, news, oceans, United States, wildlife (all these topics)

Navy sonar newspeak Propaganda soft-pedals sonar impacts on marine mammals	Erik Hoffner	02 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: wildlife, national security, oceans (all these topics)

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