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Breaking the Sound Barrier
Bush admin takes unexpected step to save Washington state's orcas |
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16 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Breaking the Sound Barrier Bush admin takes unexpected step to save Washington state's orcas Yesterday, the National Marine Fisheries Service surprised conservationists, cetacean lovers, and most other sentient beings, really, by declaring the orcas of Washington state's Puget Sound endangered. The move mandates a recovery plan and critical-habitat designations, and comes after years of debate o ... |
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| Topics: National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington (all these topics) |
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Will Waters Never Cease?
Aussie firms extract both clean energy and drinking water from ocean |
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09 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Will Waters Never Cease? Aussie firms extract both clean energy and drinking water from ocean Among our many environmental problems, two of the most vexing are dwindling freshwater supplies and a dearth of clean energy. Now two Australian firms think they've hit on a way to tackle both at once: a desalination plant that could convert saltwater to freshwater, using only the power supplied by the ocean's waves, and ... |
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| Topics: Australia, news, oceans, water pollution (all these topics) |
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You Make Me Wanna Spout
Conservation agreement will help protect gray-whale lagoon in Mexico |
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02 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| You Make Me Wanna Spout Conservation agreement will help protect gray-whale lagoon in Mexico OK, stay calm. We don't want to freak you out or anything, but we've got some ... good news. Seems American and Mexican conservationists have united with local Mexican landholders to preserve a pristine gray-whale calving ground. The Laguna San Ignacio, an area of bird-friendly wetlands and fish-rich mangroves on the northwestern Mexican coast ... |
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| Topics: Mexico, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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The Old Munitions and the Sea
U.S. Army dumped heaps of chemical weapons in Davy Jones' locker |
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31 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Old Munitions and the Sea U.S. Army dumped heaps of chemical weapons in Davy Jones' locker Between 1944 and 1970, the U.S. Army secretly dumped about 64 million pounds of chemical warfare agents, plus over 400,000 mustard-gas-filled munitions, off several state shores -- and more than that in the waters around 11 other nations. A fair amount of the dumping took place right after the end of World War II, when the Army nee ... |
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| Topics: news, oceans, toxics, US Army (all these topics) |
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Reefer Badness
Caribbean corals bleaching at unprecedented rate |
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25 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Reefer Badness Caribbean corals bleaching at unprecedented rate This year's notably warmer-than-usual Atlantic waters -- fuel for 2005's intense hurricane season -- have been devastating some life below the waves as well. Water temperatures have remained elevated for about 15 weeks, causing coral reefs to bleach from the Florida Keys to Puerto Rico to Panama. The micro-algae that feed corals, and give them their br ... |
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| Topics: Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Beswitched
Jeb Bush's switcheroo on drilling causes rift in Florida delegation |
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11 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Beswitched Jeb Bush's switcheroo on drilling causes rift in Florida delegation Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is backing a bill in the House of Representatives that would open some new federal waters, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico, to oil rigs -- and in so doing, he's fractured the state's long-standing bipartisan political consensus against offshore drilling. Jeb's flip-flop, after years of advocat ... |
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| Topics: Florida, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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The Sound and the ... Eh
Fisheries Service offers mild plan to preserve Puget Sound orcas |
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05 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Sound and the ... Eh Fisheries Service offers mild plan to preserve Puget Sound orcas The much-beloved and much-beleaguered orcas of Puget Sound in Washington state are the focus of a tepid new National Marine Fisheries Service conservation plan. It emphasizes cleaning up the sound, preventing oil spills, and trying to boost the salmon population -- pretty much what the government ... |
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| Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington (all these topics) |
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The Drill of the Chase
Offshore and Arctic Refuge drilling out of House bill -- for now |
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04 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Drill of the Chase Offshore and Arctic Refuge drilling out of House bill -- for now House Republican efforts to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and U.S. coastal waters to oil drilling are dead for now, but are likely to return, zombie-like, from the grave. Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) had offered legislation, intended as part of a larger House energy package, that would have allowed indiv ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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America's Coast Wanted
House bill would open coasts, other areas to drilling |
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03 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| America's Coast Wanted House bill would open coasts, other areas to drilling Recent hurricane-related disruptions to Gulf Coast oil infrastructure may get the oil industry something it's been after for years: a chance to drill off the U.S. coasts. Legislation sponsored by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) and approved last week by the House Resources Committee he chairs would permit individual states to opt out of ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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Gone killing
Japanese fisherman slaughter their competition |
Chris Schults |
01 Oct 2005 |
Gristmill |
| All over the world people are feeling the effects of overfishing. While I would personally advocate not eating fish to begin with, others have come up with alternative solutions, from establishing sustainably managed fisheries to launching campaigns educating the public on what fish to consume. And then there is this: In the Japanese fishing village of Taiji, fishermen are rounding up and slaughtering hundreds and even thousands of dolphins right now.After driving p ... |
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| Topics: fishing, Japan, oceans (all these topics) |
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Taking It All Offset
House GOPers want to cut enviro and other programs to pay for rebuilding |
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27 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Taking It All Offset House GOPers want to cut enviro and other programs to pay for rebuilding Rebuilding the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is expected to run the feds around $200 billion. A group of House Republicans called the Republican Study Committee has unveiled an "Operation Offset" plan with proposed budget cuts to pay for the massive expenditure. While this nostalgic exerci ... |
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| Topics: health, news, oceans, politics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Rattle the Cajun
Post-Rita Louisiana deals with another round of environmental problems |
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26 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Rattle the Cajun Post-Rita Louisiana deals with another round of environmental problems An already-battered Louisiana is beset with new environmental crises in the wake of Hurricane Rita, which sent a wall of water up to 15 feet high surging into the state's coastal bayous and canals on Saturday. In New Orleans, officials are scrambling to assess whether the renewed flooding burst oil and chemical storage tanks and other i ... |
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| Topics: Louisiana, news, oceans, toxics (all these topics) |
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Gulf Toast
Woods, wetlands, and marine ecosystems hit hard by storm, pollution |
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21 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Gulf Toast Woods, wetlands, and marine ecosystems hit hard by storm, pollution The Gulf Coast's estuaries, wetlands, and cypress swamps are hurting in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The storm damaged 25 national wildlife refuges, and recovery costs are expected to be at least $93 million -- about a quarter of the federal refuge budget. In Mississippi's Noxubee refuge, pine trees crucial ... |
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| Topics: Louisiana, Mississippi, news, oceans, toxics, wetlands, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Free-Market Willy
Bush admin proposes free-market system for managing fisheries |
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20 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Free-Market Willy Bush admin proposes free-market system for managing fisheries The Bush administration has proposed a major overhaul of the nation's fishery management laws -- ignoring the recommendations of its own scientific commission, and provoking mixed reactions from eco-advocates. The legislation would phase out current regulations limiting the number of days fishers can operate and the amount they catch per trip, in favo ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Hurricane You Hear Me Now?
Warming oceans linked to increase in powerful hurricanes and storms |
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16 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Hurricane You Hear Me Now? Warming oceans linked to increase in powerful hurricanes and storms Severe hurricanes and cyclones have become more common worldwide as ocean temperatures have increased, according to a study published today in the journal Science. Georgia Tech climatologist Judith Curry and colleagues studied satellite data from the past 35 years as well as computer models before reaching their conclusion: Category 4 and 5 ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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The Tiger of the Eye
Study links more destructive hurricanes to global warming |
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01 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Tiger of the Eye Study links more destructive hurricanes to global warming Controversy about the connection between severe storms and climate change seems to follow inevitably on the heels of hurricane season. This year is no different: A report this week in the journal Nature will argue that global warming is a major cause of the rise in cumulative hurricane power since 1970. MIT climatologist Kerry Emanuel found that in the pas ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Stricken of the Sea
Fish diversity declines in the deep ocean |
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29 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Stricken of the Sea Fish diversity declines in the deep ocean There are fewer and fewer species of big fish in the deep sea, putting overall ocean health in danger. Scientists have known for years that overfishing diminishes species diversity in coastal areas, but in a study published today in the journal Science, researchers report a drop in diversity of deep-ocean fish as well -- in many areas about 50 percent since the 1950s. ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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The Right-Whale Stuff
Emergency steps needed to save right whale from extinction, experts say |
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26 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Right-Whale Stuff Emergency steps needed to save right whale from extinction, experts say The North Atlantic right whale could face extinction within the next century, according to marine scientists writing in the journal Science. Only about 350 right whales are alive today, and the researchers estimate that their deaths may be underreported by up to 83 percent yearly. The scientists say at least eight r ... |
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| Topics: National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Bad for the Fish, Good for the Grist Swim Team
Warmer waters put wildlife under deadly stress along Pacific Coast |
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14 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Bad for the Fish, Good for the Grist Swim Team Warmer waters put wildlife under deadly stress along Pacific Coast Freaky environmental anomalies along the Pacific Coast from central California to British Columbia may devastate the region's wildlife, scientists say. Ocean temperatures in the area are 2 to 5 degrees higher than usual this summer; no one's sure why, but scientists suspect a lack of north ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, oceans, Pacific Ocean, West Coast (all these topics) |
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Hey, Drillers, Leave Our State Alone
Oil and gas inventory may come soon to a coastline near you |
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22 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Hey, Drillers, Leave Our State Alone Oil and gas inventory may come soon to a coastline near you The Senate effectively approved an inventory of oil and gas reserves in U.S. coastal waters yesterday, a move that could help open the door for offshore drilling to begin after a decades-long moratorium expires in 2012. The 52-44 vote defeated an amendment sponsored by Florida Sens. Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Ne ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, news, oceans, United States (all these topics) |
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Storm Affront
Global warming to cause X-treme hurricanes; Sprite sponsorship in works |
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20 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Storm Affront Global warming to cause X-treme hurricanes; Sprite sponsorship in works Coming soon to our warming globe: extreme hurricanes. Research just published in the journal Science suggests that as higher temperatures draw more ocean water into the atmosphere, hurricanes and typhoons will intensify. Over the course of the 20th century, water vapor over the oceans increased by 5 percent overall and 10 percent in areas where hurr ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Shore Losers
U.S. leaders, residents turn backs on impending coastal chaos |
Jane Holtz Kay |
15 Jun 2005 |
Soapbox |
| Don't let Beantown become a has-been town. Buckle your seatbelts: it's going to be a wet 'n' wild ride. That's the prediction -- or, rather, the certainty -- that today's global warming carries. Erratic and unpredictable weather is en route, and coastal areas are among the places destined to be hardest hit. So why are Americans paying so little heed? As scientists and weather pundits surve ... |
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| Topics: climate, East Coast, Massachusetts, oceans, United States (all these topics) |
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Who's Minding the Shore?
Senate measures threaten to open U.S. coasts to drilling |
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13 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Who's Minding the Shore? Senate measures threaten to open U.S. coasts to drilling The battle to open up U.S. coastal waters to oil and gas drilling is escalating, with supporters in Congress pushing a number of pro-drilling bills and amendments. An energy-bill provision up for debate this week would mandate the first complete oil and gas inventory of all U.S. waters. And Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La. ... |
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| Topics: energy, mining and drilling, news, oceans, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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So Long and Thanks for All the Fish Nets
Changes in fishing gear could save thousands of cetaceans a year |
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10 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| So Long and Thanks for All the Fish Nets Changes in fishing gear could save thousands of cetaceans a year Low-cost changes to commercial fishing gear could prevent the deaths of tens of thousands of whales, porpoises, and dolphins every year, according to the World Wildlife Fund. About 1,000 cetaceans drown every day after becoming entangled in fishing nets, primarily gillnets, which are hard for the animals to see or ... |
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| Topics: business, marine life, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Creating an Aquaculture of Life
Bush admin proposes massive U.S. aquaculture expansion |
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08 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Creating an Aquaculture of Life Bush admin proposes massive U.S. aquaculture expansion Just in time to celebrate World Oceans Day (happy WOD, by the way!), the Bush administration has unveiled a plan to open up 3.4 million square miles of U.S. coastal waters to aquaculture. Demand by hungry humans for seafood is expected to reach about 121 million tons in the next five years, even as wild ocean stocks decline; by 2030, ... |
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| Topics: business, marine life, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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