More than 150 top marine researchers have voiced their concerns through the “Monaco Declaration”, which warns that changes in acidity are accelerating.
The declaration, supported by Prince Albert II of Monaco, builds on findings from an earlier international summit.
It says pH levels are changing 100 times faster than natural variability.
Based on the research priorities identified at [...]
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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Acid oceans need urgent action
Posted in climate change, oceans on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ecologists warn the planet is running short of water – Times Online
Posted in water conservation, water facts on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A swelling global population, changing diets and mankind’s expanding “water footprint” could be bringing an end to the era of cheap water.
The warnings, in an annual report by the Pacific Institute in California, come as ecologists have begun adopting the term “peak ecological water” — the point where, like the concept of “peak oil”, the [...]
Antarctic ice shelf set to collapse due to warming
Posted in climate change on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WILKINS ICE SHELF, Antarctica (Reuters) – A huge Antarctic ice shelf is on the brink of collapse with just a sliver of ice holding it in place, the latest victim of global warming that is altering maps of the frozen continent.
“We’ve come to the Wilkins Ice Shelf to see its final death throes,” David Vaughan, [...]
Antarctica’s 15-Million Year-Old Lake -A Living Bio Lab?
Posted in 1 on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Researchers have thawed ice estimated to be perhaps a million years old or more from above Lake Vostok, an ancient lake that lies hidden more than two miles beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica using novel genomic techniques to determine how tiny, living “time capsules” survived the ages in total darkness, in freezing cold, and [...]
Liquid Assets | Documentary Film | Public Education Initiative
Posted in environmental policy, tap water, water facts, water safety on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Liquid Assets is a public media and outreach initiative that seeks to inform the nation about the critical role that our water infrastructure plays in protecting public health and promoting economic prosperity.
Combining a ninety-minute documentary with a community toolkit for facilitating local involvement, Liquid Assets explores the history, engineering, and political and economic challenges of [...]
Top 11 compounds in US drinking water – New Scientist
Posted in pollution, tap water, water facts, water testing on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A comprehensive survey of the drinking water for more than 28 million Americans has detected the widespread but low-level presence of pharmaceuticals and hormonally active chemicals.
Little was known about people’s exposure to such compounds from drinking water, so Shane Snyder and colleagues at the Southern Nevada Water Authority in Las Vegas screened tap water from [...]
“Ocean – An Illustrated Atlas” Maps the Sea and Its Mysteries – NYTimes.com
Posted in oceans, water facts on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In 1953, when Sylvia A. Earle began studying algae, the marine plants and related microbes were often considered weeds or worse. Boaters ridiculed them as scum that turned patches of sea into pea soup.
Today, Dr. Earle notes that just one type — Prochlorococcus, so small that millions can fit in a drop of water — [...]
Consumed – Tap Dance – Pur Flavor Options – NYTimes.com
Posted in water company, water conservation, water filtration on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sales of water filters rose last year, presumably at least in part because of the demonization of bottled water. Criticism of bottled water has eclipsed its previous reputation as a healthful, virtuous alternative to carbonated sodas. The pitch for filters is that they’re a cheaper and less wasteful alternative to bottled water — but still [...]
Amazing solar-powered fridge invented by British student in a potting shed helps poverty-stricken Africans
Posted in energy efficiency on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not only is the fridge solar powered, it can also be built from household materials – making it ideal for the Third World.
Emily Cummins, 21, came up with the idea while working on a school project in her grandfather’s potting shed. The fridge is now improving the lives of thousands of poverty-stricken [...]
Largest Marine Reserve Declared; Home to Mariana Trench
Posted in environmental policy, oceans on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The home of a giant land crab, a sunken island ringed by pink-colored coral, and equatorial waters teeming with sharks and other predators have been designated national marine monuments by U.S. President George W. Bush in the largest marine conservation effort in history. See photos.
The three areas—totaling some 195,274 square miles 505,757 square kilometers—include the [...]
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