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Ocean Acidification Changing Polar Waters Fastest
The impact of ocean acidification on sea life is becoming better understood in areas like coral reefs, where impacts like bleaching, altered shells of crustaceans, and even a changing sense of smell among
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Ocean Acidification Changing Fishes' Sense of Smell, Predators' Scent Becomes Irresistible
As the ocean absorbs more of the carbon dioxide we're pumping into the atmosphere, its chemistry changes and it is becoming much more acidic. This ocean acidification is causing problems from
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20x More Energy From Sewage...By Adding Gold?
Sewage is a surprising resource when it comes to harvesting energy during its treatment. According to researchers from Oregon State University, investing a little more in sewage could provide substantially bigger
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Should We Ship Bulk Water Internationally? Industry's Challenges Buy Time for Debate
Last week, we caught word that a Texas-based company was getting set to ship billions of gallons of water from Alaska to parched areas of Asia and Africa, at what looks to be the start of a growing global trade in
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Citibank Cancels Shark Fin Promotion in Hong Kong
It's more good news for sharks and further testimony of the power of social media campaigns: thanks to intense outcry from environmental groups and consumers, Citibank's Hong Kong division withdrew a special promotion last week that
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BP Gulf Oil Spill's Impact on Tourism Estimated at 3 Years, Nearly $23 Billion
By now you've probably seen the ads: Come to Florida/Another Gulf Coast state, our beaches are still beautiful (despite the worst oil spill in U.S. history). It's a sign that the states are losing visitors, and tourism dollars.
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PlayPump's Problems Prove Designing for Water Shortages Is Tough Work
A few years ago, we reported on the PlayPump, a design that incorporates the power of kids at play to pump and store drinking water for communities in Rural Africa. Five years ago, it seemed like a brilliant idea with a lot
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NASA Releases New Map of Aquatic Dead Zones
Image: NASA, public domain. In 2008, 415 Dead Zones Were Identified NASA has just released a new map of oceans showing aquatic dead zones around the world (places where water is so low in dissolved oxygen that sea creatures can't survive, something
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Court Ruling: Botswana Bushmen Denied Access to Water
It's an old battle, and a cruel one. The Botswana government wants the Bushmen of the Kalahari off of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, one of the driest areas of the world but also one the bushmen have called home for thousands of
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Pledge to Plug Plastic Pollution with the Plastiki
Image via My Plastiki The Plastiki is nearing the end of it's voyage from San Francisco, California to Sydney, Australia after several months on the water. It's been an incredible trip, and Graham Hill was even able to tag along for a good chunk of the
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Higher Water Shortage Risks in One Third of US Counties Due to Climate Change: NRDC Report
A new report from the National Resources Defense Council paints a really dry and thirsty picture in a world warmed by climate change: More than 1100 counties in the United States face higher risks of water shortages by 2050, with more than
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How Desalination Works
As our global water crisis persists, we're hearing more and more about the use of desalination as a viable source of drinking water. Desalination used to be written off as an energy-intensive way to separate salt
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Prioritizing Plastics Key to Kicking Oil Addiction - Plus Reducing Waste & Pollution
Once we've gotten our priorities straight regarding reducing the massive amount of oil we use in transportation--largely because we've built our communities into places where most people need to drive rather than walk, bike or take
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Obama Creates National Ocean Council to Oversee Protection of Our Oceans, Coasts & Great Lakes
President Obama has signed an executive order adopting the final recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, creating a National Ocean Council charged with overseeing national
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Ugandans Struggle for Solutions to Fix War-Torn Water Infrastructure
Uganda has been the site of severe turmoil since civil war broke out in the early 1980s. For the last few years, people have been returning home to northern Uganda to find that their water infrastructure is in ruins. However,
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San Diego Sets Example for Water Conservation, Curbs Consumption by 11%
Good news for water thanks to San Diego. The city is home to over 1.25 million people, all of whom are feeling the pinch of water restrictions after a drought emergency was called last year. San Diego set a goal of an
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BP Buys Scientists' Silence For $250 Per Hour
Perhaps this sort of non-disclosure agreement is normal, but for BP and its growing reputation of trying to stop the free flow of information regarding the Gulf oil spill as much as
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Mud-Eating Miracle Fish Holds Together Ecosystem in Southwest Africa
The coastal waters off southwest Africa is going through troubling times, becoming effectively a dead zone with fish populations collapsing, jellyfish populations booming, and oxygen levels dropping. But one tiny fish, the bearded
