Water News
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Scotland bids on floating wind farm
Statoil, Norway’s largest energy company, plans to build a demonstration site to test its “floating” offshore wind turbines. This move is based upon the success… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (14 days ago) 8 comments- Companies
- Statoil
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- Renewable energy, Renewable, Technology, Wind turbine, testing, Alternative energy
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Microbe managing the gulf spill
A host of tiny microbe managers have taken up the cleanup effort in the Gulf of Mexico. According to an Article in The New York Times, hoards of heroic hydrocarbon-chewing… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (28 days ago) 6 comments- Companies
- BP
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- Down
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Largest Oil Leak in Midwest History
These are some mighty dark days for oil. In the wake of the still unfolding BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, news of another massive oil spill in the U.S. is mighty bad news… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (36 days ago) 7 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Web News
- detnews.com
, battlecreekenquirer.com , edition.cnn.com , freep.com , TreeHugger
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A National Ocean Policy, good news for beleaguered seas
If there was ever an element that needed defending, it is the element of water. These days, our oceans are particularly at risk. For too long we have functioned under the "out of… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (42 days ago) 6 comments -
Five easy ways to avoid harmful chemicals
"Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us." Henrik TikkanenThere are so many harmful pollutants in our environment that we have little, immediate,… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (46 days ago) 5 comments -
Joining hands in peaceful protest
People all across the country will be joining Hands Across The Sand tomorrow. Hands Across The Sand is a movement that inspires people everywhere, to transcend their social borders… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (70 days ago) 13 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Marine conservation
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Feature How to help heal the Gulf
The devastating explosion on April 20th, of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, is undoubtedly an environmental disaster of epic proportions. The specter of… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (92 days ago) 10 comments- Definitions
- Marine conservation, Conservation, Toxicity, Carbon footprint, Sustainable
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Supporting sustainable fishing with our dollars
"Food is power. Are you in control of yours?" John Jeavons Fishery collapse, due to overfishing, is something that every seafood consumer should be concerned about. In a… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (106 days ago) 4 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Consumerism
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Environmental risks are "grossly underestimated" says cancer panel.
Created by an act of Congress in 1971, the President's Cancer Panel is charged with monitoring the National Cancer Program and reports directly to the President in a report every… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (109 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Water, National, Food, Lead, Pollutants, Formaldehyde, Air, Carcinogens, Exposure, Plastic, Regulatory, Public, Benzene
- Products
- Water
- Web News
- environmentalhealthnews.org , Yahoo! Green , The Daily Green , WebMD Health
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Trader Joe's moving to sustainable seafood
Food you buy at Trader Joe's is the good stuff, right? Eco-friendly and healthy? Unfortunately, that's not been the case for their fish—but that's changing, as Trader Joe's… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (156 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Sustainable, Marine conservation, Eco-friendly
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