Wildlife 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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Bat populations in the U.S. plummet
My neighbor's barn loft was once host to more than 3,000 bats. At dusk they would swarm out in a great river, riding low over the fields to feed, then disperse upward to capture… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (39 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Conservation
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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 -
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 pick your noise and tweet it
In a world where news is noise and there is plenty of it to go around, it is important to practice discretion. Global warming, climate change, environmental innovations, gains and… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (79 days ago) 10 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Global
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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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Climate change dulls scent of flowers
Could this be one more strike against the struggling honeybees? Scientists at the University of Kebangsaan Malaysia have observed that some bees don't seem to be pollinating flower… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (164 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Ecosystem, Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder
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