Gulf’s dead zone growing, despite pledge to control

Gulf's dead zone growing, despite pledge to control By There's more runoff depleting the oxygenThe Times-Picayune; Sunday, June 10, 2007By Chris Kirkhamhttp://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1181455005222480.xml&coll=1 Every late spring, it forms 12 miles off the Louisiana coast and lasts for months: a sprawling, lifeless band of water known as the "dead zone." Shrimp trawlers steer clear, knowing the low [...]

Gulf’s dead zone growing, despite pledge to control2017-01-17T09:22:29+00:00

Fertilizer runoff creates ‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf

Fertilizer runoff creates 'Dead Zone' in Gulf By Gulf's dead zone persists as government drags its feetSt. Louis Post-Dispatch; June 10, 2007http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/2C2E2B3E94714DFA862572F40067DAC4?OpenDocument By  Bill Lambrecht POST-DISPATCHWASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEFWASHINGTON — There was hope for a cure down in the Louisiana bayous even as the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone expanded like a B-movie blob. The year was [...]

Fertilizer runoff creates ‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf2017-01-17T09:22:29+00:00

More ethanol means more corn — and more water pollution

More ethanol means more corn -- and more water pollutionSt. Louis Post-Dispatch; 06/10/2007http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/F31479795E9BB910862572F5001A855A?OpenDocumentBy Bill Lambrecht POST-DISPATCH WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF CHARLESTON, Ill. — Kayaking in green algae is not Ron Easter's idea of the pleasant outing he seeks as he sets out three or four evenings a week to paddle the Embarras River in the farmlands of [...]

More ethanol means more corn — and more water pollution2007-06-10T08:17:00+00:00

Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico

Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico By Researchers say more corn in the Midwest this year for the ethanol industry could mean more problems for the Gulf of Mexico this summer.Minnesota Public Radio; May 29, 2007http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/05/23/nitrogen/by Mark Steil, Minnesota Public Radio Researchers say more corn in the Midwest this year for [...]

Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico2017-01-17T09:22:29+00:00

Peak Soil: Why cellulosic ethanol, biofuels are unsustainable and a threat to America

Peak Soil: Why cellulosic ethanol, biofuels are unsustainable and a threat to AmericaPublished on 10 Apr 2007 by Culture Change. Archived on 13 Apr 2007 by Energy BulletinBy Alice Friedemann "The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt Contents Part 1. The Dirt on Dirt.Part 2. The Poop on Ethanol: [...]

Peak Soil: Why cellulosic ethanol, biofuels are unsustainable and a threat to America2017-01-17T09:22:29+00:00

Troubled waters

Troubled watersApril 16. 2007 4:30AM, The Gazettehttp://gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/NEWS/70416047/1002/NEWSBy Cindy HadishToxins, nitrates, phosphorous and untreated sewage containing viruses, bacteria and other pathogens inundate the Iowa River, according to a report released today that ranks the river third on the Most Endangered Rivers in America list for 2007.The report marks the first time an Iowa river has made [...]

Troubled waters2007-04-18T10:56:00+00:00

Dead Zones under the Surface

Dead Zones under the SurfaceJanuary 20, 2007; National Journal/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/07JanDZUnderSurfaceNationalJournal.pdf  

Dead Zones under the Surface2007-01-30T09:59:00+00:00

Plan may protect Gulf

Plan may protect Gulf By GulfFederal and state governments are setting into motion plans to protect northern Gulf of Mexico communities from future hazards, policy makers invited to speak at a conference for scientists and coastal natural resource managers said Wednesday.Thu, Nov. 30, 2006; Sun HeraldThe full article will be available on the Web for [...]

Plan may protect Gulf2017-01-17T09:22:29+00:00

Scientist calls for action to help Gulf

Scientist calls for action to help Gulf By A world-renowned ocean explorer and scientist called on her marine and coastal science colleagues at a symposium to move beyond research and take action for healthy seas, which she said are being exploited beyond what they can shoulder.Nov. 29, 2006, Sun HeraldThe full article will be available [...]

Scientist calls for action to help Gulf2017-01-17T09:22:31+00:00

Slowing a tide of pollutants

Slowing a tide of pollutants By Runoff from land dwellers -- urban and agricultural -- harms coastal waters, but there are solutionsDecember 25, 2006, Los Angeles TimesBy Kenneth R. WeissTimes Staff WriterDecember 25, 2006CALL it the slobber stopper.It looks like an elaborate fountain. Water gurgles through a series of red-tiled pools, spillways and chutes within [...]

Slowing a tide of pollutants2017-01-17T09:22:31+00:00
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