O'Malley vows to speed rivers cleanup By Timothy B. WheeletMay 12, 2009; baltimoresun.com http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/bal-te.md.bay12may12,0,2798811.story With scientists pointing to some bright spots and even a possible "tipping point" in the long-running struggle to restore the Chesapeake Bay, Gov. Martin O'Malley vowed Monday to more than double the pace of cleanup of Maryland's rivers feeding into the [...]
Scientists: Global warming has already changed oceans By Les Blumenthal6/09/09 Miami Heraldhttp://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1089586.html WASHINGTON -- In Washington state, oysters in some areas haven't reproduced for four years, and preliminary evidence suggests that the increasing acidity of the ocean could be the cause. In the Gulf of Mexico, falling oxygen levels in the water have forced shrimp [...]
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION: Obama Moves to Revitalize Chesapeake Bay Restoration By Erik StokstadMay 29, 2009; Science Vol. 324. no.5931, pp. 1138-1139http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/324/5931/1138 With progress stalled for years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking the reins on cleaning up the largest estuaryin the United States. It's not going to be easy. Teeming with crabs and oysters, the [...]
The Dead Zone - How Farming is Killing the Fishing Industry By Adam ShakeMay 2009 Twilight Earth http://www.twilightearth.com/2009/05/the-dead-zone-how-farming-is-killing-the-fishing-industry/ Videos at http://www.alexandracousteau.org/videos-usa Twilight Earth is dedicated to saving the Environment through shared News, Discussion, Advocacy and Activism The Dead Zone - How Farming is Killing the Fishing Industry by Adam Shake · 2 comments Alexandra [...]
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone By Greenmuze StaffMay 28, 2009 http://www.greenmuze.com/nature/water/1160-gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone.html The Dead Zone at the mouth of the Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico is directly attributed to agriculture. In fact, agriculture is a leading source of water pollution in the 10 states that border the Mississippi River. A new report - Making EQIP [...]
Seizing a Watershed Moment By Michelle Perez, Senior Analyst and Craig Cox, Vice President, May 2009May 27, 2009; Environmental Working GroupSource URL:http://www.ewg.org/conservation/report/EQIP-Water-Quality-Mississippi-River-States Executive Summary The Mississippi River flows more than 2,000 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico and is the world’s third-largest river basin. Millions of residents get their drinking water from the [...]
Louisiana Students Successful at National Science and Humanities Symposium By Billy Gomila5/18/2099; LSU News http://appl003.lsu.edu/unv002.nsf/9faf000d8eb58d4986256abe00720a51/4bfa1d10e666e5dd862575ba00644b10?OpenDocument BATON ROUGE – Two students represented Louisiana at the 47th annual National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, or JSHS, held from April 29-May 3 at the U.S. Air Force Adacemy in Colorado Springs, Colo.Bonnie J. McLindon and Cooper D. Cain, [...]
Students cruise for credit onboard Pelican By Elizabeth MillerMay 20, 2009; 2theadvocate.com http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/45455902.html ABOARD THE PELICAN IN THE GULF OF MEXICO — While some university lab work entails hours of scooping rat droppings or entering statistics into databases, other research assignments have students taking a cruise. Aboard The Pelican, a 116-foot research vessel, LSU graduate students [...]
Explorer Alexandra Cousteau's around-the-world tour stops in South Louisiana to promote water conservation By Molly ReidMay 5, 2009; The Times-Picayunehttp://blog.nola.com/mollyreid/2009/05/explorer_alexandra_cousteaus_a_1.html Her grandfather, sea explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau, gave the world an unprecedented look at the wonders of the oceans. Now, Alexandra Cousteau is on an expedition of her own to spread awareness of water [...]
AEC Leaders Call on Obama Administration & Congress to Take Action Against the Gulf Dead ZoneApril 23, 2009; AEC, Houma Daily Courier Leaders from across America’s Energy Coast are calling upon President Barack Obama and members of Congress to take immediate steps to reduce the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico by fully funding [...]