GreenLands-BlueWaters: Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia

GreenLands-BlueWaters: Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia By Webcast Presentation by US EPA Region 7 Water Division; Author and Presenter: Nancy RabalaisFebruary 3, 2009  http://accordent.powerstream.net/008/00136/greenlands-bluewaters/

GreenLands-BlueWaters: Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia2009-02-06T11:36:00+00:00

Kentucky said to help feed Gulf area ‘dead zone’

Kentucky said to help feed Gulf area 'dead zone' By Andy MeadJanuary 22, 2009; Lexington Herald-Leaderhttp://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/667006.html Kentucky is a significant contributor to a large dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the keynote speaker at a weekend conference on water quality. Jon Devine, an attorney with the environmental organization Natural Resources Defense Council, [...]

Kentucky said to help feed Gulf area ‘dead zone’2017-01-17T09:22:22+00:00

Runoff Aids Some Egyptian Fisheries, Study Says

Runoff Aids Some Egyptian Fisheries, Study Says By Andrew C. RevkinJanuary 19, 2009; The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/world/africa/20nile.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=Nile&st=cse In many coastal regions, runoff from farms and sewers has caused widespread deaths of marine life. But fisheries off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast appear to be thriving from a similar nutrient-laden brew, scientists reported Monday. The fisheries had been [...]

Runoff Aids Some Egyptian Fisheries, Study Says2017-01-17T09:22:22+00:00

U-M aquatic ecologist Scavia named new Graham Institute director

U-M aquatic ecologist Scavia named new Graham Institute director By Media-Newswire.com01/12/2009http://media-newswire.com/release_1083701.htmlScavia, a professor of natural resources and environment and director of the Michigan Sea Grant Program, has studied the Great Lakes and other coastal ecosystems for more than three decades. He joined the U-M faculty in 2004 after serving as chief scientist for the U.S. [...]

U-M aquatic ecologist Scavia named new Graham Institute director2017-01-17T09:22:22+00:00

Ethanol Is a Disaster, But What About Other Biofuels?

Ethanol Is a Disaster, But What About Other Biofuels? By Jenna ScatenaJanuary 12, 2009; AlterNethttp://www.alternet.org/environment/118436/ethanol_is_a_disaster,_but_what_about_other_biofuels/?page=1 In the midst of corn ethanol's failing, researchers may have found a new hope for biofuel -- just in time.  A recent television ad features an animated corn stalk saying in a nasally, child-like voice: "Ethanol decreases carbon emission by [...]

Ethanol Is a Disaster, But What About Other Biofuels?2017-01-17T09:22:22+00:00

Study: High winds could cause dead ocean zones

Study: High winds could cause dead ocean zones By Suzanne Bohan01/11/2009; The Herald, Monterey Countyhttp://www.montereyherald.com/search/ci_11428626?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com California's winds have grown in strength in the past 30 years The specter of an ocean floor littered with dead shellfish, rock fish, sea stars and other marine life off the Oregon coast spurred Mark Snyder, a climate change expert, [...]

Study: High winds could cause dead ocean zones2009-01-12T09:02:00+00:00

Q&A: Hurricanes affect dead zone in Gulf of Mexico

Q&A: Hurricanes affect dead zone in Gulf of Mexico By Times staffDecember 30, 2008; St. Petersburg Timeshttp://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article952672.ece Hurricanes affect dead zone Did this year's hurricane season affect the oxygen-depleted "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico? "Most certainly," says Steve DiMarco, a Texas A&M University oceanography professor who for 16 years has studied the Gulf [...]

Q&A: Hurricanes affect dead zone in Gulf of Mexico2008-12-30T17:11:00+00:00

Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort languishes

Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort languishes By David A. FahrentholdDecember 27, 2008; The Washington Post http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28397801/ After 25 years and almost $6 billion spent, government misses deadlines Despite 25 years and almost $6 billion, the government campaign to clean up the Chesapeake Bay has failed to meet its deadlines. A tour of the Chesapeake and its [...]

Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort languishes2008-12-29T10:40:00+00:00

EDITORIAL: A scientist in charge

EDITORIAL: A scientist in charge By The Times-PicayuneDecember 26, 2008 http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1230272520195690.xml&coll=1 President-elect Barack Obama has made several high-level appointments that could impact our region -- including naming New Orleans native Lisa Jackson to head the Environmental Protection Agency. But Ms. Jackson won't be the only official in the incoming administration with a strong knowledge of [...]

EDITORIAL: A scientist in charge2008-12-27T13:17:00+00:00

EDITORIAL: A strategy for the dead zone

EDITORIAL: A strategy for the dead zone By The Times-PicayuneDecember 26, 2008 http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1230272514195690.xml&coll=1 Little progress has been made in curbing nutrient pollution that causes the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, and a National Research Council report blames a lack of coordination among federal agencies and states. The criticism is on target. No single agency is [...]

EDITORIAL: A strategy for the dead zone2017-01-17T09:22:22+00:00
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