Preserving sandy beach ecosystems – the way forward
European Commission DG ENV, Science for Environment Policy Environment News Alert Service Special Issue 8, Sept 2008 The combined impacts of climate change and increasing population pressures on coastal areas for living ...
Sea levels set to rise faster than expected
Geneva, Switzerland: Even warming of less than 2°C might be enough to trigger the loss of Arctic sea ice and the meltdown of the Greenland Ice Sheet, causing global sea ...
Protecting Our Habitats
G.E. Begins to Dredge Hudson for PCBs
After long battle, E.P.A. and G.E. begin a cleanup of PCB hot spots on the Hudson...
Sewage Beach
Summer’s almost here, and things are getting excrementally worse with our water. By...
Preserving sandy beach ecosystems – the way forward
European Commission DG ENV, Science for Environment Policy Environment News Alert...
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The Sensual Beauty of the Beach
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Plumbing the oceans could bring limitless clean energy
by Phil McKenna For a company whose business is rocket science Lockheed Martin has been paying unusual attention to plumbing of late. The aerospace giant has kept its engineers occupied for the past 12 months poring over designs for what amounts to a very long fibreglass pipe. It is, of course, no ordinary pipe but an integral part of the technology... [Read more of this review]
Secrets of the Ocean
Mark Spear / Woods Hole Oceanography By John Roach, contributor The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface, yet their depths remain largely unknown. It’s a frontier that scientists are racing to explore using tools such as the deep-ocean submersible Alvin, shown here. Click the “Next”... [Read more of this review]
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