THE UNSEEN SLAUGHTER UNDER THE...

Jun 12, 2016 by

THE UNSEEN SLAUGHTER UNDER THE SEA

[Translate] The Unseen Slaughter Under the Sea Ocean Defenders Alliance is on a mission to stop abandoned “ghost nets”...

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VIDEO AIMS TO INSPIRE A NEW GE...

Jun 12, 2016 by

VIDEO AIMS TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF OCEAN ACTIVISTS

[Translate] Joel Harper turns his children’s book, ‘All the Way to the Ocean,’ into a movie with the help of some...

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SCIENTISTS CONCLUDE OCTUPUS DN...

Jun 11, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS CONCLUDE OCTUPUS DNA IS NOT FROM THIS WORLD

[Translate]  JOURNAL NATURE A new study has led researchers to conclude that Octopuses (NOT Octopi) have Alien DNA. Their genome...

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MORE DREDGING NEAR FLORIDAR...

Jun 3, 2016 by

MORE DREDGING NEAR FLORIDA’S ENDANGERED CORALS COULD SPELL DISASTER

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY Conservation groups are demanding federal officials reevaluate a plan to expand a shipping port near...

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THE WORLD’S LARGEST CRUI...

May 24, 2016 by

THE WORLD’S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP AND ITS SUPERSIZED POLLUTION PROBLEM

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN As Harmony of the Seas sets sail from Southampton docks on Sunday she will leave behind a trail of pollution...

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How the Sea Gets Its Smell—and...

May 21, 2016 by

How the Sea Gets Its Smell—and Why It’s Important

[Translate]   Environment The ‘smell of the sea’ could play an important role in reducing the effects of climate...

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DEAD ZONES DEVOUR OCEAN’...

May 4, 2016 by

DEAD ZONES DEVOUR OCEAN’S OXYGEN

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Extremes of heat deprive fish of the oxygen they need to...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS DRIVING OCEA...

Apr 30, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE IS DRIVING OCEAN OXYGEN LEVELS DOWN, AND THAT’S A BIG PROBLEM FOR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

[Translate] BY KATIE VALENTINE – CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock   Scientists know that climate change is slowly robbing...

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U.S.-CANADA PACT ERASES ARCTIC...

Apr 22, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Valerie Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG   The Trans-Alaska pipeline runs 800 miles from the Arctic...

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SIGNS OF THE ‘HUMAN AGE&...

Apr 18, 2016 by

[Translate]   By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR  NYTDOT   Welcome to the “Anthropocene” — a new epoch in our planet’s 4.5 billion year...

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Infographic: How Ocean Polluti...

Apr 12, 2016 by

Infographic: How Ocean Pollution Impacts Marine Life—and All of Us

[Translate] Environment Much of the plastic we produce ends up in the ocean, where it kills fish, sea turtles and marine mammals. By...

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SHRIMP SOUND OCEAN ACIDITY ALA...

Apr 7, 2016 by

SHRIMP SOUND OCEAN ACIDITY ALARM

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The snapping shrimp is the noisiest marine creature in...

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THE ICY FIRE BENEATH NORWAY...

Apr 6, 2016 by

[Translate] HUFFINGTON POST   Randall Hyman Arctic Deeply Randall Hyman Marine biologist Peter Linke, GEOMAR engineers and...

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NOT A FISH TALE: HUMANS ARE IN...

Mar 21, 2016 by

NOT A FISH TALE: HUMANS ARE INGESTING PLASTIC THANKS TO OCEAN POLLUTION

[Translate]    By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report (Photo: Plastic Bag via Shutterstock; Edited: LW / TO) Humans generate more than 300...

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OVERFISHING IS AS BIG A THREAT...

Mar 20, 2016 by

OVERFISHING IS AS BIG A THREAT TO HUMANITY AS IT IS TO OUR OCEANS

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN As market leader John West commits to sustainably sourced tuna, WWF Australia CEO says the move will drive...

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TO CUT OCEAN TRASH, ADRIAN GRE...

Mar 17, 2016 by

TO CUT OCEAN TRASH, ADRIAN GRENIER AND DELL ENLIST FILMMAKERS AND VIRTUAL REALITY

[Translate]  NYTDOTAndrew C. Revkin   Photo Two scenes from a virtual-reality “ride” that takes viewers into the realm of whales,...

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“REASON WITH WATER RATHE...

Mar 13, 2016 by

“REASON WITH WATER RATHER THAN REPEL IT” ARCHITECTS TAKE ON BOSTON’S WATERY FUTURE

[Translate]            Detail of “The Omega Chain,” a finalist selected in the infrastructure category. (Credit: Howard &...

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MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOM KILLS MILL...

Mar 10, 2016 by

MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOM KILLS MILLIONS OF SALMON IN CHILE

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File   A deadly algal bloom has killed nearly 23...

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The U.S. Has Approved Industri...

Mar 6, 2016 by

The U.S. Has Approved Industrial Aquaculture in Deep Offshore Waters for the First Time — and It’s a Huge Step Backwards

[Translate] If the U.S. public had known the extent of harms that industrial agriculture would cause, we would have never allowed it...

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Why Innovative Tech Solutions ...

Feb 29, 2016 by

Why Innovative Tech Solutions to Clean Up Oceanic Plastic Trash Are Simply Not Enough

[Translate] Environment To truly put a stop to this eco-disaster, we have to stop treating plastics — a material made to last for...

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OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IS SLOWING...

Feb 25, 2016 by

OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IS SLOWING CORAL REEF GROWTH

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Ken Caldeira Reef flat study site at One Tree Reef, Australia.   High levels...

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WARMING OCEANS ARE TURNING SEA...

Feb 19, 2016 by

WARMING OCEANS ARE TURNING SEA STARS TO GOO AND KILLING LOBSTERS, SCIENTISTS SA

[Translate] By Darryl Fears  THE WASHINGTON POST British Columbia. The species has all but disappeared there. (Neil McDaniel) Warming...

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2016 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE...

Feb 19, 2016 by

2016 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RANKINGS SHOW PROGRESS AND FAILURE

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Deforestation in Brazil / Wired Yale University and Columbia University, together with the...

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Incredible Infographic Shows H...

Dec 18, 2015 by

Incredible Infographic Shows How We Have Ruined Our Oceans — and Ourselves as a Result

[Translate] Environment From plastic trash and discarded fishing gear to oil spills and pesticide runoff, human beings have treated...

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STUDY SHOWS CORAL REEFS CAN BE...

Dec 18, 2015 by

STUDY SHOWS CORAL REEFS CAN BE ‘INCREDIBLY RESILIENT’ TO WARMING EVENTS

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)   D Coral reefs have had a tough...

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Incredible Infographic Shows H...

Nov 22, 2015 by

Incredible Infographic Shows How We Have Ruined Our Oceans — and Ourselves as a Result

[Translate] Environment From plastic trash and discarded fishing gear to oil spills and pesticide runoff, human beings have treated...

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HOW WASHINGTON TRANSFORMED ITS...

Oct 29, 2015 by

HOW WASHINGTON TRANSFORMED ITS DYING OYSTER INDUSTRY INTO A CLIMATE SUCCESS STORY

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Wikimedia Netarts Bay, in Oregon, where Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery is...

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SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FARMING INNO...

Oct 25, 2015 by

SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FARMING INNOVATORS WIN THE 2015 BUCKMINSTER FULLER CHALLENGE

[Translate] Design by Lucy Wang INHABITAT The Buckminster Fuller Institute just crowned the non-profit GreenWave winner of the 2015...

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THE THIRD RECORDED GLOBAL CORA...

Sep 29, 2015 by

THE THIRD RECORDED GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT MAY BE UNDERWAY

[Translate]   A marine biologist assesses the bleaching at Airport Reef in American Samoa. This image is available for free use...

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HOW NANOTECHNOLOGY COULD FIGHT...

Sep 25, 2015 by

HOW NANOTECHNOLOGY COULD FIGHT CARBON DIOXIDE POLLUTION IN THE OCEAN

[Translate] By Kif Leswing    FUTURISM In Brief Nanoengineers have developed new micromotors that can convert carbon dioxide into a...

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