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Can coral reefs adapt to climate change with migration?

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 24 September 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

Is it possible for corals to move or grow in other places that are more conducive to their needs? Stephanie Wear is a marine scientist with The Nature Conservancy’s Global Marine Team. She said that there is little evidence that this is happening: At this point, there is little evidence that cor...

Coral Can Recover from Climate Change Damage, New Research Suggests

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 21 September 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

A study by the University of Exeter provides the first evidence that coral reefs can recover from the devastating effects of climate change. Published Jan. 11, 2010 in the journal PLoS ONE, the research shows for the first time that coral reefs located in marine reserves can recover from the impacts...

2010: A Hot Year Indeed

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 19 September 2010 in Climate Change

Weather is always an easy topic of conversation. The first eight months of 2010 tied the same period in 1998 for the warmest combined land and ocean surface temperature on record worldwide. Meanwhile, the June—August summer was the second warmest on record globally after 1998, and last month was the...

The Dusty Colorado River

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 19 September 2010 in Lakes/Rivers/Wetlands

Snow melt in the Colorado River basin is occurring earlier, reducing runoff and the amount of crucial water available downstream. A new study by NASA/UCLA shows this is due to increased dust caused by human activities in the typically arid American southwest region during the past 150 years. ...

Help me save the Leatherback Sea Turtles

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 17 September 2010 in Animals

On the 8th of January 2011, I will be taking on the challenge of volunteering to help save the Leatherback Sea Turtles in Costa Rica, the largest sea turtle in the world. I will be joining scientist and other volunteers to help end the devastating effects that plague the Leatherback Sea Turt...

Socially Responsible Investing – Better Companies, Better Communities

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 16 September 2010 in Green Products/Services

Reclaiming our Capital, Greening our Economy, and Launching the Next New Deal By Thomas Croft from: Green Money Journal The Gulf Oil spill disaster riveted the attention of the world over the Spring and Summer. Unfortunately, this accident was just one in April alone that caused 49 worker deaths ...

Agropolis: The Future of Urban Agriculture?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 16 September 2010 in Agriculture

Last week at the Nordic Exceptional Trendshop 2010, held in Denmark, one presentation took urban agriculture to the next level. A collaboration with NASA, you might even say it launched urban agriculture out of this world, and into the future.The idea is called Agropolis, a comb...

Inspired by a new friend : 4 things I wish for (that probably wont happen)

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 in Animals

1. WhalesForever (http://www.earthprotect.com/your-details/898-WhalesForever.html) - I have dreams of riding whales. I hope they are around forever 2. Give a sloth a piggy back ride 3. Hold hands with a chimp 4. Hug a koala bear &nb...

Panda Bears - Is it any wonder the world has fallen in love with these amazing animals?

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 in Animals

Our friends, the Pandas The giant panda is considered to be China's national treasure and has become a symbol of conservation. Unfortunately, it has also become an endangered species and is severely threatened due to habitat loss and poaching.The people of China have been cutting down bamboo fores...

Toxic Algae Killing Sea Otters

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

A toxin produced by a type of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, has been devastating a colony of sea otters off the coast of California. In a paper published in the journal, PLoS ONE, by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and the University of California (UC), Santa Cruz, ...

Largest North American Amphibian Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 13 September 2010 in Animals

COLUMBIA, Mo.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed listing the Ozark hellbender as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The Ozark hellbender is a rare salamander only found in rivers and streams in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. This salamander is str...

Global Commerce Forum Scholarships

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 13 September 2010 in General Environment

Scholarships Available: A limited number of discounted registrations (made possible by our sponsors) have become available to the Third Annual International Conference on Energy, Logistics and the Environment to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denver from October 8-9, 2010. The discoun...

EPA wants companies to disclose the chemicals used in gas drilling process

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 12 September 2010 in Mining

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency asked nine natural gas companies Thursday to voluntarily disclose the chemical components used in a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing. The agency said the information is important to its study of the controversial drilling practice, also...

Taking Solar to the Next Level

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 12 September 2010 in Solar

A design "charrette" sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Institute brought industry experts together to discuss how to bring down the installed costs of PV. The group focused on reducing BOS costs. by Rebecca Cole, Rocky Mountain Institute Published: September 9, 2010Boulder, Colorado, United States --...

Internship with Earth Protect

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 11 September 2010 in General Environment

JOB TITLE: Earth Protect Marketing Internship JOB DESCRIPTION: Earth Protect, www.earthprotect.com, using video and social communications to inspire people to take positive action leading to a sustainable future. We seek passionate, Internet savvy, energetic, detail-oriented, responsible coll...

Is Gulf Seafood Safe to Eat?

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 10 September 2010 in Food

Now that the largest accidental oil spill is history, many women are wondering if the region’s fish is safe to eat. Find out what experts are saying, which potential health risks remain and how to be a smart seafood shopper... From April to July, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill unlea...

Landfill could be greener than recycling when it comes to plastic bottles

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 09 September 2010 in Recycling

For regions with adequate space and little recycling infrastructure, disposing of bottles in landfill generates a lower carbon footprint than recycling or incineration...It is claimed the practice of shipping PET bottles to China for recycling is an ecological nonsense. Not true, says our study &nb...

Shell funding of forest protection scheme could result in 'largest land grab of all time'

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 09 September 2010 in Forestry

Oil giant's investment in Indonesian REDD conservation project is a crude attempt to increase profit and gloss over its expanding oil drilling operations, say campaigners Indigenous Peoples and environmental groups have accused oil giant Shell of funding a forest protection scheme for profit and to...

The Truth about Climate Legislation

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 09 September 2010 in Earth Violators

Strong national legislation will curb climate change, strengthen our economy, create jobs and make our country more secure. Opponents of energy and climate legislation are spreading misinformation using front groups for the coal industry and even the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Companies that support ...

One More Insult in the Gulf

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 06 September 2010 in Oil Spill

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 5,130 square miles of Gulf waters stretching from the far eastern coast of Louisiana, through Mississippi, Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle. The Mariner Ene...