Why is outer space so silent?
Scientists have recently been finding planets that are circling other stars in the universe that are in the zone thought to be habitable. We can only see stars clearly relatively close to us. There are billions more out there. We have been listening for radio signals from other life forms out there but so far […]
Disappearing Greenland Ice Cap
This is from Richard Alleyne from The Telegraph. The ice of Greenland is so important to reflect sunlight and help keep the planet cool. The ice is so thick that it will take many years to fully melt but when it does, this game of denial will end but the warming process will have gone […]
Ocean Pollution off the Atlantic coast
Man is hard at work destroying our oceans. Some of it occurs with atmospheric pollution and others occur by draining our wastes into the ocean down the river systems. This article goes into the new deep sea fishing techniques at levels not thought possible before. We do not need to sit idly by. Our job […]
Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf
By CHARMAINE NORONHA – Associated Press See latest photos » TORONTO (AP) — Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished significantly this summer, one nearly disappearing altogether, Canadian scientists say in newly published research. The loss is important as a marker of global warming, returning the Canadian Arctic to conditions that […]
Oceans on the verge of extinction
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43479398/ns/world_news-world_environment/t/oceans-heading-mass-extinctions-experts-warn/#.TlW1OWCKWh This chilling article just came in today, June 21, 2011. What will they be saying about our oceans in 50 years? Will man see ‘the light” and make all the changes to protect our oceans from CO2 acidity, plastic, industrial toxins and overfishing? Will there be an article in 50 years that says […]
pollution and environmental news
We are all reading about how our earth is burning up from carbon emisions and green house gases. There is also a gathering stream of contrary information about how the warming of the earth is a natural reoccuring condition and is nothing to worry about. Well, that controversy will not be solved here. Nor will […]
Carbon in the atmosphere
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth’s_atmosphere Check out the link above on Wikipedia’s take on the problem of man made carbon emissions causing “global warming”. The really scary part is what it would take to clean the atmosphere and get it back to pre industrial revolution levels.” To be able to reduce carbon dioxide concentration with Carbon sequestration back to pre-industrial levels, […]
Plastics in our oceans
http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/people/kamaral/plasticsarticle.html Seven billion people throw away a lot of trash and plastic. Take a look at it in the link above. If we don’t start cleaning it up faster than we are throwing it away, then our grandkids will wonder why we didn’t. What will we say to them?
Plastic products are safe?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/08/090820-plastic-decomposes-oceans-seas.html The above link discusses the breakdown of plastic trash into molecules by the oceans. These small particles are ingested by marine life and the plastic in their bodies moves up the food chain. A simple chunk of styrofoam floating out to sea is soon to be broken down and ingested by organisms that have […]
Harald the Sturgeon
It is sad to see that other countries are having the same problems as we are in the Pacific Northwest. Our Salmon runs have been diminished since dams were built on the river, beginning 80 years ago. We have tried maintaining the runs with hatchery fish but we found out that wild fish can not […]
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