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DEP Inspection Report Confirms Illegal Mangrove Trimming on Palma Sola Bay The Bradenton Times BRADENTON — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has cited the developer of the Palma Sola Bay Club for illegally cutting mangroves on its waterfront. The inspection report, issued last week, comes just before the developer is scheduled ... Developer's Palma Sola Bay dock is on hold in the wake of mangrove cutting

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Sea Shepherd to Hold 32 Peaceful Demonstrations Against Taiji Dolphin Slaughter on “World Love for Dolphins Day”

Sea Shepherd to Hold 32 Peaceful Demonstrations Against Taiji Dolphin Slaughter on “World Love for Dolphins Day”

Special Guest Speakers and Celebrity Supporters to Join Sea Shepherd at Demonstrations at Japanese Embassies and Consulates in the U.S. and Overseas on Feb. 13^th

Original art concept by Cassie Randall On Friday February 13, 2015, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians and supporters around the world will join together for the second annual “World Love for Dolphins Day,” to hold peaceful demonstrations against Taiji, Japan’s brutal capture and slaughter of dolphins. On the eve of Valentine’s Day, thousands of people will bring the world’s love and reverence for dolphins to Japan’s doorstep at Japanese embassies and consulates across the United States and overseas.

Sea Shepherd will be joined by speakers and celebrity supporters, as these special guests help the organization to shine a bright, international spotlight on Taiji’s infamous killing cove.

Actress Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles on the hit television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed, will take part in the demonstration at the Japanese consulate in Los Angeles. Doherty not only demonstrated as part of “World Love for Dolphins Day” last year, she has taken her love of dolphins to the frontlines, joining Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians on the ground in Taiji in Sept. 2014 to bear witness to and document the brutal dolphin hunt firsthand. She live streamed to the world as a pod of Risso’s dolphins was ruthlessly slaughtered, and from inside Taiji Whale Museum, where the albino bottlenose calf “Shoujo” remains captive since being captured from her mother’s side in January 2014 while swimming among a “superpod” of more than 250 dolphins.

Other celebrities in attendance at the LA demonstration will include Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons TV show, noted philanthropist and sponsor of the Sea Shepherd vessel named in his honor. Simon traveled to Taiji last year with a group of friends including actresses Alexandra Paul of Baywatch and Missy Hargraves of Law & Order: LA to witness the horrors of Taiji first-hand and help shine a spotlight on this ongoing atrocity. Also attending the demonstration will be actor and Sea Shepherd supporter Eric Balfour, star of the hit television series Haven, and actor Ross McCall, star of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and star of the TV show, Crash. The celebrity supporters will be joined by Sea Shepherd representatives, who will speak at the event.

Sea Shepherd Senior Cove Guardian Campaign Leader, Melissa Sehgal will also be in attendance to stand alongside Sea Shepherd supporters at the “World Love for Dolphins” Day demonstration in Los Angeles. Sehgal, who was denied entry to Japan this year to document the brutal drive hunt for what would have been her fifth season in Taiji, will attend in solidarity with the Cove Guardians currently on the ground in Japan.

“On ‘World Love for Dolphins Day,’ the voices of thousands of people around the world will join with Sea Shepherd and our Cove Guardians as we stand up and say, ‘Dolphins do not belong to Japan,’” said Sehgal.

** Please see below the current list of official, confirmed “World Love for Dolphins Day” events in the United States and overseas. Please check back for additional locations.

U.S. DEMONSTRATIONS:

Demonstrations begin outside the following locations at 12:00pm ET/PT and end at 1:00pm ET/PT unless otherwise noted below. Please check the times for your demo location:

Portland

Wells Fargo Center, Suite 2700

1300 S.W. 5th Ave

Portland, OR 97201

Seattle

601 Union Street, Suite 500

Seattle WA 98101-4015

Los Angeles

350 South Grand Ave, Suite 1700

Los Angeles CA 90071-3459

Denver

1225 17th Street, Suite 3000

Denver CO 80202-5505

Houston

2 Houston Center Building


909 Fannin Street

Suite 3000

Houston TX 77010

Washington DC (12pm-2pm ET)

Meeting at DuPont Circle Metro station 12pm and marching to Embassy of Japan DuPont Circle Metro

1525 20th St. NW

Washington, DC 20008

New York

Consulate-General of Japan in New York

299 Park Ave, 19th Floor

New York NY 10171-0025

San Francisco (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT)

275 Battery Street, Suite 2100

San Francisco, CA 94111

Boston (12pm-2pm ET)

Federal Reserve Plaza, 22nd Floor

600 Atlantic Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

Atlanta

Phipps Tower, Suite 850

3438 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, GA 30326

Honolulu

1742 Nuuanu Avenue

Honolulu, HI 96817-3201

Indianapolis

11 South Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Chicago

737 North Michigan Avenue #1100

Chicago, IL 60611

Miami

80 Southwest 8th Street #3200

Miami, FL 33130

Dallas (11am-2pm CST)

Dealy Plaza

Dallas, TX

WORLDWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS:

Demonstrations will be held outside the following locations. Please check the times for your demo location:

Rio de Janeiro (Feb 12. 15pm-17pm BRST)

Praia do Flamengo, 200

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

* Because Feb 13 is carnival in Rio and the Japanese Consulate will be closed, this event is on Feb 12

Toronto (11:30am-1:30pm ET)

77 King Street West

Suite 3300, TD North Tower

Toronto, ON M5K 1A1

Vancouver

900-1177 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, BC, V6E 2K9

Melbourne (12pm-2pm AEDT)

GPO Steps

Cnr Bourke Street Mall & Elizabeth Sts

Melbourne, Australia

Copenhagen (3pm CET)

From City Hall Square to the Japanese Embassy

Copenhagen, Denmark

Chañaral de Aceituno (4pm CLST)

4th. Region

Chañaral's harbor, Chile

Ottawa

255 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, ON K1N 9E6, Canada

The Hague (2pm-4pm CET)

Tobias Asserlaan 2

2517KC Den Haag

The Netherlands

Barcelona (11am-1pm CET)

Av. Diagonal, 640, 2ª planta D

08017 Barcelona, Spain

Madrid (11am-1pm CET)

Calle Serrano, 109

28006 Madrid, Spain

Perth (12pm-2pm AWST)

U22 / Level 2,

111 Colin Street,

West Perth, WA 6005

Mexico City (11am-12pm CST)

Paseo de la Reforma, 395

06500 Mexico City, Mexico

Wellington (12pm-2pm NZDT)

100 Willis Street

Wellington, New Zealand

Auckland (12pm-2pm NZDT)

41 Shortland Street

Auckland, New Zealand

Santiago (Feb 14. 4pm CLST)

Av. Ricardo Lyon 520

Providencia, Santiago, Chile

* Please note that this event is taking place on Feb. 14.

Budapest (2pm-3pm CET)

H-1125 Budapest, Zalai út 7

Budapest, Hungary

Dublin

Nutley Building

Merrion Centre

Nutley Lane

Dublin 4, Ireland

For a staggering six months of each year, from September 1 until March, entire families of dolphins and small whales are driven into Taiji’s killing cove. Once netted within the shallow waters of the cove, their fate is sealed and the members of these doomed, frightened pods will face either imprisonment in captivity or brutal slaughter before the eyes of their families. Killers and trainers work side-by-side to select the “prettiest” dolphins and whales for captivity, those without visible scars. The others are mercilessly stabbed with a metal spike inserted into their backs, just behind the blowhole, to sever their spine. The dolphins slowly and painfully bleed to death or drown in the blood of their family—others may die as they are dragged to the butcherhouse, where the once living and free cetaceans are processed into meat for human consumption. These inhumane killings would not be allowed in any slaughterhouse in the world. Japan refuses to sign on to many protection efforts and regulations for marine mammals, despite most of the world recognizing the need to protect these self-aware, beloved and imperiled animals.

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society first brought the cove to the world’s attention by capturing and releasing now-iconic footage and imagery of the brutal hunts and slaughters in 2003, during which the cove turned a blood-red. Later the Academy Award-winning film The Cove again shone a spotlight on the hunts, bringing worldwide attention to the killings. Many individuals thought the film succeeded in bringing an end to the hunts, but that was not the case. So in 2010, Sea Shepherd established Operation Infinite Patience and our volunteer Cove Guardians took up positions alongside the cove to document, report and live stream these atrocities in the hope of capturing attention to bring pressure to bear to stop these barbaric acts. Sea Shepherd is the only organization to have a team on the ground in Taiji each day throughout the entire six-month killing season, and the only group who live streams every capture and every kill for the world to see. Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians will not stop shining a light on this atrocity until the slaughter ends.

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Parker Hannifin Filtration Group Supplies Water Purification Equipment to World's Largest Ebola Treatment Center

Parker Hannifin Corporation has partnered with Christian NGO-based SIM and Water Missions International to supply water purification equipment for the ongoing Ebola crisis in Monrovia, Liberia.



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Thames Water faces multi-million pound bill from Network Rail for tunnel flooding

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Abengoa partners with Masdar for desalination research project in Abu Dhabi

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Palma Sola builder faces penalties for cutting, killing mangroves in Bradenton - Bradenton Herald

Palma Sola builder faces penalties for cutting, killing mangroves in Bradenton Bradenton Herald WEST BRADENTON -- The state Department of Environmental Protection is accusing Palma Sola Bay Club's builder of illegally cutting mangroves on the Palma Sola Bay shoreline, killing off 10 of them, possibly prompting a fine. But according to the builder ...

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Scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations, warming seas

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Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor

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Sea Shepherd to Hold 29 Peaceful Demonstrations Against Taiji Dolphin Slaughter on “World Love for Dolphins Day”

Sea Shepherd to Hold 29 Peaceful Demonstrations Against Taiji Dolphin Slaughter on “World Love for Dolphins Day”

Special Guest Speakers and Celebrity Supporters to Join Sea Shepherd at Demonstrations at Japanese Embassies and Consulates in the U.S. and Overseas on Feb. 13^th

Original art concept by Cassie Randall On Friday February 13, 2015, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians and supporters around the world will join together for the second annual “World Love for Dolphins Day,” to hold peaceful demonstrations against Taiji, Japan’s brutal capture and slaughter of dolphins. On the eve of Valentine’s Day, thousands of people will bring the world’s love and reverence for dolphins to Japan’s doorstep at Japanese embassies and consulates across the United States and overseas.

Sea Shepherd will be joined by speakers and celebrity supporters, as these special guests help the organization to shine a bright, international spotlight on Taiji’s infamous killing cove.

Actress Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles on the hit television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed, will take part in the demonstration at the Japanese consulate in Los Angeles. Doherty not only demonstrated as part of “World Love for Dolphins Day” last year, she has taken her love of dolphins to the frontlines, joining Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians on the ground in Taiji in Sept. 2014 to bear witness to and document the brutal dolphin hunt firsthand. She live streamed to the world as a pod of Risso’s dolphins was ruthlessly slaughtered, and from inside Taiji Whale Museum, where the albino bottlenose calf “Shoujo” remains captive since being captured from her mother’s side in January 2014 while swimming among a “superpod” of more than 250 dolphins.

Other celebrities in attendance at the LA demonstration will include Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons TV show, noted philanthropist and sponsor of the Sea Shepherd vessel named in his honor. Simon traveled to Taiji last year with a group of friends including actresses Alexandra Paul of Baywatch and Missy Hargraves of Law & Order: LA to witness the horrors of Taiji first-hand and help shine a spotlight on this ongoing atrocity. Also attending the demonstration will be actor and Sea Shepherd supporter Eric Balfour, star of the hit television series Haven, and actor Ross McCall, star of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and star of the TV show, Crash. The celebrity supporters will be joined by Sea Shepherd representatives, who will speak at the event.

Sea Shepherd Senior Cove Guardian Campaign Leader, Melissa Sehgal will also be in attendance to stand alongside Sea Shepherd supporters at the “World Love for Dolphins” Day demonstration in Los Angeles. Sehgal, who was denied entry to Japan this year to document the brutal drive hunt for what would have been her fifth season in Taiji, will attend in solidarity with the Cove Guardians currently on the ground in Japan.

“On ‘World Love for Dolphins Day,’ the voices of thousands of people around the world will join with Sea Shepherd and our Cove Guardians as we stand up and say, ‘Dolphins do not belong to Japan,’” said Sehgal.

** Please see below the current list of official, confirmed “World Love for Dolphins Day” events in the United States and overseas. Please check back for additional locations.

U.S. DEMONSTRATIONS:

Demonstrations begin outside the following locations at 12:00pm ET/PT and end at 1:00pm ET/PT unless otherwise noted below. Please check the times for your demo location:

Portland

Wells Fargo Center, Suite 2700

1300 S.W. 5th Ave

Portland, OR 97201

Seattle

601 Union Street, Suite 500

Seattle WA 98101-4015

Los Angeles

350 South Grand Ave, Suite 1700

Los Angeles CA 90071-3459

Denver

1225 17th Street, Suite 3000

Denver CO 80202-5505

Houston

2 Houston Center Building


909 Fannin Street

Suite 3000

Houston TX 77010

Washington DC (12pm-2pm ET)

Meeting at DuPont Circle Metro station 12pm and marching to Embassy of Japan DuPont Circle Metro

1525 20th St. NW

Washington, DC 20008

New York

Consulate-General of Japan in New York

299 Park Ave, 19th Floor

New York NY 10171-0025

San Francisco (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT)

275 Battery Street, Suite 2100

San Francisco, CA 94111

Boston (12pm-2pm ET)

Federal Reserve Plaza, 22nd Floor

600 Atlantic Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

Atlanta

Phipps Tower, Suite 850

3438 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, GA 30326

Honolulu

1742 Nuuanu Avenue

Honolulu, HI 96817-3201

Indianapolis

11 South Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Chicago

737 North Michigan Avenue #1100

Chicago, IL 60611

Miami

80 Southwest 8th Street #3200

Miami, FL 33130

WORLDWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS:

Demonstrations will be held outside the following locations. Please check the times for your demo location:

Rio de Janeiro (Feb 12. 15pm-17pm BRST)

Praia do Flamengo, 200

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

* Because Feb 13 is carnival in Rio and the Japanese Consulate will be closed, this event is on Feb 12

Toronto (11:30am-1:30pm ET)

77 King Street West

Suite 3300, TD North Tower

Toronto, ON M5K 1A1

Vancouver

900-1177 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, BC, V6E 2K9

Melbourne (12pm-2pm AEDT)

GPO Steps

Cnr Bourke Street Mall & Elizabeth Sts

Melbourne, Australia

Copenhagen (3pm CET)

From City Hall Square to the Japanese Embassy

Copenhagen, Denmark

Chañaral de Aceituno (4pm CLST)

4th. Region

Chañaral's harbor, Chile

Ottawa

255 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, ON K1N 9E6, Canada

The Hague (2pm-4pm CET)

Tobias Asserlaan 2

2517KC Den Haag

The Netherlands

Barcelona (11am-1pm CET)

Av. Diagonal, 640, 2ª planta D

08017 Barcelona, Spain

Madrid (11am-1pm CET)

Calle Serrano, 109

28006 Madrid, Spain

Perth (12pm-2pm AWST)

U22 / Level 2,

111 Colin Street,

West Perth, WA 6005

Mexico City (11am-12pm CST)

Paseo de la Reforma, 395

06500 Mexico City, Mexico

Wellington (12pm-2pm NZDT)

100 Willis Street

Wellington, New Zealand

Auckland (12pm-2pm NZDT)

41 Shortland Street

Auckland, New Zealand

Santiago (Feb 14. 4pm CLST)

Av. Ricardo Lyon 520

Providencia, Santiago, Chile

* Please note that this event is taking place on Feb. 14.

For a staggering six months of each year, from September 1 until March, entire families of dolphins and small whales are driven into Taiji’s killing cove. Once netted within the shallow waters of the cove, their fate is sealed and the members of these doomed, frightened pods will face either imprisonment in captivity or brutal slaughter before the eyes of their families. Killers and trainers work side-by-side to select the “prettiest” dolphins and whales for captivity, those without visible scars. The others are mercilessly stabbed with a metal spike inserted into their backs, just behind the blowhole, to sever their spine. The dolphins slowly and painfully bleed to death or drown in the blood of their family—others may die as they are dragged to the butcherhouse, where the once living and free cetaceans are processed into meat for human consumption. These inhumane killings would not be allowed in any slaughterhouse in the world. Japan refuses to sign on to many protection efforts and regulations for marine mammals, despite most of the world recognizing the need to protect these self-aware, beloved and imperiled animals.

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society first brought the cove to the world’s attention by capturing and releasing now-iconic footage and imagery of the brutal hunts and slaughters in 2003, during which the cove turned a blood-red. Later the Academy Award-winning film The Cove again shone a spotlight on the hunts, bringing worldwide attention to the killings. Many individuals thought the film succeeded in bringing an end to the hunts, but that was not the case. So in 2010, Sea Shepherd established Operation Infinite Patience and our volunteer Cove Guardians took up positions alongside the cove to document, report and live stream these atrocities in the hope of capturing attention to bring pressure to bear to stop these barbaric acts. Sea Shepherd is the only organization to have a team on the ground in Taiji each day throughout the entire six-month killing season, and the only group who live streams every capture and every kill for the world to see. Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians will not stop shining a light on this atrocity until the slaughter ends.

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Allete to buy majority stake in US Water Services

US based Allete has signed a deal to buy 87% stake in integrated water management company, US Water Services for $168m.



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Veolia Water Technologies launches redesigned potable water treatment solution

Veolia Water Technologies, the water division of the French company Veolia Environnement, has modified the design of its water treatment solution OPASCEP PACK in compliance with World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations.



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Reef Roulette

Isn’t coral reef conservation hard enough without having to also constantly re-invent yourself for every swing of the funding pendulum? Well your friends here at Deep Sea News sympathize, so we’ve come up with this handy online answer to your restricted funding woes! Simply spin the wheels below to select your Reef Threat, your Brand […]



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Erratic as normal: Arctic sea ice loss expected to be bumpy in the short term

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Verdict Issued in Jairo Mora Case: Court Could Not Condemn the Murderers, But We All Know Who They Are

Verdict Issued in Jairo Mora Case: Court Could Not Condemn the Murderers, But We All Know Who They Are

Jairo Mora Sandoval

Photo taken by Christine Figgener

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Sea Shepherd Conservation Society deeply regrets the decision of the Criminal Court of Limon, which yesterday acquitted seven men accused of the murder of environmentalist Jairo Mora Sandoval.

Jairo Mora, a 26-year-old Costa Rican activist, dedicated to protecting sea turtles from poachers, was brutally murdered on May 31st, 2013 in Moin, Limon, Costa Rica.

The verdict of the Court of Limon has dismayed our organization. The murder of a young man who dedicated his life to protecting marine life should not go unpunished.

We understand that the Court issued a judgment of acquittal justified by errors which took place during the investigation of the case. However, we strongly appeal to the judicial prosecutors and investigators to not continue making such mistakes that allow murderers to kill with impunity.

The name of Jairo Mora won't be forgotten and as a tribute to his work, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society named last year one of its ships in his honor. Currently, this boat performs control operations against poaching off the coast of West Africa.

In September of last year, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Latin American Sea Turtles Association (LAST) launched Operation Pacuare, a campaign against poaching to protect sea turtles at Playa Pacuare in the province of Limon, Costa Rica.

The goal for this year is to expand this operation and the vigilant patrols of turtles in Moin Beach as a way to continue to honor the memory of Jairo and the important work he accomplished in Costa Rica.

We will never be silent. We will not forget. We will not stop. The life in our seas should be protected in accordance with the courageous work of Jairo and many others offering their lives for this noble cause.

Beyond the technical flaws, which prevented the court from issuing a guilty verdict, Costa Ricans know who are the culprits.

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Nordic marine scientists: Showcasing growing pressure on oceans?

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Slope on ocean surface lowers sea level in Europe

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Sea Shepherd is Free to Return to the Faroe Islands in 2015

Sea Shepherd is Free to Return to the Faroe Islands in 2015

Denmark Puts a Lid on Attempts by the Faroese to Implement Authoritarian Measures

Commentary by Sea Shepherd founder, Captain Paul Watson

Last year, more than 400 Sea Shepherd volunteers traveled to the Faroe Islands

File Photo: Sea Shepherd In an attempt to undermine freedom in their own country, 29 of the 33 members of the Faroese Løgting (parliament) voted in December to ban Sea Shepherd volunteers from coming to the Faroe Islands. After Sea Shepherd's successful campaign to protect pilot whales and dolphins this past summer, Operation GrindStop 2014, Faroese politicians decided to take the drastic move to stop further Sea Shepherd intervention by simply banning Sea Shepherd volunteers from the Faroes. This move certainly illustrated that many Faroese politicians have acknowledged the effectiveness of Sea Shepherd's campaigning.

This law of course would be a blatantly discriminatory policy that would ban people for their beliefs. However, this did not concern 29 of the Faroese legislators with their blind obsession to defend the slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins at all costs.

The problem for the Faroese however is, how do you ban Sea Shepherd volunteers who happen to be members of the European Union (EU)? Banning members of the EU could cause a retaliation of banning Faroese citizens from Europe. A law banning Sea Shepherd would have required Danish approval, and Denmark was not about to head down the road of censorship and discrimination.

The Danish government would have none of it and vetoed the measure, illustrating once more that Denmark does indeed have control over affairs in the Faroe Islands.

The Faroese claim that killing whales is a tradition and part of their culture. On the other hand, the Danish view freedom, democracy and human rights as part of their culture. It appears that in this case Denmark’s commitment to human rights and freedoms takes precedence over any obligation they may have to defend the barbaric practices of a vassal nation.

Killing cetaceans is a violation of European Union law. Denmark is a member of the EU and provides subsidies to the Faroe Islands. The Faroese claim they are independent, and for that reason, they insist that the law does not apply to them despite the fact that Danish police intervene to protect the whale killing in the Faroes.

Last year, more than 400 Sea Shepherd volunteers traveled to the Faroe Islands to oppose the obscenity that the Faroese call the “Grindadrap,” which translates to “the murder of whales.” 33 whales were killed during the three-month period that Sea Shepherd volunteers patrolled the islands. The year before, in the same time period, more than 1,300 pilot whales and dolphins were massacred on Faroese beaches.

Sea Shepherd will never stop opposing the Grind no matter what obstacles are placed in our way. This global movement to protect and defend cetaceans grows stronger every year. The murder of whales and dolphins has no place in the 21st century.

It appears that the attempt to legally ban Sea Shepherd from the Faroe Islands has failed. Thus, if Sea Shepherd is able to return to the Faroe Islands in 2015, there is no legal impediment preventing our volunteers from doing so in order to protect pilot whales and dolphins.

Visit our Operation GrindStop 2014 site for more information.

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Ocean acidification changes balance of biofouling communities

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Abu Dhabi Launches New Water Taxi Service To Eastern Mangroves - Gulf Business News

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Abu Dhabi Launches New Water Taxi Service To Eastern Mangroves Gulf Business News Tony's, which is operating the Abra Water Hopping Service, said: “Passengers can experience the beautiful views of the mangroves, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the hotels and marinas and enjoy a trip that is not only fun, but also practical and affordable. Water taxi service launched in Abu Dhabi's Eastern Mangroves New abra service launches in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi launches new water taxi service

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Verdict Issued in Jairo Mora Case: Court Could Not Condemn the Murderers,But We All Know Who They Are

Verdict Issued in Jairo Mora Case: Court Could Not Condemn the Murderers,But We All Know Who They Are

Jairo Mora Sandoval

Photo taken by Christine Figgener

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Sea Shepherd Conservation Society deeply regrets the decision of the Criminal Court of Limon, which yesterday acquitted seven men accused of the murder of environmentalist Jairo Mora Sandoval.

Jairo Mora, a 26-year-old Costa Rican activist, dedicated to protecting sea turtles from poachers, was brutally murdered on May 31st, 2013 in Moin, Limon, Costa Rica.

The verdict of the Court of Limon has dismayed our organization. The murder of a young man who dedicated his life to protecting marine life should not go unpunished.

We understand that the Court issued a judgment of acquittal justified by errors which took place during the investigation of the case. However, we strongly appeal to the judicial prosecutors and investigators to not continue making such mistakes that allow murderers to kill with impunity.

The name of Jairo Mora won't be forgotten and as a tribute to his work, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society named last year one of its ships in his honor. Currently, this boat performs control operations against poaching off the coast of West Africa.

In September of last year, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Latin American Sea Turtles Association (LAST) launched Operation Pacuare, a campaign against poaching to protect sea turtles at Playa Pacuare in the province of Limon, Costa Rica.

The goal for this year is to expand this operation and the vigilant patrols of turtles in Moin Beach as a way to continue to honor the memory of Jairo and the important work he accomplished in Costa Rica.

We will never be silent. We will not forget. We will not stop. The life in our seas should be protected in accordance with the courageous work of Jairo and many others offering their lives for this noble cause.

Beyond the technical flaws, which prevented the court from issuing a guilty verdict, Costa Ricans know who are the culprits.

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Havelock: An estuary under siege - Taranaki Daily News

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Havelock: An estuary under siege Taranaki Daily News As the tide recedes the estuary reveals a creeping problem - mud, tonnes and tonnes of it. It may seem innocuous - after all mud is a normal feature of any estuary - but the huge volume here poses a major threat to the health of the estuarine system ...

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Water quality in Damariscotta Estuary - Boothbay Register

Water quality in Damariscotta Estuary Boothbay Register Twenty-five municipal officials, citizen volunteers, Damariscotta River Association (DRA) board members, and other interested citizens gathered at the DRA Jan. 8 to learn about the Damariscotta Estuary, its water quality and overall condition. The ...

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Global warming doubles risk of extreme La Niña event, research shows

The risk of extreme La Niña events in the Pacific Ocean could double due to global warming, new research has shown. El Niño and La Niña events are opposite phases of the natural climate phenomenon, the El Niño/Southern Oscillation. Extreme La Niña events occur when cold sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean contrast with the warming land areas of Maritime Southeast Asia in the west and create a strong temperature gradient.



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Southern Water starts Woolston treatment works in UK

UK based water utility; Southern Water has started construction on £63m treatment facility in Woolston, Southampton.



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Mitsubishi Electric develops low cost water treatment technology

Japanese company Mitsubishi Electric has developed new water treatment technology that claims to treat industrial wastewater and sewage at lower cost.



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Sea Shepherd Receives 8.3 Million Euros from the Dutch Postcode Lottery

Sea Shepherd Receives 8.3 Million Euros from the Dutch Postcode Lottery for the Protection of the Southern Ocean

At the annual Goed Geld Gala (Good Money Gala) in Amsterdam on January 26^th, Sea Shepherd received the biggest donation (8.3 million Euros) in its history. Sea Shepherd’s submitted Dream Project Stop Illegal Fishing in the Southern Ocean was awarded with the required funds to make this dream a reality. Sea Shepherd will use the donation to build a new ship, which will enable the organization to be more effective than ever in the fight against poaching on the high seas.

Since 2002, Sea Shepherd has been confronting illegal whalers and illegal fishermen in the waters surrounding the Antarctic continent. Sea Shepherd’s actions have been very successful but the fleet is aging and the vessels are lacking speed. For many years, Sea Shepherd has looked for a vessel that has the range and capability of reaching high top speeds to be the Southern Ocean Patrol flagship. To date, however, budget restrictions have made such a purchase impossible.

“Sea Shepherd will now be able to have a custom-designed ship built, capable of achieving speeds that far exceed any of the vessels in our current fleet. After researching possible ship builders for the last two years, negotiations with Dutch ship builder Damen has resulted in a blueprint of our ideal ship”, said Alex Cornelissen, CEO of Sea Shepherd Global.

Artists' impression, depicting the potential look of Sea Shepherd's 'dream' ship. (By Artist Damen)

The Southern Ocean is one of the last regions of untouched natural beauty on the planet. Unfortunately we are seeing an increasing number of illegal activities that aim to spoil this pristine environment. Unregulated and illegal extraction of marine wildlife is disrupting the Antarctic eco-system and urgent action is needed.

“We are now able to proceed with the purchase of our dream ship and lift our conservation efforts to protect the Southern Ocean from illegal exploitation to the next level. We are extremely grateful to the Dutch Postcode Lottery and the people of the Netherlands for this very generous support,” said Cornelissen.

Sea Shepherd received for this project 8.3 million Euros from the postcode lotteries in the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The Dutch Postcode Lottery contributed 7.5 million Euros. Further to the Dream Project, Sea Shepherd once again received a check for 900,000 Euros from the Postcode Lottery, bringing the total donation that Sea Shepherd has received from the Lottery since 2007 to the incredible amount of 15.5 million Euros.

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Exe Estuary cycle trail to be extended into centre of Dawlish - Exeter Express and Echo

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Exe Estuary cycle trail to be extended into centre of Dawlish Exeter Express and Echo Businesses in Dawlish and Dawlish Warren will benefit from plans to extend the 16-mile Exe Estuary cycling trail into the heart of the town along with other improvements in the Dawlish Warren area. The trail will link up with Dawlish's railway station ... £1.3m Defra funding for cycle link from Dawlish to Exe Estuary Trail Exe Estuary cycling trail to extend to Dawlish with £1.3million government funding

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NSF International Appoints Drinking Water Filtration Products General Manager

Global public health organisation NSF International has appointed Tina Yerkes, Ph.D., to general manager of Filtration Products under its Global Water Division.



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North Carolina to get $164m to improve water infrastructure

North Carolina State Water Infrastructure Authority has announced $164m funding for drinking water and wastewater projects across the US state.



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Alamo impact crater: New study could double its size

Carbonate rock deposits found within the mountain ranges of south-central Nevada, USA, record evidence of a catastrophic impact event known as the Alamo impact. This event occurred roughly 382 million years ago when the ancient seafloor was struck and a submarine crater was formed. The crater was filled-in with fragmented rock, and later with more typical ocean deposits, as the energy from the impact lessened and the environment returned to normal.



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Ocean could hold key to predicting recurring extreme winters

New reserch may help to predict extreme winters across Europe by identifying the set of environmental conditions that are associated with pairs of severe winters across consecutive years. Pairs of extreme winters in Europe have been found to coincide with high pressure over the Arctic and a band of low pressure immediately to the south, a set of atmospheric conditions known as a negative Arctic Oscillation, scientists have observed.



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Arctic ice cap slides into the ocean

Satellite images have revealed that a remote Arctic ice cap has thinned by more than 50 metres since 2012 – about one sixth of its original thickness – and that it is now flowing 25 times faster. The findings show that over the last two decades, ice loss from the south-east region of Austfonna, located in the Svalbard archipelago, has increased significantly. In this time, ice flow has accelerated to speeds of several kilometres per year, and ice thinning has spread more than 50km inland -- to within 10km of the summit.



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Masdar Institute and partners to build pilot seawater bioenergy plant in Abu Dhabi

The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) has awarded a contract to International Mechanical & Electrical Co. to build a pilot plant that produces halophyte-derived jet fuel and bioenergy using wastewater.



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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and Aarhus Water sign knowledge sharing agreement

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) has signed a collaborative knowledge sharing agreement with Denmark-based water and wastewater company Aarhus Water.



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Study projects unprecedented loss of corals in Great Barrier Reef due to warming

The coverage of living corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could decline to less than 10 percent if ocean warming continues, according to a new study that explores the short- and long-term consequences of environmental changes to the reef.



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Small drop in sea level had big impact on southern Great Barrier Reef

A small drop in sea level 2000 years ago on the southern Greater Barrier Reef led to a dramatic slowdown in the coral reef's growth, research shows. The researchers analyzed samples from One Tree Reef in the southern Great Barrier Reef. They radiocarbon dated sediment cores from the lagoons of the coral reef to calculate sand infilling. Sea level change was calculated by dating fossil samples from micro-atolls.



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Pamela Anderson Proudly Joins Sea Shepherd’s Board of Advisors

Pamela Anderson Proudly Joins Sea Shepherd’s Board of Advisors

Pamela Anderson Becomes the Newest Member of Sea Shepherd’s Advisory Board

Sea Shepherd's Newest Member of

Sea Shepherd's Advisory Board Pamela Anderson’s iconic blonde bombshell persona made her a household name, but for as long as she’s been a successful television star, she has also been a fearless animal right’s activist. A long time supporter of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its founder, Captain Paul Watson, Pamela adds another achievement to her list by joining the international organization’s prestigious Media and Arts Advisory Board.

Pamela has not only dedicated her time and resources to human and animal rights, and environmental protection, but she has also bravely fought on the frontlines for change. In the Summer of 2014, Pamela traveled to the Faroe Islands to publicly speak about the brutal mass slaughter of pilot whales known as the Grind. In 2006, the Canadian native spoke up against the Canadian seal slaughter at the Juno Awards, sparking the strongest protests ever against the barbaric practice.

In the ‘90s, Pamela was one of the first celebrities to join PETA’s anti-fur campaign, starting a trend many celebrities would later follow. Pamela’s list of philanthropic accomplishments is long and varied. She has successfully campaigned to bring to light Kentucky Fried Chicken’s (KFC) horrific treatment of chickens, as well as numerous campaigns to save the seals, stop animal testing, and ban the use of fur (including importation of fur to Russia). Through these and many other efforts, Pamela has proven to be one of the most influential defenders of animal of rights in the world. She has spoken on the subject of animal rights to government legislatures, and at universities including Oxford and Cambridge.

Pamela has justly received many awards and recognitions including Mercy for Animals Sam Simon Award for being a defender of animal rights, and in 2014 was named Grand Dame of Montenegro in recognition of her animal activism. She is also the recipient of the Linda McCartney Memorial Award, presented to her by Sir Paul McCartney, to recognize her dedicated work as a staunch defender of animal rights.

Over the years, Pamela has served numerous other charitable causes including MAC Cosmetic’s MAC AIDS Fund, American Liver Foundation, J/P Haitian Relief Organization, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Pamela has also been deeply involved in supporting groups working on climate change issues such as Vivienne Westwood’s Climate Revolution as well as Cool Earth.

Now, Pamela is proud to leverage her many years in public philanthropy with the creation of her own charity—The Pamela Anderson Foundation. The Pamela Anderson Foundation will provide support and funding directly to those organizations on the front lines protecting and defending the rights of the planet and all those that live within it.

Her generous heart and deep consideration for life are almost as irresistible as her legendary charm and beauty. It is with these remarkable traits that she has made international headlines for herself as well as shaped a legacy of caring about the causes she holds dear.

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NSW EPA clears AGL and Transpacific in sewer discharge case in Newcastle

New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has informed Hunter Water that neither AGL nor Transpacific breached environment protection licence though they discharged wastewater into Newcastle's sewer system during coal seam gas drilling.



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Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands

The most recent eruption on the Canary Islands – at El Hierro in 2011 – produced spectacularly enigmatic white “floating rocks” that originated from the layers of oceanic sedimentary rock underneath the island. An international team of researchers used microscopic fossils found in the rocks to shed new light on the long-standing puzzle about the origin of the Canary Islands. Despite being violently transported through the volcano, some of the rocks produced by the El Hierro eruption contain microscopic fossils of delicate single-celled marine organisms, making the survival of these fossils all the more extraordinary.



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San Antonio River Basin Project launched to improve creek and rivers

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) have launched a collaborative Urban Waters Project in the US.



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Fishermen's Armada Lays Siege to Estuary - The New Indian Express

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Fishermen's Armada Lays Siege to Estuary The New Indian Express KOCHI: Fishermen rowed out as one to protest against the Union Government's decision to allow foreign fishing vessels to operate in the Arabian Sea. As per the deep sea fishing policy and guidelines multi-national joint venture fishing vessels will be ...

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Drillers help make new Antarctic discoveries

An expedition to Antarctica yields new information about how climate change affects Antarctic glaciers. The study has discovered a new ecosystem, researchers report, including a unique ecosystem of fish and invertebrates living in an estuary deep beneath the Antarctic ice.



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Two lakes beneath the ice in Greenland, gone within weeks

Researchers discovered craters left behind when two sub-glacial lakes in Greenland drained away -- an indication that the natural plumbing system beneath the ice sheet is overflowing with meltwater. One lake once held billions of gallons of water and emptied to form a mile-wide crater in just a few weeks. The other lake has filled and emptied twice in the last two years.



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Woolpert to offer engineering services to Miami-Dade water authority in US

Water and sewer authority of Miami-Dade County in the US has awarded a contract to engineering consultant Woolpert to provide engineering services.



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Climate change threatens 30 years of sea turtle conservation success

A new study is sounding the alarm about climate change and its potential impact on more than 30 years of conservation efforts to keep sea turtles around for the next generation. Climate change is causing sea-level rise, and how coastal communities react to that rise could have dire consequences for sea turtles and other wildlife that rely on an unobstructed beach for survival, researchers say.



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Abengoa, AWT to jointly develop solar-powered desalination facility in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh based water firm Advanced Water Technology (AWT) has selected Spanish firm Abengoa to jointly set up a solar-powered desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.



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Greenland Ice: The warmer it gets the faster it melts

Melting of glacial ice will probably raise sea level around the globe, but how fast this melting will happen is uncertain. In the case of the Greenland Ice Sheet, the more temperatures increase, the faster the ice will melt, according to computer model experiments by geoscientists.



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The “Likes of Sea Shepherd” Succeed Where the Navy Fails

The “Likes of Sea Shepherd” Succeed Where the Navy Fails

Commentary by Sea Shepherd Founder, Captain Paul Watson

BUSTED! Capt. Peter Hammarstedt catches toothfish-poaching vessel, Thunder, inside CCAMLR region

Photo: Sea Shepherd Global / Simon Ager I was ready to give the New Zealand Navy the benefit of the doubt. I thought they had the courage to actually take on a bunch of high seas poachers if not for the unsurprising timidity of politicians like New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully.

But the recent comment by HMNZS Wellington Commanding Officer Graham MacLean has made me reassess my opinion of the New Zealand Navy.

According to MacLean the mission was “a resounding success despite the lack of arrests.”

Commanding Officer MacLean says he does not have much respect for Sea Shepherd. Apparently he has made it clear, and I quote, that he “can’t see the likes of Sea Shepherd and the Navy working together.”

Captain Sid Chakravarty on the Sea Shepherd ship, Sam Simon responded that “a little bit of assistance from the Navy and the government would mean they could find illegal fishing boats lurking in the Southern Ocean far more quickly.”

But that level of cooperation is unlikely.

Sea Shepherd Captain Chakravarty says that's been the story all along. "I can't say I'm surprised. I think it can be expected of the government to have that attitude. But regardless, Sea Shepherd will go ahead; we will confront these vessels and we will shut down their operations."

The facts are clear. The three poaching vessels found by the New Zealand Navy are listed by Interpol as clearly illegal. The HMNZ Wellington was sent to the Southern Ocean to patrol and search for illegal fishing vessels. They found them. So what is the point of searching for poachers, finding the poachers and then letting said poachers continue poaching?

The poachers did not even try to stop fishing after the Wellington found them. They simply ignored the New Zealand Navy and continued poaching toothfish.

Commander MacLean proceeded to lament to the media about the rough sea conditions, cold weather and potential dangers.

One needs to wonder why the Navy even bothered to venture into the Southern Ocean in the first place if they are concerned about rough sea conditions, cold weather and potential dangers.

For Commanding Officer MacLean to describe this as a resounding success is ridiculous. Maybe he is trying to convince the public that it was a resounding success, but the reality is that it was a pathetic and cowardly failed intervention.

These three ships will be hauling hundreds of tons of toothfish from waters supposedly protected by New Zealand and the Navy simply allowed them to continue. This is not a success by any stretch of the imagination. What these poachers demonstrated was that the Navy is utterly impotent. They know it, the Navy knows it and the public knows it too.

Crew of the Sam Simon use specially modified equipment to haul the 25km-long gillnet

Photo: Sea Shepherd Global / Jeff Wirth Meanwhile the “likes of Sea Shepherd” have shut down one poaching operation, confiscated more than 60 kilometers of gill net and deprived the Nigerian-flagged Thunder of millions of dollars in profits. Sea Shepherd is now working to head off the three poaching vessels that the New Zealand Navy let go.

And Sea Shepherd is doing this without a single tax dollar from New Zealand or Australia, while suffering distain, criticism and harassment from both governments. Sea Shepherd also expects that this success in the Southern Ocean will be met by even more harassment when the Sea Shepherd ships return to port, because of ridiculous accusations that by hauling in the abandoned nets, Sea Shepherd faces the possibility of charges for “illegal fishing.”

The fact is that the world’s governments simply lack the economic and political motivation to tackle the issue of illegal fishing. There is no enforcement, the poachers are given ridiculously small fines when on the rare occasion they are caught and they are even receiving subsidies from the very governments that are supposed to be shutting down their illegal activities.

The Navy is saying that their mission is a success because they filmed the ships and took evidence of their catch. According to the government, this means the poachers will have a problem offloading their catch.

However, last year the Thunder was detained in Malyasia. They paid a $90,000 fine and were allowed to leave with a catch of toothfish that was worth millions. The fact is that if these three ships have cargos worth millions of dollars, they will find a port to offload for the simple reason that there are plenty of ports where port officials can easily be bribed.

If unarmed Sea Shepherd ships crewed by volunteers can shut down a poaching operation, confiscate the gear and deprive the poachers of their cargos, the armed and better equipped Naval ships could do the job more easily, if they had the will to do so.

The fact is that they do not have the will and they lack the motivation to protect the ecological integrity of the Southern Ocean, and no amount of justification by Foreign Affairs Minister McCully or Commander MacLean is going to convince us that they actually are seriously concerned with addressing the problem.

Last week their excuse was that they were low on fuel. Yesterday the Wellington was refueled. If they are serious they will depart and return to the Southern Ocean. They have the means to locate the poachers again. They have the means to shut them down.

The Sea Shepherd ship Sam Simon is heading for these three pirate fishing vessels. The New Zealand Navy could assist Sea Shepherd in stopping the continuing theft of what the poachers call “white gold.”

My bet is that the New Zealand government and Navy will do nothing, that they will allow volunteers – including Sea Shepherd Kiwi volunteers on the Sea Shepherd ships – to take the risks that they will not and to undertake the responsibility from which they have walked away. And to add insult to injury the government and the Navy will criticize and condemn Sea Shepherd for taking any action at all – because, after all, they can’t be associated with “the likes of Sea Shepherd.”

Navy fires back at critics over illegal fishing standoff in Southern Ocean

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Climate change does not bode well for picky eaters

In a part of the world that is experiencing the most dramatic increase in temperature and climate change, two very similar species of animals are responding very differently. New research suggests that how these species have adapted to co-exist with one another might be to blame.



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Giant atmospheric rivers add mass to Antarctica's ice sheet

Extreme weather phenomena called atmospheric rivers were behind intense snowstorms recorded in 2009 and 2011 in East Antarctica. The resulting snow accumulation partly offset recent ice loss from the Antarctic ice sheet, report researchers.



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Ocean floor dust gives new insight into supernovae

Extraterrestrial dust from the depths of the ocean could change the way we understand supernovae. Scientists have found the amount of plutonium in the dust is much lower than expected.



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Relocate Capitol Lake dam to create partial estuary - The Olympian

Relocate Capitol Lake dam to create partial estuary The Olympian Re: Capitol Lake. I submit a compromise proposal for this contentious issue. What if we were to remove the dam under Fifth Avenue and construct a new one under the railroad bridge just east of Marathon Park? Silt would be contained in the upper basin ...

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Research contract signed to study potential use of solar power for desalination

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology will be taking part in a research along with GDF Suez and Suez Environnement which will study possible use of solar power for seawater desalination.



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Northwest Pipe receives equipment delivery order for water supply project in California

Northwest Pipe has received an order to deliver pipes and equipment for the Davis Woodland Water Supply Project in California, US.



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Injured stingray near Mandurah Estuary Bridge - Mandurah Mail

Injured stingray near Mandurah Estuary Bridge Mandurah Mail She said it had been injured by a spear fishing rod and she helped it back into deeper water. The stingray was still there later that day, about 10 metres out from the shore. The Mandurah Mail found the stingray moving about in a circle only using its ...

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Kochi Estuary to be Blocked As Part of Coastal Agitation - The New Indian Express

Kochi Estuary to be Blocked As Part of Coastal Agitation The New Indian Express KOCHI: Registering protest against the deep Sea fishing policy and guidelines, which allegedly allows foreign fishing vessels to operate freely in the Arabian sea,the Kochi Malsyamekhala committee will picket the Kochi estuary on Wednesday from 10 am ...

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Honey hit in Coringa mangroves - The Hindu

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Honey hit in Coringa mangroves The Hindu The indiscriminate use of pesticide in its adjacent farmlands has taken a toll on the honey production in the Coringa mangroves. Coringa, located near to Kakinada, is considered to be the second largest mangrove in India after the Sundarbans in West ...

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