Bubble Up: A Deepwater Horizon Disaster Song
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Lyrics to Bubble Up! are here. BUBBLE UP is a song dedicated to the current state of the world, with music by julian mock and lyrics by nick santoro. Lyrics to Bubble Up! are here. BUBBLE UP is a song dedicated to the current state of the world, with music by julian mock and . . . → Read More: Bubble Up: A Deepwater Horizon Disaster Song

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Giant Squid Ceramic Art Sculptures by David Zink Yi
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    German-based artist David Zink Yi creates ceramic dead giant squids through a 1200 degree firing process.  Each of these, the largest at 16 feet and 660 pounds, is coated in a lead and copper glaze and all but one occur in a pool of blue ink.  The art gallery’s commentary on the exhibit . . . → Read More: Giant Squid Ceramic Art Sculptures by David Zink Yi

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Blackbeards Ship Confirmed off North Carolina
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After 15 years of uncertainty, a shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina has been confirmed as that of the infamous 18th-century pirate Blackbeard…There were two main reasons for the team’s certainty: the sheer size of the wreck and the many weapons that were found in the rubble. No other ship as big as the Queen . . . → Read More: Blackbeards Ship Confirmed off North Carolina

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New Innovative Estimate of Total Marine Species
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Mark Gibson is a divemaster, social scientist, and independent writer living in Washington, DC. He can be found blogging at Breaching the Blue. You can find Mark on twitter @breachingblue. The following post is cross-posted at his blog here. —————————————— How many marine species are there?  It is a question that stumped even the . . . → Read More: New Innovative Estimate of Total Marine Species

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Hurricane Irene
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As you know by now, Hurricane Irene was pretty intense storm and it was HUGE! just check out the satellite image from NASA/Goddard. It was at least 1/3 the size of the whole US and affected areas on the coast of Florida through Maine, in addition to its prelude in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. . . . → Read More: Hurricane Irene

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“Product of Thailand” Could Be Result of Slave Labor
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Two weeks ago I wrote about southeast Asian fishermen, mostly from Cambodia, being forced to work Thai and South Korean fishing vessels. Men are promised other work in Thailand then are forced to stay at sea for  up to two years or even longer with no contact with family or time off ship. Their wages . . . → Read More: “Product of Thailand” Could Be Result of Slave Labor

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TGIF: Do you want this octopus to have fewer legs?
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Logistical challenges of floating libertarian paradises
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Via Wired. Illustration: Valdemar Duran Libertarians always seem to want to run away to sea. Most recently, Paypal founder Peter Thiel made news by promoting and financially backing the Seasteading Institute, which wants to build floating oil-platform-like independent countries anchored in international waters and free from all that pesky government regulation. The most famous of . . . → Read More: Logistical challenges of floating libertarian paradises

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Hurricane Irene Drives Bloggers Inland
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Guess I will be expecting a full house of fleeing coastal members of DSN and Southern Fried Science!   NOAA-Hurricane IRENE. Guess I will be expecting a full house of fleeing coastal members of DSN and Southern Fried Science!   NOAA-Hurricane IRENE.

Virginia Earthquake
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In case you haven’t heard a 5.9 earthquake hit Virginia just outside of Richmond. I felt it in Durham, NC and Kevin felt it out on the coast.  Reports from Twitter indicate it was also felt up in Boston.  If you felt it, you can log into the USGS website and report your local conditions.  A . . . → Read More: Virginia Earthquake

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