In case you haven’t already read it, head over to Southern Fried Science where WhySharksMatter delivers an elegantly written, sincere, and ultimately balanced letter to…
View More An open letter about climate changeCategory: Industry & Government
Confronting Climate Contrarianism II: Methane Accumulation in the Atmosphere
Confronting Climate Contrarianism looks into the claims made climate contrarians and how they (mis)use the scientific literature. —————————————————————– In a textbook example of climate contrarians…
View More Confronting Climate Contrarianism II: Methane Accumulation in the AtmosphereScientists Observe Damage to Deep-Sea Corals
Fresh out of the NOAA news office: […] Operating from the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown and using a variety of tools including the National…
View More Scientists Observe Damage to Deep-Sea CoralsPNG Gives OK to Deep-Sea Mining
Well shit… The green-lighting of the world’s first deep-sea mineral mine in Papua New Guinea waters has caused alarm among scientists and indigenous people who…
View More PNG Gives OK to Deep-Sea MiningThe Disease of Plastic Water Bottles
This is a post in appreciation of Blog for Action Day’s 2010 theme – Water. People are made mostly of water and thus we need…
View More The Disease of Plastic Water BottlesEU Clashes with Greenland over Arctic
Is the EU trying to off oil competitors or is there real concern on protecting the Arctic ecosystem? via EU clashes with Greenland over international…
View More EU Clashes with Greenland over ArcticUK sees no need for EU deepwater drilling ban
Of course we all know how forward thinking the UK government can be There is no case for declaring a moratorium on deepwater oil or…
View More UK sees no need for EU deepwater drilling banBan on deep-sea drilling rejected
What could go wrong? O’ wait… European coastal nations have agreed to review rules for offshore drilling, but said each country should decide individually on…
View More Ban on deep-sea drilling rejectedOur Impacts on the Deep
I could write about a detailed account of a new study in PLoS One. I could discuss how the researchers imported information on the spatial…
View More Our Impacts on the DeepThe Oil’s Impact On the Gulf
A recent article in New York Times indicates that the Gulf of Mexico avoided the worst of our predictions and recovery is already abound. Marsh…
View More The Oil’s Impact On the Gulf