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: Conservation & Environment
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 AtmosphereOil hydrocarbons ingested by GOM plankton communities
A new study released today shows the first evidence of Deepwater Horizon oil entering planktonic food webs in the Gulf of Mexico (is anyone surprised? …
View More Oil hydrocarbons ingested by GOM plankton communitiesFrom the Editor’s Desk: Confronting Climate Contrarianism
In 2007, there was a peer-reviewed article published by Arthur Robinson, Noah Robinson, and Willie Soon titles “Environmental Effects of Increased Carbon Dioxide.” Just focusing…
View More From the Editor’s Desk: Confronting Climate ContrarianismScientists Observe Damage to Deep-sea Corals Pt. 2
KZ already posted this yesterday but you should venture over to the NOAA website and view both the high resolution version of the image above and…
View More Scientists Observe Damage to Deep-sea Corals Pt. 2Scientists 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 CoralsTo Catch a Fallen Sea Angel: How a Mighty Mollusc Detects Ocean Acidification
I wrote a piece on the plight of our favorite “winged” mollusc, the pteropod, in arctic seas over at Scientific American’s guest blog. […] To…
View More To Catch a Fallen Sea Angel: How a Mighty Mollusc Detects Ocean AcidificationGuest Post: Greenpeace in the Gulf of Mexico – an Update
John Hocevar is a marine biologist and is the Oceans Campaign Director for Greenpeace USA, where he oversees their oceans and fisheries work, including efforts…
View More Guest Post: Greenpeace in the Gulf of Mexico – an UpdatePicking Urchins From the Devil’s Teeth
A fascinating 10 minute short film. Hat tip to KaylinQ. Info from the youtube account: Dir. Roger Teich / USA / 2004 Ron Elliott is…
View More Picking Urchins From the Devil’s TeethAnother week, another (unfunded) oil meeting
Well, the title says it all. As the autumn rolls on, two of the PIs working on our Gulf of Mexico RAPID project are currently…
View More Another week, another (unfunded) oil meeting