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Louisville To Get A Day of Help(and maybe storms) From Gustav; Cooler Air and Two Men of Vision

symonsezwlky wrote 2 days ago: Rain Forecast Thursday Night Through Friday Night On Sunday we had a 30% chance of rain for Friday, … more →

Tags: Bob Symon, Environment, History, Louisville Forecast, Louisville Weather, Opinion, Science, This Date in History, Weather

"Beyond Carbon: Scientists Worry About Nitrogen's Effect" (Richard Morgan, NYTimes)

amyzoo wrote 4 days ago: Australia's 470 men's crew negotiates its way through the algae during training on June 24. … more →

Tags: nitrogen, Agribusiness, Algae

Uganda: Lake Victoria degradation threatening livelihoods

dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: A few years ago, Charles Kyagaba used to sell up to 300kg of fresh fish at the Gaba landing site nea … more →

Tags: Africa, Wastewater Management, Uganda, Lake Victoria

Towards Zero Waste Community

Sakina & Sara wrote 1 week ago: Towards Zero Waste Community What is waste? Waste is something that is rejected as useless. These ar … more →

Tags: enViornment, LIFE/LIVING, Pollution, gargabe, waste, landfills, recycle, Seperation, zero waste

Senator Clinton Pushes for Federal Cleanup of Newtown Creek

goingcoastal wrote 2 weeks ago: The federal government should conduct testing at four hotspots along the Newtown Creek to determine … more →

Tags: Dive In, Public Waterfront, Queens, Clinton, Environment, newtown creek

Gulf 'dead zone' suffocating fish and livelihoods1 comment

Eric A. Blair wrote 2 weeks ago: Full Story Here Fisherman Terry Pizani turns his captain’s wheel with a mournful expression on … more →

Tags: Environment, Food, News, Pollution, Current Events, gulf, Fishing

Riverkeeper activists pursue Hudson River polluters

goingcoastal wrote 2 weeks ago: In addition to testing the region’s swimming water quality, Hudson Riverkeeper activists have … more →

Tags: Dive In, Natural Waterfront, Region, Environment, Hudson River, runoff, riverkeeper, Water Monitor

Plastics Suspect In Lobster Illness

goingcoastal wrote 3 weeks ago: The search for what causes a debilitating shell disease affecting lobsters from Long Island Sound to … more →

Tags: Dive In, Natural Waterfront, lobster, plastics

Concept of Environmental Degradation:

saferenvironment wrote 3 weeks ago: Since the beginning of the Nineteenth century, the explosive growth, expansion and needs of the worl … more →

Tags: Environment, Air Pollution, combating Environmental Degradation, Environmental Degradation, Land degradation, Pollution

Stream Flowing Through Rockville Park is Contaminated

travelgimp wrote 3 weeks ago: From The Gazette Environmental officials are trying to find out what’s contaminated the water … more →

Tags: Rockville, Montgomery County, Fish kill, Flower Valley Park

EPA warns residents about PCBs

goingcoastal wrote 3 weeks ago: If you live along the Hudson between Fort Edward and the Troy Dam, you’ll be receiving a lette … more →

Tags: Dive In, Public Waterfront, Environment, Hudson River, EPA, PCBs

Learning Gets a Green Face

goingcoastal wrote 3 weeks ago: On the border between Brooklyn and Queens, Newtown Creek’s unusually green waters churn in the wak … more →

Tags: Get Wet, Public Waterfront, Environment, Green, New York Harbor School, Learning, Water Monitor

36. Happy Trout 2 (Don't Forget Paris)

waterworks wrote 4 weeks ago: British newspaper The Guardian reports: ‘For the first time since records began a healthy-looking … more →

Tags: Geography, Mersey, Mersey Basin Campaign, river restoration, Salmon, seine, Trout

The trails of a flower23 comments

Manoj wrote 4 weeks ago: Alright! Here’s a bit of General Knowledge for you folks  Kajol celebrated her birthday on 5 … more →

Tags: Random Thoughts, cascade, Flowers, Kajol

And it wouldn't be summer without a boil advisory.1 comment

lmitter wrote 1 month ago: Before I moved to the Zanesville area, I had never experienced a boil advisory. After I left the Zan … more →

Tags: zanesville, Pollution, Ohio, water, boil advisory, superfunds

OH NO - ANOTHER CA-FO11 comments

Charlotte A. Weybright wrote 1 month ago: Another Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) is a comin’ to Allen County. This one w … more →

Tags: Environment, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, industrial farms, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Air Pollution, cruelty to animals, CAFOs, ManUre, hogs

The Real Cost of the Beijing Olympics2 comments

terraformearth wrote 1 month ago: This Friday, in Beijing, begins the 17 days of international competition that countries take years t … more →

Tags: Derrick Williamson, Air Pollution, Olympics, China, 2008 Olympics, Beijing, Evictions, Human Rights, Pollution

Cement plant landfill pollutes Hudson River

goingcoastal wrote 1 month ago:  A New York-based environmental group said a cement plant landfill near the Catskill Mountains is d … more →

Tags: Dive In, Region, Environment, Hudson River, Watershed, Wetlands

Microbes in filthy Gowanus Canal may hold breakthrough vs. AIDS, heart woes

goingcoastal wrote 1 month ago: The murky waters of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal have caused the demise of a baby whale dubbed Slu … more →

Tags: Go Coastal, Brooklyn, Gowanus Canal, bacteria, Microbes, NYC College of Technology