Showing 227 results for "coral reefs"
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Pier Pressure
Coral reefs in the Caribbean are dying as the cruise industry ramps up. On one Mexican island they still thrive--for now. -
The Last Days of the Ocean
Our oceans are under attack, and approaching a point of no return. Can we survive if the seas go silent? -
A Guide to Environmental Non-Profits
How to distinguish groups doing good from ones that just sound good. -
Oceans Links
Groups working on oceans research and advocacy. -
The Last Days of the Ocean: Can the Seas Be Saved?
We're Pushing Our Seas to the Brink. Can They be Saved? A <i>Mother Jones</i> special report. -
Marine Pollution: How the Ocean Became a Toxic Waste Dump
Let us count the ways... -
More Signs of Coral Bleaching
Since we're always looking for an excuse to hock our oceans package, I figured I'd link to this New York... -
Exploitation of the oceans “rapidly passing the point of no return.”
Okay, enough already with the good news. Via the Guardian, here's some of the other kind: Damage to the... -
Open Road, Clear Conscience
Traveling light: tips for leaving the gringo guilt at home when you're on holiday -
Oceans getting more acidic, threatening corals
In news of ocean degradation unrelated to Rep. Richard Pombo, a new report finds that all this CO2 we're putting... -
Gerrymandering: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count
It Sure is Easier than Campaigning -- How Candidates Lock Up the Race Before Election Day -
The 13th Tipping Point: 12 Climate Disasters and 1 Powerful Antidote
Twelve global disasters and one powerful antidote. -
Scary Impacts of Temperature Increases from Global Warming
Ever wonder just what is coming our way from global warming? How bad can it get? Check it out. Reuters reports on estimates of the global implications of different temperature rises from Nicholas Stern, chief British government economist: Temp. rise/ Impacts 1 DEGREE * Shrinking glaciers threaten water for 50 million people * Modest increases in cereal yields in temperate regions * At least... -
Largest Student Protest of Global Warming Yet
About 75,000 students watched An Inconvenient Truth and protested global warming this week across North America, from the University of... -
Twenty of World’s 162 Grouper Species Threatened With Extinction
The first comprehensive assessment of the world's 162 species of grouper, vital predators in many marine ecosystems as well as important commercial fish, found that 20 are threatened with extinction. Previously, eight species were listed by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List. The new assessment proposes adding 12 more. From the Conservation International press release: A panel of 20 experts from 10 nations... -
Natural Wonders Of The World Face Destruction from Climate Change
Ten of the world's greatest natural wonders face destruction if the climate continues to warm at the current rate. The endangered wonders, warns the World Wildlife Fund, include the Amazon, Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs, Chihuahua Desert in Mexico and the US, hawksbill turtles in the Caribbean, Valdivian temperate rainforests in Chile, tigers and people in the Indian Sundarbans, Upper Yangtze River... -
Gone: Mass Extinction and the Hazards of Earth’s Vanishing Biodiversity
By the end of the century, half of all species on Earth may be extinct due to global warming and other causes. Who will survive the world's dwindling biodiversity, and why?