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Research Shows World’s Fisheries Management System Failing Miserably
Two new studies show that inadequate international fisheries management is threatening the future sustainability of high seas fisheries, fish populations and the health and stability of marine ecosystems.
BP Won’t Budge on Oil Flow Rate Estimates, Feds Dig in to Find Answer
Official estimates of the size of the oil still leaking remains at 5,000 barrels per day, a figure that has become highly contested over the last few weeks
BP Reports Decline in Amount of Oil Being Siphoned from Broken Riser
The riser insertion tube that had reportedly been siphoning up to 5,000 barrels per day from the broken riser at the site of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and bringing it to surface vessels is reportedly producing declining amounts of oil over the last several days. A BP spokesman said on Sunday [...]
Oil Spill Live Feed: Where Is It?
For almost a month, BP monitored oil and natural gas gushing from the broken riser and blow-out preventer with remote operated vehicles. And for almost a month, they kept all of that video to entirely to themselves. And now that video is available to watch live… sort of.
US Senate Climate Bill Reduces Funding for Forest Conservation and Reforestation
The Senate version of the US Climate Bill cuts aid towards conservation of rain forests. This could mean more domestic carbon emission cuts but the government would still have to contribute to the international forest conservation program.
