Cleaning up the Oceans: Coming
Are we facing an “Ocean Armageddon, “ with a trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans and 8 million tons added every year ? That’s what Erik Solheim, U.N. Environment […]
Tag Archives: water
Oceans: The Perils of Plastic
Travelers, ecotourists, beach-goers, sports fans, consumers: It doesn’t matter where you live or travel, plastic pollution is invading our oceans—it is affecting you and your well-being, as well as animals, […]
Oceans: Perils of Plastic Coming Up
Travelers, ecotourists, beach-goers, homeowners – We want you to be informed about how plastic in every form is choking and killing marine life, and poses a threat to human health. […]
Houston Catastrophe: Prediction Becomes Fact
Just a month before Hurricane Harvey – now a tropical storm — devastated the Houston/Galveston coastal region, moving on to Louisiana– the Union of Concerned Scientists issued When Rising Seas Hit […]
Hell and High Water Predicted Houston Disaster
A Peabody-award-winning report, Hell and High Water, on how Texas, and the Houston area in particular, might suffer catastrophic hurricane damage in a future storm, was made public in March […]
Cities: Hamburg, Venice, Rotterdam, Reykjavik & More
Cities with water are sizzling! Tourism, commerce and 24/7 lifestyle flourish in beautiful, watery settings. Some places are experiencing both sides of the coin–runaway success and inadequate resources to handle […]
Rotterdam and Resilience: Dutch Know-How
Michael Kimmelman’s front page story Dutch Face Rising Seas in the New York Times is a must-read for anyone concerned about the rising threat to US coasts, coastal cities, […]
Friday Roundup Apr 29: Ches Bay, Space Colony, Hummingbirds, Feeding Africa
Our stories this week: Chesapeake Bay’s good news, Kaplana –a NASA space colony, Howard Buffett’s “brown revolution” to feed Africa, bison wins new status Chesapeake Bay’s Good News The Chesapeake […]
Cities: US Canada Europe 2016
This month we’re following the water in a half-dozen cities where waterfront redevelopment and new public space amenities are underway to revitalize post-industrial areas, piers and abandoned sites. Come along […]
Hot, Hot, Hot: A Climate Editorial
Unrelenting heat, drought, and lack of potable water are more likely than insurgents and militant attacks to bring down civil society in the Middle East. So says New York Times […]
