New research discredits a $100 billion fix to global warming

Our new research raises doubts concerning the viability of plans to fertilize the ocean to solve global warming. Ocean fertilization schemes, which resemble an artificial summer, may not remove as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as has been suggested because they ignore the natural processes revealed by this research.

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Seafood Carbon Footprint Calculator

From: Friend of the Sea

Friend of the Sea has recently made available to the seafood industry and retailers a Seafood Carbon Footprint Calculator which estimates how many kilos of CO2 emissions are generated by a kilo of seafood on the shelves. The Calculator applies fuel efficiency data known for most commercial fisheries and aquaculture, but any other available and more specific fuel efficiency data can be inputted. Users can indicate the distance travelled by the raw material and end product (air, sea or road) thus adding up the transport generated CO2 emissions.


To get a free seafood carbon footprint calculator, email : Offsetco2@friendofthesea.org

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The Scientists Speak

A New York Times Editorial
November 20, 2007

The world’s scientists have done their job. Now it’s time for world leaders, starting with President Bush, to do theirs. That is the urgent message at the core of the latest — and the most powerful — report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of 2,500 scientists who collectively constitute the world’s most authoritative voice on global warming.

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Scientists convene to look at climate change

Out of the Estuarine Research Foundation's 19th Biennial Conference comes scientific observations of rapid changes in important coastal ecosystems: “Climate change is here,” Howarth said. “We’re measuring it. Half the talks being given here are about how things look different now compared to 10 or 15 years ago.”

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Whales hit on eachother?

Australian scientists working on decoding humpback whale communication systems were able to identify over 30 distinct vocalizations, including pick up lines and mother-calf calls.

Read Environmental News Network coverage of this research here.

Pacific 'rubbish superhighway' going unnoticed

Wonder where all that plastic ends up ? In a big gyre in the Pacific. The patch is as big as Australia and has 40% more plastic than plankton.