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Category: Conservation & Environment
Shrimp fisherman and environmental activist Diane Wilson gave a talk today at the Harte Research Institute. Diane's best known for sinking her own shrimp boat in protest of toxic discharge from a Formosa Plastic industrial plant, but she's taken on Union Carbide and others like a One Woman Army.
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Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 5:03 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservation & Environment
Well, we are mostly packed up and the family is ready for our big move to coastal North Carolina to start my new job at the Duke University Marine Lab! And it seems like we might be greeted with southern...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 7:11 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Carnivals & Link Love
While Deep Sea News is still preparing our new home, spackling the cracks, painting the walls, sanitizing the fridge, throwing out the empties form the last tenant's going away party, unpacking the boxes and otherwise getting settled in, other people...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 8:08 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservation & Environment
Sheril reports that Barack Obama has taken up the challenge and answered the 14 questions posed by the ScienceDebate08 coalition. These 14 issues run the gamut from space to health to security and education. In particular to myself and you...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 7:25 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservation & Environment
I couldn't resist. FAILBlog has the original entry, a screenshot from a forum by someone who has a plan to stop sea level rise, an outcome of global warming. Here is what the text says: "I was watching inconvenient truth...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 12:21 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservation & Environment
Finally the decider has made a decision I can agree with and get behind 100%! Angelo has the details of the recent media storm (or see all his posts related to the monument). Here is Angelo in an local TV...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 10:56 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservation & Environment
Conservation is more than saving a species or a habitat. Conservation, at a meta-level, places people in stewardship of the planet and its inventory. Some of the most amazing places and their inhabitants are located in some of the poorest...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 9:04 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservation & Environment
I was amazed while watching this video (hat tip to Sea Notes), hinging on his every word. I thought Chris Jordan was an interesting and passionate speaker. Together with his imagery and explanation, he wove a fascinating visual analysis...
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Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 5:59 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks