Recycle This - Creative ideas for reusing and recycling random stuff Overfishing 101: How Ocean Fish Populations are Managed in the U.S. – National Geographic News Watch In the second post of a special series to mark the 35th anniversary of the U.S. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, a law that is helping to rebuild America’s depleted ocean fish populations and ensure their long-term sustainability, Lee Crockett looks at some of the basics of why all Americans should care about how our fish are managed. By Lee Crockett Fish are an essential component of life in the world’s oceans, with the state of their populations serving as a bellwether of the health of ocean life overall. Unfortunately, many species around the world are in trouble. Pollution, habitat destruction and overfishing (removing fish from the ocean faster than they can reproduce) have impoverished our oceans. All too often the discussion around the issue of overfishing has been limited to a small group of stakeholders such as fishermen, conservationists and scientists. Understanding Overfishing Footnotes: [ii] U.N. [iii] M.J. [iv] NMFS, “2010 Status of U.S.
10 Healthy Ways to Help a Hangover - Health While it's not something I'm proud of, I've got plenty of hangovers under my belt. See, despite all of my healthy practices—yoga, deep breathing, clean cosmetics, brown rice and kale eating—I'm just not that great at saying no to that third or fourth drink once I get going. Bless those of you who are—and damn those of you who are immune to hangovers altogether! Apparently you exist, and you are lucky. But while I am working on my to-don't list (new rule: don't drink before dinner), I've also concluded that the only thing worse than a hangover is the guilt and self-loathing that can come with it. And where does that take most of us? Got any to add? Have some miso soup with your eggs. Take a handful of omega 3s—and then repeat. Drink kombucha tea. Have sex or just a good cuddle. Get some body work. Try some hydrotherapy. Do some exercise—but just a little bit! Have a banana/blueberry/kale/lemon smoothie. Drink coconut water from a coconut. Enjoy your hangover.
About | Localcooling Welcome to the LocalCooling Blog, LocalCooling is a website dedicated to raising awareness through discussion of the latest issues and topics involving the environment. We encourage the community to continue to contribute by commenting, discussing and posting content which is relevant or pertains to posts presented on this blog. We live in a time, where technology is a part of our daily lives, but the price for having this commodity is having the reverse effect on our surroundings. If everybody in the world becomes aware of this fact, and together as a community, we contribute what we can, then the primary goals of LocalCooling would be met. The LocalCooling forum and application which was once a popular tool aimed at managing power consumption on computers has been discontinued since power management settings in Windows Vista have been drastically improved. The LocalCooling movement is taking a new approach towards actively contributing to the environment. LocalCooling Team.
Sea Shepherd Study: Bioelectricity bests biofuels on miles per acre | Green Tech Growing plants to make electricity is a more efficient and environmentally sound way to power vehicles than biofuels, according to a study meant to spark a debate over energy policy. The study's authors modeled how far different classes of cars could go based on the available energy from a unit of land and found that bioelectricity--burning biomass to make electricity--far outperforms ethanol. The paper, published on Thursday in Science, found that bioelectricity delivered 81 percent more distance per unit area of crop land than ethanol. In one example, they found that a small truck powered by bioelectricity could travel almost 15,000 miles compared with 8,000 comparable miles for an internal combustion equivalent. Making electricity from biomass, such as switchgrass, is made by burning the plants to make steam to turn an electricity turbine. Liquid fuels have one clear advantage over electric vehicles in that refueling is far faster.
Earth: our water world Rich biodiversity Life began in the oceans, and continues to thrive in its diverse habitats. With as many as 100 million species - from the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth, the blue whale, to the tiniest bacteria - marine biodiversity far outweighs that on land. And new species are being discovered all the time. Vital role for life on land... ...and shapers of human history The oceans have also shaped human history, culture, and lives - and continue to do so. Outline of Your Area Outline of Your Area Use a large piece of paper (or any other material to write on), and draw the following information. Use different colours, and make sure you have plenty of space to accommodate all the information of the next steps. What is the basic outline of the local area you want to focus on? Where to get further information: For a first step, it may be helpful to draw this map (simply by hand) - but use a piece of paper that is large enough to it can accommodate further notes. SSWM Tools that may help you here: The Case of Unsustainaville Unsustainaville's General Outline The general outline of Unsustainaville. Unsustainaville is located in a plain, next to a river and some miles upstream from the sea. After you have drawn the outline, you continue by analysing each section of the water and nutrient cycle in your locality, as shown in the next steps of this tutorial.
Protecting the Ocean World’s Largest Single Marine Reserve Created in Pacific The area around the Pitcairn Islands is one of the most pristine places on Earth. Swimming With Wildlife in the Seychelles Meet some of the wildlife enountered on the latest Pristine Seas expedition to the Seychelles. Value passed to resize filter must be a valid URL. The Antarctic's New Way to Melt Ice shelves lose more mass through melting where the ice meets the sea than by shedding icebergs, a new study says.
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment History[edit] During the 1990s, a need was identified by a number of international environmental organisations for a global ecosystem assessment. There had been advances in fields such as resource economics but the new findings had little effect on environmental policy. Findings[edit] The MA gave four main assessments:[3] Over the past 50 years, humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. The bottom line of the MA findings is that human actions are depleting Earth’s natural capital, putting such strain on the environment that the ability of the planet’s ecosystems to sustain future generations can no longer be taken for granted. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Guide to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Reports at the United Nations
Oceans & Marine Life Science 25 Things You Can Do To Save Coral Reefs [photogallery/photo00018790/real.htm] American Cetacean Society The American Cetacean Society protects whales, dolphins, porpoises, and their habitats through public education, research grants, and conservation actions. Endangered Whales Fact Sheet Fisheries Facts Important information from Ocean Legacy about the state of our fisheries. Be sure to surf their site to see what you can do to help! Friends of the Sea Otter Premier sea otter advocacy organization. Institute for Marine Mammal Research Located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, IMMR provides programs in conservation, rehabilitation, and research while also helping rescue and rehabilitate injured dolphins. Marine Coloring Book Learn about the importance of keeping our oceans, rivers, and lakes free of debris with this printable coloring book. The Otter Project Dedicated to protecting the California sea otter. Save the Whales Working to educate the public and shift public policy since 1977. See also: