Tag: sustainability
All the articles with the tag "sustainability".
Killing babies
I just finished listening to a short from Radiolab called Killing Babies, Saving the World . The subject follows a lot of discussions I've had with friends over the years about the differences in logi…
I just bought a billboard in China
Maybe I'll see it in a couple weeks... Learn more here: SharkSavers.org And here: WildAid.org
KPBS and the Marine Life Protection Act
I was literally pounding my steering wheel while listening to the KPBS Editors round table butcher coverage of the Marine Life Protection Act this morning. They did minimal research (at best), but wer…
Marine reserve debates
The LA Times has some good coverage of the large debate around the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative . They even get a quote from the Avalon institution known as Dr Bill: But Bill Bushing, a marin…
Fish farms in San Diego
The UT has some positive words (in fact, it sounds a little like a press release) about a fish farm proposal from Hubbs-SeaWorld. The fish farm would be located off Mission Beach and would grow stripe…
Local artificial reefs
San Diego county will be home for more artificial reefs. We already have several - The ships to reefs projects (Yukon, Ruby E, etc), and others like the old Ingraham Bridge debris. The newest reef (th…
Hope for rain
I hope it is a wet winter for California. From KPBS: The Department of Water Resources announced it will deliver just 15 percent of the amount that local water agencies throughout California request e…
Dams: not so bad for Salmon
A study tracking salmon in the Fraser and Columbia rivers has determined that dams are not the main cause of Salmon collapse . "dam modifications to assist migrating salmon have led to much-improved s…
Bush: Ocean Protector
Credit where credit is due. In 2006 President Bush turned the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands into Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument, which formed the largest marine wildlife reserve in the wor…
UVeta
KPBS has posted a nice audio slide show of the UVeta project in Baja Sur . Water in Baja Sur's remote areas is frequently from open wells, where the chance of contamination is high. Florence Cassassuc…