positive Water news
Israelis and Palestinians Clean up Rivers to Save Endangered Turtles, Improve Drinking WaterIn an area of olive and avocado groves northeast of Tel Aviv, a river of sewage snakes from the Palestinian city of Tulkarem, under Israel's separation barrier and into a river where an endangered species of soft-shelled turtle once thrived. |
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Reef Expert Gives Back to AsiaThe horrific images of tsunami-battered shores in Southeast Asia recalled to Deborah Brosnan her own personal disaster in that part of the world. |
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Pollution Can Convert Airborne Iron Into Soluble Form Required for Phytoplankton GrowthA surprising link may exist between ocean fertility and air pollution over land, according to Georgia Institute of Technology research reported in the Feb. 16 issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. The work provides new insight into the role that ocean fertility plays in the complex cycle involving carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in global warming. |
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Coral reefs create clouds to control the climateResearch from the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian coast shows that corals are packed full of the chemical dimethyl sulphide, or DMS. When released into the atmosphere, DMS helps clouds to form, which could have a large impact on the local climate. |
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Canadians quench thirst, ease trauma of Sri Lankan tsunami survivorsA Canadian soldier climbs a tank and opens the top; another kick-starts a pump that sends in precious freshly desalinated water. |
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Water companies more efficient than everWater and sewerage companies in the UK are perfoming more efficiently than ever before, according to the latest report from industry regulator Ofwat. |
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French project gives fresh boost to South Pacific coral reefsA team of researchers is meeting this week in New Caledonia to mark the launch a French initiative aimed at protecting the coral reefs of island states in the South Pacific. |
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Tourist divers help clean up Thai resortAround 300 volunteer divers, including foreign tourists, scoured the sea floor to clear debris around Phuket on Saturday as the Thai resort began to rebuild in the hope of reviving a tourism industry ravaged by the tsunami. |
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Tsunami Detection To ExpandThe Bush administration will spend $37.5 million over the next three years to expand the nation's tsunami detection and warning system, U.S. officials said yesterday, so the nation will be able to monitor underwater activity threatening any of its coasts by mid-2007. |
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Slick trick could save marine ecosystemsA cheap modification to supertankers could help prevent devastating oil pollution if the vessels sink. The new system makes it quick and easy to empty the tanks if the ship ends up on the seabed. |
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Relief over ‘Less Severe’ Freighter Fuel SpillUS Coastguard chiefs say an oil and fuel spill from a freighter that broke in two when it ran aground off Alaska is probably thousands of gallons less than they feared. |
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EU Agrees Deal on Punishing Ship PollutionEU member states backed tough measures against ships polluting European waters on Thursday to try to head off any repetition of a disaster in 2002 that caused one of Europe's worst oil slicks. |
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Leaders agree to work together on Great Lakes cleanup; some want more fundsDozens of government and tribal leaders promised Friday to join forces in protecting and preserving the Great Lakes from pollution, invasive species and other environmental dangers, but some participants say more money and a clear action plan are still needed. |
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Australia, US team up to protect reefsGuardians of two of the world's most popular coral reefs have joined forces to protect their fragile charges from the ravages of water pollution, coral disease and people. |
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Environmental news headlines
- Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
- 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain
- Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- From concrete jungle to urban oasis
- Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkouts
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- Momentum builds: Burger King Switches to Cage Free Pork and Eggs
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
- How High Gasoline Prices are Creating Jobs and Growing The Economy
- Russia creates massive park for rare cats
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents
- Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.
- US sets new carbon standard for power plants
- World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
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