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Glyphosate Sprayed on GMO Crops Linked to Lake Eries Toxic Algae Bloom

2016-07-05 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Glyphosate, the controversial main ingredient in Monsantos Roundup and other herbicides, is being connected to Lake Erie`s troubling algae blooms, which has fouled drinking water and suffocated and killed marine life in recent years. Phosphorus--attributed to farm runoff carried by the Maumee River--has long been identified as a leading culprit feeding the excessive blooms in the western Lake Erie basin. Now, according to a new study from chemistry professor Christopher Spiese, a significant...

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Toxic algae bloom crisis hits Florida, drives away tourists

2016-07-03 15:06:29| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Tampa Bay Times: Instead of red, white and blue, the color of the day is green. Thick, putrid layers of toxic blue-green algae are lapping at the sand, forcing Martin County officials to close the beach as a health hazard. "I've seen Jensen Beach closed for sharks," said Irene Gomes, whose family has run the Driftwood Motel since 1958. "I've never seen it closed for an algae bloom before." As bad as it looks, the stench is far worse, driving away Gomes' motel customers, chasing off paddleboard and kayak renters...

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Thick, Putrid Algae Bloom Overwhelms Miles Of Florida Coastline

2016-07-02 23:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: A massive bloom of blue-green algae has hit four southern Florida counties, blanketing beaches in foul-smelling muck and raising health and environmental concerns. The green goo along Florida's "Treasure Coast" prompted Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency in Martin and St. Lucie counties earlier this week, and he later added Lee and Palm Beach counties. Scott "blamed the federal government for neglecting repairs to the lake's aging dike that's considered one of the country's most at-risk...

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Toxic algae bloom blankets Florida beaches, prompts state of emergency

2016-07-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CNN: Local family business loses thousands in revenue this Fourth of July weekendAn environmental groups blames the state's pollution regulationsFlorida Gov. Rick Scott points to water storage limitations Jordan Schwartz, owner of the Ohana Surf Shop, said he wanted to cry when he saw the green slime -- a toxic algae bloom -- covering his swath of Stuart Beach on Florida's east coast. "Animals are in distress, some are dying, the smell is horrible," he told CNN on Friday. "You have to wear a...

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Quintessential Brands revamps Bloom Gin bottle

2016-06-24 14:17:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Quintessential Brands has repackaged its Bloom Gin brand as it looks to propel long-term growth. 

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