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Ocean advocates, businesses launch last-ditch effort halt seismic testing
2014-05-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NJ.com: For some shore communities, Friday marked the beginning of tourism season, but ocean advocates are using the holiday weekend to launch an effort to prevent a Rutgers University study they say will harm marine life. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone joined leaders of environmental groups and maritime businesses at the Fisherman`s Dock Cooperative in Point Pleasant Beach to announce a campaign to stop seismic airgun testing off the Jersey Shore. "Once you get this done, the oil and natural gas companies...
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Glacial melt pours iron into ocean, seeding algal blooms
2014-05-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: A decade ago, a common hypothesis was that rivers and dust supplied the ocean with most of its iron. Since then, scientists have reported in several papers that icebergs and deep-sea hydrothermal vents also may be significant contributors. Scientists report in a new study this week that glacial melt may be funneling significant amounts of reactive iron into the ocean, where it may counter some of the negative effects of climate change by boosting algal blooms that capture carbon. The paper, published...
You Know Ocean in Trouble When Your Shell Starts Melting
2014-05-18 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Things are getting really dicey for a little ocean creature called a pteropod. Better known as the "sea butterfly," this delicate little sea snail is serving as an unfortunate bellwether of the deteriorating state of our oceans. Why? Conditions in the Antarctic ocean and along the West Coast of the U.S. have become so unnaturally acidic that the shells of sea butterflies are literally dissolving away. "We did not expect to see pteropods being affected to this extent in our coastal region for several...
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Ring lost in ocean returned to Jax couple
2014-05-17 07:07:08| Jewelry - Topix.net
THE THIS DIAMOND RING SLIPPED OFF A WOMAN'S FINGER AND INTO THE CHURNING SURF AT JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
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Alimak Hek Extends the Life of Four U500 Elevators On-Board the Ocean Apex
2014-05-13 15:16:00| Offshore Technology
Alimak Hek has completed the refurbishment and installation of four Alimak U500 industrial elevators on-board Diamond Offshore's Ocean Apex, extending the operating life of the elevators.
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