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Report: BP Spill Led to Greater Damage Coral Reefs Than Previously Thought
2015-10-27 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Gulf coral damage from the massive BP oil spill is more extensive than previously thought, according to a new study that revealed sick and dying corals in the rich, deep-water environment off the coasts of Alabama and Mississippi known as the Pinnacles. Using remotely operated submarines, researchers explored the Pinnacle Reef in September 2011 and found more than 400 coral colonies were injured. Corals -- such as sea whips, sea fans and black corals -- were covered in a scum of dead tissues and...
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Gala Coral sells 130 Bingo clubs ahead of Ladbrokes merger
2015-10-26 13:56:11| Trucking - Topix.net
Gala said the sale will help pave the way for the proposed A 2.3 billion merger with Ladbrokes, which is still subject to regulatory approval. The offloaded bingo clubs will continue to trade under the Gala brand through a licence agreement entered into by the two parties, it said.
Lathering up with sunscreen may protect against cancer -- killing coral reefs worldwide
2015-10-21 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Lathering up with sunscreen may prevent sunburn and protect against cancer, but it is also killing coral reefs around the world. That's the conclusion of a team of international scientists, which includes University of Central Florida professor and diving enthusiast John Fauth. The researchers found that oxybenzone, a common UV-filtering compound, is in high concentrations in the waters around the more popular coral reefs in Hawaii, and the Caribbean. The chemical not only kills the coral,...
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Sunscreen is proven toxic to coral reefs
2015-10-20 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] The daily use of sunscreen bearing an SPF of 15 or higher is widely acknowledged as essential to skin cancer prevention, not to mention skin damage associated with aging. Though this sunscreen may be very good for us, it may be very bad for the environment, a new Tel Aviv University study finds. New research published in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology finds that a common chemical in sunscreen lotions and other cosmetic products poses an existen…
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Unprecedented coral bleaching spotted at Molokini Crater
2015-10-10 11:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Researchers are seeing bleaching affect at least half the coral reef at Molokini Crater near Maui as a result of warmer ocean water. Researchers with the Department of Land and Natural Resources on Thursday continued a monitoring project that has been going on for three years, according to KHON-TV and KITV-TV. Division of Aquatic Resources special projects coordinator Darla White led the dive team as tourists from more than a dozen commercial boats snorkeled in the area. "When we jumped in the...
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