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Warming oceans could spell disaster for coral reefs
2015-02-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: It looks like 2015 is shaping up to be a bad year for coral reefs. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned this week that warm waters in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans spark widespread coral bleaching across the world this year - making it the third time in less than two decades that this has occurred. Reefs are one of the world's most important ecosystems, supporting more species than any other marine environment including 4,000 fish species. They are also a crucial...
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8 Million Metric Tons of Plastic Dumped Into Worlds Oceans Each Year
2015-02-16 22:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Weve been hearing for years about all the plastic that is going into our oceans, creating enormous gyres, washing up on beaches, threatening marine life and marine ecosystems in ways we dont even know yet. A study last year called Valuing Plastic by the Plastic Disclosure Project and Trucost, estimated plastic caused about $13 billion in damages to marine ecosystems each yearand noted that that estimate was probably low, given what we dont know yet. Tracking all of that plastic, which ranges...
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8 million tonnes of plastics dumped in oceans annually: report
2015-02-14 18:29:07| Canadian Plastics Headlines
New research estimates an average of about eight million tonnes of plastic everything from water bottles to garbage bags to food packaging finds its way into the world’s oceans each year. The study, published in the journal Science,… The post 8 million tonnes of plastics dumped in oceans annually: report appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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How we ruined the oceans
2015-02-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Week: Why are the oceans in trouble? They can no longer absorb the damage inflicted by the 7 billion people on Earth. Over many decades, the human race has overfished key species to near extinction, and polluted them with carbon dioxide emissions, toxic chemicals, garbage, and discarded plastics. A groundbreaking new study, recently published in Science, warned that our oceans are being irreparably damaged by human activity and could be on "the precipice of a major extinction event." Coral reefs, home...
Ocean's Halo(TM) Seaweed Chips Use Bio-based NatureFlex(TM) Packaging by Innovia Films
2015-02-13 11:30:28| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Compostable bio-based packaging proves to be a natural fit for an innovative snack food company ATLANTA, GA Innovia Films has announced that Oceans Halo Seaweed Chips are using its bio-based NatureFlex packaging. This flexible packaging material is derived from sustainable wood pulp, offers excellent barriers...
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