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High rate of coral bleaching seen around Hawaiian island of Oahu
2014-10-08 02:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A survey of coral reefs off the Hawaiian island of Oahu has shown warm ocean waters recently contributed to a higher rate of coral bleaching than the state has seen in decades, sparking concerns about the ecosystem, a state official said on Tuesday. The findings from dives last week by researchers with the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources follows federal warnings of a possible large decline in coral cover in the archipelago this century due to climate change and warming oceans. Coral underpins...
Nomorobo: A tiny Long Island startup in the middle of a big fight in Washington
2014-10-02 21:08:02| Telecom - Topix.net
That's no problem for Telephone Sciences Corp., the tiny Long Island startup behind the telephone-spam blocking software Nomorobo . The company stands smack in the middle of a growing fight between state attorneys general, the telecommunications industry and Congress.
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Island stock exchange fined 190,000
2014-10-01 21:22:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Channel Island Stock Exchange has been fined over its role in the Arch Cru investment collapse case.
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Rhode Island College celebrates renovation of arts buildings
2014-09-24 21:17:00| American School & University
The project included the renovation and expansion of a one-story 1958 building that originally housed the colleges first library and dining hall and was later converted into a studio art facility. Content Classification: Curated read more
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As seas rise, Pacific island pres favors buying land abroad
2014-09-22 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The president of the Pacific island state of Kiribati favors buying more land abroad after a purchase in Fiji, to secure both food supplies and perhaps a future home if rising sea levels swamp low-lying atolls. Anote Tong, in Norway on a stopover to view melting Arctic ice pushing up sea levels before he attends a U.N. climate summit in New York on Tuesday, said he wanted to lay conditions for "migration with dignity" from the islands. Kiribati, a nation of 100,000 people scattered over 32...
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