Research suggests global warming will trigger instant ice age

Scientists revealed research that shows that a previous warming period triggered a massive global ice age in a matter of months, and that it's certain to happen again.

Climate scientists recently released a new report which claims that global warming could trigger an ice age that would grip the planet in a matter of months, not years. According to the biogeochemists and climate scientists involved, melting ice from a previous warming period slowed or stifled ocean currents. Geological evidence that points to a deluge of cool freshwater suggests that a melting ice sheet in North America effectively shut down ocean convection and insulated the polar ice caps from the equator's warm waters.

David McConville on perspective, ecosystems, and climate change as a symptom

David McConville of Elumenati shared insights with us at West Coast Green, 2009 about addressing human problems from a different level. David's work, which largely revolves around using immersive displays to explain complex concepts from molecular biology to galactic ecosystems, has given him insight into how perspective plays into the decisions we make as a species.

Bluefin Tuna Fishing Ban Fails in EU

In an abrupt reversal, France joins Mediterranean EU member states in blocking the proposed Bluefin Tuna fishing ban amid rumors of mafia involvement.

The European Union failed to pass a ban on the commercial fishing of Bluefin Tuna, a critically endangered species that is commercially relevant to sushi. Although Japan has created a stock of these fish in the Pacific Ocean for their own commercial use, European fishermen have depleted the natural populations in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Atlantic Ocean to Endangered or Critically Endangered levels. The EU sought to ban the commercial fishing of Bluefin Tuna, but was blocked by Cyprus, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, and Spain.

Site to be off Apra Harbor for dredged materials, public meeting on August 20

HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments to the draft environmental impact statement for a proposed ocean disposal site for dredged materials off Apra Harbor, Guam.

The draft EIS presents a detailed evaluation for designating a permanent ocean dredged material disposal site. An ocean dredged material disposal site provides an additional management option for clean sediments because existing land disposal sites are limited in capacity for future use.