// General
The Cove – the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins yearlyI’m sure many have read the news about this move winning the Oscar award and such. How many have really watched it? If u have not, I’ll highly recommend watching it.
thecovemovie.com
Dolphins and whales definitely do not like captivity. The recent Seaworld case is yet another reminder.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/24/killer-whale-florida
Capturing them for captivity for $150 000 is one thing. [...]
// Discovery
Near-pristine coral reef ecosystem discoveredpfk
An expedition to Millennium Atoll, a remote coral atoll in the Central Pacific, has uncovered an almost completely undisturbed underwater ecosystem that could serve as an important reference for restoration projects throughout the Pacific Ocean.
The survey findings, published recently in the journal PLoS One, describe an abundance of giant clams (Tridacna [...]
// Campaign
Coral Restoration Foundation hosts Earth Day 2010 Event at the CRF NurseryCoral Restoration Foundation
CRF is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to to develop coral nurseries and reef restoration programs for critically endangered Acroporid corals at the local, national and global level. Their mission is to develop affordable, effective strategies for protecting and restoring coral reefs and to train and empower others to implement those strategries in [...]
// Global Warming
Healthy coral reefs produce clouds and precipitation
mongabay.com
Twenty years of research has led Dr. Graham Jones of Australia’s Southern Cross University to discover a startling connection between coral reefs and coastal precipitation. According to Jones, a substance produced by thriving coral reefs seed clouds leading to precipitation in a long-standing natural process that is coming under threat due to climate change.
“Coral reefs [...]
// Technology
Greenspotlight Eindhoven – living plants form the shade
www.bytr.nl
In the Jan van Lieshoutstraat in Eindhoven (NL) – a mainly pedestrian street adjacent to a shopping mall – BYTR suggested that public space be cleared of lampposts and small planters, which were forming obstacles. The design – called the GREENSPOTLIGHT – combines these two elements, greenery and street lighting, into one integrated design: a [...]
