Saturday, February 16, 2008

02/15/2008 TO Environmental News

Revealed: Polluting Impact of Humans on the Oceans
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/021508EA.shtml
Steve Connor, The Independent UK, writes: "For the first time, scientists have compiled a comprehensive map of the oceans showing the extent to which they have been damaged by man."

Oceans Eyed as New Energy Source
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/021508EB.shtml
Brian Skoloff, The Associated Press: "Just 15 miles off Florida's coast, the world's most powerful sustained ocean current - the mighty Gulf Stream - rushes by at nearly 8.5 billion gallons per second. And it never stops. To scientists, it represents a tantalizing possibility: a new, plentiful and uninterrupted source of clean energy."

Why Are Thousands of Bats Dying in New York?
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/021508EC.shtml
Michael Hill, The Associated Press, reports: "Bats in New York and Vermont are mysteriously dying off by the thousands, often with a white ring of fungus around their noses, and scientists in hazmat suits are crawling into dank caves to find out why."

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