Entries in Restoration
-
Federal Government Ignores Long-Term Solutions for Gulf Coast RemediationFloating Island International, a U.S. based company with an environmental solution to the spill, was approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for remediation of the spill. Unfortunately, the U.S. Coast Guard suddenly cancelled the approval of FII's bio-islands once the Macondo well was partially sealed, despite the fact that relief wells still aren’t complete. …
-
Rhode Island’s Fight to Protect and Restore its Sea LifeAt Ninigret Pond, on Rhode Island’s south coast, the state’s Coastal Resources Management Council and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are restoring vital saltwater eelgrass habitat. The main problem: Too much sand had ruined Ninigret Pond’s eelgrass habitat, jeopardizing the juvenile species that live there, such as bay scallops, cod, winter flounder, blue mussels, blue crabs and lobster.…
-
Caffeination Revelation: Cleaning Up the Dirty Business of Roasting CoffeeTo the sorrow of many a green-minded java junkie, conventional coffee roasting is a particularly filthy process. Thankfully, US Roaster Corp has an elegant solution.…
-
BP Manages to Cap the Oil Well for the First TimeBP has managed to temporarily cap the oil spill. Should we jump for joy? …
-
Mass Murder The Only Solution For Restoring Southern Coastal PrairieThe Chinese Tallow Tree, a foreign species, has committed genocide, eradicating almost 99 percent of an ecosystem, the southern coastal prairie. It’s time for drastic measures. The one-percent of this habitat that has survived lies on the brink of death. An aggressive approach is the only option. …
-
Friends of Baltimore Woods - Protecting Oregon Wildlife and Building Green ClassroomsA Portland area environmental group is working with their local government to protect the Baltimore Woods, and also to provide an outdoor green classroom for local children and schools.…
-
TEDx Oil Spill: Talk is Cheap, Solutions Aren’tFor the most part, the TEDx conference on the oil spill was nothing new. Exciting, sure, but how do we move forward?…
-
TEDx Event Hosted Great Talks on the BP Oil Spill. But Now What?Monday's TED talk on the BP oil spill did an exceptional job of educating the converted. But with a conference full of people who want to see the Gulf of Mexico cleaned up in a responsible manner, what's the next step?…
-
Restoration Video Contest - Stories from Our WatershedEcotrust, along with its partners, is hosting a film contest with the goal of shedding light on the fact that “There are lots of really amazing restoration projects that are going on that people do not know about!" …
-
Comparing Valdez To The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: BP’s Long Road to RestorationFrom the moment oil started pouring from BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico comparisons to the Exxon Valdez spill were being made.…
