Oceans - Entries in Restoration
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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. …
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BP Manages to Cap the Oil Well for the First TimeBP has managed to temporarily cap the oil spill. Should we jump for joy? …
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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?…
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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?…
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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.…
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Conservation vs. Restoration - There Is A DifferenceMany people believe that Conservation and Restoration are essentially the same thing. Sadly, this misconception is something we hear a lot, so we felt it’s time to clear things up.…
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Lionfish: The Elegant PredatorLionfish quickly dominate the reef systems in their adopted homes and destroy local fish populations with their voracious appetite for the young of other creatures. The Bermuda Lionfish Project is working towards solutions.…
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Galveston Oyster Reef Restoration - When Hurricanes Destroy Humans RebuildData collected before and after Hurricane Ike shows that the storm destroyed or damaged approximately fifty-percent of Galveston Bay’s oyster reefs, by burying them in sediment that eroded during the storm surge.…
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Bermuda Shark Project - Taming The TerrorThe tiger shark has developed a deadly reputation as a callous killing machine, but members of the Bermuda Shark Project seek to de-mystify and de-monster the elegant animal. Riding the eleven foot long tiger shark by clinging to its dorsal fin as it winds its way through the watery deep is just the beginning.…
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Bracing for Oil to Hit the Gateway to the AtlanticAs the oil washes into Louisiana marshes and migrates along the Gulf loop current, regular citizens in the Florida Keys are trying to organize a defense. …
