(Natural News) Many snorkelers who are drawn to Hawaii’s coral reefs have noticed that they are not brimming with life the way they once did, and it looks like they only have themselves to blame. A lot of explanations have been put forth for coral die-offs, but one of the biggest culprits is the sunscreen […]
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Hawaii seeks to ban toxic chemical sunscreens to save the coral reefs from chemical decimation
Hawaii Seeks a Ban on Chemical Sunscreens in Effort to Save Coral Reefs
Vic Bishop, Staff WriterWaking Times Around the world ocean’s coral reefs are dying as a result of bleaching, water temperature increases, poor stewardship, vandalism, tourism, and pollution, and worldwide attention is needed to protect them. Now, in an effort to save coral reefs, Hawaii is making an effort to ban certain chemical sunscreens for […]
Eco Artists Build Gigantic Octopus To Save Coral Reefs In The British Virgin Islands
In mid-April, a group of artists, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, and locals gathered on the shore of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. They watched the Kodiak Queen, one of the surviving boats from the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, submerge beneath the water’s surface, eventually sinking to the bottom of the ocean. Four months prior, artist group Secret […]
Dallas Sniper: “I Did This Alone, I’m Not Affiliated With Any Groups”
David Lee | Courthouse News Service DALLAS (CN) – Snipers killed five Dallas police officers and wounded seven more at the end of a peaceful protest against police brutality Thursday night in what Mayor Mike Rawlings calls the city’s “worst nightmare.” Dallas Police Chief David Brown said it appeared […]
Pepe Escobar: The US Empire puts fear and loathing in the Saudi hearts
US President Barack Obama landed in Saudi Arabia for a GCC petrodollar summit and to proverbially “reassure Gulf allies” amidst the oiliest of storms. The Doha summit this past weekend that was supposed to enshrine a cut in oil production by OPEC, in tandem with Russia – it was practically a done deal – […]
Kids Playing New Two For Flinching Game Called “I Feared for My Life!!”
Springtime has sprung, and with the return of comfortable outdoor recreation, kids are back in the yards, streets and playgrounds doing what they do. And in this maelstrom of experimentation and interaction, old games are always being reborn with new social context. Such is the case of the classic game Two for Flinching in which […]
US rejects request to halt Keystone XL review
Supervolcanoes, massive eruptions with potential global consequences, appear not to follow the conventional volcano mechanics of internal pressure building until the volcano blows. Instead, a new study finds, such massive … Source Article from http://phys.org/news/2015-11-halt-keystone-xl.html Views: 0