New Geoengineering Scheme Tackles Ocean Acidification, Too (Wired News)
A geoengineering scheme that could fight ocean acidification and climate change has resurfaced -- and it's got some early backing from a big oil company.
Deep Impact 22 Jul 2008, 0000 hrs IST (The Times of India)
Life under sea is turning out to be not so cool. Ocean waters are warming with climate change.
Coral reefs face extinction (Belfast Telegraph)
A third of the world’s coral species are threatened with extinction, according to an international study that revealed rapid and alarming deterioration in the state of coral reefs over the past 10 years.
Ocean quest: The race to save the world's coral reefs (Independent)
Coral reefs are often described as the tropical rainforests of the oceans. But marine biologists sometimes use another analogy: that of the canary in the coalmine. These birds were used by miners as an early warning for lethal gas; corals, too, are extraordinarily sensitive to environmental change. For Nancy Knowlton, a scientist at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, it's an apt ...
Judge finds Beverly company's promise to cure cancer in infomercials 'deceptive' (The Salem News)
BEVERLY and mdash; A federal judge has ruled that two infomercials produced by Beverly-based ITV Direct for nutritional supplements were deceptive and that the firm's owners are liable for restitution being sought by the Federal Trade Commission, which is seeking nearly $55 million.
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