Author: John Bruno
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Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast – Round 4 & 5
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbyGnKVU0Ps&[/youtube]
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Is the jellyfish joyride almost over?
This week, a group of researchers published preliminary results from what will be the most comprehensive review of jellyfish population data. They say that there is not yet enough evidence to support any conclusions about a global upswing in jellyfish populations. “We are not at a point to make these claims,” says Robert Condon, a…
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Panoramic images of Great Barrier Reef
File under super cool – from The Conversation: Internet surfers will soon be able to go below the surface to immerse themselves in the spectacular coral and marine life of the Great Barrier Reef, under a joint venture between global technology giant Google, the University of Queensland Global Change Institute and insurance company Catlin. The…
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New study finds ocean acidification reduces coral recruitment
Hardly a week goes by without a new study being published that documents another negative impact of ocean acidification on ocean life. Now a new paper by Chris Doropoulos (Doropoulos et al 2012) from Ove Hoegh-Guldberg’s lab at UQ reports findings of an experiment suggesting that acidification can even reduce coral recruitment. Crazy! Coral “recruitment” is…
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We need Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection in the US
The stalled Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act got a mention in a nice article about seafood fraud and efforts to curb it in the EU and US. This quote says it all; Although over 80 percent of the seafood consumed in the United States is imported,” the group reports, “the FDA inspects only 2 percent of…
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Woman: they can really surf!
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/36797022[/vimeo]
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Global carbon emissions update
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Marching towards 400 ppm
From CO2now
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John Fairfax ocean rower, dead at 74
John Fairfax, ocean rower, adventurer and hard-man, died recently at age 72. He is best known for having rowed across both the Atlantic and Pacific, but the adventures he survived seem endless. He could be as nearly as tough as Shackleton. His brief Wikipedia bio gives you a sense of his experiences; Fairfax was born…
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Breaking news: Denialgate – Internal Heartland documents expose climate denial funding network
Internal Heartland Institute strategy and funding documents obtained by DeSmogBlog expose the heart of the climate denial machine – its current plans, many of its funders, and details that confirm what DeSmogBlog and others have reported for years. The heart of the climate denial machine relies on huge corporate and foundation funding from U.S. businesses including Microsoft, Koch Industries,…