Thanks to West Marine in Key West for choosing to support Reef Relief’s coral reef conservation work. West Marine’s Community Day in August 2012 benefited Reef Relief with 5% of sales. The money will be used to support Reef Relief programs such as Coral Camp and […]
By, Mary Anne Hitt Director, Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Reposted from 08/09/2012 3:07 pm. Huffington Post. The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) and its chairman, Fred Hochberg, are facing a big decision about a coal project in one of the world’s most treasured places. Disturbing reports are emerging that the bank is considering financing a […]
A Five Year Program consists of a schedule of oil and gas lease sales indicating the size, timing, and location of proposed leasing activity the Secretary determines will best meet national energy needs for the 5-year period following its approval. An area must be included in an approved five year program in order to be […]
ScienceDaily (Aug. 16, 2012) — Research from the University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton has found that an imbalance of nutrients in reef waters can increase the bleaching susceptibility of reef corals. Corals are made up of many polyps that jointly form a layer of living tissue covering the calcareous skeletons. They […]
Target: President Barrack Obama Sponsored by: Dean Jacobson, Ph.D., coral ecologist Please require the Department of State to apply the coral protection that is required by Executive Order 13089, thus ensuring that all FAA projects at the Majuro airport in the Marshall Islands refrain from again using coral reef mining as a source of fill […]
Reposted from August 9, 2012 by Chilled in Magazne A group of rum-enthused fanatics will gather in Key West on Saturday, September 22 starting at 2pm to celebrate a plethora of fine drinking establishments while raising funds for the Reef Relief organization dedicated to protecting and preserving coral reefs in Florida. Organizer Lindsey Higgins of […]
Written by: Fabien Cousteau. reposted from http://www.fastcoexist.com/ Fabien Cousteau paid a visit to Sylvia Earle and the underwater base in danger of losing its funding, and says that the work they’re doing there must be allowed to continue. Not long ago, the general consensus was that our planet was flat. Sailing to the horizon would […]
By Dan Nosowitz Posted 08.14.2012 at 2:16 pm. Popular Science Happy Shark Week! In honor of the One True American Holiday (all other holidays are less true, due to lower shark content), I spent about an hour reading about sharks on Wikipedia. Important findings from a solid morning’s research: sharks often have weird names. For […]