Coal Museum Turns Solar, Plus Pollution, Protests and Peak Coal
A Museum commemorating the history of the Coal Industry, located in the heart of coal country has turned to solar power to save money. The museum is owned by Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Benham, Kentucky. (photo – coal mining in KY)...
Worldwide Coral Bleaching in 2016 and 2017?
We are currently experiencing the longest and most widespread mass coral bleaching event and it is impacting every major reef area in the world. Coral Bleaching in the South China Sea Research indicates that in 2016 coral throughout the South China Sea saw the...
Marine Protected Areas: Good News, Bad News
The Good News on MPAs In 2016-2017 we witnessed the creation of some extraordinary Marine Protected Areas around the world. But there have been some disappointments along the way as well. Here is a refresher, with the most recent news on MPAs around the world. The...
Update: Greater Damage To the Raja Ampat Reef Than Thought!
In March, we reported to you that a cruise ship had run aground on a pristine coral reef in the Raja Ampat National Marine Park. The Caledonian Sky hit the reef during low tide and instead of waiting for high tide, was refloated with the help of a tugboat, causing...
Awesome and a Bit Bizarre Marine Life Discoveries
There’s a lot of new stuff being discovered under the water, take a peek at these amazing marine life discoveries. Could oarfish have inspired the age old myths of sea serpents that bewildered and frightened centuries of mariners? They are certainly big enough....
A Whale of a Tale
About twenty years ago on a clear, sunny January morning, off the coast of Maui, Hawaii I was diving in amazingly clear water at about 120 feet when I noticed a series of shadowy shapes approaching. It was like watching eighteen-wheeled semis dancing in the...
Saving a Giant Manta
We love this story, it’s not current but very worth bringing to your attention again. In 2014 two Brazilians were diving in the Bat Islands off northern Costa Rica. They were having a great day, seeing sharks, mantas and huge schools of fish, but they were not...
Renewable Energy Update: Here’s What’s Happening!
Good stories are pouring in from around the world, so take heart and read about the worldwide trends in renewable energy that now appear to be unstoppable. Despite the roadblocks that Trump’s administration has recently thrown up, find out more about these innovative...
Donald Trump as a Conservationist?
“I have never seen such an unspoilt and dramatic seaside landscape” Donald Trump exclaimed when he first laid eyes on what would become the Trump International Golf Links Scotland. Seven years later with ancient sand dunes bulldozed he states, “what...
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