Containers fall off ship, drift toward West Palm, but Coast Guard says shoreline safe:
thanks Palm Beach Post.
WEST PALM BEACH — After racing to prevent an environmental disaster, the Coast Guard sought to calm fears late Thursday that 30 shipping containers that fell off a freighter in the Keys might drift up Florida’s east coast spilling severely hazardous materials.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/containers-fall-off-ship-drift-toward-west-palm-200130.html
-Thanks Paul Quinlan
Leaked info on 3 Degrees Celsius probability:
Copenhagen Climate Change Conference | 3 degree threat
“A document leaked from the UN secretariat says the world will warm by about three degrees this century if the greenhouse gas cuts being proposed at Copenhagen are followed through, exposing the huge gap between the rhetoric of world leaders at the conference and climate science.
Scientists say the three degree rise would likely have severe consequences on human development for centuries, and may well trigger “tipping points” that cause uncontrollable climate change.”
Needed to post a few pics from my visit to Europe.
Very poor air quality on Barcelona 2009
Including Barcelona Spain air quality pics, Livorno (Pisa) water pollution and roadside pollution, finally Cannes France with litter on rooftops and open ocean plastics in the seaweed line. Enjoy.
Very poor air quality on Barcelona 2009
Trash found everywhere roadside in Pisa Italy
Water Issues near a Glass Factory in Pisa, Bright Grey/Blue cloudy water?
Water Issues near a Glass Factory in Pisa, Bright Grey/Blue cloudy water?
Cannes rooftop litter 2009
Open Ocean Pollution; Cannes France 2009 seaweed line
Open Ocean Pollution; Cannes France 2009 seaweed line
Open Ocean Pollution; Cannes France 2009 seaweed line
The Politics of Green and Agricultural pollution
Red and Green Algae Bloom
An amazing victory will be celebrated in Florida, a victory for the Reefs and the Inland waters.
A federal judge orders the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set limits on Agricultural pollution and polluters that have deemed over 2000 Inland bodies of water impaired. The phosphorus and nitrogen over enriched waters of inland Florida have created massive Harmful Algae Blooms for over a decade, and consequentially also assisted massive Dead Zones (Hypoxia) to flourish.
Excellent job goes to David Guest and Earth Justice for the lawsuit and follow through.
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/11/16-13
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – November 16 – A federal judge in Tallahassee today approved a historic consent decree which requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set legal limits for the widespread nutrient poisoning that triggers harmful algae blooms in Florida waters.
NOAA considering petition to review critical habitat for elkhorn and staghorn coral.
2008 NOAA
Press Release: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / 50 CFR Part 226 / Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 90–day Finding for a Petition to Revise Designated Critical Habitat for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
ACTION: Notice of petition finding; request for information and comments.
http://www.esablawg.com/esalaw/ESBlawg.nsf/d6plinks/KRII-7UL23S
Please comment on this article, ‘for Coral Reefs’, include a name and weblink. Critical times call for critical actions.
Thanks. William
http://www.esablawg.com/esalaw/ESBlawg.nsf/d6plinks/KRII-7UL23S
When you renew your DMV Florida License Plate you can also upgrade to an awesome program with the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
Electric car and EarthRehab Green License Plate
4 Specialty license plates benefit the 4 sectors of this Oceanic Environmental Research Institute, that has recently Coop’ed with NOAA. -press release:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090506_institute.html
Additionally you can choose the EarthRehab Green License Plate for FREE, as a token of our appreciation of your support of Harbor Branch.
License Plate page is here:
As a Native Floridian and a lover of water I am pleased that the EPA has finally addressed our Water Quality Crisis. I have copied the following passage from this 2009 determination by the EPA:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/rules/fl-determination20090114.pdf
Magnitude of Nutrient Over-Enrichment in Florida
Water quality degradation due to nutrient over-enrichment is a significant
environmental issue in Florida. Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection has acknowledged and documented the magnitude of over-enrichment. According to Florida’s 2008 Integrated Report,6 approximately 1,000 miles of rivers and streams, 350,000 acres of lakes, and 900 square miles of estuaries are impaired for nutrients in the State. To put this into context, these values represent approximately 16% of the assessed river and stream miles, 36% of the assessed lake acres, and 25% of the assessed square miles of estuaries that Florida has listed as impaired under the IWR. The actual number of miles and acres of waters impaired for nutrients is likely higher, as many waters currently classified as “unassessed” may also be impaired.
This conclusion is based upon a range of available information, including the vastmamounts of monitoring data that exist on nutrient-related parameters in Florida waters. With almost 800,000 nutrient-related data points in STORET (including nitrogen, phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity), Florida has substantially more data points than any other State or Territory to clearly characterize the magnitude of its nutrient challenges.
How can YOU help???
*Please sign our Enforce the Federal Clean Water Act for Florida petition: (many of you already have, Thanks.)
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/enforce-the-federal-clean-water-act
this petition is also available on Care2 and Facebook.
William Djubin
Founder
EarthRehab
April 13, 2009 A direct violation of the Endangered Species Act.
Sometimes I really wonder what’s going on up here in Jupiter..
Jupiter Inlet violation of the Endangered Species Act
Sometimes I really wonder what’s going on up here in Jupiter..
A renourishment dredge of sediment from the intercoastal, at night with heavy lighting and heavy equipment during Sea Turtle nesting season.
Unbelievable.
William Djubin
Founder
EarthRehab
