Gulf Seafood Deformities Raise Questions Among Scientists And Fisherman While the true extent of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill was not known for about 4 years, as Al Jazeera notes in the video above, the repercussions of BP's 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico may become apparent more quickly. Discovering eyeless shrimp, lesioned fish and other mutated and underdeveloped seafood, fisherman in the Gulf are pointing fingers at the BP spill. Biologist Dr. Darryl Felder told the news agency that Gulf seafood populations are dropping at alarming rates and that species richness is "diminished." The Gulf Restoration Network's Scott Eust explained the bizarre shrimp deformities. "We have some evidence of deformed shrimp, which is another developmental impact. Al Jazeera reports that both the government and BP maintain that Gulf seafood is safe. Government testing standards were questioned months after the spill. Related on HuffPost:
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HuffPost Green Film Your Bike Ride, Be in a Music Video - Transportation Ben Sollee is a musician who is attempting an impressive feat: Go on an entire 1,500-mile tour by bicycle. It helps when you're a solo cellist, sure, but it's still impressive. As part of the tour, Sollee is making a music video and he wants bikers everywhere to participate. If you're going out riding this weekend, see if you can't strap a camera on and get your footage in the final product. Here is what they're looking for: Strap your camera to the back of your bike or helmet and point it backwards. Full details of how to submit can be found here. Honey On Tap From Your Own Beehive - Flow™ Hive Home Earth Times Tesla to recycle electric car batteries in Belgium Electric carmaker Tesla will recycle its battery packs in Europe by refining its innards to cobalt, nickel and other metals. Tesla joins a long list of electric car manufacturers that are trying to figure out what to do with batteries at the end of their lives — which, per automaker warranties, are guaranteed to last seven to 10 years. While electric car demand is strong, batteries remain the most expensive and unwieldy component and raise environmental safety issues. GM and Nissan have both formed partnerships to research second-life uses for electric car batteries, exploring whether used batteries can be refitted to act as backup generators for hospitals or store renewable energy. Tesla has previously announced a partnership with SolarCity to collaborate on solar storage technologies. If more recycling mechanisms are set up, customers could recover some of the cost of their used batteries, potentially allaying fears about the technology and cost risks consumers have with electric cars.
WebEcoist Open for Comments: National Ocean Policy Strategic Action Plans As part of President Obama’s commitment to move toward the first comprehensive national policy for our oceans, the National Ocean Council (NOC) is responsible for developing strategic action plans to achieve nine priority objectives that address some of the most pressing challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. Engaging with the public is a key component for us in the development of these strategic actions plans. That’s why today we are launching a public comment period to get your feedback and input on the development of these plans. The health and productivity of our waters is critically important to our economy and for American families. This is your opportunity to help ensure we make the most of these precious resources by sharing your comments and ideas during the development of the plans that will implement a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes. Comments will be accepted through April 29, 2011.
HAUTE NATURE Social networking under fresh attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US | Media | The Observer The way in which people frantically communicate online via Twitter, Facebook and instant messaging can be seen as a form of modern madness, according to a leading American sociologist. "A behaviour that has become typical may still express the problems that once caused us to see it as pathological," MIT professor Sherry Turkle writes in her new book, Alone Together, which is leading an attack on the information age. Turkle's book, published in the UK next month, has caused a sensation in America, which is usually more obsessed with the merits of social networking. Turkle's thesis is simple: technology is threatening to dominate our lives and make us less human. But Turkle's book is far from the only work of its kind. The list of attacks on social media is a long one and comes from all corners of academia and popular culture. Another strand of thought in the field of cyber-scepticism is found in The Net Delusion, by Evgeny Morozov. The backlash has crossed the Atlantic.