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There has been widespread bee die offs throughout the world, leaving scientists, ecologists and farmers concerned for the future of not only bees, but that of humanity itself. Massive bee die offs should have us all worried. No bees, no food. So what exactly is causing colony collapse disorder and contributing to bees dying off.
Biofuels are toted as being a green fuel source, but a biofuel spill could potentially be far more devastating to the environment than a gasoline oil spill.
Every year hundreds of thousands of albatrosses and petrels are killed by longline fishing boats. This can be prevented by simple mitigating measures.
More than a year after a tsunami damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant, leaking radiation into the ocean, fish continue to show high levels of contamination.
Birds are our environmental barometers. Their sensitivity to changes in the environment make them good biological indicators of environmental change.
Cellphones and other wireless devices function by means of electromagnetic fields, which we cannot see, and therefore don’t really give much thought about. But, could these electromagnetic fields – that we are surrounded by on a daily basis – be compromising our health, and the health of the environment?
Glacier melts around the world are an area of concern, especially with regard to loss of precious freshwater reserves. However, melting of ice sheets is most dramatic in the polar regions, where ice sheets and glaciers are diminishing at an alarming rate in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Algal blooms frequently occur in coastal ecosystems, and in slow flowing rivers and lakes. The impact on these environments can be quite dramatic, and is often associated with high fish mortality and loss of other aquatic life. Learn more about the causes and consequences of algal blooms in aquatic ecosystems.
Hydro-electric power is a renewable energy source but it needs to be managed responsibly in order to prevent hydroelectric dams from having such a devastating impacts on our rivers.