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Dept. of Ecology says Hood Canal oil spill 2000 gallons
KING5.com The Navy said the spill was about 150 gallons They boomed off the area, put skimmers out and used oil absorbent pads. By Tuesday morning there was a slick as long as a mile-and-a-half that came all the way up to the Hood Canal Bridge. The Department of … Oil sheen closes shellfish beds in Hood Canal Up To 2000 Gallons Of Oil Spilled In Hood Canal |
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Ecology publishes updated Grays Harbor oil–spill response plan
SanJuanIslander.com OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and U.S. Coast Guard published an updated Grays Harbor Geographic Response Plan this week to improve site-specific, oil–spill response strategies in the area. The plan is one of 19 geographic … |
Scientist Barry Commoner, a pioneer in environmental activism, died Sunday. Melissa Block speaks with Michael Egan, environmental historian at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and author of the book, Barry Commoner and the Science of Survival: The Remaking of American Environmentalism.
While soil ecologists continue to be on the forefront of research on biodiversity and ecosystem function, there are few interdisciplinary studies that incorporate ecological knowledge into sustainable land management practices. Conventional, high fossil …
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, professor who is one of the world’s leading experts on invasive species has received the world’s pre-eminent prize for ecology and environmental …
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There have been some splendid books recently on philosophy as a way of life, among them Oliver Burkeman’s “The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking,” and Jules Evans’ “Philosophy for Life.” Readable and engaging, they recover …
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School of Natural Sciences, NUI Galway Ref. No: NUIG 69-12 Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a postdoctoral researcher with Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences at the National …
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BOISE, ID — US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECOL) today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 prior to the market open. Management will conduct an investor conference …
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SANTA CRUZ – A green remodel of the former Sentinel newspaper office downtown has won Leadership in Environmental and Engineering Design gold certification for co-owners Ecology Action and Cruzio. It is the third privately owned project in the …
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Nature and people are being brutally lambasted all over the planet. Recent torrential rains forced the evacuation of 400,000 Japanese citizens, and the severity of the U.S. drought, which has not only laid waste to millions of bushels of corn …
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