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Alaska Bears Environmental Issues Epa Science

While the Bear Cam bears hibernate, the Trump admin weighs a big plan to mine their world

sudshr47 March 13, 2019

When the peak of summer arrives in Alaska and the radiant midnight sun hangs in the northern sky, tens of millions of salmon make their move. They race up rivers, leap over waterfalls, and clog narrow streams with their hefty, five-pound bodies. It is then that Alaska’s Bristol Bay — home to the largest run of sockeye salmon on the planet — comes to life. Wolverines, foxes, lynx, and bald eagles descend upon this untrammeled realm. And the most dominant creature of the land, the brown bear, saunters down to these rivers. It’s here that the bears grow fat, stripping the skin off of salmon like it’s string cheese and devouring the pink flesh and fatty brains. Read more…

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Environmental Issues Office Plastic Plastic Waste Sustainability

Five steps you can take today to make your office more sustainable

sudshr47 March 7, 2019

Presented By Epson

By Mashable Brand X

With the global sustainability movement in full swing, there’s no denying we’re all searching for ways we can change our daily habits to help create a more sustainable future.

From keep-cups to cloth shopping bags and investing our super in more ethical and sustainable companies, we’re doing what we can to ensure our small changes have a big impact.

Here are just a few more ways how you and those around you can lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle at home and at work.

Recycle your plastic

It might seem like a no-brainer but ensuring your office has adequate recycling capabilities and your co-workers are aware of what can actually be recycled is an absolute must. Let’s start with plastic. Read more…

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Environmental Issues Gulf Coast Oil Drilling Oil Spill Science

Why an enduring U.S. oil spill can’t be stopped

sudshr47 October 25, 2018

When the Taylor Energy oil drilling platform toppled over in September 2004, its 500-foot-tall metal legs twisted and bent as the looming structure sank to the seafloor. Hurricane Ivan’s pummeling waves had unsettled the muddy ground, which spelled d…

air pollution Environmental Issues Epa Science Smog

In a surprise to scientists, gains in tackling dirty air have stagnated

sudshr47 April 30, 2018

In the 1950s, Los Angeles residents raised signs protesting the region’s filthy air. One woman’s sign, at an anti-smog committee meeting in 1954, mocked that Los Angeles’ San Gabriel Valley had been transformed into the inhospitable “Death Valley.”&#…