Truemors
is reporting from
Member
NP Rank:
NP Rank:
U.S. House to vote on offshore drilling Tuesday
The US House of Representatives will most likely vote today on an energy package that will open a lot of coastline to offshore drilling."The package proposed by Democrats would give states the option to allow... Coast Guarding in Louisiana 2008
"Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Coast Guarding in Louisiana 2008 " Last July, the wetlands flyover tour was co-sponsored by the state, the America's Wetland Foundation and the National Guard. The intention? To give... Tropical Storm Fay Does Florida - and Does Florida Again!
Here we go again! And people in New Orleans are REALLY getting nervous!Thursday: Fay turns and is still dumping floods of rain. Already 18 inches in some areas and up to 30 inches, more heavy rains... Algae outbreaks threaten Olympic sailing in China
As many as 20,000 people are busy cleaning up the enormous amount of algae blocking Olympic waterways in China. State media says 100,000 tons have already been removed, and ships from two other cities have been commissioned to remove the rest by mid-July.On the positive side,...Faces of Bali - Sanur
"Sanur area is the oldest tourism village in this area, where the first five star rated hotel was built. Known for its luxurious and quiet area for tourists. It beautiful beaches and sun rise view make Sanur becomes... Killer stingrays hit Brit beaches
" A ray that kills its prey with a giant electric shock has been found off the coast of Britain. The marbled stingray, which generates a power surge so hard it is like being plugged into the mains, ... Fewer UK beaches gain top marks
The UK's beaches, which already have a pretty bad rep, have been given bad ratings for pollution again this year."Bathing water at beaches across the UK is more polluted as a result of last year's stormy summer, the Marine Conservation Society has warned.Its annual Good Beach... 1,000 pound bomb goes missing
The British Royal navy recently found an undenotated German bomb on a beach in Felixstowe, Suffolk. But then they lost it."Picture the scene: a large second world war bomb washes up on an English beach, causes panic... Coastal Loss, Coastal Cost
This sounds like a reasonable idea.Who else agrees?The oil and gas companies should help repair what they damaged."Mr. Bill creator Walter Williams turns his camera on the oil and gas industry and asks for help...The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure
"Spines tingle and hairs raise as a ghostly new suspense-adventure game for the PC haunts retail shelves this week Got Game Entertainment LLC today announced that the “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” has shipped to North American retail. Created by adventure...Krewe du Vieux packing for 'Magical Misery Tour'
Are you ready for the Mardi Gras?"Oh yes, there will be Bawd. Intimately, attached, no doubt, to Sen. David Vitter. The Krewe du Vieux - a collection of excrutiatingly satirical subkrewes dedicated to the ribald... San Francisco Bay oil spill spreads
This is so terrible, does anyone have any images? "An oil spill from a container ship in San Francisco Bay continued to spread today, coating some of the state's most storied coastline and imperiling hundreds of... Third of Africa coastline at risk from climate change: UN
"JOHANNESBURG, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Africa's coastal infrastructure faces increasing danger of erosion from rising sea levels caused by climate change, the head of the U.N. Environment Programme said on Thursday."All change for beach huts
"FOR centuries humble wooden beach Huts have dotted the nation's coastline. Many have been treated to a colourful lick of paint but generally they have been ignored by the world of architecture. So when Manchester artist Michael Trainor launched a competition challenging... Invasion of the Ecosystem: Alien Species Scarier than Fiction
"Nomura's jellyfish Japan
They look more like something out of Doctor Who than the jellyfish seen in European waters. But since last year Japan's coastline was invaded by the massive sea creatures which can grow up...
Recent Comments
Top Members Today
Top Rookies
Top Veterans
445
pointsAmitjha
new delhi, India
100
pointsfrancisrivera
Santa Rosa, Philippines
74
pointstravel_photography
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
