San Diego Coastkeeper's concerned about the environmental effects of SeaWorld's and other fireworks displays over the water.]]> Pollution Concerns May Lower the Boom on Offshore Fireworks - Los Angeles Times greenlagirl 2006-09-11T00:53:24-05:00 pollution fireworks sandiego ocean environment http://wists.com/greenlagirl/ocean/594b7b25c1a0324ff1135f5100b5a91c add to my Wists

Feinstein "took the unusual step of holding a news conference in Santa Monica ... to plead for public support against the Deep Ocean Energy Act."]]> Feinstein Urges Defeat of Oil-Drilling Legislation - Los Angeles Times greenlagirl 2006-09-01T05:08:03-05:00 ocean oil drilling california feinstein dianne feinstein http://wists.com/greenlagirl/ocean/5f64861067ba181a176702be8714f500 add to my Wists

California Fish and Game Commission banned or severely restricted fishing across nearly 18% of the waters off Central California. Next challenge -- curbing urban runoff that's polluting our waters and killing our oceal life.]]> State Creates Marine Havens - Los Angeles Times greenlagirl 2006-08-16T21:37:43-05:00 california pollution water ocean fish fishing http://wists.com/greenlagirl/ocean/134b496d87422bbe5803c761f6af7f16 add to my Wists

NOAA (noaa.gov) unveiled a plan to double the size of no-fishing zones off of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties around the Channel Islands to protect marine life and restore a depleted ocean. Public comments are invited over the next 60 days.]]> Size of Channel Islands No-Fishing Zones May Double - Los Angeles Times greenlagirl 2006-08-12T22:43:37-05:00 fish fishing sea ocean ventura santabarbara california marine environment http://wists.com/greenlagirl/ocean/d440e6bc6444880b0ec75746240534e2 add to my Wists

The NRDC cites a spike in the number of beach closures in California and the nation as a wake-up call in planned lawsuit against the EPA "for failing to adopt tougher water quality standards to protect beachgoers from waterborne illnesses."]]> Group to Sue EPA Over Dirty Beach Water - Los Angeles Times greenlagirl 2006-08-04T22:24:08-05:00 nrdc epa ocean california beach water environment http://wists.com/greenlagirl/ocean/2774726d499a022893eedb68714f6260 add to my Wists

This "altered oceans" series is getting really, really depressing. As if albatrosses dying from plastic pollution isn't enough, "Growing seawater acidity threatens to wipe out coral, fish and other crucial species worldwide."]]> A Chemical Imbalance - Los Angeles Times greenlagirl 2006-08-03T06:20:39-05:00 seawater water ocean environment sea acid acidity fish http://wists.com/greenlagirl/ocean/79a3d631ce5091f83f678a0437b39cc6 add to my Wists

"Because the wetlands were used for oil drilling for years, the cleanup is extensive and the cost of the project has now grown from $100 million to $147 million."]]> O.C. Wetlands to Finally Reunite With the Sea - Los Angeles Times greenlagirl 2006-07-31T15:59:50-05:00 orangecounty wetlands environment ocean drilling oil http://wists.com/greenlagirl/ocean/e79417ea3975e28794724f0697f889d3 add to my Wists

Since the industrial revolution, the oceans have absorbed 142 bil metric tons of CO2, enough to up the water's acidity by 30%, threatening coral and other organisms, according to a US govt. report]]> Coral Face Death From Above -- Pennisi 2006 (705): 1 -- ScienceNOW greenlagirl 2006-07-06T14:25:02-05:00 coral ocean environment co2 http://wists.com/greenlagirl/ocean/0d73d7c673510f898e30b5c953165b04 add to my Wists

140,000 sq. miles of ocean near Hawaii to be protected, after Bush's inspired by a Cousteau film. Maybe we can get him to watch An Inconvenient Truth next?]]> Bush to Create World's Largest Marine Protected Area Near Hawaii greenlagirl 2006-06-15T15:49:52-05:00 marine ocean coral coralreef environment