Coast to Coast 7:4

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SandBar 7:4, January, 2009 Coast to Coast EU Emission ReductionEnvironmental Fugitives The Environmental Protection Agency has published a most-wanted list for fugitives charged with environmental crimes. Among those on the list are a man who was involved in dumping nearly 500 tons of wheat tainted with diesel fuel into the South China Sea and a father and son team who imported Alfa Romeos that did not meet U.S. emission or safety standards. (Associated Press, Dec. 10, 2008). Low-Priced Luxury Lobster prices are the cheapest they have been in 25 years. Retailers report fewer people buying luxury products in the slow economy at a time when lobster fishermen are reporting record catches. The price drop is also attributed to the closing of Canadian processing plants that in the past had bought excess catch to sell to chain restaurants. The cheap price of lobster is expected to be temporary. (New York Times, Dec. 10, 2008). Frozen Turtle Rescued A nearly frozen loggerhead sea turtle that washed ashore on a Cape Cod beach is expected to recover. The 75-pound loggerhead sea turtle was taken to the New England Aquarium to recuperate from hypothermia. Aquarium officials report that the sea turtle, named Herb by his rescuers, is ready to move to a facility where he will be rehabilitated and released back into the sea in late spring or summer. More than sixty stranded sea turtles have been taken to the aquarium this year. (Associated Press, Dec. 13, 2008). Melting Ice New NASA satellite data shows that more than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica, and Alaska have melted since 2003. The satellite data showed an increase in land ice in Alaska due to large winter snowfalls. The melting land ice has raised global sea levels about one-fifth of an inch in the past five years. (Associated Press, Dec. 16, 2008). Recycled Raft Two men aboard a raft made of plastic bottles and salvaged material recently completed a three- month voyage across the Pacific Ocean. The trip was part of a project to raise awareness about plastic debris and pollution in the ocean. The men reported eating a lot of peanut butter and fish during the voyage. (Associated Press, Aug. 28, 2008).
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SandBar 7:4, January, 2009

Coast to Coast

EU Emission ReductionEnvironmental Fugitives
The Environmental Protection Agency has published a most-wanted list for fugitives charged with environmental crimes. Among those on the list are a man who was involved in dumping nearly 500 tons of wheat tainted with diesel fuel into the South China Sea and a father and son team who imported Alfa Romeos that did not meet U.S. emission or safety standards. (Associated Press, Dec. 10, 2008).

Low-Priced Luxury
Lobster prices are the cheapest they have been in 25 years. Retailers report fewer people buying luxury products in the slow economy at a time when lobster fishermen are reporting record catches. The price drop is also attributed to the closing of Canadian processing plants that in the past had bought excess catch to sell to chain restaurants. The cheap price of lobster is expected to be temporary. (New York Times, Dec. 10, 2008).

Frozen Turtle Rescued
A nearly frozen loggerhead sea turtle that washed ashore on a Cape Cod beach is expected to recover. The 75-pound loggerhead sea turtle was taken to the New England Aquarium to recuperate from hypothermia. Aquarium officials report that the sea turtle, named Herb by his rescuers, is ready to move to a facility where he will be rehabilitated and released back into the sea in late spring or summer. More than sixty stranded sea turtles have been taken to the aquarium this year. (Associated Press, Dec. 13, 2008).

Melting Ice
New NASA satellite data shows that more than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica, and Alaska have melted since 2003. The satellite data showed an increase in land ice in Alaska due to large winter snowfalls. The melting land ice has raised global sea levels about one-fifth of an inch in the past five years. (Associated Press, Dec. 16, 2008).

Recycled Raft
Two men aboard a raft made of plastic bottles and salvaged material recently completed a three- month voyage across the Pacific Ocean. The trip was part of a project to raise awareness about plastic debris and pollution in the ocean. The men reported eating a lot of peanut butter and fish during the voyage. (Associated Press, Aug. 28, 2008).