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Environews #9: The Sunshine State Is In A State., Richard B. Philp Apr 2014

Environews #9: The Sunshine State Is In A State., Richard B. Philp

Richard B. Philp

Sewage contamination and fertilizer runoff are polluting Florida's springs and rivers and legislative protection is weak. Lion fish are invading northern Gulf waters.


Environews #7, Richard Philp Feb 2014

Environews #7, Richard Philp

Richard B. Philp

Artificial sweeteners in rivers, arsenic underground, gutting of environmental protection laws are topics discussed.


Environews #3, Dec.3, 2012, Richard B. Philp Dec 2012

Environews #3, Dec.3, 2012, Richard B. Philp

Richard B. Philp

This issue details how diver/explorers who are also authors, decades ago foretold some of the environmental and economic woes now being experienced. The importance of ocean plankton and their response to climate change is discussed as is the incredible waste associated with surgical procedures and how some medical students did something about it.


Environews #1, Richard B. Philp Nov 2012

Environews #1, Richard B. Philp

Richard B. Philp

Environews #1 is, hopefuly, the first of a series dealing with current issues of environmental concern. This issue discusses the possible role of climate change in the massive floods that followed hurricane sandy, depletion of the world's fish stocks, the possible role, bothe positive and negative, of aquaculture, and the trend to seek oil in increasingly environmentally dangerous venues.


Northern Gateway Pipeline: Why American Environmental Groups Are Funding Canadian Ones In The Fight Against It., Richard B. Philp Jan 2012

Northern Gateway Pipeline: Why American Environmental Groups Are Funding Canadian Ones In The Fight Against It., Richard B. Philp

Richard B. Philp

The Canadian federal government, supported by the right wing press, has being trying to paint as a conspiracy the financial support of Canadian aboriginal groups and environmental ones by offshore environmental interests. This brief article points out why such action is entirely legitimate and discusses the recent history of oil leaks and the risks associated with the Northern Gateway pipeline.