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Underwater concert sets world record
Katie Melua has two impressive credits in her CV. One: she's the biggest-selling female artist in Britain. Two: she performed the world's deepest underwater concert.
On Monday, Melua and her five-piece band played two gigs for workers on a gas rig nearly 1,000 feet below sea level, an event Melua called "surreal." The concert was held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Statoil -- a Norwegian petroleum company -- and was filmed for broadcast on Norwegian TV. In addition to British pop singers, other recent deep-water discoveries include 10 new species of corals and a "treasure trove" of other new marine species.
The concert took place just hours before the re-release of Disney's The Little Mermaid -- a popular film featuring marine life jamming on the ocean floor. Coincidence? I think so.
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A show about it
Check out this amazing show on Wildaid, which is trying to curb the illegal wildlife trade. It may change your views on a few things.
Here's the Wildaid website.
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From Hatcher to Hogan
Trailer of beers We wouldn’t put it beyond Brit and K-Fed to shack up in a trailer park — have ya seen him not in a ‘beater? But we bring you a different desperate housewife altogether. Yes, it’s solar-powered. Yes, it’s set on an organic farm. But really, T-Hatch — a trailer? Photo: Jesse Grant […]
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See You Later, Navigator
Grist off discovering vacation, claiming it for themselves Whatever you think of when you hear “Columbus Day” — genocide, getting lost, or just a day off school — it’s sailing our way on Monday. In order to contemplate all that’s gone awry on this continent since 1492, and give us time to think of more […]
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Well’s Hells
Faulty natural-gas well drowns Indonesian villages in mud and water An Indonesian natural-gas well drilled using faulty practices has become a huge human-made disaster. In May, mud began seeping through the unprotected walls of the well at a depth of about 6,000 feet; drillers plugged the well hole, but the pressure of the mud eventually […]
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The Log Days of Bummer
GAO blames Bush administration for high cost of Biscuit timber salvage The Bush administration, not environmental lawsuits, is to blame for the nearly $11 million cost of a logging project that will salvage only $8.8 million worth of timber, says a new study from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. After the 2002 Biscuit fire burned […]
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Gloom and Plume
Hazardous-waste plant explosion forces evacuations in Apex, N.C. An explosion at a hazardous-waste disposal plant in Apex, N.C., late last night forced the evacuation of more than half the town. Some 17,500 people left their homes, and more than 40 have been hospitalized. The toxic plume that emerged from ironically named Environmental Quality Industrial Services […]
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One of two individuals in DOE’s voluntary emissions program reports back
I’ll admit it: I’m different from most people. I have energy savings goals for my house and car. I usually shop at a local food co-op, paying more than I have to for organic items. I even work indirectly with renewable energy for a living. It wouldn’t be that hard to be labeled an environmentalist, […]
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Two announcements next week will advance the ball on global warming and sustainability
Next Tuesday, you'll hear two announcements that will have the words "tipping point" on the tongue of every analyst and pundit in medialand. For once, they may be right.
