Tag: Algae Blooms
Ben And Jerry’s New Wastewater Plant Works A Lot Like The Human Body
In my travels in Vermont this week, I stopped at Ben and Jerry’s factory in Waterbury. Wherever a visitor meanders on the campus, it’s evident that the company loves making ice cream. It’s also clear that they’re applying a particular business model in their beliefs that they can make the … [continued]
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Blue-green algae blooms on Superior ‘surprising and troubling’ says researcher but past data incomplete
Experts on aquatic ecosystems say confirmed reports of blue-green algae blooms on Lake Superior are a cause for concern, but the degree to which they’re tracked nowadays is much more […]
Cyanobacteria is making a home in the warming waters of Lake Superior’s watershed
Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is allowing cyanobacteria -or blue-green algae- to thrive in even the coldest of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior.
A black goo was oozing from a ship on the Great Lakes — and teeming with life
While docked after studying algae blooms in lakes Erie and Superior, the crew of the Great Lakes research vessel Blue Heron noticed a black, tar-like substance oozing from the rudder […]
Will Adding Sugar Cane To US Coca-Cola Further Degrade The Florida Everglades?
Last month US President Donald Trump pushed for Coca-Cola to switch its US sweetening ingredient from corn syrup to cane sugar. It’s part of a long-term, successful lobbying effort — the sugar industry is renowned for its ample political donations and easy access to the White House. Is it a … [continued]
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