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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for June, 2007 « Previous Entries Clear waters run deep in the Pacific Friday, June 29th, 2007 As clear as the clearest lakes on the planet, salty as ocean waters, and roughly the size of the Mediterranean: this, say researchers, is the clearest and most lifeless patch of ocean in the world. And it is in the middle of the Pacific. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Rich Nations Accused of Green Imperialism on Climate Change Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 Rich countries are being hypocritical in criticizing China's greenhouse gas emissions while using the country's cheap labor in industries that pollute, Asian business and government leaders have said. China has come under increasing pressure from the United States in particular to take more forceful measures to curb carbon dioxide emissions. Asian leaders also criticized the U.S. and Australia for not signing the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which caps the amount of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases that can be emitted in industrialised countries. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Diving the Caribbean Island of Dominica Monday, June 25th, 2007 The Commonwealth of Dominica is mountainous, volcanic and very beautiful. The dive sites are pristine. Yours will often be the only dive boat at a dive site. The SCUBA Travel site now has a major new section all about diving, dive shops, accomodation and travel details of Dominica. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Caribbean Corals in Danger of Extinction Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Caribbean coral species are dying off, indicating dramatic shifts in the ecological balance under the sea, a new scientific study of Caribbean marine life shows. The study found that 10 percent of the Caribbean's 62 reef-building corals were under threat, including staghorn and elkhorn corals. These used to be the most prominent species but are now candidates to be listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Greenpeace Launches 7 Step Climate Campaign Thursday, June 21st, 2007 Greenpeace are launching a 7 Step Climate Campaign, starting with what they consider the most outrageously wasteful of electrical household items: the incandescent light bulb. They say that a simple switch to energy saving bulbs in the European Union alone would save 20 million tonnes of CO2, equal to shutting down 25 medium-size dirty power plants; and this is before considering the efficiency of other household products, or even cars. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Red and Pink Corals Get U.N. Trade Protection Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 Trade in red and pink corals prized as jewellery for 5,000 years will be restricted to try to help the species recover after drastic over-exploitation, a U.N. wildlife conference has agreed Wednesday. Countries at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted 62 to 28 to start regulating export of corals, now harvested mainly in the Mediterranean and Western Pacific in a business worth millions of dollars. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries

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