Deep water could meet all NZ's energy needs

nzherald.co.nz - Environment
September 27, 2009 12:00 PM
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz

Deep water could meet all NZ's energy needs

The drive to run New Zealand on 100 per cent renewable power could get a boost if scientists discover pockets of energy they suspect are buried between 5km and 7km deep.Geologists think there may be enough scalding hot water locked...

Art Trembanis

CSHEL

Univ of Delaware

Beaches still risky, health officials warn

nzherald.co.nz - Environment
September 27, 2009 12:00 PM
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz

Beaches still risky, health officials warn

School holidays and the onset of daylight saving are set to tempt Aucklanders back to the beach, however public health officers are warning parents to closely watch children - and look out for toxic sea slugs.Medical Officer of...

Art Trembanis

CSHEL

Univ of Delaware

Samples positive for poison

nzherald.co.nz - Environment
September 26, 2009 1:00 PM
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz

Samples positive for poison

A Waiheke Island environmental group says several samples of marine life taken from the Hauraki Gulf have tested positive for the rat poisons brodifacoum and 1080.Sarah Silverstar of Ocean Aware says the samples of marine birds,...

Art Trembanis

CSHEL

Univ of Delaware

Maori Legend of Man Eating Birds

http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/09/14/1718211/Maori-Legend-of-Man-Eating-Birds-is-True?from=rss

Art Trembanis
CSHEL
Univ of Delaware