Drugs, toxic birds, ozone, wave power

brought to you by Sasha Paris  

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.  

Human Ecology in Action.

A study found a variety of human-made toxins in a variety of bird eggs all over Maine (Kennebec Journal)
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/4855509.html

Although algae blooms are increasing in coastal areas, the open ocean is losing its phytoplankton fast. Climate change may be a cause. (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87959035

Associated Press
A thorough look at the array of pharmaceuticals detected in drinking water across the US
http://news.aol.com/health/story/ar/_a/probe-finds-drugs-in-drinking-water/20080309184409990001

The EPA will reduce allowable levels of ozone (smog) in US air. Some people say the new rule isn't strict enough; others say it's too strict.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/air-too-dirty-to-breathe-in-345-counties/20080313094209990001

New York Times
One more biodiesel downside: water-fouling spills of waste oil from manufacturing facilities
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/us/11biofuel.html?ref=science

A fully wave-powered boat will attempt to cross 3,780 miles of the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/science/11boat.html?ref=science