
Fracking Nemo: Fracking near the Great Barrier Reef could be damaging wildlife populations. Local fishermen are reporting lesions, spots, and other signs of disease on mud crabs and fish and say the outbreaks are hurting their business. The Economist
I ❤ NY Bikes: New York City's bike share program is peddling toward reality, but the city hasn't always welcomed this two-wheeled transportation. Grist
Will work 4 Earth: The United Nations Environment Program recently released a report that estimates shifting to a low-carbon economy could produce between 15 and 60 million jobs. The Guardian
Fish and family planning: British birth control manufacturers could face a bill as steep as $46 billion to clean waterways of their product. Women taking this form of contraception excrete synthetic hormones in their urine. The chemicals then wind up in the environment and affect fish populations. The Guardian
BYOB (Bag, box, bottle ...): The first ever packageless grocery store is opening soon in Austin, Texas, and will ask shoppers to bring their own containers for everything. in.gredients
Motion of the ocean: For coastal communities, erosion is a very, very real problem. For one British town, it's just become a real good reason for being late to work this Monday morning. Climate Central
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