Green Options » protected areas http://greenoptions.com/tag/protected-areas Posts tagged 'protected areas' Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:28:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Google Earth Adds Underwater Ocean Element http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/10/27/google-earth-adds-underwater-ocean-element/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/10/27/google-earth-adds-underwater-ocean-element/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:28:30 +0000 Meg Hamill http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/10/27/google-earth-adds-underwater-ocean-element/ Geared towards raising awareness of endangered ocean habitats, a new online tool allows viewers an in-depth peek at underwater reefs around the world.

Google Earth has taken us up and out into the universe, and now they are taking us down and under the surface of the sea. The new Google Earth ‘layer’ will allow people to experience a ‘virtual dive’ under the water at sensitive ocean areas all around the world.

With a click of the mouse, viewers will be able to access video streams, photo galleries, conservation strategies and local stories specific to that spot.  Conservationists working in partnership with Google Inc. unveiled the new technology at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) world congress in Barcelona.

It seems as though right now the underwater Google plugin is only available for Windows, but I imagine a Mac version won’t be far behind.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/10/27/google-earth-adds-underwater-ocean-element/feed/ No Joke: Bush Urges for Greater Protection of Ocean Areas http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/29/no-joke-bush-urges-for-greater-protection-of-ocean-areas/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/29/no-joke-bush-urges-for-greater-protection-of-ocean-areas/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:03:08 +0000 Levi Novey http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/29/no-joke-bush-urges-for-greater-protection-of-ocean-areas/ Ocean LoverOn Saturday, while speaking at the opening of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s new ocean exhibit, President Bush announced that California’s Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary would be expanded by 585 nautical miles. It will now include an underwater volcano that in its surroundings is home to a diverse spectrum of ocean life, including corals.

Bush also said that he would like to create several new marine sanctuaries in the Pacific Ocean. His actions to protect oceans might be one of the few positive environmental legacies from his presidency.

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