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6 Trending Headlines: Can seaweed cut methane in cattle? PLUS: Helping veterans work in agriculture
2016-10-24 19:04:00| Beef
Australian research gives surf and turf a whole new meaning. That and more awaits you in this weeks Trending Headlines. read more
Seaweed farmers in Indonesia sue in major oil spill case
2016-09-12 10:25:39| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Indonesian seaweed farmers launch a class action lawsuit demanding compensation for the effects of Australia's worst oil spill.
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ARPA-E to issue funding opportunity for advanced technologies for seaweed cultivation for fuels and chemicals
2016-09-09 13:55:25| Green Car Congress
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Caribbean nations struggling with foul-smelling seaweed
2015-11-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science: Putrid-smelling seaweed has been piling up on Caribbean beaches for months, straining the tourist-dependent region. From Florida to South America, the seaweed has killed wildlife tangled in its thick vines, repelled tourists seeking pristine beaches, imperiled the livelihoods of fishermen, and snarled power plants that rely on the churn of the sea. On one Mexican beach, the piles amassed were four feet high, causing some locals to flee their homes, The Washington Post reports. Tobagos legislature...
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In the Caribbean, a stinking seaweed menace spurs invention
2015-11-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An unwelcome visitor sailed onto Caribbean beaches this year: huge rafts of seaweed. The seaweed, called sargassum, has swept into the region in part as a result of changing weather conditions, turning many once-postcard-perfect beaches a dull pond-scum brown as it decomposes and releases a rotten egg stench. "It's a dirty horrible brown lace that just washes ashore," said Noorani Azeez, CEO of the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association. "The foul stench of the seaweed is really an inhibitor...
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