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Mysterious Orange Goo on Alaskan Shores Turns Out to Be Possibly Toxic Fish Eggs

2:32 pm in alaska, biology, fish, Science & Technology by TreeHugger

kivalina-orange-goo-eggs.jpg Photo: Quinn Dombrowski under a Creative Commons license. This one sounds like the beginning of a B movie- last week, the residents of Kivalina, Alaska were surprised to find a mysterious orange goo washing up on their shores. It was determined that the goo was neither man-made nor petroleum based, and it soon dried up and blew away in the wind. So what was the goo, and how did it end up on Alaskan shores? Turns out it was a ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Time To Ditch The Penny; It Is Useless and Bad For The Environment

11:19 am in alaska, Business & Politics, mining, money by TreeHugger

penny floor 50,000 pennies at the Standard Hotel. Image credit Lloyd Alter Jeff recently asked Should We Ban the Penny to Help the Environment? As the things pile up in jars all over our house, I wonder why we bother having them at all, and I was curious how bad they could be environmentally . According to Triple Pundit, Mikes Bikes, , a bike store chain in California is no longer taking pennies. The store explains: ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Scientists Warn of Lethal Shellfish in a Part of Alaska

8:00 am in alaska, health, shellfish, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

mussels photo Photo: andrewmalone Public health officials are warning that toxic algae is contaminating some Alaskan shellfish and the toxin could kill humans. High concentrations of the poisonous compound have been found in the Southeastern tip of the state, near the town of Ketchikan. Find out what to look out for if you're a shellfish eater....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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