Monday, January 3, 2011

The costs of dumping

The BAN report, "Jobs and Dollars Overboard: The Economic Case against Dumping U.S. Naval Vessels at Sea," details economic advantages of dismantling obsolete vessels for recycling, including jobs, the avoidance of externalized costs of pollution, damage to the environment and climate, as well as the conservation of metals resources.
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Full Jobs and Dollars Overboard report (in PDF format) 

Artificial reefs evolving?

"Artificial reefs have evolved from previously just a mentality of dumping any sort of surplus material, be it boats or even tyres, in the marine environment to create extra habitat," 

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Artificial reef plan criticized by non-profit

 Next spring’s sinking of the USS Arthur W. Radford will pollute the ocean with toxic waste, cost Americans jobs and hurt marine life by attracting fish to one area where they will be over-harvested, according to a report by the Basel Action Network, a national nonprofit group that focuses on environmental and trade issues.
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