New York City drain project approved that will severely damage ten year old Biorock salt marsh, mussel, and oyster restoration projects that could save the City billions of dollars in climate change adaptation costs.

DEC Approves MacNeil Park Outfall Pipe BY JAMES FARRELL Staff Writer : Queens Tribune A proposed city Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) storm water outfall pipe on the northern shoreline of College Point’s MacNeil Park has been granted a permit by the...

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CPN warns about water by outfall site

Coastal Preservation Network President James Cervino has tested wastewater that would go into the Department of Environmental Protection’s planned stormwater outfall for MacNeil Park in College Point, and he isn’t happy with the results.... Queens Chronicle...

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2017 GCRA PLANS

2017 GCRA PLANS GCRA is a global network of volunteers working for more than 25 years on fundamental research on coral threats and on direct action projects to reverse environmental degradation, especially coral reefs. GCRA has done far more to save coral reefs and...

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Happy Winter Solstice! 2016 GCRA Activities

Happy Winter Solstice! Summary of 2016 GCRA Activities 2016 GCRA accomplishments in 13 countries are briefly summarized below by country in roughly chronological order: COSTA RICA Filming sustainable and regenerative tropical agriculture methods for full length...

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Vanuatu Biorock Workshop June 9-18 2016

Vanuatu Biorock Coral Reef Restoration Workshop Havannah Harbour, Efate, June 9-18 2016 Tom Goreau Robert Lee Leah Nimoho Iman Garae SUMMARY More than 100 people attended the First Vanuatu Biorock Coral Reef Restoration Workshop, held June 13-14, and installed the...

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To rebuild coral reefs quickly, just add electricity

  Biorock reefs — sunken steel frames connected to a low-voltage current — are giving coral a second chance at surviving humanity. May 27, 2016, 3:12 p.m. MICHAEL D'ESTRIES Biorock reefs may offer a speedy solution to giving young coral reefs some much-needed...

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We live underwater (How we built our own reef)

Giving Coral Reefs a new chance "We live underwater" success in 2015 and plans for 2016 In 2015, we released our short film about coral reef restoration in Indonesia. The film documents planning, building and sinking the reef and explains the amazing Biorock®...

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2015 GCRA ACTIVITIES

2015 GCRA ACTIVITIES GCRA develops new projects in around 10 countries every year, but since we are constantly busy we never have time to keep the web page up to date, so it may seem we are up to nothing! Here is a list of some major projects done in 2015. INDONESIA...

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Paris climate change negotiations update

December 11 2015 Here in Paris we are entering the final day of the negotiations, and governments are hammering out unsavory compromises between closed doors. As a result of their desperate efforts to come to an agreement, we are hearing that oceans, agriculture, and...

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Biorock Artificial Reef Presentation Aug 1

Friday, August 1st, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 5:30PM - 6:30PM - Jarvis Hall, 4505 N. Ocean Drive, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. The Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea has a unique artificial reef project just off the Windjammer Resort south of Anglin's Pier. The Biorock reef utilizes a...

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