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...lonely center of the North Pacific Ocean, farther from just about everything than just about anywhere, lies Midway Atoll. I've come with Canadian writer Nancy Baron to the world's largest Laysan albatross colony--400,000 exquisite masters of the air--a feathered nation convened to breed, cramming an isle a mile...
...ocean pollution doesn't come from ships. It comes from land. Gravity is the sea's enemy. Silt running off dirt roads and clear-cut forest land ruins coral reefs and U.S. salmon rivers. Pesticides and other toxics sprayed into the air and washed into rivers find the ocean. (Midway's albatrosses have in their tissues as much of the industrial chemicals called PCBs as do Great Lakes bald eagles.) The biggest sources of coastal pollution are waste from farm animals, fertilizers and human sewage. They can spawn red tides and other harmful algal blooms that rob oxygen from...
...exceptionally disrespectful toward the ocean. It has disregarded international quotas on catches of southern bluefin tuna and used "scientific research" as a bogus justification for hunting whales in the International Whaling Commission's Antarctic Sanctuary. A 1997 study revealed that of 109 plastic objects found in Midway's albatrosses, 108 had come from Japan. A world leader in so many ways, Japan would greatly improve its moral stature by helping to heal the seas...
...goal by Notre Dame sophomore Natalie Loftus gave the Fighting Irish (5-9) a 10-8 lead midway through the second half, but the Crimson held the Irish scoreless over the final 15:35. Then the Harvard offense went to work on Notre Dame goalkeeper Tara Durkin, who made 10 saves in the loss...
Finally, the Bertagna Award for the most improved player went to freshman Kalen Ingram. Ingram joined Botterill and junior Tammy Shewchuk on the top line midway through her rookie season and scored 11 goals and 19 assists...