WASHINGTON, DC.- With a $45 million federal appropriation to the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Md., on the Chesapeake Bay, will start building today what is expected to be one of the most energy-ef…
Iowa Museum Aquarium Exhibit Highlights Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
DES MOINES (AP).- A new exhibit at an aquarium in Iowa that had intended to showcase the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico will instead be void of life to underline the environmental impact of a massive oil spill in the ocean basin. The 40,000-gallon aquari…
Iowa Museum Aquarium Exhibit Highlights Oil Spill
DES MOINES (AP).- A new exhibit at an aquarium in Iowa that had intended to showcase the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico will instead be void of life to underline the environmental impact of a massive oil spill in the ocean basin. The 40,000-gallon aquari…
IMA Expands Acceptable Temperature and Humidity Guidelines
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art recently expanded the temperature and relative humidity ranges allowed in most of its museum galleries and art storage spaces in order to reduce the energy usage of the museum while continuing rigorous …