Ten Years After the BP Oil Spill, Restoration Offers Hope for the Gulf

Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog post is co-authored by National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy and Ocean Conservancy. On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 men and spewing an estimated 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over the following 87 days. […]

Like today’s crises, BP spill showed Gulf Coast’s resiliency

Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog previously published by The Advocate on April 19, 2020. Exactly 10 years after the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy changed the Gulf of Mexico, communities across the Gulf are reeling from the impacts of another emergency. On April 20, 2010, an oil well ruptured 5,000 meters under the ocean, causing a massive rig […]

Celebrate Earth Day and Our Ocean from Home

Published by Ocean Conservancy Next week we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day. Each year this holiday offers a time of celebration and focus on the environment. Earth Day looks a little different this year with the current challenges we all are facing as we work to #FlattentheCurve. It can be difficult in these times […]

New Study from Iceland Tracks Marine Debris

Published by Ocean Conservancy One thing I enjoy most about Ocean Conservancy is that we work hard to ensure our advocacy for the ocean is driven by an understanding of science. Yes, we spend a lot of time giving testimony at public meetings and sitting in windowless conference rooms with government officials, but every now and […]

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