Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The forecast, which follows a record season in 2020, arrives as hurricanes are becoming more destructive over time. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/climate/atlantic-hurricane-outlook.html
Published by the Forest Industry Network By / John Bleasby Mass Timber Construction (MTC) is touted as construction’s wonder material. It’s sustainable, renewable, light and easy to assemble, and attractive, say its promoters. Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) investigating GHG emissions appear to overwhelmingly favour wood over concrete and steel. Even the recent doubling of wood […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists are concerned about unregulated feeding of ocean wildlife by tour operators. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/science/tourists-turtles-sharks-photography.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – With climate change affecting the intensity and frequency of precipitation across the U.S., EPA is helping the American public get ready for hurricane season by highlighting National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 9-15, 2021. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-highlights-national-hurricane-preparedness-week
Critical infrastructure supports the key functions necessary to enhance society, protect our environment, and create a safer and more sustainable future. Numerous industries, including agriculture, communications, defense, energy, health and medicine, technology, and transportation depend upon the performance and reliability of our national infrastructure to enhance virtually every aspect of our lives. But many agree, […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Biden said he would nominate Rick Spinrad, a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/us/politics/biden-noaa-climate-spinrad.html
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Monday, Apr 19, 2021 – In less than two days, armed Sierra Leone Navy sailors stationed on board the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker carried out a series of covert at-sea raids on fishing vessels in the waters of the West African country of Sierra Leone, arresting five trawlers for illegal fishing. […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The Arctic Ocean is one of the most pristine and fragile places left on the planet—and it’s in trouble. In January, the Trump administration called for the removal of crucial Arctic protections in a new draft proposal of where oil and gas companies can purchase leases for offshore drilling. A […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society En Español Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico – March 31, 2021 – Sea Shepherd sailing vessel Martin Sheen has returned to the Revillagigedo Archipelago as part of an ongoing scientific collaboration with CONANP, Mexico’s Commission of Natural Protected Areas, aimed at studying and protecting the animals and ecosystems of the largest marine protected area in […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Archipiélago Revillagigedo, México – 31 Marzo, 2021 – El velero Martin Sheen de Sea Shepherd ha regresado al Archipiélago de Revillagigedo como parte de una colaboración científica en curso con la CONANP, la Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas de México, destinada a estudiar y proteger los animales y los ecosistemas de la […]
Imagine a world without fuel for our cars, medications to treat diseases or even technologies like the device you are using right now. Every day, we rely on the innovations of modern chemistry to help make our lives safer, healthier and more sustainable. But what if policies were being enacted that could put these chemistries […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Commentary by Sea Shepherd CEO Captain Alex Cornelissen March 24th, 2021 – Over the past five years Sea Shepherd has focused on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU fishing). Our campaigns, primarily in West Africa, have given us a wealth of information regarding the impact of both IUU fisheries as […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, March 22, 2021 (ENS) – Clean drinkable water is rare and precious. Of the waters that cover 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, roughly 97 percent is the salt water of the oceans; just three percent is freshwater. Of that, only 1.2 percent can be […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Data shows that American exporters continue to ship plastic waste overseas, often to poorer countries, even though most of the world has agreed to not accept it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/climate/plastics-waste-export-ban.html
Today marks one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Two days later, on March 13th President Trump would declare it a national emergency. Here in the U.S., more than half a million people have lost their lives; and many millions more, their livelihood. Yes, it has been a painful year. But […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An environmental assessment said the project’s next step would largely benefit coastal areas, though it might also affect some marine life, especially dolphins. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/climate/louisiana-mississippi-river-diversion.html
Published by the Forest Industry Network By / Marc Heller, E&E News reporter Two years ago, Sealaska Corp. gave the Trump administration a prescription for managing the region’s millions of acres of forest. Open more areas to logging, the Alaska Native corporation urged, including places never harvested for timber. By earlier this year, though, Sealaska […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society The National Aquarium in Baltimore is home to six captive dolphins. In 2016, amid the rising anti-captivity sentiment brought about by the Blackfish documentary, the aquarium announced plans to close their dolphin exhibit and relocate these dolphins to an open-pen ocean sanctuary by 2020. The aquarium received much positive publicity for […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New research suggests that climate change is responsible for longer pollen seasons in the United States and more pollen in the air, as well. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/climate/climate-change-pollen-season.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two major November hurricanes slammed into the same part of Nicaraguan coast, laying waste to the Miskito village of Haulover. Faced with a future of intensifying storms, the residents must now consider whether to abandon their way of life by the ocean and move inland. Read […]