Published by Ocean Conservancy We’re pretty focused on science here at Ocean Conservancy, but who doesn’t love a scary story or a creepy mystery on Halloween? Gather around with your closest friends and share these spooky urban legends of the sea—if you dare. From disappearing ship crews to man-eating seaweed and legendary dragons, we’ve rounded up […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A few weeks ago, I was privileged to participate in a “Climate Change Roundtable Discussion” convened by Alaska Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott. The roundtable brought together representatives of industry, government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and communities to think creatively about steps that could be taken by the State to address the challenges being […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Fall, for me and for many Floridians, is when fishing reaches its peak. I was born and raised on the barrier islands of Brevard County, Florida and grew up fishing in the Indian River Lagoon and out of Port Canaveral since before I can even remember. There is nothing more glorious than […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund THIS WEEK · Nicaragua joins Paris Climate Treaty, leaving the U.S. and Syria behind · Global deforestation hits record high · Last-ditch efforts to save the vaquita get underway in Mexico To subscribe to NRDC’s Latin America Green News click here. FEATURE: NICARAGUA JOINS PARIS CLIMATE TREATY On October 20 Nicaragua’s vice […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy On October 27, our nation marks Navy Day in honor of the service, courage and commitment of the United States Navy. In honor of Navy Day, I wanted to highlight the little-known but vitally important role that the U.S. Navy plays in ensuring one of America’s greatest natural resources—our ocean—keeps working to […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to spend 3 weeks on a research ship that travelled back and forth across the Gulf of Mexico from the coast of Mississippi to the southern tip of Texas. Our goal was to record the bird, marine mammal and sea turtle species and where they […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Five years after Sandy, we are ignoring the lessons we paid so much to learn. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan J. Courtade/Released Five years after Hurricane Sandy, our nation’s leadership is willfully ignoring all the lessons we paid dearly to learn. Instead the nation […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Justin Brice Guariglia in Greenland Courtesy of the artist © 2016 New York–based artist Justin Brice Guariglia wears his feelings about climate change on his sleeves—quite literally. A tattoo running the length of his right arm depicts global temperature rise from 1880 to 2016. The ink on his […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund ¡No queremos crudo en nuestras playas! Ilustración cortesía de Falco Nuestros amigos y familiares en la Florida, Houston, Puerto Rico, Cuba y el Caribe aún están tratando de rehacer sus vidas después de lo que fueron unos huracanes históricamente desastrosos. En el caribe y en Puerto Rico, aun […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay As Stephen King’s “It” frightens moviegoers nationwide this Halloween season, I’m reminded how the best-selling author once described the levels of a scary story—“terror on top, horror below it, and lowest of all, the gag reflex of revulsion.” Terror is exemplified in the beating of Edgar Allen […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Let’s not undermine the MSA in the name of short-term gain The Senate Commerce Committee just held another hearing on the potential reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), the law that governs how many fish US fishermen can catch. But the panel didn’t adequately represent what science tells us about how to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New research in the prestigious medical journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) reports on the startling evidence that glyphosate – the main ingredient in Monsanto’s weed-killer, Roundup – is not only getting into our bodies, but has been doing so at increasing levels for decades. The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed that American consumers further subsidize certain power plants (essentially, coal and nuclear power plants) by paying them billions of dollars to stockpile 90 days worth of fuel onsite. This proposal hinges on the idea that onsite fuel will somehow provide the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy By now it’s not news that plastics are rapidly entering our ocean. In fact, an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste flows into our ocean every year, threatening marine ecosystems and the animals, people and communities that depend on them. For more than 30 years, Ocean Conservancy has been at the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Will report be secret? Will it call for drilling in these treasured ocean areas? The Commerce Secretary is due to submit a report to White House officials by Wednesday that could call for offshore oil and gas drilling and mineral exploitation in some of our nation’s most precious […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Not enough attention is being paid to two wholly unnecessary, risky and costly proposed natural gas pipelines that could impact the environment and quality of life in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia for decades to come. But there’s plenty of time to stop them from being constructed, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-Authored by Dr. Dileep Mavalankar and Sayantan Sarkar It’s Diwali season, India’s festival of lights. This Diwali, like last year, cities are seeing alarming pollution levels – with Ahmedabad at “very poor” and New Delhi at “severe”. An in-depth Lancet study again rings the alarm bell to act […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Californians are lucky enough to see whales off their coasts and on their highways. Wait…what? That’s right, whale tails on our roads help protect our coasts thanks to the WHALE TAIL® License Plate. Created 20 years ago by the California Coastal Commission, the WHALE TAIL® License Plate program gives California […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy On October 21st, 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) passed in the United States Congress and was signed into law to help establish and implement better protections for the marine mammals that call U.S. waters home. From whales to sea lions to dolphins and more, this critical law proved a game-changer […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The United States Senate passed its budget resolution yesterday, prying open the door to massive cuts to funding for critical public safeguards from food safety to protections for America’s public lands and oceans. Republican Leadership and its oil industry allies also narrowly defeated an amendment that would have […]