Steve Russell, Vice President of American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Division. (Kamenko Pajic /American Chemistry Council) Around the globe, people are increasingly aware of the amount of plastic in the environment. Governments. Businesses. Nonprofits. Everyday citizens. Everyone seems to agree the problem is urgent, and many people, including the Editorial Board of the Washington Post, are […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, June 21, 2019 (ENS) – The melting of Himalayan glaciers caused by rising temperatures has accelerated sharply since the start of the 21st century, comprehensive new research shows. Climate change is eroding the Himalayas’ glaciers, threatening water supplies for hundreds of millions of people downstream across […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, June 17, 2019 (ENS) – There will be roughly 9.7 billion people living on Earth by the year 2050, an increase of two billion over today’s population, finds a UN population report released today. India is predicted to overtake China, today’s most populous country by […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy When it comes to the ocean plastic crisis, the appeal of public-private partnerships is obvious: it’s easier to solve complex problems—like that of plastic pollution—if you can get the right people around the table. Of course, this is easier said than done. As a former U.S. State Department diplomat, I can attest […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The speech in his home state of Indiana seemed aimed at easing concerns about his age and lack of experience in world affairs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/politics/buttigieg-foreign-policy.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy The week leading up to World Oceans Day (June 8th) is always a busy time for us at Ocean Conservancy, and this year was no exception. Everywhere we turned, one of our issues or spokespeople were being highlighted. We also celebrated big wins for ocean acidification and plastic waste reduction! I had […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy On World Oceans Day 2019, we celebrate all that is wonderful about the ocean while not losing our focus on the challenges facing the ocean—especially ocean plastic pollution. Ocean Conservancy has witnessed impacts from ocean plastic firsthand over our 45-year history. We have a bold goal to stop the flow of plastic […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Imagine being in a space where your presence in the space is not questioned, where your ideas, creativity and identities you hold are valued, where caring for the planet and the communities that depend on it is the common ground you share with others in the space—that is what we experienced at […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy China will soon launch its second icebreaking research vessel, the Xue Long 2. Chinese companies are heavily invested in the Yamal Liquid Natural Gas project in the Russian Arctic, and is expecting some 3 million tons of natural gas to be delivered to China annually with the prospect of additional projects to […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Early last year, I wrote about the initial meeting of a new group called the Aleutian Islands Waterways Safety Committee. The committee provides a forum for mariners and other stakeholders to exchange information and establish best practices that promote safety in the waters surrounding the Aleutian and Pribilof islands. I’m pleased to […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Only a little more than one-third of the world’s 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing, drastically reducing the diverse benefits that healthy rivers provide to people and nature everywhere, according to a new study by WWF and partners. A team of researchers from WWF, McGill University, and other institutions studied about […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Dancing can be a form of expressing many different things. All around the world, the use of dance can be found throughout every culture—from the Samba of Brazil, the Dragon Dance of China, the Viennese Waltz of Austria to Russian Ballet, New Zealand’s Haka, Middle Eastern Belly Dancing and Cambodian Folk Dance […]
Published by the Yale School of Forestry During the Alumni TGIF (“Thank Goodness I’m a Forester” event at F&ES) last October, I shared with Gao, a Ph.D. candidate from China, my interest in learning about the environmental footprint of Chinese investments overseas. Despite my passion, I had… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2019/04/when-china-met-east-africa-at-fes-learning-a-global-perspective-on-research/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-china-met-east-africa-at-fes-learning-a-global-perspective-on-research
Published by the Yale School of Forestry During the Alumni TGIF (“Thank Goodness I’m a Forester” event at F&ES) last October, I shared with Gao, a Ph.D. candidate from China, my interest in learning about the environmental footprint of Chinese investments overseas. Despite my passion, I had… Read the full article at: https://environment.yale.edu/blog/2019/04/when-china-met-east-africa-at-fes-learning-a-global-perspective-on-research/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-china-met-east-africa-at-fes-learning-a-global-perspective-on-research
Published by the Yale School of Forestry During the Alumni TGIF (“Thank Goodness I’m a Forester” event at F&ES) last October, I shared with Gao, a Ph.D. candidate from China, my interest in learning about the environmental footprint of Chinese investments overseas. Despite my passion, I had… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2019/04/when-china-met-east-africa-at-fes-learning-a-global-perspective-on-research/
Published by the Environmental News Service NAKHODKA, Russia, April 9, 2019 (ENS) – Officials in Russia have agreed to free almost 100 whales held in cramped sea pens in the Russian Far East for nearly a year after being caught for sale to foreign aquariums, especially in China and elsewhere in Asia. Read the full […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Bob Spies is Senior Scientist and former President at Applied Marine Sciences, which he founded in 1990. He has served as Chief Science Advisor to governments on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Program, and Science Director at the Alaska SeaLife Center, which is dedicated to studying the causes of decline in […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society The vaquita, one of the last specimens of the most endangered marine mammal in the world, was trapped in a net inside the Vaquita Refuge attesting that illegal gillnets are the biggest threat to the tiny cetacean. San Felipe, Mexico – March 14, 2019 – On the morning of March 12th, […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society The vaquita, one of the last specimens of the most endangered marine mammal in the world, was trapped in a net inside the Vaquita Refuge attesting that illegal gillnets are the biggest threat to the tiny cetacean. San Felipe, Mexico – March 14, 2019 – On the morning of March 12th, […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A Wall Street Journal article reported recently that “The world’s biggest makers of shampoo, detergent and packaged food will test selling their products in reusable containers, adopting a milkman-style model to address mounting concerns about plastic waste.” In May, shoppers in New York and Paris—eventually followed by Tokyo and other cities—will be […]