Published by the World Wildlife Fund For the first time ever, WWF and research partners are now tracking river dolphins in the Amazon using satellite technology—a tool that will provide new insight into the animals’ movements, behavior, and threats they face. Scientists successfully attached small transmitters to 11 dolphins—including both Amazon and Bolivian river dolphins—in Brazil, […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Founder Captain Paul Watson, ship’s namesake Chris Sharp, and ship Captain Sandy Yawn in attendance Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the direct-action marine organization, unveiled its newest vessel, the M/V Sharpie, at a press conference today, Monday, December 11th at 11:00 am at the 5th Street Marina in Miami, Fla. The group’s founder, president, and […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Founder Captain Paul Watson, ship’s namesake Chris Sharp, and ship Captain Sandy Yawn in attendance Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the direct-action marine organization, unveiled its newest vessel, the M/V Sharpie, at a press conference today, Monday, December 11th at 11:00 am at the 5th Street Marina in Miami, Fla. The group’s founder, president, and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It seems like glitter is everywhere these days (and not just in our hair and on our clothes after a holiday celebration). The sparkly substance is making front page news for the dangers it poses to the environment: outlets from the New York Times to AlterNet have reported on calls from scientists […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This summer the Trump administration began the process of scrapping the existing Five Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program that should have been the final word on drilling off our coasts through the year 2022. This wasn’t a surprise, given that on April 29, President Trump signed […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Welcome to our weekly Trump v. Earth column, in which onEarth reviews the environment-related shenanigans of President Trump and his allies. Landscape photo: Bob Wick/BLM We Can’t Bear It President Trump signed two presidential proclamations on Monday that aim to shrink a pair of national monuments. The administration plans to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund An unprecedented attack on our public lands and EPA chief Scott Pruitt continues to reward polluters. Cedar Mesa Citadel Ruins, within Bears Ears National Monument Bob Wick/BLM President Trump likes doing things that have never been done before—it’s part of his shtick. There are plenty of good reasons […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. is home to hundreds of species of freshwater mussels, but many are endangered U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service The Amazon Rainforest, the Okavango Delta, and the Great Barrier Reef are all famous for their spectacles of biodiversity. But there’s a similar display of life right here […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Captain Sandy Yawn of Bravo Media’s “Below Deck Mediterranean” to helm the ship’s inaugural mission MIAMI, FLA. – DECEMBER 7th, 2017 – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the direct-action marine organization, will unveil its newest vessel, the M/V Sharpie, at a press conference on Monday, December 11th at 11:00 am at the 5th Street Marina in […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Captain Sandy Yawn of Bravo Media’s “Below Deck Mediterranean” to helm the ship’s inaugural mission MIAMI, FLA. – DECEMBER 7th, 2017 – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the direct-action marine organization, will unveil its newest vessel, the M/V Sharpie, at a press conference on Monday, December 11th at 11:00 am at the 5th Street Marina in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund By Avinash Kar, NRDC and Eili Klein, Center on Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy The world’s leading authorities on public health—from the Centers for Disease Control to the World Health Organization—have been warning us loud and clear: we must stop taking life-saving antibiotics for granted or else they […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Founded in 1623 by pioneers, the fate and fortune of Gloucester on the eastern tip of Cape Ann in Massachusetts has always been anchored to our ocean. Not only is it America’s oldest fishing port, Gloucester also boasts the oldest continuously operated fishing company in Gorton’s. For almost four centuries, fisherman have […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy In a deeply worrisome and unprecedented move, the Secretary of Interior just recommended that the Trump administration dismantle some of our nation’s national marine monuments. Three of our nation’s most culturally important marine areas could now have their boundaries modified and be opened up to commercial extraction. Interior Secretary Zinke is targeting […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Atlantic’s blue economy is busier than ever before: a chain of offshore wind leases is under development, growth of marine shellfish and finfish farming is anticipated, and the Panama Canal expansion, opened in 2016, has increased East Coast trade and traffic from massive ships. Our ocean is also home to a wide variety […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Governor of Washington State stepped up his leadership today in the race to save our Southern Resident killer whales. To quote Bon Jovi, these beloved whales are livin’ on a prayer. Well, a prayer and a few last fish. There are only 76 Southern Resident killer whales […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society The trio is joining forces for Operation Taino Spirit Promise, to deliver supplies to local partners and retrieve plastic waste Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has partnered with Taino Warriors and actor/activist Michelle Rodriguez on a campaign to help the hurricane ravaged and economically impacted island of Puerto Rico rebuild in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pioneers, 2017. Oil and acrylic on wood panel, 72 x 144 inches. Courtesy of Alexis Rockman and Sperone Westwater, New York With loons and trout alongside allegorical monsters, the fantastical murals at the center of artist Alexis Rockman’s new exhibition don’t just look like a dream sequence; they […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Konza Prairie, Kansas Vincent Parsons/Flickr Loretta Johnson tortures plants. She sets them in awkward positions, deprives them of water or gives them too much, then watches how they react. Her victims are tall grasses—big bluestems, specifically, an icon of the midwestern prairie. Johnson isn’t tormenting the plants for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We’ll stand up to Trump’s raid on our public lands. Bob Wick/BLM In the single-largest attack on our public lands in U.S. history, President Trump went to Utah on Monday to strip nearly two million acres of necessary protections, exposing spectacular landscapes and sacred lands to industrial ruin for […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Flares of bright green with yellow streaks and intense spots of red and orange lights up a map of blue stretching out from the eastern shore. This data visualization captures one of the most ancient ways our species has traversed the planet—on ships that carry us across oceans to distant shores. Each […]