I’m a Policy Analyst for NRDC’s Harbor Bight Program. I work on Mid-Atlantic and federal efforts to protect and restore our ocean health, and to save the wetland ecosystem of Jamaica Bay. I attended Colgate University, and received a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University. Prior to joining NRDC, I worked for a number of environmental organizations, including the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club. As a Senior Associate for the strategic consulting firm of GMMB I designed and oversaw the implementation of public education campaigns for a range of socially conscious clients.
Posted June 16, 2011 by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans
I encourage everyone to take advantage of a unique opportunity to set the course of our oceans’ health for generations to come. Our ocean is facing innumerable threats – from overfishing and pollution to ocean acidification and invasive species –...continued→
Posted September 1, 2010 by Ali Chase in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
While the media fervor over the Gulf oil disaster has died down somewhat, large amounts of oil still remain in the Gulf. In areas near Pensacola, Florida officials and local fishermen have reported finding weathered oil for weeks. This isn’t...continued→
Posted August 27, 2010 by Ali Chase in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Diana Nyad - a world class swimmer - is about to attempt an amazing and historic feat. She's going to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys. And she's going to do it at the age of 61. This trip...continued→
Posted August 20, 2010 by Ali Chase in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
On July 19, NRDC, Oceana, and Mote Marine Laboratory launched “Waldo” – an ocean robot designed to help defend the Florida Keys’ environmental and economic resources from impacts from the Gulf oil spill. Waldo is armed with an array of...continued→
Posted August 9, 2010 by Ali Chase in Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
At the recent meeting of the World Heritage Committee, the Everglades National Park was placed back on the List of World Heritage in Danger. This is the ecological treasure’s second time on the list: the park was first added in...continued→
Posted August 5, 2010 by Ali Chase in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
In the Florida Keys – a place defined by its ocean environment and where the economy’s health is directly reliant on a healthy ecosystem – the community is anxious to know whether or not oil will reach their shores, what...continued→
Posted July 19, 2010 by Ali Chase in Health and the Environment, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Today NRDC, Oceana, and Mote Marine Laboratory launched “Waldo” – an ocean robot that will help defend the environmental and economic bounty of the Florida Keys from impacts from the Gulf oil spill. Dr. David Vaughn, Director of the Tropical...continued→
Posted June 8, 2010 by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Today is World Oceans Day and we are facing the worst oil spill in U.S. history. I wanted to take a minute to look at some of the hundreds of wildlife species and habitats at risk. Hopefully this will serve...continued→
Posted June 2, 2010 by Ali Chase in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Florida Governor Charlie Crist today announced that oil from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster could hit the western Florida Panhandle "in a day or two." Less clear remains our understanding of the fate of any oil that enters the...continued→
Posted May 11, 2010 by Ali Chase in Moving Beyond Oil
As the country watches the oil slick licking the Gulf’s shores in horror, residents are looking at something else – their shrinking budgets. The economic impacts of the Deepwater Horizon spill are begin to emerge, and the worst may be...continued→
Posted April 23, 2010 by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans
This weekend, I’m hoping to see the ocean as never before. Disneynature has created a new film – Oceans – that celebrates the amazing life that lives under the waves. The clips I’ve seen so far seem to live up...continued→
Posted February 9, 2010 by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans
Next week, the scientific community’s AAAS Annual Meeting kicks off in San Diego. The nations’ leading science organization will be bringing together a diverse group of preeminent scientists, engineers, educators, and policy-makers from around the world to share ideas and insight...continued→
Posted October 21, 2009 by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans
Last Thursday, Governor Paterson announced a two-year, $5 billion deficit reduction plan (DRP) to eliminate the state's current budget without raising taxes. Among other things, the plan calls for a transfer of $10 million from the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF)...continued→
Posted September 21, 2009 by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans
As a child, my summer revolved around my family's week-long vacation to Cape Cod. My brother and I loved jumping in the waves, searching for beach glass along the shore, and threading small shells together into necklaces that my grandmother...continued→
Posted September 14, 2009 by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans
As our wonderfully long summer draws to a close, Cornell scientists should be out in New York's ocean setting up the acoustic buoys that monitor for endangered whales. October signals the start of the whales' southern migration from the rich...continued→
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