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Lawmakers Watch NRDC's film ACID TEST on Capitol Hill

September 30, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
acidification, acidtest, carbonemissions, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, oceanacidification, oceans

I was on Capitol Hill yesterday, with my dear friend Sigourney Weaver and Senator Lautenberg, to do a screening of NRDC's new film Acid Test, and to talk about how to protect our oceans from carbon pollution. The timing was just right. We knew that on...continued

Sigourney Weaver & I take ACID TEST, our new documentary, to Capitol Hill

September 28, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ACES, acidtest, capitolhill, cleanenergy, climatebill, energyandclimate2009, oceanacidification, sigourneyweaver

My good friend and narrator of NRDC's new documentary on ocean acidification, actress Sigourney Weaver, joined me to co-write my blog today to discuss our screening of the film on Capitol Hill, as the Senate prepares to take up the...continued

ACID TEST: Protecting Our Oceans' Economic Vitality from Global Warming

August 12, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming

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acidification, acidtest, arctic, arcticocean, coral, energyandclimate2009, fisheries, fishermen, globalwarming, jobs, oceans

Last summer, when I traveled through the Arctic Ocean as part of the Aspen Commission on Arctic Climate Change, I was moved by the beauty of the sea, from its steel gray waters to its haunting blue sea ice. As...continued

New Film Captures Link between Imperiled Oceans and Climate Change

June 16, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
acidification, acidtest, bonn, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, oceans, oceansgovernance, planetgreen, simplesteps

Last week President Obama called for a national ocean policy to protect critical marine ecosystems. At the same time, climate negotiators wrapped up a major international meeting in Bonn. These may seem like two unrelated events--one is about water, after...continued