Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
If you happen to be in Europe next week, why not stop by Brussels on May 16th and participate in a conversation between folks in the EU and the US working on marine protected areas, aka MPAs. It's not that...continued→
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
The Secretary of Commerce has now officially declared the west coast salmon fishery a "disaster" and a "failure." These dire words have a legal meaning; their utterance opens the door for disaster relief money. Ever since fishery managers made the...continued→
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
It started raining in San Rafael around 5:30 pm last night, right around rush hour, and the 250 people who'd shown up to talk about marine protected areas were getting antsy. They'd been there since 9 am, wearing shirts and...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
Today we pressed send on our written comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Cape Wind offshore wind project.The DEIS was prepared by the Mineral Management Service as part of the permitting process for the project....continued→
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
I'm always excited to see new papers from George Sugihara's lab, because his group of researchers is applying new math to old problems. Since you can't count all the fish in the sea, regulators rely on estimates produced by stock...continued→
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
We at NRDC have a long history of worrying about the sound in the sea. When your life's aquatic, your ability to detect vibrations can mean life or death or lunch. You might even want to make some joyful noise...continued→
Posted by Melissa Waage in Reviving the World's Oceans
The good news: America’s oceans policy score improved this year! The bad news: from a C- to a C. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently highlighted these poor marks from the Joint Oceans Commission Initiative. Our C grade means that U.S. policy...continued→
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
Casual games are all the rage these days, what with Freerice racking up billions of grains. They even have some that make you happy and more confident. But what if you just want to pretend to be a tuna?...continued→
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
I usually count on the boys at Zooillogix to post the best news of new creatures first, but I'm disappointed they left out the sea pigs and eelpout in their post on the Tangaroa voyage. Giant starfish and jellyfish? Cool,...continued→
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
The idea of a diverse portfolio is a common theme in financial discussions. If you happen to have any money these days, the experts would tell you to spread it around to maximize your returns and reduce your risk....continued→
The director of NRDC's smart growth program, Kaid Benfield is the author of several books, including Once There Were Greenfields and Solving Sprawl.
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