I have a a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Yale University and a masters from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. I am particularly interested in the process of speciation and the population dynamics of marine organisms.
Posted December 12, 2012 by Lisa Suatoni
Last week, Washington took a major step to confront the acidifying waters off its coast. Governor, Christine Gregoire, signed an executive order calling on state agencies to take concrete actions to help protect marine life – and the State’s $270...continued→
Posted January 12, 2012 by Lisa Suatoni in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
In his article, ‘Taking Fears of Acid Oceans with a Grain of Salt’, Matt Ridley recycles the standard arsenal of invalid climate ‘skeptic’ arguments and tactics, but applies them to ocean acidification, the lesser known global impact from rising atmospheric...continued→
Posted January 11, 2011 by Lisa Suatoni in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans
In recent months there’s been a lot of talk about how the spill “wasn’t so bad.” My question to that is…By what, or whose, evaluation? Right now, what we do know about the spill’s impacts is striking. And just as...continued→
Posted August 12, 2010 by Lisa Suatoni in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last week, the federal government released a report on the oil budget of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. After reviewing it closely, there were a few things that stood out about the government’s analysis and the ‘roll-out’. 1. The statement...continued→
Posted August 4, 2010 by Lisa Suatoni in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
This week, the EPA released an additional round of research findings on the dispersant used in the Gulf Oil Spill. The EPA has conducted acute toxicity testing of eight chemical oil dispersants - including the one used in response to...continued→
Posted July 16, 2010 by Lisa Suatoni in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
From a previous blog of mine, “The many pathways (and impacts) of the Oil – from the surface to the Seafloor”, Kathryn McGrath (NRDC's Manager of Social Media and Blogging) and illustrator Jason Bishop worked together to produce this fantastic...continued→
Posted June 8, 2010 by Lisa Suatoni in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Southern Louisiana crude has been flooding into the Gulf of Mexico - uncontrolled - for much of the spring. Where is the oil? What is it harming? What unique habitats and biological diversity is at risk? The Gulf of Mexico...continued→
Posted June 4, 2010 by Lisa Suatoni in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Historically, oil spill response efforts (and research) have focused on impacts to wildlife and coastal ecosystems. This focus is understandable because the surface destruction is visible, and our reaction visceral. Also, we’ve learned from previous oil spills that impacts to...continued→
Posted May 25, 2010 by Lisa Suatoni in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The need to track (and assess) the oil The federal government plays two important roles following an oil spill: (1) providing aid and guidance to the cleanup efforts and (2) conducting a damage assessment to facilitate restoration. To achieve these...continued→
Posted May 20, 2010 by Lisa Suatoni in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans
Soon after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, the coast guard and BP estimated that 42,000 gallons (1000 barrels) were leaking from the well each day into the Gulf of Mexico. Within a week this estimate was revised by...continued→
Posted October 16, 2009 by Lisa Suatoni in Reviving the World's Oceans, Solving Global Warming
A past comment on this blog raised an excellent question. Captain Crutcher writes: "How can we be sure that this cycle we are observing with our highly tuned skills is caused solely by humans ... has this happened before, prior...continued→
Posted August 11, 2009 by Lisa Suatoni in Reviving the World's Oceans
I often get asked the question "how will ocean acidification affect our lives ... why should we care?" I find myself talking about impacts to fisheries, declining revenues, and limited seafood choices. And that's accurate - after all, rising ocean...continued→
Posted June 9, 2009 by Lisa Suatoni in Reviving the World's Oceans
In honor of World Oceans Day, Discovery T.V.'s Planet Green released the trailer of NRDC's new documentary on ocean acidification today (world premiere will air on Discovery Planet Green in August). The story of ocean acidification is especially appropriate for...continued→
Posted April 24, 2009 by Lisa Suatoni in Reviving the World's Oceans
Finally we have some good news on the ocean acidification front. Three important advances were made in the past few weeks in the United States which indicates that Congress and the Obama administration get the very serious threat that...continued→
Posted February 3, 2009 by Lisa Suatoni in Reviving the World's Oceans
Last week a group of 155 scientists signed the 'Monaco Declaration' of ocean acidification and presented one of the most succinct and compelling arguments of why we need to begin curbing carbon dioxide emissions - immediately. Ocean acidification is a...continued→
Switchboard is the staff blog of the Natural Resources Defense Council, the nation’s most effective environmental group. For more about our work, including in-depth policy documents, action alerts and ways you can contribute, visit NRDC.org.
