Posted by Sarah Chasis in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
“At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on the computer.” – Author Unknown As talk in the Gulf (and in Washington,...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
The Unfolding Story Offshore oil drilling is dangerous work, as the tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico reminds us. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims who were lost in the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig....
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
In recognition of Wear Blue for Oceans Day, today NRDC pulled their finest blues out of the closet to show our support for the national ocean policy the Obama administration is creating. Please join with us in making a public...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
Next Wednesday, January 13, NRDC is breaking out the blue attire in our closets to show our support of the true blue national ocean policy the Obama administration is creating. We’re joining with dozens of organizations and activists nationwide for...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
Today, NRDC released an assessment of President Obama’s environmental record in his first year in office. One of the issues where he has made progress is in reviving our threatened oceans. I’d like to highlight for you two aspects of...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
After making strong recommendations for a landmark national ocean policy in September, President Obama’s Ocean Policy Task Force has turned its attention to “stage two” of its effort to increase federal ocean protection. This stage proposes a framework for a...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
After getting our first glimpse last week of the details of what the Obama Administration is proposing for a national oceans policy (Interim Report issued 9/17), I'm heading to Providence, Rhode Island, this Thursday to testify at the only public...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
Hailing from Hawaii and Illinois - President Obama knows oceans and the Great Lakes firsthand. And before his first year is out, he could quietly revamp the way our nation manages and protects these resources, all with the stroke of...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
One of the most pernicious, but least known impacts of the build-up of CO2 in the atmosphere is ocean acidification. The ocean, which has absorbed about one quarter of the CO2 that's been emitted into the atmosphere, has become approximately...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
There's exciting news on the environment front. President Obama has issued a Presidential Memorandum that calls for the development of a national ocean policy and implementing strategies. The memorandum will establish an interagency task force that is to recommend within...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
Monday, June 8th is World Ocean's Day and in Washington, DC this entire week is Capitol Hill Oceans Week ("CHOW"). With the economy on everyone's mind, it's worth taking a moment to reflect on the economic benefits that the oceans...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
Today at noon I will witness the dawning of an important new council dedicated to protecting our precious and threatened Atlantic Ocean: the Governors' Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on Oceans (MARCO). Five Mid-Atlantic governors (from New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
On Thursday, five Mid-Atlantic Governors will enter a landmark agreement committing to improving the health of the Atlantic Ocean. The agreement will establish the Governors' Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on Oceans (MARCO) for New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. You will...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
Today, a bi-partisan group of leading citizens called on the Obama Administration and Congress to take swift action to protect the health of our oceans. The recommendations are contained in the report Changing Oceans, Changing World: Ocean Priorities for the...
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
There was a great article in the New York Times this week about North Atlantic right whales, which the author referred to as "one of the most endangered, and closely watched, species on earth." The article indicates that the whales...
