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...continued→
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
"We are in the renewable energy business." - Interior Secretary Salazar, 3/11/09 It was more good news from the Obama Administration yesterday when Department of Interior Secretary Salazar announced the agency is forming an energy and climate change task force...continued→
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
I was reminded yesterday that there's a new administration in Washington. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made some positive announcements about the future of offshore drilling in America - though it's important to note we aren't out of the woods just...continued→
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Today President Bush is announcing his creation of 3 new national marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean totaling 195,000 square miles - the Marianas, Pacific Remote Islands and Rose Atoll National Marine Monuments. In doing this the President took an...continued→
Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans
We've got something wonderful to celebrate. President-Elect Obama has announced the appointment of Dr. Jane Lubchenco as Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, also known as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...continued→
