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...continued→
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...continued→
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...continued→
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...continued→
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...continued→
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 Reviving the World's Oceans
For the last four years of the Bush Administration, NRDC has been on the frontlines of repeated attempts at passing a national Healthy Oceans Act. Tuesday - the very first day of the 111th Congress and just weeks before we...continued→
