At NRDC I work predominately on the issue of undersea noise pollution as well as to preserve key marine mammal species and their habitats. Prior to joining NRDC, I was litigation associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. I also worked as a dolphin trainer in San Diego, California and Miami, Florida. While I loved the experience, I realized I wanted to do more to protect marine mammals. Working in NRDC's Marine Mammal Protection Group is the perfect fit!
Posted May 23, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
This week NRDC is running a series of ads in Washington D.C. asking the Obama administration to stop the proposed Pebble Mine. The ads feature Alaskans from Bristol Bay — including former State Senate President Rick Halford — explaining, in...continued→
Posted May 15, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Alaskanist Stories has just released “sea swallow’d,” a gem of a film by flyfisher Ryan Peterson that presents the Stop Pebble campaign in an elegantly simple but incredibly powerful light. sea-swallow'd from ryan peterson on Vimeo. Its spare cinematography confronts...continued→
Posted May 9, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Endangered fin whales may once again face Iceland’s harpoons. According to media reports, Iceland will resume fin whale hunting next month after a two year hiatus – and is set to kill up to 184 endangered fin whales. Fin whales...continued→
Posted April 26, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The science is out…again! Today the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) re-released its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment, which still finds that large-scale mining -- like the proposed Pebble Mine -- at the headwaters of Bristol Bay could potentially devastate the world's...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
This Earth Day I rallied in Washington, D.C. with Mz Blue – a life-sized, 90-foot inflatable blue whale designed (and transported) by the Great Whale Conservancy (GWC). GWC organized this event in D.C. to raise awareness of the plight of...continued→
Posted April 18, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
NRDC Western Director Joel Reynolds joined a coalition of Alaska Native leaders in London this week to meet with the new CEO of Rio Tinto, speak at the Rio Tinto and Anglo American annual shareholder meetings, and deliver over 200,000...continued→
Posted April 1, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
A wonderful new documentary provides a mouthpiece for Alaska Natives in Bristol Bay to raise their voices in opposition to Pebble Mine. We Can’t Eat Gold premiers at the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival next Saturday in Ithaca, NY and...continued→
Posted March 18, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Today Senator Maria Cantwell asked the $64,000 question: Why is Northern Dynasty Minerals, a 50% partner in the proposed Pebble Mine, telling the SEC that it has a mine plan but telling EPA that that it doesn’t? Which federal agency...continued→
Posted March 14, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Director Rob Stewart set out to make a new movie to save sharks. Then the acclaimed director of Sharkwater, a 2007 documentary about shark finning, realized that it’s not just about fighting to save sharks. It’s about fighting to save...continued→
Posted February 5, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Today NRDC unveiled a new ad aimed at stopping the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The ad features NRDC trustee, environmental activist and actor Robert Redford, who calls on President Obama to protect Bristol Bay. Bristol Bay is...continued→
Posted January 24, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I have blogged time and time again about the devastating impacts of, and significant opposition to, the proposed Pebble Mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. The following infographic expresses both, conveying the staggering magnititude of the project in one powerful image....continued→
Posted January 22, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last Saturday, NRDC joined EarthWe and other groups for a pre-inaugural green event in downtown Los Angeles. The event, called “A Green Term Mr. President," focused on climate change. Thousands gathered throughout the festive day and night to encourage President Obama to...continued→
Posted January 18, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yesterday I blogged about Baia Mare – a modern mine in Romania whose tailings dam failure in 2000 released 100,000 cubic meters of cyanide and other toxic mining waste into nearby waterways. Although there are numerous examples of accidents at...continued→
Posted January 17, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The mining industry has left behind a trail of environmental disasters across the globe, from tailings dam failures to water contamination. Bristol Bay – with its world famous salmon runs that sustain Alaskan Natives, wildlife, and a $480 million...continued→
Posted January 4, 2013 by Taryn Kiekow in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center just released its annual survey of endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales—and the findings don’t bode well for belugas. The 2012 population estimate is 312. According to NOAA, this is a “small, but not scientifically significant...continued→
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