July 3, 2019
Stories tagged "oceans"
June 20, 2019
Hero of the Week: Daniela Fernandez, Founder and CEO of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance
Daniela Fernandez started the Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) as a student club at Georgetown University (where I – Monica – first met her) — but she has taken this organization to another level in the last two years — moving it to San...June 14, 2019
Interview of the Week: Dune Ives
Dune Ives is the Executive Director of the Lonely Whale Foundation, a non-profit organization raising awareness for ocean health. At the Lonely Whale, Dune designs and leads change-making ocean conservation initiatives to address key drivers of environmental...June 9, 2019
Offshore Wind: Huge Potential And Open Questions
Last week a panel of experts speaking to the Capitol Hill Oceans Week Conference discussed the state of offshore wind development in the U.S. — describing the huge commercial potential and the difficult issues that are still being confronted in the...June 6, 2019
Heroines of the Week: Two Long Time Ocean Champions
In honor of World Oceans Day, this week we recognize a lifetime of hard work and dedication to ocean conservation by Dr. Nancy Knowlton of the National Museum of Natural History, and Sarah Chasis, the Senior Director for Oceans at the Natural Resources Defense...June 5, 2019
Another Corporate Plastics Initiative? This One’s Actually Different.
One of the biggest environmental topics both in our current public dialogue and here at the Sustainable Brands conference from where I’m (Miro) reporting is that of plastic pollution. Already in the past year, several corporate commitments have been made with...June 3, 2019
Old People Need More Energy, While GND Fires Up Young People
The New York Times reported on a new study published last week that found that older people are “significant contributors” to climate change because energy consumption increases with a person’s age, but also have experienced observable climate...May 12, 2019
World Agrees To Pact to Control Solid Waste, U.S. Not A Party
The 186 nations who are a party to the United Nation’s Basel Convention on solid waste concluded a historic agreement late Friday that will require countries to monitor and control the movement of plastic waste between national borders in order to deal with the...April 28, 2019
Offshore Drilling Plan On Hold Indefinitely
In his first interview since being confirmed as Interior Secretary, David Bernhardt told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that the Administration’s ocean drilling plans have been delayed for now because it will take a long time to appeal a ruling by a Judge in...April 23, 2019