Sea Save and 159 Organizations Unite for Ocean Climate Action
Sea Save Foundation has been working for twenty years to protect ocean futures. To be successful we need to educate the general public as well as local and international decision-makers about marine biology, current challenges and we must present economically feasible solutions. Sea Save Foundation is proud to join 150 other organizations in support of […]
Do the Australian fires impact the ocean? You bet they do.
Do the Australian fires impact the ocean? You bet they do. The enormity of the catastrophic fires currently ravaging Australia is hard to comprehend. Millions of acres of wilderness have succumbed to the flames in an extraordinary combination of factors that include severe weather conditions (drought, winds), human criminal activity (a number of […]
Removing a Few More Straws from the Ocean Slurpee
Good News – Not Great News for California Plastic Pollution Advocates Americans throw away 500 million straws per day, enough to circle the Earth twice. These cylindrical pieces of plastic are significantly contributing to the growing slurry of plastic pollution in our oceans. Plastic does not degrade, and according to a study […]
California Breaks with National Policy, will host Climate Summit, Pruitt Systematically Dismantles EPA, Navy Dolphin Deployed and More:
1. In a Break with US National Policy, California Governor Jerry Brown Announced an independent Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, September 2018 California Governor Jerry Brown has one-upped Trump by announcing that he will host a Climate Action Summit in San Francisco in September of 2018. He says Trump “doesn’t speak for the rest of America,” […]
Clean Water Act Rolled Back, EPA Official Forced to Change Testimony, Climate Creates Arctic Vortex and More News
1. Amid National Protests the Clean Water Protection Act is Rolled Back The Clean Water Act which was drafted to protected half of the United States fresh waterways is now being rescinded by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers. The agencies will “undergo a broader review of how far the federal government’s […]
The Impact of Losing Green Climate Fund, Hash Weather Patterns Interrupt Climate Study and More
1. The International Impact of Losing the Green Climate Fund June 13-15 was Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) and Sea Save was present. In related news, Trump has pulled the U.S. out of pledging $2 billion for the international Green Climate Fund. The GCF was “created in advance of the Paris Agreement to support projects […]
A Retrospective: Constructing a Framework for a Sustainable Future Continues at The United Nations: Ocean Conference
by Georgienne Bradley and Abhi Iyer “The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” – Gaylord Nelson Dateline: June 7, 2017 Spirits at the United Nations: Ocean Conference are high this week. We originally entered the building […]
Trump Pulls Out of Climate Accord, New York, California and Washington State Respond by Launching Independent Alliance
1. Trump Pulls U.S. Out of the Paris Climate Accord Trump has pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord of 2015. The process will take place over the next four years and won’t conclude until November 2020. Trump says “…we will start to renegotiate and we’ll see if there’s a better deal. If […]
China Stunner: New Reasons Not Study International Harvest of Rare Corals
Special Sea Save Foundation – CITES Report Series Review of Precious Corals in International Trade Johannesburg, South Africa. September 25, 2016 – The United States submitted a proposal to gather additional information about the current use of rare and precious corals (black, red and pink) In their opening statement, the United States expressed concern that China’s […]
Week in Review: CITES IS HERE!
1. The Sea Save Foundation is set to attend the 2016 CITES Conference Georgienne Bradley and Jay Ireland will be attending the 2016 CITES CoP17 World Wildlife Conference being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on behalf of the Sea Save Foundation. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora begins […]
