Week in Review: We Still Can Get Ahead of Climate Change, Plastic Clean-up Machine Solution or Red Herring? .. and More
1. Hollywood Weighs in About Climate Change. There Are Options. “Al Gore believes that Donald Trump will not halt the momentum of the climate movement even if he withdraws the US from the Paris agreement,” Gore says that states like New York and California are leading the way, as well as Atlanta, Georgia going 100 […]
Week in Review: New Offshore Drilling in Atlantic, Four Chinese Airlines Ban Fin Shipments, Deep Cuts to NOAA Budget and More…
1. Offshore Oil Drilling May Start Soon in the Atlantic Ocean Seismic surveys in the Atlantic Ocean are being moved forward by the Trump administration. Seismic surveys use loud airguns to search for oil deposits under the ocean floor. The sounds can injure or kill wildlife. Six energy companies are seeking permits, all who had […]
Week in Review: Current Administration Threatens World’s Largest Marine Protected Area, China’s Insatiable Appetite for Fish, Seamounts Marine National Monument On Course to Be Used for Oil Drilling, and More!!
1. Current Administration Threatens World’s Largest Marine Protected Area The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument’s status as a national monument, as well as 24 others, is under review by the Trump administration. Those that supported the expansion of the monument (created in 2006 by President George W. Bush) say that it is a sacred space. […]
Week in Review: Tens of Thousands “March for Science”, Global Fishing Goes Unreported, Baby Humpbacks Whisper and More….
1. Tens of Thousands “March for Science” Around the World–There is No Planet B This past Earth Day, April 22, 2017, tens of thousands of scientists and concerned citizens marched for science all around the world. Over 600 cities participated. This non-partisan gathering rallied for funding for science research and celebrated science. Many clever signs […]
Week in Review: Robots Culling Lionfish, Fish Larvae Eat Plastic, Indiscriminate Shark Cull and More…
1. Robots Culling Lionfish In Bermuda, a new robot has been unveiled that stuns and captures lionfish at depths that humans can’t dive. “Robots in Service of the Environment” was founded in 2015 to solve the lionfish problem. Lionfish are native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but have been introduced to the Atlantic and Caribbean […]
Week in Review: Whales Keep Carbon Out of Atmosphere, Octopuses Can Edit RNA to Influence Quick Evolution
1. Whale Activity Facilitates the Absorption of Carbon from Atmosphere – And That is Good Pacific Islanders realize that whales have strong economic value, attracting throngs of tourists to the area. Now there is evidence that healthy whales reduce greenhouse gas. Whales help with carbon absorption by kicking oceanic photosynthesis into high gear by […]
Week in Review: Poaching Vessels Blown to Smithereens, Tourists Witness Illegal Harpooning and More …
1. Foreign Fishing Boats, Confiscated from Poachers and Blown Up The Indonesian government recently blew up 81 mostly foreign fishing boats caught illegally fishing in their waters. Since 2014 and under President Joko ”Jokowi” Widodo , Indonesia has blown up 317 fishing boats. Most of the boats were from Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. […]
Week in Review: Climate and Clean Air Protection Rollback, Science Not Welcome, Florida Fin Bill Crippled and More…
1. Three “Hefty” Plastic Bills Currently Being Reviewed in California These three bills could significantly decrease single use plastics in California and establish a bill template for other states to follow. “The first bill, AB 319, would prohibit the sale of single use beverage containers with separate caps.” “The Ocean Pollution Reduction Act of 2017, SB 705, […]
Week in Review: Poaching Attempt at Coco Island Uncovered, $$ Value of Paris Climate Accord and More
1. Poached Sharks Confiscated at World Heritage Site – Cocos island On Monday, March 20th, 2017 Cocos Island park guards were made a gruesome discovery. They boarded the Jose Pablo II, maritime number PQ93, a fishing vessel that had not been granted permission to enter the waters of this World Heritage Site. Fifty-eight poached sharks […]
Week in Review: NY Times: Great Barrier Reef Large Stretches Confirmed Dead, 30 Endangered Giant Devil Rays Poached, Cruise Ship Damages Coral Reef in Indonesia
1. New York Times: Great Barrier Reef – Huge Sections Are Dead Scientists have found that hundreds of miles of the northern portion of the Great Barrier Reef are now dead, with southern portions currently bleaching. This level of destruction to the Great Barrier Reef was not expected for at least another thirty years. This phenomenon […]
