Tag: recent events in ocean news
Ocean Politics…Here to Stay
President Obama, we have high hopes for you in the area of ocean policy. In answering a question in Science Debate 2008, President Obama states, “Oceans are crucial to the earth’s ecosystem and to all Americans because they drive global weather patterns, feed our people and are a major source of employment for fisheries and…
Read MoreActing Globally…a new movement from PETA
When is a fish not a fish? When it’s a ‘sea kitten’ apparently. According to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), people don’t like fish – as pets anyway. This largely stems from not being part of the routine lives of most people. If we can’t see it, touch it, then why value…
Read MoreEvery Voice Matters
Bright and early this morning, before the AM coffee, I stumbled up the below CNN video of several schoolchildren reading letters to President-Elect Obama which outline their concerns for the environment. Embedded video from CNN Video I applaud all of the schoolteachers, parents, kids, and media who worked together to make this happen. Today’s tools…
Read MorePresident Bush’s ‘Blue Legacy’?
After an 8-year administration of slashing environmental and ocean science budgets, the US’ President Bush, with just weeks left in office, took a stance to protect what is the largest area of significant ocean habitat in the world. Go figure. Now, as a marine scientist and environmentalist, I suppose I shouldn’t be complaining. This is…
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