Tag: recent events in ocean news
Bill, Danny…what’s in a name?
Weekend #2 this season with threats of severe tropical weather keeping me at my desk, rather than outside. This is the first summer season in several years with two major storms making their way here in the Northeast so early. Last week, Hurricane Bill, and this week, Tropical storm Danny. The reports cause a degree…
Read MoreOverpopulation Devastation
It’s been kept quiet because it’s controversial…overpopulation. The ethics police would have field days on this subject, that is the impact of people on our environment. CNN’s recent news piece on the subject reveals some fascinating data: Embedded video from CNN Video People, including you and me, are the root cause of our environmental crisis.…
Read Morethe last frontier for use and development
“The oceans are kind of the last frontier for use and development,” said Amanda Leland, Ocean Policy Director at the Environmental Defense Fund in a recent CNN article: CNN Article The article goes on to discuss the evolving concepts for ocean ‘development plans’, citing that human use and development without proper management will do more…
Read Morefrom sea, to shiny new home
Many backyards today are home to ‘PODS’, the simple solution to your mess, clutter, overflowing garage or closet. Take this a step further, and you might just have a place to live. In some of the more remote places I frequent, I have been continuously impressed by how simple living can be. People in many…
Read Moreone if by land, two if by sea…
I’ll take two…large pizzas that is. Leave it to our friends out in the midwest to be doing things right and thinking outside the pizza box just a little bit… Embedded video from CNN Video Someday, this sort of concierge service by water will carry through all of our daily needs while living more intimately…
Read MoreLife at the Extreme
More than forty days at sea in just one leg, 20+ foot seas, racing at 30 kts…these guys are as far out on the edge as it gets. About three weeks ago, I was involved in installing the mooring field at Fan Pier in Boston, MA – the to-be next stop for the Volvo Ocean…
Read Moreto experience is to appreciate
The Georgia Aquarium’s program that provides scuba experiences in their large exhibits made recent national headlines… Embedded video from CNN Video Aquariums are the critical link that provide as close to an interactive experience between humans and ocean life as it gets. The realities are, that today, only a minuscule fraction of Earth’s citizens are…
Read MoreFriedman on the Environment
“What if the crisis of 2008 represents something more fundamental than a recession, and 2008 was when we hit the wall — when Mother Nature and the market both said: “No more.”-Thomas Friedman, New York Times I was so pleased to read these words in a recent NY Times op-ed by one of my favorite…
Read Moreit’s here | Google 5.0
Long awaited… This powerful new tool from Google will forever change humans interaction with the ocean. This is the perfect way to scope out a prospective research site, a next vacation spot, or just brush up on all things beneath the sea. Truly amazing. We will be incorporating Google 5.0 into a number of special…
Read MoreCongratulations President Obama!
After being glued to CNN for all of the inauguration day events and now having time to digest everything, I feel its only right to congratulate President Obama, and the people of our country here on our little corner of the planet – this Blog. One might ask why? as we generally only discuss all…
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