James Hansen speaks out about global climate change
"Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change. In doing so he [...]
Ocean Acidification?
Check out this excellent short film describing the increasingly important issue of ocean acidification and its causes and numerous effects on marine life. Produced [...]
“Ocean Warming”? Lovely…
I wonder if they'll rename it "Ocean Change" too... New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience shows us that not only is global warming (aka [...]
Massive Coral Mortality & Bleaching
This is one of the most important reasons why we need to fight harder to stop climate change. The loss of these precious ecosystems is [...]
No such thing as too many volunteers…
...unless the cause is toxic. I came across this image on Facebook and it really hit close to home. It was posted by one [...]
Oil Spill Proves Deadly for Sea Turtles
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Proves Deadly for Sea Turtles in Gulf of Mexico Oceana Releases New Report about Impacts of Oil on Sea [...]
Oil slick enters Gulf loop current
From the NatGeo News: NASA satellite imagery (above) on Monday shows that the rapidly expanding oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico has entered a powerful [...]
Low on gas… BP or Exxon?
Photograph by Carlos Barria, Reuters Neither. Both companies were grossly negligent in my opinion. I'll take my chances and keep driving until I [...]
Hope in a box?
It seems that one of the smaller leaks has been stopped by a valve, that's certainly good news. According to the AP, a massive concrete-and-steel [...]
Impact of the Gulf tragedy on marine life?
I can't tear myself away from the coverage of the Gulf oil tragedy. It seems the solution to stopping the flow is days if not [...]
2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
William Colgin / EPA / April 30, 2010 The Gulf, particularly on the Florida panhandle, is where I grew up on the ocean—as [...]
Resolution 2010: Walking the walk
Happy New Year! So my blog posts have been few and far between over the past few months, but I have a good excuse. For [...]
Healthy Oceans vs Climate Change
International coalition advances marine conservation as part of the solution to climate change WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A large international coalition today urged the [...]
Healthy Oceans Binding Carbon
Oceans play a significant role in the global carbon cycle. Not only do they represent the largest long-term sink for carbon but they also store [...]
UN Secretary criticizes G8 on Climate Change
I'm in Geneva, Switzerland right now attending a meeting at the UN on global health. I had the privilege of meeting Ban Ki Moon briefly on [...]
Climate Change Impacts Across America
Today, the White House helped to launch a new science report representing a consensus of 13 agencies developed over a year and half and focused [...]