The Science on Ocean and Climate is Dire. We Know What to Do, Now is Our Time to Act
You may have been hearing a lot about climate change this week. More than 170 news outlets from around the globe are engaged in a massive #CoveringClimateNow effort, next Monday is the United Nations Climate Action Summi...
The Science on Ocean and Climate is Dire. We Know What to Do, Now is Our Time to Act
My home state of Alaska is on fire—both figuratively and literally. More than 2 million acres of forest have burned this year, making 2019 one of the worst fire years Alaska has ever experienced. Already, more acreage ha...
Alaska is on Fire
It’s that time again…the best week of the year has finally arrived! One of the most common questions we get from our community during Shark Week is “What can I do to help?” Well, friend, look no further. From decre...
9 Ways to Help Sharks This Shark Week
Thomas H. Allen is a former U.S. Congressman from Maine. During his 12 years in the House (1997-2009), he served on the Energy and Commerce Committee and wrote important health care and ocean acidification legislation. H...
Maine Targets Major Emissions Reductions to Protect the State and its Coasts and Ocean
We frequently talk about the ocean impacts of climate change, but that can be hard to understand and some people probably wonder what that even means. But a new report from NOAA details how sea level rise, one of the mos...
Record Breaking High Tide Flooding Will Only Get Worse
We’ve seen many attacks on the environment over the last several years. The Trump administration may have hoped you wouldn’t notice its latest salvo, which is deeply wonky but also deeply important. Instead of outright c...
White House Creates New Pathway for Agencies to Ignore the Climate Change Crisis
Bonnie Lautenberg is an artist, photographer, writer and political activist supporting candidates who care about the environment, gun control and many issues she shared with her late husband. She worked on the Toxic Subs...
Congress Needs to Carry on a Legacy of Ocean Protection
Bren Smith is an ocean farmer and founder of GreenWave, an organization that supports the development of sustainable ocean farming. His upcoming book, Eat Like a Fish, dives into the world of restorative ocean farming. O...
Q&A With Ocean Farmer and Author Bren Smith
Levi Draheim, 11, of Florida, says he “basically grew up on the beach,” and that he is worried about the impact of climate change on his home, which is projected to be underwater by the end of the century should sea leve...
Young Victims of Climate Change Argue for Right to Healthy Climate
The week leading up to World Oceans Day (June 8th) is always a busy time for us at Ocean Conservancy, and this year was no exception. Everywhere we turned, one of our issues or spokespeople were being highlighted. We als...