Video: Rob’s kitchen demonstration of the wine-dark sea in a pint glass. We all know communities that believe their children are better than average. Lately, I’ve been startled to hear conservation colleagues down by the Gulf of Maine, in Boston, Portsmouth and Portland, say their ocean water is special because it’s warming faster due…
One hundred forty odd miles southeast of Nantucket, the cod-gray seas of Georges Bank turned to Mediterranean blue. We had left the continental shelf in our wake and were motoring out over one of the deep sea canyons. The first sperm whale we came upon was floating dead in the water. Likely killed by a…
Help us put the ducks back in Harvard Square. The Ocean River Institute maintained a window display on Mount Auburn Street from 2007 to 2017, a decade of ducks on display. Ocean conservation images and messages were exhibited and people liked to pause by the marine life. In August, 2017, the exhibit was forever…
The Accessing Strategic Resources Offshore Act (“ASTRO”) is astronomically bad in many respects: Revenue from offshore drilling is redirected to coerce reluctant governments and certain coastal states (VA, NC, SC, GA, and Alaska) to accept the risks of drilling accidents and routine pollution off their coasts. The closer the rig to your place the more…
The Ocean River Institute is raising a cacophony of savvy voices to be heard by decision-makers. We are speaking out to the Governor to stop the South Florida Water Management District from closing the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Politics is personal. You can save wildlife and natural places by joining with us for $5. We…
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Please write a personal thank you note to the President in the comment section below. Please include your town and state, so the President will see that saving this ocean realm is more than of local interest. Top Ten Comments Calling for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Marine Monument, a wondrous Atlantic Ocean 4,900…
Don’t fertilize lawn June 1- Sept 30th Do not pour chemicals into storm drains Do not use or limit use of pesticides Pick up plastics on shorelines Plant native plants (less thirsty for water) Install rain barrels for watering plants Wash car with bucket and soap, not a hose Leave grass clippings on lawns Use…
