The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument was designated in September 2016 after many individuals with the Ocean River Institute (4,974) and other organizations called on the government to act. The real work has just begun. We must now guard pristine Atlantic Ocean habitats from oil, gas and mineral mining who are viewing the…
Fight Climate Change with non-fertilized lawns -Say no to quick-release nitrogen fertilizers -Without fertilizer, grass roots go deeper, more foliage, no need for herbicides and pesticides -Optional, apply no more than ½ pound per 1000 feet of slow-release fertilizer in spring or fall -Refuse the use of RoundUp -Capture more carbon with grass than does…
Act in the interests of healthy lawns and soils, Use less water, causing less runoff pollution, Draw more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, Pledge not to use quick-release fertilizer or Round-Up on your lawn, Invite your friends and neighbors, Join us for greener, cleaner landscapes. Capture Carbon to Achieve Net Zero Emissions Massachusetts has…
As climate change wreaks havoc on our wildlife and agriculture, what do you tell a 13 year-old boy about his future? Oskar didn’t need to be told. Answering his mum why he was crying, the 13 year-old said he wouldn’t be able to live like her, because society would collapse from climate change. Dumbfounded, his…
The Whole Earth Collaborative is a network of organizations and businesses responding to global troubling trends hosted by the Ocean River Institute. Many, but not all, have endorsed the Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice (BioScience, December 2017) by going to www.ScientistsWarning.org and registering. Organizations and business are welcome to be recognized by the…
Next time in Harvard Square, stop by the historic Out Town News Kiosk, cross Mass Ave to the Bank of America, and look for the ducks in the window next to a yellow floor-cleaning sign that says Caution Climate Change. Birds of a feather have flocked together to remind that seeing wildfowl daily is good…
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director New England Fisheries Management Council 50 Water Street, Mill 2 Newburyport, MA 01950 May 26, 2017 Dear Mr. Nies, I am writing to the Council’s Habitat Committee to comment on the Draft Omnibus Deep-Sea Coral Amendment alternatives. In 2014 I attended the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council’s presentation by Dr Nizinski…
In 2019 Congress was directed by the Administration to slash $1 billion out of NOAA’s ocean and weather programs. The Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce will prepare NOAA’s budget. The Administration has called for slashing up to a billion dollars to eliminate coastal zone management and cuts the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) by…
