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…
Help wildlife of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Invasive plants have so tangled the underbrush that marsh rabbit and deer are unable enter. Rabbit are the main food for bobcats. The introduction of pythons into the Everglades is also reducing the rabbit population. Deer must stand on the narrow strip of land between wet prairie…
We’ve got wildlife socks to warm your feet when you join with us to save the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge from being shut down. Socks for individuals who give $5 or more a month. Click here to donate through Paypal ($10 minimum or more a month). From top to bottom the fish are mackerel, blue-back herring, cod,…
The long-term goal is to limit global warming to well below 2C or if possible 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Reducing Our Carbon Footprint Starts with Speaking Up for Climate Action After Paris, Washington in your own voice When implementing the Paris Agreement, the biggest obstacle to success is the U.S. Congress. The Ocean River Institute…
