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A rabbit is sitting on a grassy lawn near a white fence.

Lawns for Climate Restoration Challenge

Climate Crisis Solutions for a Healthier Planet 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…

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Oskar’s Quest, Deep Adaptation with Jem Bendell

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…

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A bird is soaring above rough ocean waves under a cloudy sky.

In Defense of New England’s Deep Sea Coral Reefs

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…

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A whale is surfacing in the ocean near some birds. Ocean-based climate solutions could be relevant here.

Stop Funding Cuts to NOAA Ocean, Fish, and Weather Programs

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…

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An osprey perched on a tree branch, possibly in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

Wildlife Socks to Save the Loxahatchee

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,…

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