Climate Bill Wilts; Planet Gets Hotter
For those of us who had been holding out hope for a comprehensive bill that would curb U.S. climate emissions and promote renewable energy, disappointment and frustration have officially set in.The...
View ArticleWalruses Forced Ashore by Melting Sea Ice
As DailyKos and the New York Times reported yesterday, melting sea ice has forced more than 10,000 walruses ashore in the Alaskan Arctic. Normally they rest on ice floes in the summer, periodically...
View ArticleNew Google Earth Tour: Ocean Acid Test
Oceana has once again teamed up with Google to create a powerful new educational tool about the oceans. In the new Google Earth 6.0 tour, “Ocean Acid Test,” Oceana scientist Dr. Jeffrey Short explains...
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Guest Post: In the Eyes of the Polar Bear
Image courtesy Emily Goldstein.Editor’s note: Guest blogger Emily Goldstein was a finalist in Oceana’s first annual Ocean Heroes contest in 2009 for her work to convince thousands of people and dozens...
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Arctic Sea Ice at Second Lowest on Record
A grey seal. © Oceana/Carlos MinguellThe latest sea ice data are out, and they aren't pretty. Here’s the latest:Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center believe that Arctic sea ice reached...
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Melting Ice Beckons Ships, Oil Drills to Arctic
© OceanaThe Arctic’s Northeast Passage is home to walruses, beluga whales, narwhals, and many other marine animals, most of whom have probably never seen an oil tanker or shipping vessel....
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Guest Post: Dispatch from the Maldives
The crystal waters of the Maldives. [Image via Wikimedia Commons]Guest blogger Jon Bowermaster is a writer and filmmaker. In this post, Jon reports from the Maldives on the effects of climate change --...
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Uncovering Surprising Blooms in the Arctic
A changing Arctic spells bad news for polar bears and other animals ©Michael StephensLast summer I had the amazing opportunity to be on board the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy, in partnership with...
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Hottest September Ever Recorded
©Wikimedia CommonsWell these records seem to be falling by the wayside quickly. Last month we learned that arctic summer sea ice had shrunk to its smallest extent ever. By a lot. Today we learn that...
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Arctic Sea Ice Found to Play Bigger Role in Global Carbon Cycle Than Assumed,...
Arctic Ice. (Photo: Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Geological Survey / Flickr Creative Commons)It comes as no surprise that Arctic sea ice melt has a range of ecological and economic...
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