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Reducing Underwater Noise from Ships

Ocean Conservancy

Many marine animals, including whales and dolphins, depend on sound to navigate through the ocean , find prey, hide from predators and communicate with each other. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. The post Reducing Underwater Noise from Ships appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. Enter Your Email.loading.

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Storm Elliott Knocked Out Fossil-Fuel Power. We’ve Been Here Before.

Union of Concerned Scientists

In Elliott’s aftermath, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aptly called the storm a “historic arctic outbreak.” Going back a few more years, a polar vortex in January 2014 put much of the eastern half of the country into extreme cold, dropping temperatures 20 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit below average.

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New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators

Union of Concerned Scientists

While these data have been available since 2014 from the Climate Accountability Institute, the most recent update of this dataset is now easily accessible and explorable on a new platform hosted by InfluenceMap.

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PA Recycling Markets Center, Penn State, DEP Host Oct. 7-8 Research Showcase Featuring World Renowned Microplastics Expert Dr. Sylvia Earle As Keynote

PA Environment Daily

Sylvia Earle, world renowned microplastics and oceanic researcher, will be the keynote speaker for this special two-day event. Dr. Earle is the President and Chairman of Mission Blue , an Explorer in Residence at the National Geographic Society, Founder of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research Inc.,

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IMO Fails Duty to Protect Climate and the Arctic

Ocean Conservancy

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Plenty of other tweaks are on offer, including the installation of wind shipping technology that can cut emissions by 20% or more. Inside the IMO and here at home, Ocean Conservancy will continue to campaign with you to ensure a healthy climate and ocean now and into the future.

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Glenn Ellis Jr.: Bringing stewardship, wellness, and Indigenous wisdom to The Nature Conservancy in Washington's Board of Trustees

Washington Nature

In the years that followed, he helped advocate for a movement to close the landfill, and an ongoing project to clean and restore it for safe and healthy use in 2014. The earth is the same and a thoughtful effort is required by humanity if we are to keep the land and oceans well.” © Glenn Ellis Jr.

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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

Net atmospheric warming is problematic for a number of reasons – it leads to crop and vegetation stress which threatens our food security, it causes more intense dry seasons which lead to bigger wildfires that cause severe economic and environmental damage, and it leads to rising oceans levels which threaten existing infrastructure.