Orcas from Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia are under threat,in large part due to toxic organic compounds in the marine food chain, writes Sierra Rayne. To give them a fighting chance, the nearby community of Victoria, British Columbia must install advanced sewage treatment - rather than just dump its wastewater largely untreated into the orcas' ocean home.
… over the remainder of the 21st century via educational and regulatory frameworks, we need …
For 25 years, a group of eco-aware surfers have been campaigning for cleaner waves, writes Summer Brooks. SAS was founded in 1990 to tackle sewage discharges into UK coastal waters, and now, bigger and stronger than ever, they are turning their focus to the global problem of ocean plastic - both picking it up on our beaches, and pushing for long term, global solutions.
Cleaning the waves: Surfers Against Sewage turns its fight to ocean plastic Summer Brooks | 2nd September 2015 Activism Oceans Waste Health surfer-cut.jpg For 25 years, a group of eco-aware surfers …
Faced with the double crisis of global warming and the decimation of marine wildlife, what does the Obama administration do? Open up the US's Atlantic and Arctic Ocean seafronts to oil and gas drilling, write Ralph Nader & David Helvarg. But this assault on our climate and cetaceans can be stopped, as a 'Sea Party Rebellion' prepares to fight it all the way in forthcoming Presidential elections.
Time to 'Get Oil Out!' from sea to shining sea Ralph Nader David Helvarg | 4th July 2015 Activism Oceans Cetaceans USA Energy Oil Gas Politics fin-whale-cut.jpg Faced with the double crisis of global …