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  Blue Notes

  Blue Notes #173

  February 26, 2019

  The young activists I work with don’t allow me much time for gloomy pessimism. Groups like Heirs to our Oceans and Sea Youth Rise Up, and individuals like Hannah Testa, the sixteen-year-old anti-plastics activist who participated in our first global March for the Ocean last June and helped get the state of Georgia to establish…

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  The Blue Beat

  Triage for Our Ocean

  February 26, 2019

  This story was originally published by David Helvarg in The Progressive on Feb. 22, 2019. It can be viewed here. “Pessimism of the spirit and optimism of the will” are about saving enough to rebuild, even if we may not see the results in our own lifetimes. by David Helvarg February 22, 2019 When I wrote Blue…

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  Articles, The Blue Beat

  50 years after Santa Barbara oil spill, the call remains: ‘Get oil out’

  February 18, 2019

  This story was originally published by David Helvarg in the LA Times on Jan. 25, 2019. It can be viewed here. Fifty years after a California oil spill launched the modern environmental movement, we may finally be moving beyond the age of oil, and none too soon. In October, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

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  Blue Notes

  Blue Notes #172

  January 24, 2019

  Still not over? Here’s a picture I took flying with the Coast Guard over Kodiak Alaska while writing my book Rescue Warriors, and here’s a story from the NY Times on how that Town and Coast Guard families are being slammed by Trump’s government shut down. The Coast Guard and NOAA, the protectors and stewards of our…

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  Blue Notes

  Blue Notes #171

  December 11, 2018

  The Climate Crisis and the Ocean Between the devastation of Mexico Beach, Florida and Paradise California plus the 4th National Climate Assessment Report, the year 2018 may become known as the point of no denial, an acknowledgement of what Governor Jerry Brown calls, “the new abnormal.” At this point climate deniers are being recognized as…

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Each episode navigates insightful discussions on marine life, and the critical issues affecting our seas. Informative, educational and humorous, it’s a valuable resource for anyone passionate about understanding and preserving our ocean world!