Blue Frontier

Ocean Politics Gone Wild, Spyfish 1, and other reasons to head to D.C. for the Blue Vision Summit January 12, 2009 By David Helvarg Take that Kiribati! Ex president Bush’s last Blue Asterisks were huge and a huge victory for our living seas. Kingman, Palmyra, Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Johnson and Wake (the Line Islands), Rose […]

Does Obama have the Blues? Does Santa live underwater? Slow Whales, Good Props and more December 18, 2008 By David Helvarg But is Green Blue? President-Elect Obama’s initial choices for his environmental team look promising in terms of their commitment to climate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, fund green jobs and develop renewable energy […]

Post-Election Special — Riding the Obama Wave, West Coast Plans, Oil’s Well, Bush Legacy, Dead Whales and more Nov. 15, 2008 By David Helvarg But was it good for the Fish? Barack Obama is riding a historic wave just like he rode that shore break at Sandy’s on Oahu (See Blue Notes #49). His election as […]

Summit News, Hurricane Blues, Judicial whales, Nobel jellies and more Oct. 10, 2008 By David Helvarg DC GETS THE BLUES Whoever the next President and Congress are they will be inheriting the worst economy of our lifetimes plus two wars and a climate crisis. They will need to be reminded how vital our ocean and […]

Aloha Roz and Gustav, Invasive Critters, Polynesian Polluters and, Oh, Happy 50th Blue Notes. Sept. 10, 2004 By David Helvarg ROZ ARRIVES AT THE STROKE OF… “I’m under the airplane,” Roz informed us on the radio as we watched a jet take off from Honolulu International. Bopping around in a 24-foot towboat looking for a […]