The tragedy of the 19 Hotshot firefighters from Prescott, Ariz., killed battling a sudden blaze in the ongoing heat and drought of Arizona and the Southwest deserves the nation’s attention and respect. Unfortunately their sacrifice will not be the last among a new generation of warriors on the world’s natural and industrial frontlines. We have […]
Restoring the Blue
We’ve mapped less than 10 percent of the ocean with the resolution we’ve mapped 100 percent of the Moon and Mars, and yet when we send rovers to Mars what’s the first sign of life they probe for? Water. David Gallo’s ‘Underwater Astonishments’ reminds us of how little we know about our own blue marble […]
BF Moving into the Future: 2010-2011 and Beyond
To download the report in PDF, please click here. The cascading crisis in our seas from overfishing, pollution, coastal sprawl and climate change is real and critical. Blue Frontier is the only group dedicated to promoting unity among all ocean interests in order to build a social movement for our seas and identify and enact […]
Undiscovered Country
By David Helvarg In the future, America’s national parks won’t just be on land; they’ll also be under the waves. California is leading the way. I was snorkeling the warm, clear waters of the Dry Tortugas off Florida last summer, just as a hard-won deal to turn it into the largest fully protected area of […]
Sustainable Life on the Blue Frontier
By David Helvarg Environmental trends such as declining sources of potable fresh-water and the recognized need to restore and give full economic value to natural water recharging services derived from watersheds, forests, wetlands, etc. pose global security issues. Fifty years ago top White House Science and technology advisors saw the solution to future water shortages, […]