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An Occasional Ramble by the Sea May 2nd, 2005 By David Helvarg On the Good News side – Our Blue Vision Mid-Atlantic conference at the Baltimore Aquarium was a big success (big as the pregnant dolphin who was also onsite). We want to thank the many co-sponsors and participants who helped make the day as […]

An Occasional Ramble by the Sea March 24, 2005 By David Helvarg From ANWR to SEACOR The one-vote (51-49) passage of a Senate spending bill amendment to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge may be the greatest Congressional achievement since the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (consult your Vietnam history books). Ten years from […]

Our First Two Years in the Water, Blue Vision Mid-Atlantic & The Fecund Charms of Old Fat Females (vs. Blue Feedlots). Feb. 28, 2004 By David Helvarg Our mission statement reads – Blue Frontier works to strengthen the ocean constituency by building unity, providing tools and enhancing awareness. In other words we want to help […]

Reading In Depth and Passing On Gas Feb. 1st 2005 By David Helvarg Blue Frontier Campaign has finished the final copy-edit on the Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide 2005-2006 which will be out with Island Press this June. Their press copy pretty well states what we believe: A new environmental movement is emerging to help […]

Bush’s Happy Oceans January 4th, 2005 By David Helvarg The horrific disaster from the Asian Tsunamis reflects the power of nature and the sea that we, as terrestrial beings on a water planet must endure. But it also highlights the dangers posed by overbuilt coastlines and lack of science-based warning systems that led Admiral James […]