

Pumped Up in the Senate August 25, 2006 By David Helvarg Before taking its summer recess, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to expand offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida. More disturbingly, it opened the way for consideration of a House bill sponsored by Richard Pombo of California that could end…

Huge Ocean Victory, Cold Corals, Big Party, a literate Congress and what? Talking dolphins? July 12 th, 2006 By David Helvarg Bush’s Blue Asterisk A strong case can be made that the Bush administration has had the worst environmental record of any presidency. But just as Barry Bond’s homerun record will always come with an…
The Second Wave May 24th, 2006 By David Helvarg The Second Wave – ’50 Ways to Save the Ocean’ Tour Notes – Hurricane damage, aquarium dives, penguins with electric guitars and more Flying into Ft. Lauderdale it looks like someone’s scattered blue Chiclets across the landscape. That’s how many blue tarps still cover roofs blown…
An Occasional Ramble by the Sea April 16, 2006 By David Helvarg Was that a Bronx Cheer or did he just flipper me off? While sea lions and harbor seals are considered something of an attractive nuisance along the California coast, kind of like deer in the rose garden, the return of native harbor seals…

An Occasional Ramble by the Sea March 24, 2006 By David Helvarg Striper success story being flushed down Chesapeake drain Often hailed as a model of how to do marine protection the right way, striped bass have made a dramatic come back since they were fished to near extinction in the 1970s and ‘80s. Cooperative efforts…
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