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By: David Helvarg Originally posted December 2, 2016 in the LA Times. When Floridians narrowly voted for Donald Trump on Nov. 8, they might as well have elected to drown themselves. Rising seas and accelerating storms are inundating this low-lying state, but a majority of its citizens still chose a presidential candidate who calls climate change […]
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See the original post in The Progressive. Posted: October 3, 2016 by David Helvarg Photo by TJ Gehling Soon after I moved to Richmond, California, nine years ago, I was told, “It’s the most beautiful part of the Bay Area no one’s ever heard of.” It rang true even before I made my first sojourn to […]
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Blue Notes #146 – May 17, 2016 By David Helvarg Benchley Weekend Hands Across the Sand Oil leaving Arctic Baked Barrier Reef Sea Party 2016 A Busy Blue Weekend This Friday and Saturday mark the 9th annual Peter Benchley Ocean Awards and Weekend public forum, dialogues and film-fest at the Monterey Bay […]
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The Obama administration held its biggest oil lease sale yet—and then the protesters showed up. By David Helvarg I’ve seen Louisiana and the Gulf devastated and drowned after Katrina, and I’ve seen it in a froth of anger and confusion following the BP blowout and months-long Deepwater oil spill. When I asked one shrimper […]
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When it comes to offshore oil and gas drilling, a politician’s party affiliation is normally a good indicator of his or her views on this controversial issue. For the most part, Republicans support drilling in U.S. waters. More often than not, Democrats (at least outside of Louisiana) are skeptical of, or outright opposed to, more […]
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