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  Articles

  Biden Tried to Protect the Vulnerable Bering Sea; Will It Work?

  January 23, 2025

  Biden’s Offshore Drilling Ban and Its Implications for the Bering Sea In early January 2025, President Joe Biden enacted a permanent ban on offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters, including the entire East and West Coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea.…

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  Rising Ocean Temperatures Are Driving the Los Angeles Firestorms

  January 17, 2025

  Our director, David Helvarg, explores the connection between increasing ocean temperatures and the intensification of wildfires in Southern California in his latest article published in the Progressive. The Role of Fire in Southern California’s Ecosystem Fire has historically been integral to Southern California’s ecosystem. The region’s dry conditions and strong, hot desert winds, known as…

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  Podcast

  Richard Charter on Biden’s Historic Offshore Drilling Ban

  January 12, 2025

  Protecting Our Shores: Richard Charter on the Historic Fight Against Offshore Drilling and Biden’s Legacy of Ocean Conservation In this episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast David Helvarg & Vicki N. Goldstein talk with longtime anti-offshore drilling activist Richard Charter about one of President Biden’s last acts in office, his January 6th ban on…

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  Whales, Waves, and Wonders: The Best Ocean Voices of 2024

  December 30, 2024

  In this end of year episode of the Rising Tide Ocean Podcast, David Helvarg presents a compilation of some of our leading ocean voices of 2024. The episode features commercial fisherman turned journalist Nick Rahaim discussing sperm whales in Alaska, artist Ray Troll sharing his fish-inspired art, Dr. Sarah Frias-Torres on her marine biology journey,…

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  Alaska’s State of Salmon with Peter Westley

  October 7, 2024

  In this episode of Rising Tide David and Natasha Benjamin delve into the fascinating resilience of Pacific salmon, creatures that have thrived in dynamic landscapes shaped by natural forces like volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides with the University of Alaska’s Dr. Peter Westley. As the environment changes at unprecedented rates, including the rise of hatchery-supported fisheries,…

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How To Listen

You can listen to our podcast on a variety of platforms including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Android, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Blubrry, Podchaser, Gaana, the Podcast Index, and Deezer.

Additionally, our podcast is broadcast on several radio stations:

• KGUA Radio – Public Media for the Mendonoma Coast
• KWMR – Point Reyes West Marin Community Radio
• KGNU & KGNU-FM – Denver & Boulder Community Radio Stations
• KKRN – Round Mountain California Listener Supported Radio
• G-TOWN RADIO – Germantown Community Radio, Philadelphia.

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Each episode navigates insightful discussions on marine life, and the critical issues affecting our seas. Informative, educational and humorous, it’s a valuable resource for anyone passionate about understanding and preserving our ocean world!