oceans
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Was this election good for the fish?
There's not much humor to be found when you look at the likely effect of the election on the oceans.
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We're hot as hell and we're not going to take it any more
For years, the fight for a climate bill has been led by moderate green groups. Clearly, their strategy doesn't work. Time to get mad, and then busy.
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Waiter, there's some-fin in my soup [VIDEO]
If you give a flip about what flops across your plate -- and want to avoid the dinner faux pas of the lady in this video -- then now is a great time to take some advice from the TV show 30 Rock and "live every week like it's Shark Week."
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Ask Umbra’s Book Club: Would you give up garbage?
Syliva Earle marvels at how much trash has wound up in the oceans. How much plastic do you use every day? What can you imagine giving up? Discuss!
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Going Under (Video)
Tuvalu, Mauritius, Kiribati, Bangladesh. Every nation sitting at sea level is going to lose in its own way if oceans rise, but these four will be especially affected…and none are major contributors to the sources behind the rise in sea level. The average carbon footprint of a person living in Bangladesh is about 1.1 tons […]
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Ask Umbra’s Book Club: Isn’t the ocean an all-you-can-eat buffet?
Dearest readers, What did you think of Sylvia Earle’s The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One? I must say, it left me awed and inspired. They don’t call Earle “‘Her Deepness” for nothing. The book has such depth and range — from how whales play to the perils of ocean […]
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Ask Umbra’s Book Club discussion starts next week
Dearest readers, Next week, we’ll begin our discussion of The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One by Sylvia Earle. If you haven’t gotten your book yet, there’s still time! Take it to a beach or air conditioned coffee shop near you and dive in! It really is a fast and […]
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Will hurricanes rain down oil on the Gulf of Mexico?
An oily mess on the Gulf coast.Photo: David HelvargBy the end of the summer, it could be raining oil along the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Alex is the first of a series of 14 named storms predicted for the 2010 hurricane season. The Gulf is warmer than it’s been since before 2005 when unusually warm […]
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‘Hands Across the Sand’ could be largest Gulf oil demonstration yet
Handsacrossthesand.comSaturday could bring the biggest public demonstration yet about the Gulf oil gusher, when Hands Across the Sand gathers people on beaches around the world at noon to hold hands in support of coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, and fishing industries. Organized by surfer and Florida restaurant owner Dave Rauschkolb, the dispersed event looks to […]
