Posts Tagged Ocean

Measuring Your Plastic Footprint

“With climate change and carbon dioxide emissions dominating the environmental conversation much of the time, the issue of plastic pollution tends to get short shrift. Still, the problem is worrying enough to be stirring serious concern among environmental and scientific experts, especially when it comes to plastic that ends up in the oceans, where it [...]

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Activist Susan Rockefeller Joins Oceana Board of Directors

Documentary Filmmaker Joins Ted Danson, Sam Waterston and Others WASHINGTON, DC – January 28, 2011, Oceana announced today that Susan Rockefeller, a respected documentary filmmaker, author and environmentalist, has joined its Board of Directors. Rockefeller is a member of the Oceana Ocean Council, serving as its chair since February of 2009, and she also serves as the [...]

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Oceana Announces Launch of Gulf of Mexico Research Expedition to Assess Long-Term Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Oceana to Use ROVs, Specialized Divers and Satellite Tags to Investigate Effects of Oil on Coral, Fish, Shark and Sea Turtle Species Oceana, the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation, announced today the launch of its 2010 Gulf of Mexico Expedition that will assess the long-term impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. [...]

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