As anticipated, the Administration released their revised version of the National Environmental Policy Act. This has been a long-sought-after plumb for the oilmen, and really, they have been polishing up for this moment for 40 years.
Since the end of April I have avoided the airport numerous times, and I’m sort–of getting used to it. Will “Zooming” replace scientific conferences?
When I started writing these newsletters back in 2008, I was determined to focus exclusively on ocean noise and bioacoustics issues – and the work we were doing to address them. A decade later 2017 arrived, and the work migrated down…
Late last week Daniela, OCR’s Communications Director, posted a tragic video taken from above the Miami “Seaquarium” of Tokitae (a.k.a. ‘Lolita’), a captive orca. The video has stirred up a lot of emotions – and comments, because the captive plight of…
As the state slowly opens up, we hear the elevated noise of our society in the ambience. Savor the quietude we have and remember it. We could wake up to a calmer, quieter world.
Who would have imagined that we would be in these circumstances 50 years after the first Earth Day? We all thought the ceremonial designation of a day to honor the Earth was advanced specifically to avoid this grim horizon –…
Today, as we commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blow-out, oil prices have hit an all-time low. West Texas Crude hit $1 a barrel today. This is in an industry where they need to get $35 a barrel…
The comment period for a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dredging project in the San Francisco Bay was just extended until April 21. We submitted our comments last Friday, and I’ll let them stand. The proposed plan is to deepen the…
I hope you are all staying well, and adjusting to all of the social distancing recommendations from health professionals. All without going “cabin crazy.” It occurred to us that you might want to dig into some sound activities in…