A “legal coup” has just occurred in the US. If we do not act strongly, July 4 2024 may be the last Independence Day we’ll see in a while.
Dismantling the Administrative State
Category: News
Whale-Ship strikes expanded
Wading into a thicket of informed speculation here; the distinction between the ship-strikes and cuts are likely due to how the various animals dwell in their respective habitats, and how they respond to threats.
Were New Jersey strandings associated with offshore wind surveys?
Cluster of whale strandings concurrent with offshore wind surveys raises some difficult issues.
A thick week in DC – September 2022
It was nice seeing the Capitol Building free of banners, beards, and bombs – although January 6 did leave a lot of scars…
OCR 2021 Year-End Progress Report
In February of this year we were sort-of gasping on the shore after having spent four years tossed upon the tempestuous waves of a reckless, and oil-soaked administration…
Northern California kelp stages a comeback!
Off and running – after a halcyon week
Watching the current Administration’s strategy of looking straight ahead and not spitting out the windows, I found myself worried about sinking into the doldrums. When the folks handling the tiller of the Ship of State are headed in an approvable…
Ocean Climate Action Plan Invitation
At the end of this post I am going to invite you to join us in a “Virtual Lobby Day” in Washington DC! In last week’s post we applauded all of the new administrative directives on the rapidly unfolding climate crisis, and…
Working on the Ocean Climate Action Plan
Back in the darkening days of the previous administration, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Ocean Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – a roadmap to advancing our engagement with the ocean with a…
Are the wheels falling off the oil industry?
While it is 30 years too late, we may be saved from the worst of climate catastrophe as the wheels fall off the petroleum industry.