Last week I was in Florida (again) to attend a Deepwater Horizon Principal Investigator conference, sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council’s Joint Subcommittee…
View More The state of Gulf spill science–my viewCategory: Conservation & Environment
7 Cities About to Sink
I guess I need to start planning my trip Houston Many of us take for granted the notion that all of our beloved cities will…
View More 7 Cities About to SinkUnder Pressure
On Sunday October 10, 2010, people across the world are planning to stage local community action in order to reduce global CO2 and other greenouse…
View More Under PressureGulf Sampling: White Sand with Black Spots
Well I’m back in the lab after two solid weeks in the field. I rented a new car with 6 miles on the odometer and…
View More Gulf Sampling: White Sand with Black SpotsPenguins Immediately Benefit From MPA
There is much buzz these days about marine protected areas (MPAs) and no-take zones. We are approaching the age of assessment. There has been enough…
View More Penguins Immediately Benefit From MPANot Good Enough: Copenhagen Accord May Doom Coral Reefs
When you’re in the biodiversity conservation biz for any significant length of time, you inevitably develop a thick skin to grim pronouncements of ecosystem collapse…
View More Not Good Enough: Copenhagen Accord May Doom Coral ReefsWill Gulf science be compromised by politics?
I’ve officially arrived back in New Hampshire (freezing my tanned little arms off, btw) after my marathon sampling trip in the Gulf, and I’ve been…
View More Will Gulf science be compromised by politics?Hypocrites
Sure we’ll protect deep-sea fishes…uuhhh we changed our mind The meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, which concluded today, left conservation organizations disappointed with…
View More HypocritesBan on deep-sea drilling rejected
What could go wrong? O’ wait… European coastal nations have agreed to review rules for offshore drilling, but said each country should decide individually on…
View More Ban on deep-sea drilling rejectedIs Gulf oil killing whale sharks?
Research findings indicate that the oil spill off the coast of Mexico may be endangering the lives of these animals. Biologist Eric Hoffmayer, who studies…
View More Is Gulf oil killing whale sharks?