On AlterNet: ocean

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "ocean"

Royal Dutch Shell Launches Pre-emptive Legal Strike Ahead of Arctic Drilling, Decides to Sue Grassroots Organization Alaska Wilderness League

Subhankar Banerjee, ClimateStoryTellers.org. March 2, 2012.

Shell's twisted tragedy to get to drill in the Arctic involves launching an attack against an environmental and indigenous human rights organization.

7 Dangerous Lies About Plastic

Stiv Wilson, AlterNet. February 26, 2012.

Big Plastic is big money and survives regulatory scrutiny by creating big spin. Here's what you need to know.

Are Millions of Pounds of Japan's Tsunami Debris About to Hit US Shores?

Jon Letman, TruthOut.org. February 21, 2012.

Pacific coastal communities prepare for possible impacts of marine debris from Japan's triple disaster.

Can Ocean Farms Actually Be More Sustainable Than Even the Most Environmentally Sensitive Traditional Farms?

Brendan Smith, AlterNet. November 30, 2011.

We know that big aquaculture operations can be a disaster, but small seaweed and shellfish operations offer a greener and cleaner solution.

BPing the Arctic: How Shell's Dangerous Drilling Is Being Fast Tracked

Subhankar Banerjee, ClimateStoryTellers.org. August 15, 2011.

One of the riskiest and most destructive extreme energy oil exploration projects on the planet is moving toward implementation -- Shell's oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

The Wild War to Protect Bluefin Tuna In Libyan Waters, and Obama's Troubling Role

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. June 1, 2011.

The waters off Libya are a NATO no-fly zone, which is good news to poachers: No inspectors. No surveillance.

The Sardine's Big Comeback: Why This Lowly Little Fish Should Be at the Top of Your Shopping List

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. May 12, 2011.

Wild seafood is wrought with environmental, ethical, economic, and health implications. But the sardine poses a solution to each of these problems.

Sustainable Fish Customers 'Duped' by Marine Stewardship Council

Lewis Smith, The Guardian. January 12, 2011.

Certification granted to controversial fisheries has prompted severe criticism of the sustainable fisheries organization.

Marine Stewardship Council's Marine Stewardship Questionable, Scientists Say

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. September 9, 2010.

Institutions have called out the Marine Stewardship Council for not doing a good job at marine stewardship. As is to be expected, MSC strongly disagrees.

Will Global Warming Spell the End for New England's Fishermen?

Doug Struck, Daily Climate. July 14, 2010.

Simply curbing fish stocks may not work as larger environmental changes, such as global warming, alter the seas and their inhabitants.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Bigger Than the Continental US: Here's What We Can Do About It

Jaymi Heimbuch, Planet Green. July 13, 2010.

Much of the world's trash has accumulated into a part of the Pacific Ocean based on the movement of ocean currents.

The Wonders of Cap and Trade -- For Fishermen

Barry Estabrook, The Atlantic. May 7, 2010.

A new system, called "catch shares," or sectors, has worked in fisheries around the world since the concept was born in New Zealand, Australia, and Iceland in the 1970s.