Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor. June 29, 2009. A swirling 'soup' of plastic has been found in the Atlantic, and something similar may be present in other ocean areas.
Fred Branfman, AlterNet. May 15, 2009. Despite the endless human capacity for denial and self-destruction, the Earth can still be saved. But we must act now.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. April 17, 2009. Ice cubes the size of American states are melting into the ocean; we face frightening scenarios and tough choices for coastal habitation.
Douglas Fischer, Daily Climate. November 12, 2008. Our CO2 habit has caused the oceans to acidify and entire ecosystems are threatening to literally crumble away.
Thomas Kostigen, Huffington Post. October 3, 2008. We are facing crises of freshwater, food, deforestation, and ocean health. We need leadership in the protection of all our natural resources.
Kerry Trueman, Huffington Post. August 18, 2008. Fertilizer runoff from industrial agriculture and fossil-fuel use are causing catastrophic "dead zones" in our oceans.
Ed Struzik, Yale Environment 360. July 10, 2008. With sea ice melting, there is a rush to tap the abundant riches that lie beneath the permafrost and the ocean floor.
Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Christian Science Monitor. July 9, 2008. Technology has made nearly every corner of the ocean accessible and climate change is threatening endangered ocean life even more.
Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Christian Science Monitor. June 25, 2008. Farm runoff creates "dead zones" offshore, but no national authority is tasked to address them.
Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Christian Science Monitor. June 11, 2008. By some accounts, if current fishing trends continue, all the world's fisheries will have collapsed by mid-century.
Steve Connor, The Independent UK. February 7, 2008. Birds, turtles, whales, seals and even the smallest sea creatures are falling victim to effects of our disposable, consumer culture.
H. Bruce Franklin, Island Press. February 5, 2008. Ocean ecosystems are nearing the verge of collapse because of the over fishing of one of the world's most important and little known species.
Nicole Itano, Christian Science Monitor. January 16, 2008. Overfishing on the Mediterranean is threatening artisanal fishermen and endangering more than 100 marine species.
