COMMENTARY By Andrew Freedman An Obama administration plan to cut costs by combining several government agencies may make good political sense, coming in the midst of the Republican presidential primary season, with its heated small-government rhetoric. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea from a policy perspective. In fact, the White House proposal that […]
WASHINGTON | Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:57am EST (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was appealing a World Trade Organization ruling against U.S. dolphin-safe labeling measures for tuna in a longrunning spat with Mexico closely watched by environmentalists. “Our dolphin-safe labeling measures for tuna products provide information for American consumers as they […]
Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:18 PM ET Content provided by AFP Fears rose of an environmental disaster from a wrecked cruise ship in an area of outstanding natural beauty in Italy on Tuesday as emergency divers used explosives to breach the hull and try and reach trapped passengers. “This is an ecological timebomb,” Sergio Ortelli, […]
NRDC Press Release WASHINGTON (January 13, 2012) – The following is a statement from Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the government reorganization plan announced by President Obama. “Streamlining government to better serve the American people is a worthy undertaking. But we are extremely troubled by the proposal to relocate the […]
Author: Melissa Harrold, Senior News Editor, Local10.com ISLAMORADA, Fla. – Two men were arrested Friday, accused of poaching corals in the Florida Keys. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard in Islamorada that two men on a small boat were seen taking corals from the […]
By BETTINA WASSENER. The New York Times A few years ago, something surprising began turning up in Asia’s fish markets: the gill rakers of manta and mobula rays. Manta Ray of HopeManta and mobula ray gills at a market. Shawn Heinrichs and Paul Hilton, photographers who have been monitoring the international soaring trade in shark […]
Florida Keys resident and marine biologist Martin A. Moe, best known for his work with the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum), discusses the invisible pollution threatening our marine environment. In the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of CORAL Magazine. Read the article courtesy of CORAL Magazine | www.coralmagazine-us.com Digital Edition of that issue of CORAL (Coral […]
Saturday January 28, 2012 9am-1:30pm Join Reef Relief for a backcountry mangrove shoreline clean-up this Saturday, January 28th, 2012 from 9am-1:30pm. Volunteers are needed to help remove marine debris that can injure, entangle, or cause abrasions to sea turtles, birds and bottom dwelling organisms like sea fans, soft corals, and sponges. This event has limited […]
The Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition is excited to announce the release of Florida’s Coastal and Ocean Future: An Updated Blueprint for Economic and Environmental Leadership. This report, the latest from the Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition, addresses Florida’s most challenging coastal and marine topics and recommends actions for protecting and preserving the future of […]