Shaheen, Hassan & Coastal New England Senators Introduce Bipartisan Offshore Drilling Ban
| by Newswires; Rachel Christopherson
National Ocean Economics Program data cited in the against offshore oil drilling for New England.
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Calls for Elimination of Federal Offshore Drilling
| by Tillamuck Headlight Herald
Oregon coastal advocates are calling for a wholesale scrapping of the program, citing the need for certainty in protecting our coastal communities and economies. National Ocean Economics Program statistics are cited in the rationale.
California Coastal Communities Brace for Rising Seas
| by Sea Grant California; Rachel Christopherson
With 3,427 miles of tidal coastline, California is one of the states expected to be most affected by sea-level rise.
Five Ways Cities Can Use Emerging Technology to Fight Climate Change
| by Mounir Kabbara; Rachel Christopherson
Dr. Juliano Calil, Center for the Blue Economy Senior Fellow and Adjunct Faculty at the Middlebury Institute, is getting some press for his recent creation of “Sea Level Rise Explorer.”
Reviving the lost art of looking ahead
| by Marina Schauffler, WGME, and and Rachel Christopherson
Center for the Blue Economy Director of Research, Dr. Charles Colgan, is quoted in this article on the state of Maine’s new Office of Policy Innovation and the Future.
Middlebury Institute to Host All-Vegan Graduation
| by Nicole Axworthy of VegNews; Rachel Christopherson
MIIS will celebrate the graduation of 266 students in May of 2019 with all-vegan dishes, blazing the trail with an all-vegan graduation event.
Oregon Bans Offshore Oil Drilling
| by Rachel Christopherson, KTVZ News, and & Office of Governor Kate Brown
Oregon has permanently banned offshore drilling in the midst of a federal push to open 90 percent of federal waters to oil exploration. The Center for the Blue Economy’s National Ocean Economics statistics are a part of the reason why.