From Negligence to Malevolence: How the Climate Crisis has Gone Critical
| by David Helvarg in the Progressive
Human-induced climate change has gotten so bad that our only hope isn’t to reverse it, but to simply save what we can.
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Does Biden have an ocean policy?
| by David Helvarg in the the Hill
While not having an official ocean policy within its first 100 days, the Biden administration’s approach to managing our public seas looks destined to be of historical significance.
Ocean Climate Action Capitol Hill Lobby Day 2021
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in one of the largest and certainly most timely Ocean lobbies in U.S. history, over 1000 people were mobilized from more than 30 states and territories. Meetings were held with 107+ Members of the House of Representatives and their staff, and 33+ Senators and staff. Over 150 virtual meetings took place on this Ocean Climate Action Lobby Day! The coalition (many of whose members had never visited with their elected representatives before) sent a clear message to our national policymakers: you cannot solve the climate crisis without ocean health, and ocean health is key to solving the climate crisis.
BROAD CITIZEN LOBBY TO PROMOTE OCEAN CLIMATE ACTION ON APRIL 13 & 14, 2021
| by David Helvarg & Ocean Climate Action Team
In what is expected to be the largest ocean lobby in U.S. history, the Ocean Climate Action Plan (OCAP) coalition, with key supporters including Climate Envoy John Kerry, Jane Fonda, founder of the environmental justice movement Dr. Robert Bullard, indigenous groups, industry and maritime leaders, environmentalists, social justice activists and youth will be heard in their efforts to promote job-generating ocean solutions to the climate crisis.
Ocean Climate Action Plan offers Cure for Post-Pandemic Economy with Solutions for Climate Emergency
| by OCAP Team
Adds Missing Pieces to House Climate Change Framework
The Ocean Climate Action Summit: From California Consensus to a National "Blue New Deal"
On October 18th, 2019, the Center for the Blue Economy and Blue Frontier co-convened a meeting of thought leaders from across industry, government, academia, and the conservation community of California. The goal? To refine the Ocean Climate Action Plan, a.k.a. the “Blue New Deal,” and take it to the national stage.