The Global Problem of Ocean Acidification
One year from now, nations from around the world will convene to discuss the future of our planet at the Earth Summit 2012 . As NRDC’s President Frances...
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Arctic Meeting Ends with Mixed Results
The meeting of foreign ministers from eight Arctic nations in Greenland has concluded, and the result is a very mixed bag. On the plus side, the Ministers went...
Sec. Clinton goes to the Arctic: Must lead international community in protecting melting frontier
Last week Science reported that the observed effects of climate change in the Arctic are much more extensive and rapid than scientists predicted, adding a...
On Thin Ice: Report identifies 13 vulnerable Arctic places as ice melts, industry moves in
Off the shores of St. Lawrence Island in the frigid Bering Sea, Pacific walruses use their sensitive whiskers to find food: shrimp, crabs, soft corals, and...
New International Treaty Targets Destructive Bottom Trawl Fishing in the Pacific
Bottom trawling is hands-down the worst of all possible fishing practices. Weighted nets up to 200 feet long and 40 feet wide are dragged indiscriminately...
Preserving the wonder of the seas for our kids as the oil keeps gushing
The largest oil disaster in American history continues to gush and grow in the Gulf of Mexico. With adults everywhere feeling helpless and horrified, as a...