The stories we tell about the yacht-yeeting cetaceans express our desire to liberate ourselves from oppressive systems.
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Category Archives: Ocean Defense
“I Occupied Shell’s Ship to Hold Them Accountable”
by Usnea Granger / Common Dreams As a farmworker in Applegate, Oregon, I learned the delicate balance of nature. Water, soil, air, and countless other factors all play their role in creating life. From season to season I saw how even small […]
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Army Corps of Engineers Schedule Massive Dredging Project Despite Public Health, Environmental Objections
from Center for Biological Diversity SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced an agreement today to proceed with dredging in San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico. The project will deepen and widen shipping channels to allow massive […]
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The Inflation Reduction Act is Forcing Fossil Fuel Expansion Offshore and on Public Lands
from Center for Biological Diversity Even as the climate emergency brings devastating fires, floods, and super-hurricanes, Big Oil’s allies in Congress have made matters worse by passing the Inflation Reduction Act, which holds renewable energy hostage to continued fossil fuel extraction on […]
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Should the Ocean Have Legal Rights?
Human activities have put the ocean in serious trouble. We need a fundamentally different approach from most of today’s ocean-related decision-making, which is typically “anthropocentric in nature.” Read more in this article from The Revelator.
Continue readingThe Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
NOAA maps admit that oil from Deepwater Horizon is accumulating onshore. Greenpeace found some at a place called Port Eads.
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