OMG Wins 2018 Energy Globe Award
We are so excited to announce that Olivia and Carter Ries have just been announced as the winners in the Energy Globe Awards for their global OneLessStraw Campaign. Carter and Olivia have just …
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Zooterra Launches Platform to Reimagine Nature Conservation Engagement
Zooterra, a leading innovator in wildlife and habitat conservation consumer engagement, announced the launch of a platform that lets users engage in nature conservation in a direct, transparent and fun …
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Fossil Fuel Combustion Is Main Contributor to Black Carbon Around the Arctic, International Study Finds
An international team conducted the study at sites in Russia, Canada, Sweden and Norway, with Baylor University researchers contributing measurements for Alaska Fossil fuel combustion is the main contributor …
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5 Ways Young People (And Everyone Else) Can Fight For The Environment
Climate change continues to draw attention globally, from governmental debates on pollution solutions to people protesting against a lack of action. In Europe, teenage girls and young women …
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Introducing Loop, a zero waste shopping option for some of our most common brands
By Giacomo Abrusci Loop, launching spring 2019, offers every day brands and products from ice cream to mouth wash, in specially engineered reusable and returnable containers. Yes, it is …
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Myanmar Establishes New Protected Area For Critically Endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin
Gillnet limits and other harmful fishing practices banned in new 100-kilometer area A 2018 census tallied 76 dolphins in the Ayeyawady River Irrawaddy Dolphins in Myanmar. CREDIT: …
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Marine Conservation Institute Awards Seven Blue Parks Global Ocean Refuge Status for the Most Effective Conservation of Marine Life
Seven Blue Parks Join the Global Ocean Refuge System at the 2018 Our Ocean Conference in Bali, Indonesia At the 2018 Our Ocean Conference, where representatives from about one hundred …
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Underwater ultrasound and first ever blood sampling on adult whale sharks
Photography by Dr. Simon Pierce Innovative techniques used on whale sharks in the Galapagos to find out more about their reproduction Researchers in the Galapagos have successfully completed ultrasounds …
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New Undersea Maps Lead to Hydrothermal Vent and Species Discoveries
Autonomous and interactive robotic seafloor mapping systems were used on an expedition aboard research vessel Falkor in the southern Gulf of California, leading scientists to a new hydrothermal vent …
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Worst case scenario for wild caught marine mammals awaiting shipment to amusement parks in China.
“Marine parks” opening across China are displaying a disgraceful demand for sea life to fill their tanks. As the rest of the world turns away from confining large animals …
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