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A straw and a sea turtle: Why we should stop using single-use plastic

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
By | Michaela Morris
Associate, Oceans, Environment America

The video provides visceral imagery of the suffering caused by single-use plastic. Marine animals, like this turtle, ...do not deserve to suffer extraordinary pain because of the vast quantities of disposable plastic products that end up in the sea. 

A new wave of legislation against offshore drilling

Thursday, January 24, 2019
By | Kelsey Lamp
Protect Our Oceans, Advocate

Earlier this month, a group of legislators from both coasts signed onto a wave of eight bills in Congress aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan.

We Need to Go Beyond the Paris Agreement

Sunday, December 13, 2015
By | Dan Jacobson
Program Director

As the dust settles on the final hours of COP 21—the United Nations’ attempt to stave off the worst impacts of global warming by getting countries to agree to limit global warming pollution—there is a lot to learn and a roadmap of next steps that need to happen.

California as Lighthouse

Sunday, December 6, 2015
By | Dan Jacobson
Program Director

The bottom line is, California is a great place to look for many of the answers the UN is struggling with as an agreement is negotiated. Governor Brown, Air Resources Board Chair Nichols, Senate Pro-Tem De León, Speaker Atkins and Speaker-elect Rendon, Senator Lara and more, all have experience tackling these hard issues and can offer strong leadership.

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