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Newsweek published a commentary that I wrote with Keith Stanford of @tnaquarium.bsky.social#PlasticPollution#NoTimeToWastewww.newsweek.com/plastic-poll...@montereyaq.bsky.social
Plastic is a major contributor to climate change, as the primary raw materials used in its creation are coal, natural gas, and crude oil—all leading sources of harmful emissions.
The ocean has absorbed 90 percent of the excess heat we've created with greenhouse gas emissions. Today, it's hotter and more acidic, and less hospitable for marine life. The ocean is also a powerful source of climate solutions, from renewable energy development to nature-based carbon storage.
This week, our planet experienced the hottest day in recorded human history. The #ClimateCrisis#ActOnClimate#OceanClimateAction
Big thanks to @margaretspring.bsky.social, the Aquarium's chief conservation and science officer, for working so diligently and effectively to make progress on this critical issue!
Big news in the fight to end the #PlasticPollutionwww.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...#GlobalPlasticTreaty#NoTimeToWaste
Communities across the United States and around the world are facing a plastic pollution crisis. Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past two decades, littering our ocean, poisoning the...
Thank you, Margaret, for working so diligently and effectively to make progress on this critical issue!
Meet the adorable snailfish 🐌🐟, the deep sea's little explorer that uses the fins on its chin to feel for its meals in the deep ocean depths. The deep sea is one of the most unexplored areas on Earth. We can protect this underwater wonderland together!
“It is beyond time that we stop treating the deep ocean as something to exploit and start treating it for what it really is: A mind blowingly vast, virtually unknown world within our world; one filled with beauty, wonder…” #DeepSeaMining
Last Week Tonight host discusses the deep ocean and the private company looking to mine it for precious metals.