Another question from the group (good questions!!) was: are marine protected areas up to the task we’ve given them? I thought of @taotaotasi.bsky.socialwww.americanprogress.org/article/cent...
The Biden administration should deliver an ocean conservation framework that includes new metrics for success.
I was also asked how governments can help communities adapt to rising sea levels and risks of inundation. So we talked about the need for leadership and assistance with moving people to safer places. Frankly, the insurance market will drive some of this. www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/...
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Relatedly, I am probably going to spend the rest of my life encouraging people to remember that economic models—and subsequent analyses and policy—are only as good as their inputs, and the assumptions surrounding those inputs. They are not objective, despite what economists proclaim
And: check out AT EVERY DEPTH published this year by Eric Simons & I. The book explores themes of ocean change and communities of people coming together to face that change. www.ateverydepth.com/about-the-book (4/n)
Next is BRILLIANT ABYSS by Helen Scales, a tribute to the wonders of the deep sea - and our choices that have to be made about conserving these habitats in the face of mining pressures. (Check out her other books too!) helenscales.com/portfolio/th... (3/n)
First up is OCEAN OUTBREAK by Drew Harvell - a marvelous exploration of marine disease in the context of ocean change. drewharvell.com/ocean-outbre... (2/n)
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This is another article with great reporting on just how much was known by 3M decades ago - a true failure of our regulatory regimes www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
The lede is also wrong because Trump has said repeatedly that he wants to expand drilling and curtail EVs. Also, crucially, the man served an entire term as president and ppl are acting like we don't know what he would do. He rolled back as many Environmental regulations as he could