Sentences with phrase «on ocean issues»

Ocean Champions Endorses Darcy Burner for WA - 1 Democrat Ready to Lead on Ocean Issues Washington, D.C. — July 18, 2012 — Ocean Champions, which works to build political power for the oceans by helping to elect pro-ocean candidates to the U.S. Congress, proudly endorses Darcy...

Congressman Farr has been a steadfast champion and leader on ocean issues since he first came to Congress.

«We're proud to endorse him and look forward to his leadership on ocean issues in the 113th Congress.»

«Congresswoman Capps has been a leader on ocean issues for years, and we've never needed her more than we do today,» said David Wilmot, Ph.D., Ocean Champions» President and Co-Founder.

And we know he will team up again on ocean issues.

Her leadership on ocean issues has been very important.

Ocean Champions» members voted him the second worst Member of Congress on ocean issues in 2013.

John Everett, a former scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who's now a consultant on ocean issues, told the subcommittee that the oceans will remain alkaline even as they absorb more carbon dioxide.

Ocean Champions Endorses Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D - FL) Progressive Leader Has Sterling Record on Ocean Issues Washington, D.C. — September 27, 2012 — Ocean Champions, which works to build political power for the oceans by helping to elect pro-ocean candidates to the U.S. Congress, proudly...

Its scientists work in the U.S. and internationally on ocean issues, forests, endangered species, and the interface between science and policy.

The PIM conferences have contributed to the development and formation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and to policy and science debates on ocean issues since their inception.

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Assuming Falcon Heavy's launch isn't delayed by technical issues, bad weather, or errant boats (debris could rain over the Atlantic Ocean if the rocket blows up), lift - off should occur at 1:30 p.m. ET on February 6, though it could be as late as 4:30 p.m.

This environmental protection group works with businesses, elected officials and community groups on issues such as global warming, reviving the oceans, clean water and sustainable communities.

Overturning Obama's Arctic drilling ban April 28 Trump issued an executive order overturning an indefinite ban on drilling in much of the U.S. Arctic Ocean and parts of the Atlantic.

The former, which consists only of the five Arctic states with direct borders on the Arctic Ocean — Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Norway, Russia, and the United States — primarily deals with oceanic issues.74 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu even complained in 2015 about non-Arctic states using their military and economic power to «strive for greater roles in the Arctic,» 75 which likely was an implicit reference to China.

«We have to listen to them,» he says in the April issue of Ocean Drive magazine, on which he graces the cover.

Charles Monnett, an Anchorage - based scientist with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, or BOEMRE, was told July 18 that he was being put on leave, pending results of an investigation into «integrity issues.»

And though he's often seen as safe in his district, he does have a primary challenger: Democratic lawyer Blake Morris, a longtime Brooklynite and member of a group that has been increasingly harrying Felder about issues like Felder's attempt for a higher speed limit to speed traffic on Ocean Parkway, which critics say is too dangerous.

To settle the issue, Ward and Babbin decided to look at exactly what was going on in anoxic ocean water when bacteria were given nitrogen and other nutrients to chew on.

A new study in Marine Biology Research tackles this issue by comparing the physical characteristics of two similar octopus species that live on the ocean floor, as deep as 9,500 feet (almost 2,900 m) below the water's surface.

As in years past, Our Ocean 2016 will tackle key issues including marine protected areas, sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, and climate - related impacts on the oOcean 2016 will tackle key issues including marine protected areas, sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, and climate - related impacts on the oceanocean.

A coral reef ecologist by training, she keeps one foot wet in the field, while the other roams the worlds of creative storytelling and problem - solving, with a focus on ocean conservation and climate change issues.

The conference will address issues such as marine protected areas, sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, and climate - related impacts on the oceans.

Most recently, he reported on the diversity of oceanic viral communities in a special issue of the journal Science featuring the Tara Oceans Expedition, a global study of the impact of climate change on the world's oOceans Expedition, a global study of the impact of climate change on the world's oceansoceans.

And hopefully, international collaboration to reduce plastic litter will lay a foundation for broader cooperation on other significant issues affecting the health of our oceans.»

In addition, nearly half of the examined stories on ocean health issues cited potential solutions to problems described in the sample's articles.

Marcia McNutt, editor - in - chief of the Science family of journals, joined U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on 1 June as he talked with high - school students about ocean protection and environmental issues.

A new report by the Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) sheds light on the many effects of litter in our oceans, and highlights the severity and scale of the issue.

Holdren called on scientists and engineers to dedicate 10 % of their time educating policymakers and the public on issues such as climate change, protecting the world's oceans and public lands, continuing Arctic research and demonstrating the importance of investing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs for elementary and middle school students.

«The evidence for early oceans on Mars is controversial, and this question hits on a pretty fundamental issue,» says Science News astronomy writer Lisa Grossman.

«Now is the time to speak up — we're looking for ideas,» said oceanographer Shirley Pomponi, the co-chair of a blue ribbon panel charged with advising NSF on the issue, here on Tuesday at the 2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting.

At 8.05 a.m. local time, the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics in Jakarta issued a bulletin about a hypothetical tsunami — modelled on the one that hit Sumatra on Boxing Day 2004 and claimed more than 200,000 lives — to national focal points around the Indian Ocean.

The researchers reported in a recent issue of Nature Communications that the effects of the Earth's tilt on the amounts of water in the oceans and in groundwater account for the changes in sea levels during this period, the Early Triassic.

The Arctic Ocean is beginning to take on traits and forces commonly found in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a new study in the 7 April issue of Science.

A new JRC report sheds light on the many effects of litter in our oceans, and highlights the severity and scale of the issue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) to issue new suspensions of deepwater drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), saying a pause is needed to ensure that oil and gas companies first implement adequate safety measures to reduce the risks associated with deepwater drilling operations and are prepared for blowouts and oil spills.

He has served on national and international advisory committees for paleoclimate research, ocean research, and data management issues, and has contributed to national reports on abrupt climate change and climate extremes.

Environmental Issues > Oceans Main Page > All Oceans Documents The Basics We're treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is plOceans Main Page > All Oceans Documents The Basics We're treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is plOceans Documents The Basics We're treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is ploceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land, and most of that is plastic.

Kaitlin Naughten from the University of New South Wales works on one of the most pressing issues facing modern climate science: interactions between the ocean and the vast ice shelves fringing Antarctica.

For oceans There was a publication released last year by the Pew Center (Pew is a charitable foundation whose main focus is education) «Coral Reefs & Global Climate Change» a summary of the current science on this issue.

This includes MOUs with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC / UNESCO); the International Maritime Organization (IMO); the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP); the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA); the State Oceanic Administration of the People's Republic of China (SOA); the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT); the Cluster of Excellence on the Future Ocean at Christian - Albrechts Universitat zu Kiel, Germany; the European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology (EurOcean); the University of Malta; the State Enterprise on Caspian Sea Issues at the President of Turkmenistan in Turkmenistan; and the High Seas Alliance among others.

This scientific research informs debates on issues including climate change, ocean acidification and plastics in the sea.

The conferences have focused on international ocean affairs with topics ranging from arms control, and monitoring and surveillance in the oceans to management and conservation of marine resources; the feasibility of common shipping lines or on ocean development tax; and more recently on emerging issues and challenges presented by climate change, coastal cities and ocean related hazards.

Articles on issues and prospects, ocean governance, living resources of the ocean, non-living ocean resources, transportation and communications, environment and coastal management, maritime security, military activities, regional developments, training and education, and ocean polar issues will be considered for Volume 33.

One recommendation of that meeting was to focus on technological possibilities and economic implications of quieting technologies for the largest vessels in the oceans; a follow - on meeting (also chaired by Dr. Southall) addressed just this issue (view the 2007 report).

Permafrost outgassing is similarly a major issue — and what about all the studies on the Southern Ocean sink saturation — they don't matter either?

Here he takes on environmental issues when a mermaid attempts to change the mind of a young billionaire who is being manipulated by outside forces to commit harm to ocean life.

These 20 seafood - related missions find their basis in your local community and explore some of the issues our ocean is facing in a fun, hands - on way.

We are providing a 21st century approach to its observance not just by recharging memory, but through an artistic reflection with a balanced affirmation of Hispanic heritage and indigenous traditions for collaborative new routes of expression from ancestral roots focused on the concerns of UNESCO: Cultural Rapprochement, Biodiversity, Ocean Care and Seafaring, Climate Change mitigation through sustainable energy, reforestation, gender equity and health issues.

On acidification it's an issue for the climate negotiations if we move away from fossil fuels that will have a huge impact in enabling the oceans to recover