NEWS FROM THE FIELD: Protests in Sacramento Against Offshore Oil Drilling

Blog Post | February 8, 2018 | Clara Bonaventura, Advancement Associate
On February 8, I marched through the streets of Sacramento dressed as a whale! Why? To protect our coasts from offshore drilling. I joined over 500 activists and indigenous, environmental, and...

Alaskan Voices Will Not Be Silenced By Big Oil

Blog Post | February 5, 2018 | Dj Tyson, Arctic Program Assistant
For many Alaskans, the ocean is part of who they are. The state’s 40,000 miles of coastline is dotted with small Alaska Native communities that depend on the marine environment for their way...

7 Reasons to Ban Heavy Fuel Oil From the Arctic

Blog Post | January 7, 2018 | Kevin Harun, Arctic Program Director and Dj Tyson, Arctic Program Assistant
Despite the seriousness of the threat, the use of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) by ships in the Arctic seems to have escaped the public consciousness and the media. It’s been overshadowed...

BREAKING: Trump is Selling Your Oceans

Blog Post | January 4, 2018 | Nicole Portley, Marine Campaigns
Ocean waters that have been protected for decades are now up for sale—thanks to Donald Trump and his cabinet of polluters. Today, the Trump administration released a proposal that would radically...