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The Pacific Ocean

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Ocean news, marine science, and conservation. A project of Resource Media.

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Ian James@ByIanJames24 Apr 2022
Drought boon or costly boondoggle? The California Coastal Commission plans to vote next month on a company’s plan to build one of the country’s largest desalination plants in Huntington Beach | Photography by @alschaben: latimes.com/california/story…
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Louis Sahagun@LouisSahagun8 Mar 2022
A poisonous legacy of racism and pollution still haunts this L.A.-area flood channel latimes.com/environment/stor…
A massive fire unleashed a flood of toxic runoff, triggering an environmental disaster

A massive fire unleashed a flood of toxic runoff, triggering an environmental disaster

The toxic spill in the Dominguez Channel that plunged thousands of Los Angeles County residents into misery late last year was scarcely unique.

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The @LATimes Editorial Board calls for an end to California offshore drilling to #ProtectThePacific: “State lawmakers should begin reducing the risks to the coastal environment and the climate by ending drilling in California waters.” latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
Editorial: End drilling in California waters to protect the coast and climate

Editorial: End drilling in California waters to protect the coast and climate

California lawmakers should respond to the 2021 Orange County oil spill and end drilling in state waters to reduce risks to the climate and coastline.

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"We must fully and highly protect at least 30% of our ocean. Let’s start there and shift the “access” conversation to where the opportunity really lies — efforts to connect marginalized communities to nature." - @anupaasokan #americathebeautiful #30x30 sandiegouniontribune.com/opi…
Here’s how we can save the ocean and improve access at the same time

Here’s how we can save the ocean and improve access at the same time

Asokan is an avid waterwoman and ocean advocate who works in marine science and policy. She serves on the National Board of Directors for the Surfrider Foundation and formerly worked at NOAA in...

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The California Coast@TheCACoast5 Oct 2021
Statement from California Coastal Commission Chair Steve Padilla on the #HuntingtonBeachOilSpill
Coastal Commission Chair Steve Padilla: “Once again we are seeing a horrifying disaster unfolding off our coast with the heartbreaking images of blackened beaches and wetlands, oil slicked birds and fish floating in a sheen of oil. Sadly, the images of these kinds of environmental tragedies will continue until we get drilling and oil production out of the ocean. The Commission has been coordinating with and fully supports the local, state and federal agencies that are leading the monumental effort to get this situation under control.”

ALT Coastal Commission Chair Steve Padilla: “Once again we are seeing a horrifying disaster unfolding off our coast with the heartbreaking images of blackened beaches and wetlands, oil slicked birds and fish floating in a sheen of oil. Sadly, the images of these kinds of environmental tragedies will continue until we get drilling and oil production out of the ocean. The Commission has been coordinating with and fully supports the local, state and federal agencies that are leading the monumental effort to get this situation under control.”

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California’s distaste for offshore drilling dates back to 1969, when a devastating oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara shocked the public and galvanized the modern environmental movement. latimes.com/environment/stor…
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"Huntington Beach shore is covered in oil. This is why the U.S. needs to end coastal drilling." @latimesopinion is 💯🎯latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
Editorial: Huntington Beach shore is covered in oil. This is why the U.S. needs to end coastal...

Editorial: Huntington Beach shore is covered in oil. This is why the U.S. needs to end coastal...

The Orange County coastline has become the latest casualty to the nation’s unhealthy dependence on oil.

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Azul@AzulDotOrg21 May 2021
Our founder & ED @minsd has been working with Latinx activists for over a decade to save the ocean from plastic & overfishing. NEW @CalMatters op-ed on her work to #Protect30x30 & ensure all communities can enjoy the ocean’s beauty bit.ly/3ozFTtw
Conservation policy must include more diverse voices

Conservation policy must include more diverse voices

In the conservation effort to protect 30% of land and ocean by the year 2030, we need to include diverse communities in policy discussions.

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Bettina Boxall@boxall28 Apr 2021
Poseidon is fighting a permit condition that would link start-up of the Huntington Beach desalter to shovel-ready environmental mitigation projects. latimes.com/environment/stor…
Questions linger about environmental impact of Poseidon plant

Questions linger about environmental impact of Poseidon plant

Water board debates how and when Poseidon should offset the environmental harm of its proposed Huntington Beach seawater desalination plant.

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Azul@AzulDotOrg15 Apr 2021
Poseidon wants to build a $1.4B #desalination plant in Huntington Beach. If built, it will kill marine life & pollute our ocean, spew harmful emissions, & increase ratepayer bills. Tell the Water Board #NoPoseidon: bit.ly/32e1o8W #FueraPoseidon @AzulDotOrg @RWQCB8
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New poll: 3 out of 4 California voters want @CAGovernor @GavinNewsom to appoint a @TheCACoast Commissioner who will protect our coast and keep our beaches public bit.ly/2OAPUJn #ProtectOurCoast #CAForAll
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Sarah Kaplan@sarahkaplan4818 Mar 2021
Do you ever think about how many amazing things the ocean does for humanity even as we exploit it and fill it with trash and think "Girl, this is a toxic relationship! Dump them! You deserve so much better!" Yeah, me too washingtonpost.com/climate-s…
How protecting the ocean can save species and fight climate change

How protecting the ocean can save species and fight climate change

By over-exploiting fisheries and mining and drilling the sea floor, humanity is risking not just the ocean’s health but our own, a new report shows.

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"When we act to preserve key ocean habitats, marine wildlife can get a foothold on survival" Great story from @MartinWisckol ocregister.com/2021/02/04/ch…

Channel Islands offer a roadmap to healthy seas

New study highlights protections of the islands as how to revive shrinking marine life worldwide.

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Our Shared Seas@OurSharedSeas23 Jan 2021
We are already 1 year into the decisive decade for #climateaction. Achieving decarbonization depends on considering all "tools in the toolbox." We partnered with @ClimateWorks to explore the growing portfolio of ocean-based CO2 removal approaches. bit.ly/3o9E58O
Demystifying Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Explainer - Insights from Our Shared Seas

Demystifying Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Explainer - Insights from Our Shared Seas

Mitigation efforts alone will be insufficient in curbing emissions to prevent dangerous levels of warming. A growing community is exploring the role of carbon dioxide removal processes to permanently...

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How can @JoeBiden + @KamalaHarris make real progress in reducing emissions? A new report from @OurSharedSeas finds the ocean holds the answer. #climateaction means #oceanaction bit.ly/36kH74i
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Join @CAStateParks @WadeCrowfoot @aguamando, interpreters from eight coastal parks, and us, for "Getting Wise to Sea Level Rise with California State Parks"! Dec. 14, 8:30-10:30am. Watch on Facebook, or classrooms can watch via zoom webinar. facebook.com/events/23748522… #KingTides
Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery, San Simeon, during king tides

ALT Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery, San Simeon, during king tides

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