As part of this year's World Science Festival in New York, join the "Ocean Doctor," 1planet1ocean president Dr. David E. Guggenheim, along with TED prize winner and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Dr. Sylvia A. Earle; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Dr. David G. Gallo, and Fabien Cousteau, in a panel moderated by ABC News' Bill Weir, entitled, […]
"The Ocean Doctor Live!" is a brand new, special companion broadcast to "The Ocean Doctor" Radio Show on WebTalkRadio.net. It's a LIVE broadcast that allows you to dial-in or connect with your computer and particpate (or just listen in) in a live "TalkCast" with me. Portions of "The Ocean Doctor LIVE!" will be included in […]
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) presents its 11th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Our Changing Oceans on January 19-21, 2011 in Washington, DC at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The conference will provide a forum to address the crisis facing our oceans, new knowledge and […]
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's first hearing of the new Congress will examine the report and recommendations (including any recommendations for legislative action) issued by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. That this is the Committee's first hearing is a clear indication of the importance that Chairman […]
CAPE TO CAPE ADVENTURE Ushuaia to Cape Town March 3, 2011 - 22 Days - Voyage 7106 TRACK the Expedition! Expedition Highlights: Follow in the footsteps of great Antarctic explorers See snow-covered mountains, mighty glaciers and spectacular iceberg sculptures Encounter penguins: Magellanic, rockhopper, gentoo, macaroni, king, Adelie, and African (jackass) Watch for sea lions, […]
CUBA: THE ACCIDENTAL EDEN (USA, 2010, 60 min.) Cuba may have been isolated politically and economically for the past 50 years, but its borders have remained open to wildlife for which Cuba's undeveloped islands are an irresistible draw. While many islands in the Caribbean have poisoned or paved over their ecological riches on land and […]
The 2011 International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) represents the second stand-alone marine conservation meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology's (SCB) Marine Section. The first IMCC in Washington DC, 2009, attracted over 1200 participants. This landmark Congress will serve to unite the marine conservation community and develop new and powerful tools to further marine conservation […]
Jacques Cousteau's 100th anniversary is an opportunity to come together and reflect on the future of Planet Ocean. Ocean Inspiration is a time to reconnect with our creative and intellectual capacity, and together move forward to positively impact our future. Explorers, dancers, scientists, artists, musicians, filmmakers, family and friends will come together in this once […]
Join the Blue Frontier Campaign and members of the national and international marine community at the 2011 Blue Vision Summit as the oceans community comes together again to raise its profile and work towards the enactment and enforcement of national ocean policy, addressing climate change impacts and Gulf restoration. Recent setbacks in our efforts for healthy seas such as the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and on-going and growing concerns over the collapse of marine wildlife and ocean acidification reinforce the importance and timeliness of this event.
Coastal Zone 11 Conference -- Winds of Change: Great Lakes, Great Oceans, Great Communities! Many factors are changing our coastal communities and our estuarine, marine, and Great Lakes environments. Recurring problems such as the impacts of coastal development and new threats such as those related to invasive species, global climate change and other human-induced hazards […]