October 18, 2010: After 50 years without formal diplomatic relations and no end to the last vestiges of the Cold War in sight, marine scientists and conservationists have taken matters into their own hands to form the Trinational Initiative for Marine Science and Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico and Western Caribbean, a unique partnership of Cuba, Mexico and the United States that is working past political barriers to make a difference for the waters we share and forging new friendships along the way. The Trinational Initiative recently held its fourth meeting in Sarasota, Florida and after nearly a decade of the Administration denying visas, more than 20 Cubans received their visas and participated in the meeting. The Ocean Doctor leads the meeting and shares its successes.
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October 4, 2010: The Ocean Doctor attends the 45th anniversary celebration of Seacamp, a unique marine science summer camp in the Florida Keys that has reached more than 200,000 young hearts and minds through its summer program and its Newfound Harbor Marine Institute program during the rest of the year. We visit old friends, and chat with Irene Hooper, the original director who remains very involved, continuing to impart her leadership and vision to ensure the next generation grows up with a special place in its heart for the oceans. David tells his most famous Seacamp story about a canoe and two mischievous dolphins. And we hear the latest from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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September 27, 2010: In 2005 she left a comfortable life behind to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. This year she became the first woman to row solo across the Pacific, promoting environmental awareness throughout the journey: Part 2 of our interview with Roz Savage picks up during her harrowing Coast Guard rescue. In the Gulf: The fish kills continue in southern Louisiana ? what’s the cause? And how Greenpeace ship “Arctic Sunrise” is helping independent scientists get the facts on the impacts of the BP Gulf of Mexico spill. And it’s talk like a Klingon day on “The Ocean Doctor!”
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September 20, 2010: In 2005 she left her comfortable life behind to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. This year she became the first woman to row solo across the Pacific, promoting environmental awareness throughout the journey: Part 1 of our interview with ocean rower, author & speaker, Roz Savage. In the Gulf: The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill harassing independent scientists? Millions of dead fish in Louisiana. Is the oil to blame? We catch up with Louisiana fishing guide, Ryan Lambert for the latest on the impact of the spill on the marshes and the lives of those who live among them.
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I am inside a tiny, 1-person submarine beneath the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles offshore from the Alaskan coast. There are 1,300 feet of water between me and the surface. I’m here as part of a Greenpeace-led expedition to shed new light on the unexplored depths here.
It’s freezing cold, completely dark, and forbidding and it’s utterly beautiful. Read more
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September 13, 2010: The truth about bottled water and what you can do about it. Drew McGowan from Brita fills us in with advice on how you can help the planet while helping your wallet. Did you study? Our first pop quiz?and it’s hard. Can you keep up with the high school students of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl? Can you beat The Ocean Doctor? And the discovery of massive amounts of oil covering the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and why it’s especially bad news.
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Mary Queen of Viet Nam Church, New Orleans East (Photo: D. Guggenheim)
One of the hardest-hit communities by Hurricane Katrina and the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill is again demonstrating its exceptional determination not only to survive, but to breathe new economic life into its community while establishing itself as a visionary leader in green business and technology. And all the while, the community continues to strengthen its cultural heritage. Its vision: The Viet Village Urban Farm Sustainable Aquaculture Park, a project that will bring green jobs and a vibrant business model to the region while offering a sustainable alternative to fishing wild stocks and environmentally unfriendly forms of fish farming/aquaculture. Read more
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September 6, 2010: We return to Alaska’s Bering Sea aboard the Greenpeace ship “Esperanza” and take the DeepWorker 1-person submarine down to nearly 2,000 feet where we’ll find the best and worst things The Ocean Doctor has ever seen underwater. We also visit with Greenpeace Oceans Campaign Leader, John Hocevar aboard the Esperanza.
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August 30, 2010: Surprising revelations about agencies that were not consulted prior to the President’s March 2010 expansion of offshore oil drilling. Have the microbes in the Gulf of Mexico consumed the unseen oil? One study says “yes,” a second, “no.” Or is that what they say at all? Our special guest is Nicolas Drayton, EPSCoR Coordinator in the U.S. Virgin Islands with inspirational ideas and dedication to get the next generation interested and engaged in science.
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August 23, 2010: The Administration claims the “vast majority” of the Deepwater Horizon oil is “gone.” But the latest studies and Congressional hearings say otherwise. How safe is Gulf seafood? What does the future hold? The Ocean Doctor continues the work of unspinning the spin. This week’s guest: David Helvarg, president of the Blue Frontier Campaign, author of, “Saved by the Sea,” leader of the Seaweed Rebellion.
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Cuba and the U.S. Find Friendship and Hope in the Gulf of Mexico
/in Cuba, Cuba Research & Conservation, Podcast/by Ocean DoctorOctober 18, 2010: After 50 years without formal diplomatic relations and no end to the last vestiges of the Cold War in sight, marine scientists and conservationists have taken matters into their own hands to form the Trinational Initiative for Marine Science and Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico and Western Caribbean, a unique partnership of Cuba, Mexico and the United States that is working past political barriers to make a difference for the waters we share and forging new friendships along the way. The Trinational Initiative recently held its fourth meeting in Sarasota, Florida and after nearly a decade of the Administration denying visas, more than 20 Cubans received their visas and participated in the meeting. The Ocean Doctor leads the meeting and shares its successes.
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Seacamp: 45 Years of Immersive Education That Works
/in Podcast/by Ocean DoctorOctober 4, 2010: The Ocean Doctor attends the 45th anniversary celebration of Seacamp, a unique marine science summer camp in the Florida Keys that has reached more than 200,000 young hearts and minds through its summer program and its Newfound Harbor Marine Institute program during the rest of the year. We visit old friends, and chat with Irene Hooper, the original director who remains very involved, continuing to impart her leadership and vision to ensure the next generation grows up with a special place in its heart for the oceans. David tells his most famous Seacamp story about a canoe and two mischievous dolphins. And we hear the latest from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Crossing the Ocean Solo with Your Bare Hands: Roz Savage – Part 2
/in Podcast/by Ocean DoctorSeptember 27, 2010: In 2005 she left a comfortable life behind to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. This year she became the first woman to row solo across the Pacific, promoting environmental awareness throughout the journey: Part 2 of our interview with Roz Savage picks up during her harrowing Coast Guard rescue. In the Gulf: The fish kills continue in southern Louisiana ? what’s the cause? And how Greenpeace ship “Arctic Sunrise” is helping independent scientists get the facts on the impacts of the BP Gulf of Mexico spill. And it’s talk like a Klingon day on “The Ocean Doctor!”
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Crossing the Ocean Solo with Your Bare Hands: Roz Savage – Part 1
/in Podcast/by Ocean DoctorSeptember 20, 2010: In 2005 she left her comfortable life behind to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. This year she became the first woman to row solo across the Pacific, promoting environmental awareness throughout the journey: Part 1 of our interview with ocean rower, author & speaker, Roz Savage. In the Gulf: The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill harassing independent scientists? Millions of dead fish in Louisiana. Is the oil to blame? We catch up with Louisiana fishing guide, Ryan Lambert for the latest on the impact of the spill on the marshes and the lives of those who live among them.
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Deep Reflection: Alone in the Dark at 1,300 Feet Below
/in Featured, Ocean Doctor's Reflections/by Ocean DoctorI am inside a tiny, 1-person submarine beneath the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles offshore from the Alaskan coast. There are 1,300 feet of water between me and the surface. I’m here as part of a Greenpeace-led expedition to shed new light on the unexplored depths here.
It’s freezing cold, completely dark, and forbidding and it’s utterly beautiful. Read more
What Everyone Should Know About Bottled Water
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The Gulf’s Green Future: One Community’s Hopeful Example After the BP Spill and Katrina
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One of the hardest-hit communities by Hurricane Katrina and the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill is again demonstrating its exceptional determination not only to survive, but to breathe new economic life into its community while establishing itself as a visionary leader in green business and technology. And all the while, the community continues to strengthen its cultural heritage. Its vision: The Viet Village Urban Farm Sustainable Aquaculture Park, a project that will bring green jobs and a vibrant business model to the region while offering a sustainable alternative to fishing wild stocks and environmentally unfriendly forms of fish farming/aquaculture. Read more
Beneath the Deadliest Catch: Beauty & Mayhem Under the Bering Sea
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Politics Before Science? What The Oil Spill Commission Has Revealed
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Disaster, Dispersants & Deception in the Gulf of Mexico
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