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Our book Just Cool It!: The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do features a chapter on…

As I stood listening from the back of the media room today at Queen’s Park,…

Extreme weather driven by global warming is currently far more common happens and already reaching…

Conversation with Dr. Ashley Byun and Geiza Viani. Edited by Jessica Merten. Future Frogmen educates…

Plastic pollution is a growing problem for our environment. One of the worst affected ecosystems,…

Some Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and their people are defending their rights to traditional practices, clean air and water and a healthy environment. They say the Coastal GasLink pipeline threatens those rights.

In the time since the law was last updated, Canadians have become increasingly exposed to toxics in their everyday lives. We need a modern law that adequately protects them.

Officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and The United Way of Collier and the Keys announced…

Sadly, it’s more than just turtles at risk. In fact, studies have shown that marine life is disappearing at twice the speed of life on land.

The Government of Canada has reported that 15 billion plastic bags, along with 57 million…

Conversation with Dr. Ashley Byun and Geiza Viani. Edited by Jessica Merten. Future Frogmen educates…

Island Scallops on Vancouver Island has relied on stable ocean conditions since 1989. But CEO…

No, this isn’t an article about a 100th dive. The NUDI, in this case, stands for…

The fish aren’t talking.

Dr. Somerfield is a highly-cited and sought-after numerical ecologist who has been instrumental in developing and using the methods in PRIMER across many fields, having led and lectured PRIMER workshops across the globe for over two decades.

If we’re going to tackle the climate crisis, we have to reduce transportation emissions. Good…

As if the Cayman Islands didn’t already offer an amazing diving experience, fantastic sponge life…

Millennials and Gen Zs want a career that makes an impact. This was the finding…

While we continue to celebrate what this update means for the Gulf, we can’t let it overshadow that we are still waiting for a decision from the court on our case.

Lionfish are one of the most invasive aquatic species in history. They have been decimating reefs and weakening ecosystems across the Western Atlantic for over 30 years, unchecked and unchallenged. Now is the time to fight.

Climate-wise connectivity looks at a number of strategies for conservation planning amid the climate crisis, as emergent ecosystems appear.

That’s why Oceana is calling on governments in Canada and the U.S. to take immediate action to stop the killing and save these whales from extinction.

Let’s hope 2020 marks the start of a year and decade when we finally take…

The Journey Begins: A Promising Partnership to Protect and Restore Keys’ Reefs Coral Scientists at The…

As the Global Week to act for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comes…

Through the National “Coral to Action” Student Challenge, the world’s largest coral restoration organization, Coral…

To restore habitat for coastal and marine species, NOAA’s Restoration Center is recommending $10.4 million…

In the face of the crisis facing our planet’s coral reefs, Coral Restoration Foundation™ is…

It’s been over a decade since award-winning filmmaker Rob Stewart first debuted Sharkwater (2007) to international audiences,…

Divers unite to highlight the urgent need to stop the Ugly Journey of Trash and…

A team of experienced divers from around the world have launched a campaign to clear…

With easily accessible gas and oil deposits becoming depleted, companies have turned to fracking to extract it from shale formations. This involves drilling deep, often horizontal wells and pumping large amounts of pressurized water, sand and chemicals into them to fracture rock and release gas or oil.

Ecojustice will see the Ford government in court today, April 1, for its gutting of Ontario’s cap and trade program in July 2018 with no public consultation.

Every diver understands the draw of the ocean, and most crave the next dive just…

And when bees decline, so do the plants that depend on them for reproduction.

Divers from across the United States and around the world are coming together in an…

Too many adults become complacent, unwilling to even imagine making sacrifices for their children and grandchildren — even though many changes required to bring emissions and warming under control would confer numerous benefits, from healthier diets to reduced pollution to greater employment and economic opportunities in clean energy.

On April 29th, 2019, the Open University of the Netherlands will have the inaugural class…

Sharks are depending on us to stand up for their protection, don’t let them down.

Fernhurst Junior School in Portsmouth is raising awareness and understanding about the problems caused by…

Most of us rarely think about concrete, but it’s the foundation of modern society —…

On February 4th 2019, the vessel “Solomon Trader” from Hong Kong ran aground in Rennell…

Energy is inextricably linked to a range of community issues, from health to housing. That…

In a 1965 speech to members, American Petroleum Institute president Frank Ikard outlined the findings…

CBC Marketplace presented “Why buying plastic-free groceries is so hard” on January 11, 2019. The…