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This blog was co-written alongside co-creators and co-founders of the mCDR Forum: Ben Rubin, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Carbon Business Council, and Amanda Viellard, PhD, Direc…

The ocean has long been the end of the pipe for plastic pollution, with ocean wildlife bearing the brunt of the overproduction and overconsumption of single-use plastics. The world now produ…

In recent months, U.S. trade has been at the forefront for many of us. But also, for many of us, when our packages show up at our door, we often forget the journey these items take, me inclu…

The Sea and the Butterfly by Kim Kirim No one told him about the water’s depth.The white butterfly did not know how to fear the sea. Thinking it to be a field of blue radish leaves, he float…

Offshore oil drilling is a dirty, risky endeavor.  The Deepwater Horizon disaster is perhaps the most dramatic example of how offshore drilling can go wrong. Fifteen years ago…

Imagine yourself snorkeling through a lush kelp forest off the coast of Southern California. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of the forest, casting shimmering patterns on the rocky…

Barbara ‘Wáahlaal Gidaak Blake is the Vice President for Ocean Conservancy, leading the Arctic & Northern Waters Program. A dedicated advocate for Indigenous rights and environment…

The United States has long recognized the link between our ocean and our economy. For nearly 50 years, bipartisan congressional leadership has designed and built a world-class science and ma…

I recently represented Ocean Conservancy at the National Working Waterfronts Network Conference in San Diego. The conference brought together maritime industry leaders, policymakers and…