by Beth | Apr 6, 2012 | Education
Whole Foods Market announced last week that they will stop selling fish caught from depleted waters or through ecologically damaging methods, a move that comes as supermarkets nationwide try to make their seafood selections more sustainable. Starting Earth Day, April...
by Beth | Mar 28, 2012 | Beach scenes, Education, Good Causes
Last week my husband I stayed with some friends in their beautiful home overlooking Bodega Bay. Aside from enjoying their gracious hospitality and the spectacular scenic views from their living room, I got the added bonus of accompanying them while we checked on the...
by Beth | Mar 3, 2012 | Education
March is member appreciation month at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Current members receive double discount (20%) in the Ocean Discovery Shop all month. New members receive an additional 25%-off-coupon for any one item* in the shop as well as all member...
by Beth | Mar 1, 2012 | Education, Good Causes
This is for all of you ocean lovers out there. When I found this video on YouTube, one commenter surpised me when he wrote that he thought the creators of this video were preaching to the already converted, and therefore the ad had no impact to effect change. I...
by Beth | Feb 28, 2012 | Education
This photo is courtesy of Lisa Kaas Boyle of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. She is speaking on Plastics at Tulane Law School on Friday. She believes that the racism represented in this photo still exists today. Tulane Environmental Law Clinic worked with LEAN...
by Beth | Feb 24, 2012 | Education
Visual artist and Plastic Pollution Coalition co-founder, Dianna Cohen, creates art using the medium of plastic bags. In this Ted Talk, she reveals the tough truths she has learned about plastic pollution. For instance, there is now believed to be eleven gyres of...
