VIDEO OF THE WEEK: World Oceans Day
Tomorrow is World Oceans Day – a global day of ocean education, action, and celebration. The goal is to find solutions to support a healthier ocean and a better future.
Last year, Professor Mandy Joye (University of Georgia) held an interactive marine science workshop for elementary school children. How will you and your community celebrate our oceans?
PODCAST OF THE WEEK: GulfCast: Ernst Peebles: Growing Up With Oil
Dr. Ernst Peebles (University of South Florida) remembers his brother’s teeth turning black from working in a Louisiana oil refinery. Through this and other stories, Peebles illustrates his personal connection to the health of the Gulf of Mexico. Hear more of his accounts of growing up surrounded by petroleum production.
This episode was recorded during a live event hosted by The Story Collider: Stories About Science.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: United States Climate Alliance
As the President pulls the US out of the UN’s Paris Climate Agreement, governors and mayors are filling the void with their own protective climate actions.
On June 1, California Governor Jerry Brown, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced the formation of the United States Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition committed to upholding the Paris Agreement and taking aggressive action on climate change. Currently, 13 states have joined and another six plan to shortly.
Nearly two hundred mayors — members of the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda — have also expressed support for the alliance. Among these cities are the capital, Washington, DC, and the 10 most populous cities in the nation: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, and San Jose.
Photo courtesy of Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Watch the Sizzle for Dispatches – 2
A sequel to the Emmy Award-winning documentary, “Dispatches From The Gulf – 2” shares remarkable stories about the global team of scientists who continue to study the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill — the largest in U.S. history. Their unprecedented mission to comprehensively research its environmental impacts and find new ways to ease the devastation of future oil spills has lead to surprising discoveries. Click here to watch.
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Dispatches From The Gulf: Science, Community, and Recovery in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill is the 14th episode in the Journey To Planet Earth TV series. DVDs are available free of charge to educators, librarians, homeschoolers, and community activists. Click here to fill out a request.
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