Update: FSO Safer No Longer an Environmental Disaster Waiting to Happen, Dispute Remains Over Oil

The FSO Safer is now considerably safer. A United Nations operation to transfer more than one million barrels of oil from the decaying floating oil storage vessel into another ship off the coast of Yemen has been completed.  Removal of … Continue reading

Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipelines — Ukraine, US or Russia?

On September 26, 2022, a series of clandestine bombings resulted in underwater gas leaks from the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines. Both pipelines were built to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, and are … Continue reading

After Two Decades of Negotiations, Historic Treaty to Protect World’s Oceans

CNN reports that nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding High Seas Treaty to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet’s surface, but have long been essentially lawless. The agreement was signed on … Continue reading

UN Report: Oceans Getting Hotter & Sea Levels Rising Faster

A disturbing new report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that the rate at which the world’s oceans are heating up is accelerating and that sea levels are rising more quickly than previous predictions. The Special Report … Continue reading

Happy World Ocean Day

June 8th is officially World Ocean Day,  “a global celebration of ocean conservation,”  sponsored by the United Nations since 2008, and coordinated internationally by The Ocean Project and the World Ocean Network.  The theme for this year and next is : Youth – … Continue reading