This Friday at 11am, join U.S. Congressman @teammoulton, @NEAQ President & CEO Vikki Spruill, and @CenterOceanLife scientist Heather Pettis for a discussion on the critically endangered #NorthAtlanticrightwhales. FB event link: https://t.co/UYtEGDCSMa
Interesting insights about how COVID-19 is affecting the climate crisis: reduced air travel has lowered emissions, but experts believe increasing home energy use could offset that.
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Beautiful satellite images from @NASAearth capture the first images of spring on #CapeCod. #DYK - as snow melts & spring rains fall, rivers carry important nutrients into the coastal ocean. via @BostonGlobe
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Some good news for your feed: A North Atlantic right whale spotted off the coast of Nahant, MA over the weekend! Wishing these endangered creatures safe passage up the coast! Learn more about the history of right whales and the plight they face: https://t.co/iQDKs5Z8ad
I’m liking @jerryjamesstone tips on food storage because food waste is something I think about and those now hunkering down can learn a thing or two about being more efficient and sustainable during this difficult time. #LifeLessons
The EU is finally realizing that incineration, even if you call it gasification and pyrolysis, is terrible for the climate. @ClimateKatie@MassDEP we need to cut subsidies for burning trash, not increase them. @MaryPFPI @EnvCouncil_RI@kevin_budris @CLFMoses @CLF@GAIAnoburn
We are incredibly excited and honored to have esteemed wildlife and environmental writer @kieranmulvaney on campus this week, working on writing the story of the New England Aquarium’s long history of conservation.
This book is scheduled to hit the shelves in summer 2020!
They are the largest animals on the planet, so sighting two endangered blue whales during a recent aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument by our @NEAQ Anderson Cabot @CenterOceanLife scientists was a huge find! @WCVB https://t.co/utZoYzRk6I
W2O is proud to support a resolution advocating for a new national goal to conserve 30% of all U.S. lands and oceans by 2030! Thank you @SenatorTomUdall & @Deb4CongressNM for introducing this important measure 🌊🌲🌎
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If you want to better understand how recycling rules are changing, and learn why manufacturers are being urged to take on more responsibility for #plasticpollution, register for our upcoming panel--The Truth About Plastics: It’s Time for Zero Waste. Link in Bio for details!
“It is easy to feel helpless in the face of such a grim story, but there are signs of hope.” —Scott Kraus, chair of the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium and former VP for research @NEAQ
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Dragon, a female North Atlantic #RightWhale, has been discovered #entangled off the coast of Nantucket with a buoy lodged in her mouth. Below, the left photo depicts Dragon in her current declining state, while the right photo shows a healthy Dragon and her calf in 2016.