LosGatosObserver.com

Tag: Marine Conservation Mon, March 15, 2010

• Time for An Oceans Policy Overhaul

  Sep 02, 2009, by Jim Ayers Opinion
  

  “The Mayors’ Summit was about more than just plastic litter,” writes Jim Ayers, vice-president of Oceana and director of the Exxon Valdez cleanup. “It was about recognizing that we all have a shared past and future dependent on healthy oceans, and that efforts to protect them are now paramount in the face of climate change and ocean acidification.”

• Ditch The Plastic Forks!

  Jul 08, 2009, by Laura Kasa Opinion
  

  Exultant over the reduced garbage haul off Santa Cruz County beaches following the Fourth of July weekend, Save Our Shores Executive Director Laura Kasa turns to the next frontier: eliminating plastics. “We need a grassroots effort to say that we don’t want plastics in our ocean,” she writes.