For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by stories of the sea. I spent my childhood summers going to the beach in Long Beach, NY. My fifth grade teacher took us to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut where we slept aboard the Joseph Conrad and learned about whales and nautical navigation. I even …
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On Fishes, Both Swimming and Sliced
Today’s topic is a reflection on a number of the books that I’ve been reading over the past few months (and some even further back) that I have yet to review and how they all tie together. I figured you can go to Amazon for a book review, but where else can you get a …
Sea Turtle Testimony
There is currently a proposal by the National Marine Fisheries Service to allow unlimited longlining by Hawaii swordfish boats. In the proposal is an increase in the allowed “interactions” (typically that is a euphemism for death, or at least serious injury). As you might guess, I strongly oppose this proposed measure. Below is the testimony …
American Clean Energy and Security Act
To those who question the potential effectiveness of the Waxman-Markey bill (also known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act), I have two questions: 1) Do you believe that humans have caused the climate to change? and, 2) Do you think we have the capacity to fix it? I just want to make sure …