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As citizens dedicated to combatting climate change with real solutions, we aim to protect the ocean and all of the life it sustains.

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A coal-fired power plant in China's Dai city. China emits more CO2 every year than the rest of the developed world combined—completely cancelling out all the sacrifices you are being forced to make in the farcical pursuit of Net Zero.

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Finally! Nantucket Select Board member Dawn Holdgate is spot on. WE WERE MISLED, and WE ARE STILL FEELING MISLED. It’s time for Vineyard Wind to pack up and go. Time to prioritize the ocean and our National Historic Landmark. Protect Our Coast NJ Green Oceans Save Right Whales Coalition

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“We don’t know what we don’t know.” From Monday’s @nbc10wjar I-Team segment on whale deaths and offshore wind. As reported by Tamara Sacharczyk -thanks for asking the questions and demanding the answers. #wjar #oceanography #uri #mysticaquarium #marinemammalrescue

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During his confirmation hearings for U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright explained that his criteria for U.S. energy needed to satisfy three requirements: reliable, affordable, and secure. Meghan Lapp, fisheries liaison for Seafreeze Ltd and Seafreeze Shoreside out of Point

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If you’re casting about for something to do this weekend… Come visit Green Oceans at the 21st Annual New England Saltwater Fishing Show. Stop by Booth 907 and say hello to our team. This is the largest (and best) fishing show in the Northeast! Location: Rhode Island Convention

If you’re casting about for something to do this weekend…

Come visit Green Oceans at the 21st Annual New England Saltwater Fishing Show. Stop by Booth 907 and say hello to our team. This is the largest (and best) fishing show in the Northeast!

Location: Rhode Island Convention
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How does the fishing community feel about offshore wind? Here’s a sampling of opinions from last weekend’s New England Saltwater Fishing Show in PVD. @craigg028 @jaspercoutu @shockersportfishing @biggamefishingri @striperbrain @skurge_of_the_sea @508_malik

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Revolution Wind’s 65 turbines and offshore substation will contain a total 489,438 gallons of oils and lubricants. Add to that another 528,368 gallons of coolants and diesel fuel—all at risk of leaking or spilling in the harsh and unforgiving ocean environment. Not so clean, not

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Wind developers and their political cheerleaders shout about the “good paying” jobs associated with offshore wind energy, but the reality is at odds with their rhetoric. Captain Breezy Grenier—USCG veteran, ocean scientist, professional mariner, educator, and Blue Economy

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Pressured to fast-track offshore wind development, BOEM reinterpreted the rules to suit the developers’ needs—negatively impacting the ocean environment, the fishing industry, national security, mariners’ safety, and ratepayers’ pocketbooks. In solidarity with our friends at

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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY Roughly half of the remaining population of North Atlantic right whales has been recently spotted feeding in Massachusetts waters. In response, NOAA has issued numerous “Slow Zone” warnings—requests for boats to motor at speeds of 10 knots or less in areas

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Photographed last August by a fisherman in Buzzards Bay: an arctic tern riding the waves on a slab of Vineyard Wind blade debris. #earthday #surfingtern #foamferry #bladefailure #greenoceans #offshorewind #nantucketcurrent #ack4whales #vineyardwind #beachdebris #buzzardsbay

Photographed last August by a fisherman in Buzzards Bay: an arctic tern riding the waves on a slab of Vineyard Wind blade debris.

#earthday #surfingtern #foamferry #bladefailure #greenoceans #offshorewind #nantucketcurrent #ack4whales #vineyardwind #beachdebris #buzzardsbay
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Following the President’s orders to conduct a “comprehensive assessment and review’ of offshore wind leasing and permitting practices, Secretary Doug Burgum ordered an immediate halt to Empire Wind’s construction activities. Citing concerns about “rushed, outdated, and incomplete

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Special thanks to the NBC10 I-Team and @tamarasacharczyknews for their objective reporting in the “Wind and Whales” series. Great job by acclaimed diving scientist, Michael Lombardi. #wjar #southernnewengland #keepitwild #oceanography #uri #mysticaquarium #marinemammalrescue

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Smog may be down in the city but it’s sky-high off our coast—thanks to the “clean” energy construction of Revolution Wind. Last week Green Oceans witnessed firsthand the pollution being caused by wind vessel emissions. On Tuesday, Green Oceans filed a petition to the EPA with a

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Even a five-year-old knows that offshore wind is a bad idea. This one has both wisdom and good hammering skills… Our Martha’s Vineyard colleague, John Zarba, @jzskates shot this impromptu video when he was delivering yard signs to the boy’s father. To order your free yard

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Here’s a closer look at the monster crane vessel, Thialf, currently anchored off Jamestown. • 661 ft long, 470 ft high • Houses over 700 crew members • Built in 1985, primarily used for oil and gas projects • Headed for the Empire Wind lease area off NY on 6/01 • Will be

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Earlier this week, diving scientist and technologist, Michael Lombardi, took a dive in Newport Harbor.  Find out what he discovered this Sunday, World Ocean Day. Spoiler alert: it features a feisty spider crab, someone’s very waterlogged iPhone, and an encounter with a unique

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Save the Bay warns that Revolution Wind’s construction activities at Quonset Point pose a serious threat to human health and marine life in Narragansett Bay. Urges RIDEM to require better monitoring and mitigation of Revolution Wind’s pollution discharge exceedances. Discharges

Save the Bay warns that Revolution Wind’s construction activities at Quonset Point pose a serious threat to human health and marine life in Narragansett Bay. Urges RIDEM to require better monitoring and mitigation of Revolution Wind’s pollution discharge exceedances. Discharges