Month: January 2009
talkin’ vs. doin’
Today’s Blue Planet is one where communication, of all types, is on the front line. Be it various modes of media, the press, or even social networking. Everyone is connected in a variety of ways that are quite frankly, making the telephone obsolete. With Internet communications and simply access to the web, SO SO SO…
Read MoreCQ + PQ = IQ
In Thomas Friedman’s ‘The World is Flat 3.0’, we’re taken on a whirlwind tour of global economics, business development, and trends in globalization that are sculpting more than just how ‘we’ do business, but how we think. Just one generation separates a generalized mentality of ‘going to work’ versus more lifestyle driven careers. It is…
Read MoreScience of the Deep
A gauge of our capacity to conduct routine scientific investigations – and further exploit and manage resources – at nearshore depths extending across the global continental shelf, is the ability to execute more expeditious missions to areas that have yet to be explored. As I tend to do, being biased as a career diver (eh…
Read MoreCongratulations President Obama!
After being glued to CNN for all of the inauguration day events and now having time to digest everything, I feel its only right to congratulate President Obama, and the people of our country here on our little corner of the planet – this Blog. One might ask why? as we generally only discuss all…
Read MoreLife in the Sea | an Overview
Manned habitation of the seafloor is a critical component for the future of ocean exploration, advancing science, and for the survival of our species. Early projects in the 1960’s and 1970’s set the stage for early saturation technologies and techniques, however funding ‘dried up’ upon several complications being realized. Here, we have compiled a number…
Read MoreOcean Politics…Here to Stay
President Obama, we have high hopes for you in the area of ocean policy. In answering a question in Science Debate 2008, President Obama states, “Oceans are crucial to the earth’s ecosystem and to all Americans because they drive global weather patterns, feed our people and are a major source of employment for fisheries and…
Read Moreuseful resources
It’s hard to know what to do with the best of the best links in the world. This list brings together what I feel is most important in undersea intervention, and will be continually updated. Feel free to send along anything relevant to [email protected] and I’ll add it to this list… Links & Information Downloads…
Read MoreActing Globally…a new movement from PETA
When is a fish not a fish? When it’s a ‘sea kitten’ apparently. According to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), people don’t like fish – as pets anyway. This largely stems from not being part of the routine lives of most people. If we can’t see it, touch it, then why value…
Read MoreEvery Voice Matters
Bright and early this morning, before the AM coffee, I stumbled up the below CNN video of several schoolchildren reading letters to President-Elect Obama which outline their concerns for the environment. Embedded video from CNN Video I applaud all of the schoolteachers, parents, kids, and media who worked together to make this happen. Today’s tools…
Read MorePresident Bush’s ‘Blue Legacy’?
After an 8-year administration of slashing environmental and ocean science budgets, the US’ President Bush, with just weeks left in office, took a stance to protect what is the largest area of significant ocean habitat in the world. Go figure. Now, as a marine scientist and environmentalist, I suppose I shouldn’t be complaining. This is…
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