Press Release from Schmidt Ocean Institute BY SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE ON DECEMBER 10, 2020 PARIS, FRANCE— The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), the United Nations body…
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Eric and Wendy Schmidt launch global talent corps for teenagers
Published by Fast Company BY STEPHANIE MEHTA ON NOVEMBER 16, 2020 In an exclusive interview, the former Google CEO and his wife unveil details of Rise, part of their $1 billion charitable commitment t…
The US launches a national Plastics Pact, supported by all sectors
Published by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation BY ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION ON AUGUST 25, 2020 The Foundation’s Plastics Pact network expands further today with the launch of the U.S. Plastics Pact at C…
Blooms driven by climate change threaten to smother marine life in Arabian Sea
Published in Mongabay BY MALAVIKA VYAWAHARE ON OCTOBER 7, 2020 On Feb. 26, 2003, a group of scientists set out to sea from Goa, India, on a routine mission. They called it “sea truthing,” verifying da…
7 Tips for an Environmentally Friendly Green Halloween
Published on the website of Grades for Green 7 Tips for an Environmentally Friendly "Green Halloween" Halloween has long been known as one of the least environmentally-friendly holidays. Between count…
Governor Newsom Announces California Will Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Cars & Drastically Reduce Demand for Fossil Fuel in California’s Fight Against Climate Change
Published on the website of the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Executive order directs state to require that, by 2035, all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California be zero-emission vehicles T…
California’s climate change reality an opportunity for Gov. Newsom to quit fossil fuels
Published in The Sacramento Bee BY WENDY SCHMIDT SPECIAL TO THE SACRAMENTO BEE In 1966, when smog obscured the Los Angeles skyline and residents choked on noxious fumes, California enacted the countr…
A.I. Is Helping Scientists Understand an Ocean’s Worth of Data
Published in The New York Times By Tatiana Schlossberg Machine-learning applications are proving to be especially useful to the scientific community studying the planet's largest bodies of water. This…