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Blog Entries by Sarah Chasis from 06/2009

Mid-Atlantic Governors to Sign Landmark Agreement to Protect Ocean

| Posted 06.03.2009 | Green
Read More: Mid-Atlantic, Shipping, Virginia, Delaware, Fishing, Oceans, Marco, Maryland, Wind Power, Governor O'Malley, Governor Markell, Governor Kaine, Governor Paterson, Offshore Wind, Secretary Salazar, New York, Offshore Renewables, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on Oceans, Secretary of Interior, Governor Corzine, Atlantic Ocean, Green News

Our oceans don't recognize borders. That's why it's so significant that these five Governors will agree to reach across state lines to protect them.

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A Sea Change in the Mid-Atlantic -- Many Hands Makes Light Work

| Posted 06.04.2009 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Governor O'Malley, Governor Markell, Governor Kaine, Marco, Governor Paterson, Delaware, Maryland, Offshore Wind, Shipping, Secretary Salazar, New York, Offshore Renewables, Virginia, New Jersey, Secretary of Interior, Governor Corzine, Fishing, Mid-Atlantic, Oceans, Atlantic Ocean, Mid-Atlanticregionalcouncilonoceans, Green News

Today at noon I will witness the dawning of an important new council dedicated to protecting our precious and threatened Atlantic Ocean: the Governors' Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on Oceans.

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Take These Simple Steps to Help Our Seas and the Economy This World Oceans Day

| Posted 06.08.2009 | Green
Read More: World Oceans Day, Economy, Discovery, Green, Healthy Oceans Act, Ocean Acidification, Sustainable Seafood, Acidtest, Healthyoceans, Blueaugust, Planet, Seafood, Green News

As we celebrate World Oceans Day, let us remember the great bounty that the sea provides us and our responsibility to be good stewards of this great public resource.

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Obama Announces Ocean Protection Plan

| Posted 06.12.2009 | Green
Read More: U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, Healthy Oceans, President Obama, Pew Oceans Commission, Oceans, National Healthy Oceans Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Great Lakes, Green News

The US needs a comprehensive policy to protect our ocean, coasts and Great Lakes today and for future generations. Right now, our oceans are governed by over 140 laws and 20 different agencies.

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