Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en Green activists push Biden to freeze ‘disastrous’ deepwater oil export rigs https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/green-activists-push-biden-freeze-disastrous-deepwater-oil-export-rigs <p>Sensing election-year traction, coalition of 20 environmental groups also demand entrenchment of pause in gas-export licences</p> <p>Joe Biden’s administration is coming under renewed pressure to escalate its curbs on the US’s booming trade in fossil fuels by halting new deepwater oil-export facilities, as well as entrenching its pause in gas-export licences.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/green-activists-push-biden-freeze-disastrous-deepwater-oil-export-rigs" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:06 +0000 admin 95779 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end? https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/us-food-industry-has-long-buried-truth-about-their-products-coming-end <p>The FDA is developing front-of-package labels that corporations may have to start printing as early as 2027</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/us-food-industry-has-long-buried-truth-about-their-products-coming-end" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:05 +0000 admin 95780 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org What are those weird ingredients in our favorite packaged foods? https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/what-are-those-weird-ingredients-our-favorite-packaged-foods <p>From maltodextrin to guar gum, these additives are found in 73% of the US food supply – and are linked to health impacts</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/what-are-those-weird-ingredients-our-favorite-packaged-foods" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:04 +0000 admin 95782 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Ultra-processed foods are ultra bad for you. Here’s what to know https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/ultra-processed-foods-are-ultra-bad-you-here-s-what-know <p>A growing number of grocery-store foods, from fruit-flavored yogurts to packaged bread, are being tied to health concerns</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/ultra-processed-foods-are-ultra-bad-you-here-s-what-know" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:04 +0000 admin 95781 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy? https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/bezos-earth-fund-has-pumped-billions-climate-and-nature-projects-so-why-are-experts-un <p>Jeff Bezos’s $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy – and its interest in carbon offsets</p> <p>Late last month, the coronation of Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez as environmental royalty was complete. At Conservation International’s glitzy annual gala in New York, with Harrison Ford, Jacinda Ardern and Shailene Woodley looking on, the couple were given the global visionary award for the financial contribution of the Bezos Earth Fund to the natural world.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/bezos-earth-fund-has-pumped-billions-climate-and-nature-projects-so-why-are-experts-un" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 May 2024 07:15:03 +0000 admin 95778 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org ‘Free Bella’: campaigners fight to save lonely beluga whale from Seoul mall https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/free-bella-campaigners-fight-save-lonely-beluga-whale-seoul-mall <p>Five years after her last companion died and the aquarium’s owner pledged to free her, Bella still languishes in a tiny tank amid shops</p> <p>In the heart of Seoul, amid the luxury shops at the foot of the world’s <a href="https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/buildings">sixth-tallest skyscraper</a>, a lone beluga whale named Bella swims aimlessly in a tiny, lifeless tank, where she has been trapped for a decade.</p> <p>Her plight is urgent, with campaigners racing to rescue her from the bare tank in a glitzy shopping centre in South Korea’s capital before it is too late.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/free-bella-campaigners-fight-save-lonely-beluga-whale-seoul-mall" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:04 +0000 admin 95777 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Scotland’s vulnerable marine life not properly protected, campaigners warn https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/scotland-s-vulnerable-marine-life-not-properly-protected-campaigners-warn <p>Scottish government accused of missing deadlines to take action on overfishing and effects of climate breakdown</p> <p>Fragile and damaged marine life around Scotland’s coasts is not being properly protected because ministers in Edinburgh have broken their promises, environment campaigners have warned.</p> <p>Prominent charities including the Marine Conservation Society and the National Trust for Scotland accuse the Scottish government of repeatedly missing its deadlines to protect vulnerable marine life from overfishing and the effects of climate breakdown.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/scotland-s-vulnerable-marine-life-not-properly-protected-campaigners-warn" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:01 +0000 admin 95776 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org MasterChef Australia fans being deceived by ‘renewable gas’ campaign, climate advocates tell watchdog https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/masterchef-australia-fans-being-deceived-renewable-gas-campaign-climate-advocates-tell <p>Comms Declare asks ACCC to investigate show sponsor Australian Gas Networks for alleged greenwashing</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/masterchef-australia-fans-being-deceived-renewable-gas-campaign-climate-advocates-tell" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 May 2024 04:49:51 +0000 admin 95775 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org New rules for NSW polluters to require ‘credible’ plan for mitigating climate impact https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/new-rules-nsw-polluters-require-credible-plan-mitigating-climate-impact <p>Exclusive: EPA chief executive says ‘foundational’ rule changes put climate impacts ‘front and centre' of planning process</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/new-rules-nsw-polluters-require-credible-plan-mitigating-climate-impact" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 19 May 2024 20:00:44 +0000 admin 95774 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Can Chicago’s mayor tackle environmental racism in one of the most segregated US cities? https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/can-chicago-s-mayor-tackle-environmental-racism-one-most-segregated-us-cities <p>Brandon Johnson promised to address the city’s longstanding inequities – advocates want to make the most of the moment</p> <p>On the campaign trail, Brandon Johnson often talked about the asthma he suffered growing up just west of Chicago, connecting it to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/08/10-most-air-polluted-places-to-live-us">industrial pollution</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/can-chicago-s-mayor-tackle-environmental-racism-one-most-segregated-us-cities" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 19 May 2024 16:00:39 +0000 admin 95772 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org