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Like some Diesel for Dinner?

Like some Diesel for Dinner?

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. It killed 11 workers and caused the worst oil spill in  history. For months trillion sof gallons of oil blasted into the ocean. And where is it now? Like some Diesel for Dinner? The...
OceanAmp is looking for YOU!

OceanAmp is looking for YOU!

Hey everyone! I am looking for journalists, authors an bloggers who want to work on this with me. I am looking for co-authors and editors, partners and ppl who want to work on this together. You should be fluemt in english and care for Oceans. If you come from Berlin-...
Sharks Need Your Help

Sharks Need Your Help

Action movies and bite incidents helped to build up an image of sharks as brutal and fierce monsters. Quite the opposite is the case: Healthy oceans need healty and vibrant shark populations. The Australian organization Sea Shepherd helps to protect sharks and to...
Japan plans illegal Whaling again!

Japan plans illegal Whaling again!

The International Court of Justice in the De Hague (ICJ) declared Japanese scientific whaling program around Antarctica to be unlawful im March. In August Japanannounced that it was working on a new, scientific whaling program. Now they announce their plans for the...
UN Award for 20 Year Old Ocean Cleaner!

UN Award for 20 Year Old Ocean Cleaner!

What awesome news! Boyan Slat is just 20 years old. And received the UN Award 2014 for his great ecological invention! Boyan Slat is founder of the innovative „The Ocean Cleanup initiative“ Boyan got the title of „Champion for the Earth“. The United Nation’s...