Press Releases
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Oceana and Discovery Channel Partner for 24th Annual Shark Week
Oceana and Discovery Channel are once again joining forces to help save sharks. The groups are planning Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and online efforts to raise awareness about plummeting shark…
Thursday, July 28, 2011
In Midst of Federal Debt Crisis, Oceana Urges Huge Taxpayer Savings by Ending Oil Industry Subsidies
As ExxonMobil reports earnings of $10.7 billion during the second quarter of 2011, Oceana urges Congress to end wasteful taxpayer subsidies to all oil companies. Large integrated oil companies are…
Monday, July 25, 2011
Most Recent Test of Oil Spill Response in US Arctic Called “Failure”
UNITED FOR AMERICA’S ARCTIC _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE * ALASKA COALITION * CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY * CREDO ACTION * DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE *EARTHJUSTICE * EYAK PRESERVATION COUNCIL * GREENPEACE…
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Bipartisan Group of Senators Seeks to Jump Start U.S. Offshore Wind Development
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators today proposed an extension of the investment tax credit for offshore wind power, produced in either state or federal waters. The proposal…
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia yesterday released an opinion in favor of conservation organization Oceana that will require the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)…
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, today released a new report outlining violations of sea turtle protection regulations in the Gulf of Mexico…
Friday, July 15, 2011
The Clean Shipping Coalition welcomes the adoption by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) of an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) regulation for new ships; but warns that it’s only the…