Press Releases
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Sam Waterston’s New Cause: Helping to Save the World’s Oceans
Oceana announced today that Oscar-nominated actor and star of NBC’s Law & Order, Sam Waterston, has joined its Board of Directors. He had previously been a member of the group’s…
Thursday, October 1, 2009
As Lent Approaches, Tests Confirm Consumers Should Avoid High Mercury Fish and Sushi
As many Catholics prepare for the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday (February 6), they start planning special meals. One of the traditions of the season is avoiding meat every…
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Discovery Communications’ “Planet Green” Announces Partnership with Oceana
Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ multiplatform environmental initiative, today announced partnerships with ten of the world’s leading non-profit environmental organizations and advocacy groups. Ashoka, Earth Pledge, Earthwatch Institute, Environmental Media Association…
Thursday, October 1, 2009
rong>The Tides, a Kor Hotel Group luxury hotel brand, is excited to announce a new partnership with Oceana, the largest international organization focused solely on protecting the world’s oceans. The…
Thursday, October 1, 2009
States, Cities and Environmental Groups Urge EPA to Reduce Global Warming Pollution from Aircraft
A coalition of environmental groups, states and regional governments filed petitions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today urging the agency to address the effects of vast amounts of global…
Thursday, October 1, 2009
WTO Poised to Deliver Major Environmental Victory in Doha Trade Round
The World Trade Organization (WTO) today took an important step towards protecting the world’s oceans in the issuance of “Chairman’s text” on fisheries subsidies. “A strong fisheries subsidies agreement would…
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Conservation Groups Act to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Conservation groups Oceana and the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the federal government today to stop the precipitous decline of the western North Atlantic loggerhead sea turtle. The petition urges…
