Changing the world doesn’t have to mean something big or extravagant. Sure, chaining oneself to a tree or a smokestack is indeed an impactful action. But smaller actions, easily done in ones own home or community, are probably a bit more accessible. By changing our own lives, we also change the world. Fun how that…
Hello readers and welcome to the last post of 2020! What a year it’s been. I think it goes without saying, but 2020 was a doozy. To close out this year and welcome in a fresh, shiny new one, here are four stories from what I like to call Everyday Earth Heroes. You’ll hear more…
Hi dear readers! Welcome to this week’s Wednesday Wins. This week, it’s all about community. Last week, I offered up stories filled with hope and light. Given our still-sort-of-dark times (metaphorically and actually) I wanted to follow up on that with some stories featuring community success. We’ll run the gamut this week, from seafood, fossil…
Hi readers and welcome to the first Wednesday Wins of December! In honour of our Northern Hemisphere’s slow dirge toward darkness on the 21st, I’m filling this week’s wins with an assortment of stories that bring with them hope and light. Let’s face it: December is a hard month. Winter is a hard season. (At…
This week’s Wake-Up Wednesday Wins fall on a particularly frustrating week for environmentalists: the week of Black Friday. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, have no Internet, or don’t use email, you’re aware that this week is home to one of humanity’s most frustrating holidays: Black Friday. I say frustrating, because let’s face it:…
Hello dear readers! In order to continue delivering you hopeful stories of sustainability success, I’m adding a second weekly feature to the blog! I’m calling it Sustainability Sundays. This week, we’re in conversation with Phil Vincent, ocean advocate and author of the novel, ‘Varuna.’ What to Expect What’s different about this post versus Wake-Up Wednesday…
Hello readers! Welcome back to the weekly edition of Wake-Up Wednesday Wins. This week’s edition features stories of small acts that (I think) are making a big impact on this planet. Why small acts? I’ll let Dr. Zinn here tell you why: “We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the…
It’s now been several weeks since Jan and I returned from a trip to Texada Island to assist The Ocean Legacy Foundation with a remote-beach-coastal-cleanup mission. What we found there was not altogether surprising (we’re no strangers to remote beach cleans) but the experience was eye-opening for the particular type of plastic pollution we came…
It’s been a minute since we woke up to any wins on this blog! I won’t waste any time: let’s get back to it. To recap the concept: each Wednesday, I’ll feature a set of “success stories” that feature good news only. Specifically, I’m targeting stories that give our oceans (and humanity) a boost. Waste…
Opt-Out October was started by a small group of environmental badasses on Kauai. Formed around the concept of kicking disposable plastic’s buttasana, the group is encouraging folks to begin where they are, work towards eliminating wasteful plastics from their diets, and becoming more mindful about purchases and interactions with their trash. The challenge: Rule No….
It’s the Wednesday of World Ocean’s Day & Week! It’s a big freakin’ deal! World Ocean’s Day: June 8. Similar to Earth Day, a day to celebrate our watery planet. Also similar to Earth Day, it’s something we should be conscious of every day. I know, there are so many things to be conscious of…
Long-time readers of this blog will know that I started Seven In the Ocean a decade ago while in university. At the time, the blog was my attempt at holding myself accountable while I wrote my capstone research paper on plastics recycling as a solution to the growing issue of plastic pollution in the ocean….