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No, offshore wind does not cause whale strandings as stated by NOAA, the Marine Mammal Commission, and other government agencies. The rumor was started and perpetuated by the current president of the United States, Donald Trump; Fox News; fossil fuel-funded non-profit organizations, and the fishing communities along the East Coast…

Can the grid handle renewable energy? An article posted on the Fraser Institute, an organization funded by the fossil fuel industry, used outdated data to suggest that the grid could not handle renewable energy. I asked Mark Zacharias, Executive Director of Clean Energy Canada, to clear up what is true…

Misinformation and renewables are prevalent on the internet. It isn't easy to know what to believe when getting contradicting information from various media outlets. I decided to go straight to the source and interview Mark Zacharias, Executive Director of Clean Energy Canada, to find the real information. In this clip,…

Is renewable energy cost-effective? That is the question at hand in this episode as there was an article written by members of the Fraser Institute suggesting that renewable energy will cost more. Executive Director of Clean Energy Canada had some thoughts on the article and wanted to be sure that…

Sparkling water without plastic bottles is not only good for your health (plastic bottles can cause health problems). In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin sits down with Marcus O'Donovan, the founder of CO2U, a groundbreaking company that provides carbon dioxide cylinders for…

In this somber episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin delves into the devastating wildfires currently ravaging California, particularly in L.A. County. Drawing on past statements from leaders like Donald Trump, Andrew discusses the critical role of climate change in exacerbating these disasters. He explores…

Environmental protections before the next president could be sworn in were implemented to help save 625 million acres of ocean from oil and gas exploration. In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin dives into the latest developments in U.S. politics and their implications…

In this inspiring episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin sits down with Carlos Mallo, the founder and CEO of Innoceana, an innovative organization dedicated to marine conservation. Carlos shares his journey from being an engineer to a passionate marine conservationist, highlighting the importance of…

Orca mourns second calf since 2018 in a devastating report that J35 was seen floating her dead calf on January 1st, 2025. In this somber episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin discusses the heartbreaking story of J35, a Southern Resident Orca, who has experienced…

It takes a village to protect the ocean even though ocean conservation can sometimes feel lonely. Leaning on your community can help to inspire you to take more action for the sea. In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Luan dives into the importance…

Sea Turtle Conservation in Florida is hard and it's about to get harder with the onset of increased intensity of hurricanes and increased sea level rise. Sea Turtle Conservation has been successful over the past few decades with protection policies being implemented along Florida coastlines. Still, hurricane events and increased…

Where do whales live? Where do they go? These are just some of the questions the US federal government would like to answer by introducing a bill (H.R. 10292) called the Whale CHARTS Act. In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lauren dives into…

Climate change and seabirds are always interesting to compare because scientists can identify trends based on environmental change. can be catastrophic as it was for the Murres population after 4 million individuals died of starvation when there was a lack of prey in the ocean due to the warming of…

Climate change actions using sargassum and black fly larvae are the research on which Dr. Annalisa Bracco is focused at Georgia Tech. In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin welcomes Dr. Annalisa Bracco, a professor and associate chair for research at Georgia Tech's…

The effect of climate change on seabirds can be catastrophic as it was for the murres population after 4 million individuals died of starvation when there was a lack of prey in the ocean due to warming of the surface waters. In this episode of the How to Protect the…

Mind your plastic pollution is a conversation we all need to have because we all partake in using single-use plastic as the system is set up that way. In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin dives deep into the pressing issue of plastic…

Mind your plastic pollution is a conversation we all need to have because we all partake in using single-use plastic as the system is set up that way. In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin dives deep into the pressing issue of plastic…