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World Oceans Day: Monday, June 8, 2020

World Oceans Day: Monday, June 8, 2020

by Bill Davis
This Monday, June 8, is World Oceans Day.  Initially proposed by Canada in 1992, it wasn't until 2002 that The Ocean Project adopted World Oceans Day and started growing it's presence globally.  This year, 2020, is an especially critical ye…
50th Anniversary of Earth Day (and 38th Anniversary of the Conch Republic)

50th Anniversary of Earth Day (and 38th Anniversary of the Conch Republic)

by Bill Davis
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this Wednesday, 4/22, we're going to take a slightly different focus given we are beach and ocean oriented and the ocean makes up ~71% of the land mass of the earth's surface.  When the initial Earth…