The (New) Blue Economy
The Blue Economy has long history, dating back to at least 6000 BC when humans are believed to have begun whaling in Korea so we're talking 8000+ years. For most of us though, we equate the Blue Economy with the Viking Age from 800 to 1050 AD w…
World Environment, 6/5, & Ocean, 6/8, Days
Busy week this week with World Environment Day on Monday, 6/5, and World Ocean Day on Thursday, 6/8. While World Ocean Day we are well familiar with as we are a supporter, World Environment Day is new for us even though it has been taking place…
World Rivers Day 2022
Tomorrow, Sun, 9/25, is World Rivers Day which is a day of celebration and recognition for the world's rivers (the image used is my fav swimming hole on a river here in Oregon). Water is 70%+ of the earth's surface and of that, ~96.5% is the oc…
The Blue Economy
Over the last few years, we keep hearing about the Blue Economy so thought it made sense to unpack this a bit to bring more clarity to the concept. The Blue Economy is not new as humans have been profiting from the ocean, lakes, rivers and stre…