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Who Is Waterkeeper: Theo Thomas, London Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
The city of London was founded nearly 2,000 years ago by the Romans, who initially called it Londinium. Since that time, London has established itself...
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Pathway to a Plastic-Free Future: Mobilizing for Change at INC-4
- By: Marc Yaggi
- Clean Water Defense
Pathway to a Plastic-Free Future: Mobilizing for Change at INC-4 World leaders must prioritize people over corporate polluters with a strong, enforceable...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Amanda Reichelt-Brushett, Richmond Riverkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Richmond Riverkeeper is one of the newest Waterkeeper groups in the movement. Their official membership only went live in December of 2023. But the impetus...
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Waterkeeper Alliance, Waterkeeper Groups React to Final COP28 Deal, Call on World Leaders to Support a Proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | News | Press Releases
In response to the historic climate deal struck at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) today in...
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Vulnerable Fishing Communities From Across the World Deliver Declaration to United Nations to End Offshore Oil & Gas Expansion
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | News | Press Releases
A Complete Phase Out is the Only Credible Pathway to Limit Climate Change to 1.5º C and to Uphold the Human Rights of Coastal and Fishing Communities...
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Waterkeepers Meet in Sweden for Regional Summit
- By: Chris Wilke
- Climate And Safe Energy | News
Skill building in the far North, with 24 hours of daylight, sled dogs, and coffee. Earlier this month, Waterkeepers from Africa, the Middle East, Europe,...
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The 2023 Goldman Prize Winners Symbolize Hope for Our Future
- By: Lori Harrison
- News
In many cultures across the world a rainbow symbolizes hope. For The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where I was headed for the second...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Rashema Ingraham, Bimini Coastal Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Bimini is the westernmost region of The Bahamas. This chain of small islands is only about 50 miles west of Miami and is home to the famed Bimini Road,...
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A World Water Day Reflection
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
The following is a guest contribution from Bella Pitman, an undergraduate student at Brown University, who joined our delegation at the United Nations...
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Recapping the 2023 United Nations Water Conference
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
The United Nations held its first Water Conference since 1977. Waterkeeper Alliance had an international delegation, including Mbacke Seck of Hann Baykeeper...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Gidon Bromberg, Jordan River Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
The Jordan River runs for about 100 kilometers, from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, serving as a border between Israelis, Jordanians, and Palestinians....
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Waterkeepers Bahamas: Guarding Against the Oil Industry’s Advances
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Waterkeepers Bahamas was established in 2014 to ensure the waters of the Bahamas are safe for swimming, fishing and drinking for future generations of...
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Help The Bahamas Say NO to Offshore Oil Drilling – Once And For All
- By: Chris Wilke
- Climate And Safe Energy | News
The Bahamas could send a message to the world – by banning oil drilling now. As Planet Earth spirals toward climate catastrophe, the math is clear:...
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Conservation Groups Call for Petroleum Policy Improvements, Better Transparency and Full Accounting of Dispersants Used, Following Exuma Spill
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
In response to the July 20 oil spill on Great Exuma, a coalition of environmental groups lauded the fast response, but called for improved spill prevention...
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Coalition Doubles Down on Call for Oil Drilling Ban Following Recent UN Climate Report
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases
IPCC Scientists declare: We can halve emissions by 2030. Today, the Our Islands Our Future coalition is reaffirming its position with regard to a permanent...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Mbacke Seck, Hann Baykeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Mbacke Seck was a student in 1998 when he and some fellow students noticed a disturbing development at their local beach in Hann Bay in Senegal. The area...
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Water Advocates Call for Government Transparency, Ban on Oil Drilling in Climate-Vulnerable Nations
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
A renewed call today by the Our Islands Our Future coalition to the Bahamian government for transparency and a permanent ban on oil drilling highlights...
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Coalition Reacts to UN Climate Report, Renews call for Nationwide Ban on Oil Drilling in The Bahamas
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
IPCC 6th Report: Scientists articulate dire warnings and extreme costs of societal inaction The Our Islands Our Future coalition today renewed its call...
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Who is Waterkeeper: John Forrester, Werribee Riverkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
John Forrester has been the Werribee Riverkeeper in Australia since 2014. His love of the river, however, goes back much further than that. Forrester has...
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International, American, and Bahamian Environmental Groups Slam Disney for Stifling Public Debate over Controversial Cruise Ship Port in The Bahamas
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance, Friends of the Earth US, and four Bahamian environmental groups — reEarth, BREEF, Save the Bays, and Waterkeepers Bahamas — expressed...
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Deadline Looming for Public Comments on Disney’s Controversial Cruise Port in The Bahamas
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News | Press Releases
The Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign is urging the public in The Bahamas and across the world to submit comments on Disney’s...
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Waterkeeper Alliance and Leading Bahamian Environmental Groups Continue Extended Public Consultations on Disney’s Environmental Impact Assessment for their Controversial Project at Lighthouse Point
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance joins with leading Bahamian environmental groups of the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign in their announcement...
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Danger Above and Below the Surface: Pollution Threatens Africa’s Explosive Lake Kivu
- By: Thomas Hynes
- Clean Water Defense | News
Lake Kivu sits on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The lake has a jagged coastline and dozens of islands. Most...
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Waterkeeper Alliance and Leading Bahamian Environmental Groups Slam Rushed Review of Disney’s EIA on Proposed Lighthouse Point Cruise Ship Port
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Groups Plan Additional “Public Consultations” Starting April 15th Waterkeeper Alliance joins with leading Bahamian environmentalists in criticizing...
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Bahamian Environmental Groups seek an extension of the public consultation process for Disney’s draft EIA for the Lighthouse Point project
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On March 26th, the partners of the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign wrote to the Bahamian Minister of the Environment requesting...
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Bahamian Environmental Groups to conduct a thorough review of Disney’s EIA
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Bahamian environmental groups question whether a cruise port at Lighthouse Point is a good deal for Eleuthera and The Bahamas The Bahamian environmental...
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Jordan River Waterkeeper Takes to the Virtual World
- By: Jordan River Waterkeeper
- News
By Gidon Bromberg, the Jordan River Waterkeeper – Israel, and Co-founder and 25-year Israeli Director of EcoPeace Middle East Having a boat to navigate,...
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Environmental groups call Disney’s Lighthouse Point EIA litmus test of its new 2030 Sustainability Goals
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On February 9, Bahamian and international environmental groups with the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign sent a letter to...
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After Drilling Bust Off The Bahamas, Groups Call for Permanent Ban
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Despite BPC Oil Drilling Failure, Danger from Offshore Drilling Persists The Bahamas Have Dodged a Bullet, Environmental Leaders Say After facing months...
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Environmentalists Request Update on Disney’s Project at Lighthouse Point
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On December 14th, the Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign partners sent a letter to the Bahamian Minister of the Environment and Housing and the...