In big news for the Gulf of Maine community, President Obama, on July 19, signed an executive ordering establishing a national ocean policy. The new policy went into effect just over a year from the date the President charged the heads of federal agencies that have ocean-related missions with the task of coordinating government...
Most people and scientists agree that climate change threatens coasts in many ways, starting with storm surges and sea level rise. But dealing with private, local, state and federal political entities can making finding and implementing solutions to protect the shore difficult.
Roger Outhouse retired from teaching biology in the classroom five years ago, but he didn't retire from teaching altogether. Instead, Outhouse volunteered with the Gulf of Maine Institute (GOMI) to help raise awareness about climate change.
It's fall and the Northeast has turned into its flamboyant, multicolored version following an unprecedented hot summer. Climate change? Perhaps.
The global ocean is sick, and getting sicker every day. If it was a hospital patient, doctors would be worriedly hovering over the monitors attached to it and making plans to move it to the ICU. Environmental journalist Alanna Mitchell went to nine locations around the world to sample the health of the ocean...
While most students began their summers with trips to the beach and amusement parks, as a member of the Concord Youth Environmental (Y.E.S.) Team, I was presented with the diverse educational opportunity to attend the 10th annual Gulf of Maine Institute (GOMI) Conference from June 29 to July 5.
