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Weekly Round Up: turbine sickness? the answer is blowin’ in the wind
We have a Monday round up this week! Take a look at how youth are changing the climate conversation in popular media, climate change causes a coughing fit, and renewable energy can be contagious. Audience Your communications should take into account who you’re talking to. Millennials, Change, and Outlook for Climate Activism and Coverage In […]
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Inspiring the Next Generation of Ocean Advocates
“I want to tell you about how the Aquarium changed my life…” In a darkened ballroom along the Seattle waterfront last June, Anja, an 18-year-old high school volunteer stood in the spotlight and told the story of how the Seattle Aquarium changed her life’s path. A room full of donors absorbed every word, inspired by […]
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Diversifying our Conservation Portfolio for Change
Youth and minorities are not only important voting blocs as evidenced by the recent US elections, but The Ocean Project’s market research has identified them as important constituencies in conservation action. In addition to working with North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Seattle Aquarium, and New York Aquarium, to develop youth-centered campaigns, The Ocean Project […]
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The Ocean Project Small Grant winners announced!
Thanks to all who applied for a grant from The Ocean Project’s Small Grants Program. With thanks to NOAA Education, as part of a three-year grant in 2010, The Ocean Project created a competitive small grants program to provide our partner (and AZA accredited) zoos and aquariums with funding support to maximize our research. The […]
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Communicating Conservation: Weekly Resources and News
The Ocean Project will be posting weekly roundups of the key strategic conservation communication and climate communication resources we’ve been tweeting. Each link will be posted with a short description of what you’ll find—please feel free to ask us any questions! News & Discussion Quick bite: 35% of All Cable Social-TV Activity During Shark Week […]
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Announcing The Ocean Project Small Grants Program
The third round of The Ocean Project’s Small Grant Program RFP is now open. Grants are available to zoos, aquariums, and museums for demonstration projects that best integrate and test The Ocean Project’s market research findings (available for download here). Successful projects would clearly enhance meaningful participation in conservation action by youth and/or minorities. Apply […]
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This Friday is World Oceans Day!
On June 8th hundreds of communities and organizations around the globe will celebrate World Oceans Day! It’s an opportunity to focus on our shared world ocean, learn more and do more to help protect and conserve the ocean, for now and for future generations. The celebration brewing for 2012 is bigger than ever with family-friendly […]
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Are young people less “green”?
A recent study has set the US environmental community all abuzz in the past week, revealing that compared Baby Boomers and Generation X’ers, Millennials are less green and less inclined to do anything for the environment. The study has impressive scale (two sets of data total more than 9 million respondents) and longitude (almost 40 […]
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Social media and social change
Recent events have once again reminded us of the power of social media for social change that the Arab Spring so dramatically demonstrated last year. Whether for fundraising or toppling despotic regimes, social media is revolutionizing the ways that we think about information sharing and collective action. What implications does this have for our efforts to […]
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Vision for our National Ocean Policy Part II
Update as of 2/29/12: The National Ocean Council is extending the public comment period on the draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan through March 28, 2012 (an additional 30 days). This extension will provide stakeholders, users, and the public additional time to review the draft Implementation Plan and provide their input to inform development of […]
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