OCEAN 53

OCEAN is proud to highlight the work of one of our previous Safe Harbor interns, Charles Post. We share his extraordinary video “Sky Migrations”

OCEAN is proud to highlight the work of one of our previous Safe Harbor interns, Charles Post. We share his extraordinary video “Sky Migrations”

OCEAN 53 introduces some interesting videos we wanted to recommend and share with our readers. OCEAN is a self-funded, environmental education newsletter for Safe Harbor Environmental Services, a multidisciplinary, environmental consulting group on Cape Cod. This issue contains articles by OCEAN Researchers, ranging from “VANISHING BIRDS”; to “INNOVATIVE FLOOD PROTECTION”; to the “NURDLE APOCALYPSE” in New Orleans. We publish this newsletter for people with an interest in the environment and in climate action. Please feel free to share OCEAN with friends who share your interests. It is a Public Domain publication. Thank you.

~Gordon Peabody, Editor

OCEAN 53 Articles

Keeping Safe (Part III)

Eyes to the Sky

Lost Power?

Coastal Restoration Using Biomimicry

Innovative Flood Protection Product

A New River is on the Way

Tracking Anomalous Weather

Meteotsunamis are Real

“Nurdle” Apocalypse

Mystery Surrounds Loss of Birds

A Different Species and a Deadly Pandemic

Lobster with a Surprising “Extra”

Purses Belonging to Mermaids?

OCEAN 52

Lindsey Stanton’s article “Cape Cod’s Atlantis” explores the history of the vanishing island of Billingsgate.

Lindsey Stanton’s article “Cape Cod’s Atlantis” explores the history of the vanishing island of Billingsgate.

Editor’s Comments:

OCEAN 52 shares an extraordinary contrast, of how Cape Cod residents a hundred years ago experienced their island vanishing from beneath them and last month, a unique coalition of environmental groups, acted to save another island from development. We also began a new series on “Who We Are”, finding out who our Researchers are. My favorite article is about a humble group that found a way to make in-pavement driveway solar cells from used water bottles. This remarkable idea received our Environmental Innovation Award. OCEAN is the environmental education publication of Safe Harbor Environmental Services and is self- funded, with no advertising. We put this together for you, our readers, who are curious about local and large scale, environmental trends, anomalies and unusual events. This is a public domain publication and is yours to share. We begin with suggestions in our continuing series “Staying Safe”.

~Gordon Peabody, Editor

OCEAN 52 Articles

Turning Up The Heat

Heatwaves In The Arctic Circle

OCEAN 2020 Innovation Award

Unwelcome Company

Dispatch From Alaska

Staying Safe (Part II)

Cape Cod’s Atlantis

Cape Cod Island Saved From Development

Breathing African Dust

What’s Going On With Victoria Falls?

OCEAN 51

Lindsey Stanton’s article, “A 2nd Cup of Coffee”, describes a very unique recycling concept to reduce food waste and create biodegradable coffee mugs so you can feel extra good about reducing waste while enjoying a cup of coffee.

Lindsey Stanton’s article, “A 2nd Cup of Coffee”, describes a very unique recycling concept to reduce food waste and create biodegradable coffee mugs so you can feel extra good about reducing waste while enjoying a cup of coffee.

Editor's Comments:

The scale of our unprecedented, Worldwide Viral event may reach every one of us. I wanted OCEAN 51 to include some thoughts for consideration, under a new topic, “STAYING SAFE” which we will be continuing in future issues. As we move beyond our Hallmark 50th Issue, I am proud of the team of researchers who write up our various topics. In future issues we will be recognizing some of them individually. In this issue, I recommend Rae Taylor-Burn’s insightfully researched article exploring a mysterious, Northern Africa Locust plague. My other favorite topic in this issue: Lindsey Stanton’s “A 2nd Cup of Coffee”, a very unique recycling concept. Thank you for reading and sharing OCEAN.

~Gordon Peabody, Editor

OCEAN 51 Articles

Staying Safe

Building with Trash

Pacific Ocean Systems Affect Hurricanes

Close to Home

2nd Cup of Coffee

Interruptions in Recycling

What are Boomerang Bags?

Flowers Hinder Bugs, Help Crops

Understanding Reef Safe Sunscreen

Traveling Locusts Link Nations

OCEAN 50

Lucy Hughes, a student at the University of Sussex, has received the prestigious James Dyson Award for designing a plastic alternative made out a fish waste.

Lucy Hughes, a student at the University of Sussex, has received the prestigious James Dyson Award for designing a plastic alternative made out a fish waste.

Editor’s Comments:

This 50th Issue of OCEAN commemorates an idea I had ten years ago: to create an innovative, environmental e-newsletter, linking us together through our shared challenges. Our readership now reaches about 5,000 readers worldwide. With this hallmark issue of OCEAN 50, I am renewing my commitment to be self-funded, with no advertising. Thank you to our readers, for your continuing support, in sharing our new and newer ideas. Your comments are always welcome. Thank you for reading and sharing OCEAN.

~Gordon Peabody, Editor

Ocean 50 articles

Wind Energy Update

Lobsters and Whales

A Better Oyster

Vertical Kayak Storage

Cape Cod Dead Zone

England Halts Fracking

Flood Zone Communities

Green Roofs for Honeybees

Microplastic Solutions