Sharks: from demonization to glorification
Recently I came across Ocearch, a shark tracking project which has produced some amazing videos of Great Whites and other sharks being tagged: One of the interesting shifts in my lifetime…
Tag: ocean optimism
“Carbon dioxide should be regarded the same way we view other waste products” – Klaus Lackner and changing minds on carbon
This Elizabeth Kolbert article from the New Yorker on carbon capture is a few months old, but still well worth reading. It is sobering to read how many of the…
The Power of sound – Blogging the #Octonauts: Kwazii Meets the Mixed Up Whale
Following a recent post on possibly excessive self-sacrifice in an episode of the Octonauts, here’s a more unambiguously positive post on an episode which neatly illustrates an environmental issue that…
10 things I’ve learnt about conservation optimism
I have posted before about #OceanOptimism. This post is an interesting summary (in handy listicle format) of some learnings from the movement and the wider conservation optimism philosophy. This is…
#OceanOptimism & the psychology of powerlessness and hope from current BBC Wildlife Magazine
The current issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine has a fascinating cover story by Elin Kelsey on hope and optimism versus despair in how we think and act about the environment. Essentially, much…
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