Did you know that there’s a $75 million cap on an oil company’s liability in the event of an oil spill? Join us in contacting the Senate to lift the ban!

Send Secretary of the Interior Salazar a message that you support a ban on new offshore drilling. Use our counter to track how many gallons of oil are being pumped into the gulf.

As the year draws to a close, here is a list of the top 9 environmental stories in 2009 that had absolutely nothing to do with climate change:

The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau plans to ban all commercial shark fishing in its waters, thus creating the world’s first “shark sanctuary.”

Video of David de Rothschild discussing the building of the Plastiki, a catamaran made entirely of recyclable plastics, that he plans to sail across the Pacific Ocean.

80% of our waterways show traces of medications, a result of expired or unneeded perscription drugs disposed of down the household drain. Please join the kickoff event for a permanent medicine collection bin at the Elihu Harris State Building Lobby, 1515 Clay Street, in Oakland.

Isabella Rossellini returns with a menagerie of horny ocean creatures for a new season of “Green Porno” on the Sundance Channel.

Volunteers Needed: California Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, September 19, is the annual volunteer event dedicated to removing the debris that has accumulated on our beaches, shorelines, and waterways over the past year.

Mercury has been found in every fish tested from almost 300 streams over a 7-year period. Where is it coming from? Coal.

Dolphins Commute En Masse