Ocean Protection Council leads the effort in California to take action against ocean acidification
At an event this week in Coronado, CA, the Ocean Protection Council took the lead for California to forge a groundbreaking partnership between California, Oregon, Washington and several international partners that committed to protecting coastal communities from the threat of rising ocean acidity.
California Governor Jerry Brown was joined by Governors Jay Inslee of Washington and Kate Brown of Oregon, as well as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Chile in the US, Patricio Utreras, and Consul General of France in San Francisco, Emmanuel Leburn-Damiens in this International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification.
California Governor Jerry Brown addresses the media and meeting attendees about how California intends to take strong action to fight the effects of climate change. CA Secretary of Natural Resources, John Laird and others, look on. PC: Paige Berube.
Media Coverage
State/Province Press Releases for OA International Alliance
- B.C. joins alliance to fight ocean acidification, B.C. Government news, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Washington joins new international alliance calling for protection of the ocean, Office of Governor Jay Inslee-Washington, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Leaders to Launch Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification, Office of Governor Kate Brown-Oregon, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Governor Brown Takes Action To Protect Oceans, Office of Governor Jerry Brown-California, Dec. 13, 2016.
Press for OA Alliance and Governor Brown’s Dec 13 oceans announcements
- Western states, nations link in waters protection alliance, Climate Wire, Dec. 13, 2016.
- California governor seeks permanent ban on offshore drilling, U.S. News and World Report, Dec. 13, 2016.
- West Coast states to fight climate change even if Trump does not, Thomas Rueters Foundation News, Dec. 1,3 2016.
- How the West Coast Plans to Fight Climate Change Even if Trump Won’t, Fortune, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Ocean Protection Groups Join Government, Tribal and Corporate Alliance to Address Ocean, The Nature Conservancy, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Brown calls for permanent offshore drilling ban, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 13, 2016.
- California governor seeks permanent ban on offshore drilling. The State, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Jerry Brown strikes defiant tone: ‘California will launch its own damn satellite.’ McClatchy DC, Dec. 13, 2016.
- California Asks Obama to Make Offshore Drilling Ban Permanent, Courthouse News, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Jerry Brown wants Obama to permanently ban oil and gas drilling off California Coast, The Sacramento Bee, Dec. 12, 2016.
- New Alliance Meets in San Diego, Addresses Ocean Changes, KPBS, Dec. 12, 2016.
- California Today: Gov. Jerry Brown asked President Obama to ban new offshore drilling, The New York Times, Dec. 13, 2016.
- California governor seeks permanent ban of offshore drilling, The Associated Press Big Story, Dec. 13, 2016.
- California Governor Jerry Brown Calls for Offshore Drilling Ban, NBC San Diego, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Governor Brown Takes Action to Protect Oceans, Yubenet.com, Dec. 14, 2016.
- California governor seeks permanent ban on offshore drilling, The Hour, Dec. 13, 2016/
- Why the provincial government is scared of the ocean’s decreasing pH levels, KelownaNow, Dec. 12, 2016.
- California governor seeks permanent ban on offshore drilling, Fox Business, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Gov. Brown seeks permanent ban on offshore drilling, The Press Democrat, Dec. 13, 2016.
- Washington Joins International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification, KNKX-Washington, Dec. 19, 2016.
OA International Alliance News Page