7 Great White Sharks Spotted In Cape Cod Bay
Seven great white sharks were spotted in Cape Cod Bay Monday, Dr. Greg Skomal of the Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries confirmed to WBZ-TV. WBZ-TV's Bill Shields reports.
5 Investigates: Rise in shark population off Cape Cod sparks safety concerns for this summer
5 Investigates obtains hundreds of emails revealing contentious debate on what to do about it.
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Green New Deal Town Hall PSA
What is the Green New Deal? Who stands to benefit? What's at stake?
Join us for a panel discussion and community conversation about the specifics of the Green New Deal and the urgency of climate action. We will learn about the economic, ecological, and energy systems that must be revolutionized to address the issues of climate change. Participants are invited to share their thoughts and will leave with tools for climate action.
This event is free and open to all.
This Event is Sponsored By: The Sunrise Movement, Massachusetts Climate Action Network, 350 MASS // Cape Cod, Sustainable Practices, Protect Our Cape Cod Aquifer, STAY VOCAL, and Youth Against Plastic Pollution
About the Speakers:
Madhavi Venkatesan is the executive director of Sustainable Practices.
Madhavi earned a PhD, MA, and BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University, a Masters in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University, and a Masters In Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. A recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship (Philippines), she has contributed to numerous books and journal articles on the subject of sustainability and economics. Her present academic interests include the integration of sustainability into the economics curriculum. Madhavi is presently a faculty member at a university in Boston.
Prior to re-entering academics, Madhavi held senior level positions in investor relations for three Fortune 250 companies. In this capacity she was a key point of contact for investors and stakeholders and was instrumental in the development of socially responsible investing strategies and corporate social responsibility reporting. She started her financial services career after completing her post-doctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Ben Fairbank grew up in Connecticut and spent summers in North Eastham at his family's summer house. After one summer in college of working for the Cape Cod National Seashore, he realized how passionate he was about Cape Cod's unique landscape and the fulfilling practice of protecting it. In the following years, Ben went on to serve two years for AmeriCorps Cape Cod, earned his Master of Science in Ecological Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design and has been working on his own consulting and ecological design business. Now, Ben collaborates with engineers, conservation planners, and environmental technicians to plan and design natural resource management projects on the Cape and throughout Massachusetts. He resides in Wellfleet and continues working on private consulting in conservation mitigation, environmental planning, and sustainable landscape design. Ben is also a member of Boomerang Bags Cape Cod, a volunteer group working to reduce plastic pollution, and keep textiles out of the landfill, by making reusable bags out of up-cycled fabrics that are distributed for free into the community.
Gordon Starr is a member of the climate action group 350.org as part of the Cape Cod Node and the Barnstable Infrastructure and Energy Committee. He taught in elementary schools on the Cape and retired from that 3 years ago. He now works as a Teacher Naturalist for Audubon in Barnstable and as a Naturalist for the Barnstable Harbor Ecotours.
350 Cape Cod is a local node of 350MA. 350MA is part of a national group started by Bill McKibben from Middlebury College. 350 represents the number of CO2 ppm in our atmosphere that we should have stopped at. Presently we are up to almost 412 ppm. 350 is an initiative connecting and organizing a strong grassroots coalition to address Climate Change and build a better future beyond fossil fuels. On Cape Cod 350 meets monthly. They educate, share initiatives, and advocate for positive changes at the town, county, and state level.
Youth Against Plastic Pollution (YAPP) is a Nauset High School student group working to reduce plastic pollution on Cape Cod. YAPP students create ceramic mugs, which they sell and donate half the proceeds to the Center for Coastal Studies.
State Senator Dan Wolf
On 3.21.11 at 11:00am, the management of Cape Wind, America's first offshore windfarm to be located in Nantucket Sound, and the management of Hy-Line Cruises, located dockside at Hyannis Harbor, held a joint press conference to announce their cooperative plans to build a Visitor Center and to provide Eco Tours from the Hy-Line docks in Hyannis. The Visitor Center and the Eco-Tours will be developed in conjunction with the construction of America's first offshore windfarm, Cape Wind
Great White Shark Cape Cod * Cape Cod Great White Shark
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Great white sharks make their home in Cape Cod Bay every summer. But this summer, the sheer number of them — and their proximity to humans — is confounding beachgoers.
In the span of one week at the end of June, researchers spotted 12 great white sharks near the bay.
A few weeks later, a popular Cape Cod beach was forced to close after several sharks were photographed swimming close to shore, CNN affiliate WHDH reported.
White sharks in Massachusetts have enjoyed federal and state protections since 1997 and 2005, respectively. And since seals, one of the predator's favorite meals, are defended by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and have experienced population boosts of their own, sharks in the area are thriving.
Richard Sullivan - MA Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs
On 3.21.11 at 11:00am, the management of Cape Wind, America's first offshore windfarm to be located in Nantucket Sound, and the management of Hy-Line Cruises, located dockside at Hyannis Harbor, held a joint press conference to announce their cooperative plans to build a Visitor Center and to provide Eco Tours from the Hy-Line docks in Hyannis. The Visitor Center and the Eco-Tours will be developed in conjunction with the construction of America's first offshore windfarm, Cape Wind
Florida Wildlife Eco Tours: Exploring marshes with Hang Glide USA
Flying over some of Amelia Islands many marshes while exploring Florida wildlife ecology.
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