Ocean River Institute, Inc.
Protecting the Commons
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Ocean-based Climate Solutions
The Ocean Based Climate Solutions Act (HR.8632), a comprehensive bill from Rep. Grijalva, is the much needed bold legislation that reduces carbon emissions and increases the drawdown of carbon dioxide with photosynthesis. This bill promotes ocean health, bolsters the Blue Economy, greens our shorelines while addressing climate change. https://www.oceanriver.org/causes/ocean-based-climate-solutions/
Natural Lawn Care with Healthy Soils Challenge
This is a friendly competition with twenty-eight towns competing by individuals pledging to keep lawns natural by not spreading quick-release fertilizer and chemical pesticides and herbicides. Fertilizer kills beneficial nematodes. When not fed from above grassroots grow down opening the soil. Grasses push the most carbohydrates manufactured by photosynthesis into soil as root exudate. A natural lawn can build up to an inch of soil in a year. With four inches of soil, a lawn will hold seven inches of rainwater better protecting homes from extreme weather events.
Lawns not fertilized or watered in Springfield MA were found by UNH researchers to support 36 species of plants between the grass blades with 62 species of bees when cut every three weeks, and 96 species of bees when cut every two weeks.
Walking on the grass stimulates it to grow. 8 tons of CO2 becomes 1 ton of plant fiber and 1 ton of organic carbon in the soil. https://www.oceanriver.org/
30% Conserved or Restored by 2030
The Biden Administration has laid out a bold vision to conserve and restore 30% of our nation’s land and waters by 2030. Biden’s “America the Beautiful” plan sets the first-ever national conservation goal.
Make no mistake: we’re in crisis mode and conservation is one of the key ways we can combat climate change and preserve our precious land and waters.
The Biden plan will expand protections of critical fish and wildlife habitats and corridors, increase access to outdoor recreation, and support Tribally-led conservation and restoration efforts, and much more.
Nearly one-third of the American population – more than 100 million people – doesn’t have access to a park within a ten-minute walk from their home. Many of the communities that lack access to clean air, clean water and nature are the very same communities that are negatively impacted by fossil fuel production and pollution. https://www.oceanriver.org/
11th Hour Calling for Climate Justice
Church bells are rung to raise the alarm for local communities. The recent “code red” report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an alarm call for us all. At First Parish Church in Cambridge, we toll the church bell for eleven minutes on the eleventh day of each month as a symbol of warning.
Now is the eleventh hour for action. It is also a time of hope and opportunity to tread more gently, emit less greenhouse gasses, draw down and store more greenhouse gasses, restore our water cycles, and care more for those already adversely affected by climate change, especially in the economically poorest neighborhoods. https://www.oceanriver.org/
The Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians (BABAM) will muster at the First Parish Church across from the statue of Charles Sumner. Participants hold up signs to passing cars on Mass Ave in Harvard Square calling for climate justice.
6 pm on the 11th of each month at First Parish Church, 1446 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.
Rescue Right Whales from Entanglements with the SAFE SEAS Act
Lobstermen and consumers should not have to cover the costs of new trap lines to rescue right whales from potential entanglements. Right Whales are a national treasure, pride of New Englanders, and sometimes companions of boaters and beach goers.
The Stewarding Atlantic Fisheries Ecosystems by Supporting Economic Assistance and Sustainability (SAFE SEAS) Act of 2022 (S.3765) will help lobstermen and women with the financial burden of this transition by authorizing grant assistance for fiscal years 2022 through 2024 to help cover the costs of compliance.
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Ocean River Institute, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 08/30/2022
Dr Rob Moir
Ocean River Institute
Term: 2022 -
Mr Jay Baldwin
WRC Partners
James L. Elder, LL.D.
Rob Moir
Jay Baldwin
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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