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How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change

GreenBiz

"When we talk about the blue economy, we're talking about sectors that are sustainable and that maintain the health of the ocean that support our economies and communities, both human and wild," said Helvarg. Can ocean and coastal health become part of a "new deal" — green, blue or any other hue? Coastal Health. Social Justice.

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How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change

AGreenLiving

. “When we talk about the blue economy, we’re talking about sectors that are sustainable and that maintain the health of the ocean that support our economies and communities, both human and wild,” said Helvarg. ” Can ocean and coastal health become part of a “new deal” — green, blue or any other hue?

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This group is teaching new sailors how to tackle plastic pollution

Grist

There are crusty boatyards and pristine yacht clubs, seedy seafood joints and fancy oyster bars, “my she was yar” schooners and “I’m on a boat” party cruisers. But sailboats are largely wind-powered, and when decked out with solar panels like the one currently transporting 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to the U.N.

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