Published: March, 2012 We all need a healthy ocean to survive and thrive—a healthy ocean is a requirement for a healthy planet. Unfortunately, the Ocean’s health is in a critical state and this affects everyone, because the ocean forms one of the key operating systems of our planet. It creates more than half our oxygen, […]
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Visitors See Flurry of Activity at ORACLE Racing
Published: March, 2012 Last month ORACLE Racing invited the media to visit its base of operations located at Pier 80 and spend the afternoon on the Bay watching the ORACLE Racing teams practice in their AC45s. Members of the media were given a tour of the massive facility in the morning and even allowed in […]
EcoCenter Brings Environmental Justice to Bayview-Hunters Point
By Bill Picture Published: March, 2012 The Bay Area’s first environmental justice education facility, the EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, recently received a visit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Government officials were excited to see with their own eyes how stimulus dollars helped reinvigorate a disadvantaged community by […]
A Second Chance for a First Impression
By CaptaIn Ray Published: March, 2012 An old adage tells us there’s only one chance to make a first impression. There’s another expression that the exception proves the rule. Recently, I was fortunate enough to witness what may have been the exception, having an opportunity to reintroduce someone to the joy of sailing. It […]
Feds Approve California Sewage Ban and Create Largest Coastal No-Discharge Zone in the Nation
Published: March, 2012 In February, EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld finalized EPA’s decision and approved a state proposal to ban all sewage discharges from large cruise ships and most other large ocean-going ships into state marine waters all along California’s 1,624 mile coast—from Mexico to Oregon and surrounding major islands. Last month’s action […]
Captain Al Lewis Jr.
By Matt Larson Published: March, 2012 For about six months out of the year, one of the first ferries of the day departing from Vallejo bound for San Francisco is most likely under the guidance of Captain Al Lewis Jr. of Blue & Gold Fleet. Lewis, a former basketball star at St. Mary’s College, has […]
Marinas, Boaters Need to Take Leadership on Bay Pollution
By Deb Self Published: March, 2012 Can one boater make a difference? Consider this: A weekend boater flushing untreated sewage into San Francisco Bay produces the same bacterial pollution as 10,000 people whose sewage passes through a treatment plant. One marina operator can make a big difference, too. At Sausalito’s Galilee Harbor, a co-op affordable-housing […]
2012 Looking Up for Cargo Shippers
By Patrick Burnson Published: March, 2012 Ocean cargo shippers can expect a slight surge in business this year, with the economic tide lifting all boats, according to a prominent shipping industry economist. This will be particularly evident when it comes to measuring port throughput across the continent. Dr. Walter Kemmsies, Moffatt & Niclol’s chief economist, […]
Local Ports Lead the Way on Environmental Innovation
By Patrick Burnson Published: February, 2012 A major breakthrough toward a more sustainable cargo network has been announced by the Port of Stockton. Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the award of a $30 million TIGER grant for the ports of Oakland, Stockton and West Sacramento to develop the infrastructure necessary to […]
Baylink Announces Return of Refurbished Ferry
BC Staff Report Published: February, 2012 Vallejo Baylink Ferry recently announced that the long-awaited return of the recently repowered and refurbished Intintoli is imminent. The vessel completed sea trials on December 23 and correction of final sea trial deficiencies is now complete. The U.S. Coast Guard has obtained final approval of the vessel’s structural and […]