Jason Scorse; David Helvarg /institute/ en Want to fight Russian aggression in Ukraine and beyond? Decarbonize /institute/academics/centers-initiatives/center-blue-economy/cbe-news/want-fight-russian-aggression-ukraine Center for the Blue Economy Director Jason Scorse and partner organization Blue Frontier’s Director David Helvarg wrote this timely and impacting piece in the San Francisco Chronicle.&nbsp; “Rapidly transitioning the U.S. and global economies to renewable energy would not only weaken our foes, it will also save millions of lives while strengthening our national security and protecting our common future,” the authors&nbsp;write. 2022-03-02T12:14:40-0800 Jason Scorse; David Helvarg 34591 The ocean needs our help — now /institute/academics/centers-initiatives/center-blue-economy/cbe-news/ocean-needs-our-help-now In a recent piece in MSN News,&nbsp;Jason Scorse, Director of the Blue Economy and David Helvarg, Executive Director of Blue Frontier, lay out that our public seas must play a central role in national climate policy, and we have no time to&nbsp;waste.&nbsp; 2022-01-11T00:22:47-0800 Jason Scorse; David Helvarg 33709 You can't address climate by ignoring 71 percent of the planet /institute/academics/centers-initiatives/center-blue-economy/cbe-news/you-cant-address-climate-ignoring-71 The lack of focus on our public seas and coastlines in addressing climate change has been particularly egregious given that the ocean economy is worth <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/marine-economy-in-2018-grew-faster-than-us-overall#:~:text=June%202%2C%202020%20America's%20marine,two%20Department%20of%20Commerce%20agencies.">$373 billion</a> and that <a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/states/fast-facts/economics-and-demographics.html#:~:text=Coastal%20counties%20of%20the%20U.S.,land%20mass%20(excluding%20Alaska).">127 million</a> Americans live in coastal counties increasingly impacted by rising, warming, acidifying ocean&nbsp;waters. 2020-10-29T11:09:34-0700 Jason Scorse; David Helvarg 30400 More Blue is Needed in the Democrats' Green Plan /institute/news/more-blue-needed-democrats-green-plan “Ocean climate action such as this is critically overdue,” Middlebury Institute Professor <a href="/institute/people/jason-scorse">Jason Scorse</a>, director of the Center for the Blue Economy and Blue Frontier’s David Helvarg make the case for their new ambitious Ocean Climate Action Plan in an op-ed in The Hill&nbsp;today. 2020-07-15T15:25:00-0700 Jason Scorse; David Helvarg 26448 Putting the Blue in the Green New Deal /institute/academics/centers-initiatives/center-blue-economy/cbe-news/putting-blue-green-new-deal As nearly half of the U.S. populace lives in or near coastal areas, the Green New Deal needs to prioritize the sustainable use and preservation of the marine environment – called the “blue&nbsp;economy.” 2019-03-13T15:13:07-0700 Jason Scorse; David Helvarg 19055