On the Trail again #CoastalYomping
Given the degree of Awareness these days (at long last!) to the #ClimateChange Challenges we all face, there’s no better time to show what CAN be achieved when we all pull and...
Water quality summit: ‘What is the cost of doing nothing?’
The price tags were daunting for some of the proposed fixes for Florida’s water quality problems. At Sarasota County’s Water Quality Summit in early June, the numbers cited were daunting.
Oil and Gas Industry ‘Listening’ to Climate Activist Greta Thunberg
Oil and gas industry ‘listening’ to climate activist Greta Thunberg Despite the dark news about the environment on almost every front, we at Allard PPC are finding potent reasons to be optimistic...
Plastics fouling oceans, killing sea creatures
The devastating effects of plastics on our environment continue to generate news headlines. Allard PPC founder Ross has found algae-free clear waters on his #coastalyomping trek through Europe. But in ports along...
Update: Progress in the Battle Against Fake News
Credder Aims to Aggregate Scores of News Articles Fake News! We hear it nearly every day when people don’t agree about the facts or apparent slant of a news story, and frankly,...
Every day is Earth Day
With the effects of climate change being felt worldwide, now is the time to act.
Planet news: The good, the bad and the ugly
Here’s a quick roundup of efforts at the national and international level to clean up our oceans and address climate change. –The city of Sarasota stopped short of banning plastic straws, commissioners...
#CoastalYomper Quick Hit Problematic Plastic
After a recent trip to the West Indies we saw first hand the proliferation of single use plastic more-so Water Bottles littered along much of the coast , so we take a...
Ross’ most excellent adventure: Seeing a sea change
When a community rallies around environmental causes, good things happen. Case in point: UK’s Surfers Against Sewage campaigned for the government for a Deposit Return System to help save our oceans, which...
If we don’t act, then who on Earth will?
If WE don’t act, who on Earth will? Global ocean conservation group Surfers Against Sewage asked the question in its Spring 2018 Pipeline newsletter, which details the nonprofit’s efforts of advocating on...