Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.  (Thomas Jefferson) On Saturday, October 14, Dave, along with two friends: Karen and Steve, sailed down the East River from Long Island Sound – beneath 9 iconic bridges, by the...

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.          E.O. Wilson I had a moment this morning that was a window into why I love the ocean. After a week of beating into southwest winds, rolling seas and adverse...

“The word adventure has gotten overused. For me, it’s not an adventure until something goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” (Yvon Chouinard) Solo sailing from Thomaston, Maine to Portland to Portsmouth was rather idyllic with beautiful sunrises and sunset, fair...

Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up. (David Orr)  On October 4, Dave lead two Climate Action Now (CAN) programs in Portland. The first was a presentation for David Vaughn’s marine biology class at the Waynflete School. It was exciting to be back in a classroom...

The sea, once it cast its spell upon you, holds you in its net of wonder forever... (Jacques Cousteau) Dave, co-director of CELL, headed out to sea on the vessel Tusen Takk (“a thousand thanks”) on Monday, October 2 on a 7 month climate action now (CAN) and ocean...