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I cover ocean accountability. Yoann covers how climate solutions get funded. If you care about the first, you should understand the second. Practical, no-fluff fundraising intelligence for people building or backing what matters.
Ocean Rising covers the policy failures destroying our oceans. David Thoreson traces where that destruction begins. He connects the dots from Midwest agriculture to the Gulf Dead Zone, showing how what happens in Iowa's fields ends up killing our seas. He's also sailed 75,000 miles across polar waters and was the first American through the Northwest Passage both ways. I cover who's responsible. He shows you the whole system. We're better read together.
Ocean Rising investigates the governance failures destroying our oceans. David Callaway tracks where that hits portfolios. A former editor of USA Today, he's spent five years covering climate finance, ESG investing, green bonds, and the corporate risks most analysts are still ignoring. I cover who's failing. He covers what it costs. If you work in sustainability, policy, or finance, you need both.
I highly recommend Erich Hoyt’s Substack. I had the privilege of working with him briefly, and his books inspired me as a child. Few people have shaped modern whale conservation and whale science communication as deeply as Erich. His writing is grounded, generous, and quietly authoritative. If you care about whales, this is essential reading.