Kurt Ellison βš“οΈπŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ (@kurtrellison) 's Twitter Profile
Kurt Ellison βš“οΈπŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

@kurtrellison

Former Merchant Mariner. Now Grad Student in Marine & Environ. Affairs @ UW. Prof. Interests: Maritime Labor, Blue Economy, Policy Also: History, RPGs, Politics

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MarineInsight (@marineinsight) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A US-based firm has earned salvaging rights to the vessel that sunk off the Washington State Coast some 147 years back and may have gold worth about $10 million. Read full article here -> buff.ly/3UOFzWm #shipwreck #salvaging #treasure #sinking #ship #maritime

A US-based firm has earned salvaging rights to the vessel that sunk off the Washington State Coast some 147 years back and may have gold worth about $10 million. 

Read full article here -> buff.ly/3UOFzWm 

#shipwreck #salvaging #treasure #sinking #ship #maritime
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 What Could a Worker-Focused Just Transition Look Like? (w/ Megan Milliken Biven, James Hiatt, & Clarke) Listen Now: bit.ly/workingpod As humanity barrels towards climate catastrophe, the need to envision and build more ecologically sustainable...

Dan Carlin (@hardcorehistory) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of my profs at college was/is an underwater archaeologist (Dr. Robert Hohlfelder) who used to explain to us all the reasons the best archaeological finds still ahead of humankind would be found underwater.

Ron Kaminkow (@kaminkowron) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This wreck is a wake-up call to revive the union push for ECP braking on trains. We can act now ... or face an even more deadly derailment with loss of life down the road a few years, months, or weeks from now. conta.cc/3IheyYg

ILWU Dispatcher (@dispatcherilwu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"β€œThere’s no government agency in the world that’s looking after [the workers],” said Jared Faker, president ILWU Local 23. β€œSo really just other workers have to look out for them.” seattletimes.com/business/inter…

Rick Steves (@ricksteves) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The best way for travelers to handle strikes is to view them as a cultural experience. In Marseille, I was surrounded by thousands marching in the streets. I enjoyed photographing striking parents with kids on their shouldersβ€”and learned firsthand what labor action is all about.

More Perfect Union (@moreperfectus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: A freight train has derailed on the Swinomish Reservation north of Seattle. The train, run by Warren Buffett's BNSF, has reportedly leaked over 5,000 gallons of diesel since the derailment.

BREAKING: A freight train has derailed on the Swinomish Reservation north of Seattle.

The train, run by Warren Buffett's BNSF, has reportedly leaked over 5,000 gallons of diesel since the derailment.
Ocean Nexus (@ocean_nexus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New blog post! Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy (Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy) speaks on ensuring safety at sea and the importance of amplifying the voices of small-scale fishers in Madagascar. #BEOLOBE Check it out here: oceannexus.uw.edu/2023/03/16/vat…

New blog post! Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy (<a href="/VatosoaRakoton1/">Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy</a>) speaks on ensuring safety at sea and the importance of amplifying the voices of small-scale fishers in Madagascar. #BEOLOBE

Check it out here: oceannexus.uw.edu/2023/03/16/vat…
AMP Maritime πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (@ampmaritime) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Washington State Senate passed a bipartisan resolution, led by Sen. Karen Keiser and Sen. Mark Schoesler, to recognize the vital contributions the men and women of American Maritime bring to the Evergreen State. #waleg πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš“οΈ americanmaritimevoices.org/jones-act-crit…

griff (@thepjgriff) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This month we're raising funds to train 12 hunters and community members in Wilderness First Aid and Marine Rescue techniques! gofundme.com/f/kivalinaSAR

Dr Thomas Smith πŸ”₯🌏 (@drtels) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Things began to look very unusual two months ago. Today the charts need no commentary, they speak for themselves. This is the Atlantic. x.com/DrTELS/status/…

Things began to look very unusual two months ago.
Today the charts need no commentary, they speak for themselves.
This is the Atlantic. 
x.com/DrTELS/status/…
Clean Shipping Coalition (@cleanshippingco) 's Twitter Profile Photo

John Maggs Clean Shipping Coalition : β€œThe level of ambition agreed is far short of what is needed to be sure of keeping global heating below 1.5C, & the language seemingly contrived to be vague and non-committal.” tradewindsnews.com/regulation/imo… @EricMartinTW TradeWinds Seas At Risk #mepc80