Ocean Hoptimism
@oceanhoptimism.org
Uniting ocean enthusiasts over a pint! Ocean Hoptimism is a monthly gathering of ocean conservation, science, exploration, art, recreation, policy, & beer enthusiasts in SF Bay Area. Pint-sized hope for a brighter ocean future!
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We’re gonna need a bigger… pint. Sea. Stories. Suds. That’s the vibe. Join us every 4th Thursday at Faction Brewing for pints, purpose, and the hope we need for the ocean we love. #OceanHoptimism #SeaStoriesSuds #FactionBrewing #OptimismOnTap
“The deep ocean has had billions of years to do… whatever it does. Surely it’s time it contributed something tangible to society, something like the raw materials necessary to ensure scooters, smartwatches, & toothbrushes can wirelessly connect to each other for reasons no one can quite articulate.”
BREAKING: Humanity considers bulldozing ancient deep-sea ecosystems so our toothbrushes can talk to our cars. 🤦♂️💀
If you love chaos, read our newest satire on deep-sea mining before reality catches up. 👇
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining #Satire #ProtectTheOcean 🌊📱🚫
If you love chaos, read our newest satire on deep-sea mining before reality catches up. 👇
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining #Satire #ProtectTheOcean 🌊📱🚫
Why We Must Mine the Seafloor*
Because Waiting is Inconvenient (*A Satire)There comes a solemn moment in every civilization when we must ask ourselves: What is more important—preserving one of the least-disturbed ecosystems in Eart...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“The deep ocean has had billions of years to do… whatever it does. Surely it’s time it contributed something tangible to society, something like the raw materials necessary to ensure scooters, smartwatches, & toothbrushes can wirelessly connect to each other for reasons no one can quite articulate.”
BREAKING: Humanity considers bulldozing ancient deep-sea ecosystems so our toothbrushes can talk to our cars. 🤦♂️💀
If you love chaos, read our newest satire on deep-sea mining before reality catches up. 👇
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining #Satire #ProtectTheOcean 🌊📱🚫
If you love chaos, read our newest satire on deep-sea mining before reality catches up. 👇
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining #Satire #ProtectTheOcean 🌊📱🚫
Why We Must Mine the Seafloor*
Because Waiting is Inconvenient (*A Satire)There comes a solemn moment in every civilization when we must ask ourselves: What is more important—preserving one of the least-disturbed ecosystems in Eart...
www.oceanhoptimism.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
BREAKING: Humanity considers bulldozing ancient deep-sea ecosystems so our toothbrushes can talk to our cars. 🤦♂️💀
If you love chaos, read our newest satire on deep-sea mining before reality catches up. 👇
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining #Satire #ProtectTheOcean 🌊📱🚫
If you love chaos, read our newest satire on deep-sea mining before reality catches up. 👇
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining #Satire #ProtectTheOcean 🌊📱🚫
Rogue Ales collapses after 37 years: $17M in debt, shuttered taprooms, and a warning shot for aging craft brands that stopped evolving. A must-read for anyone who loves beer and the ecosystem behind it. 🍻
#CraftBeer #BeerNews #SudsHeads #RogueAles #OceanHoptimism
#CraftBeer #BeerNews #SudsHeads #RogueAles #OceanHoptimism
After a year of increasingly dire developments at the pioneering PNW craft brewer, last month it abruptly shuttered all its locations, declaring bankruptcy the day before Thanksgiving. At @vinepair.com, I charted Rogue's rise & fall against the fate of the craft-brewing industry it helped to create.
Rogue Is a Case Study in Craft Brewery Collapse
On rare occasions, the beer industry produces a perfect metaphor. In 2022, for example, a high-profile California craft brewery called Modern Times Beer soared up the volume charts, overextended itsel...
vinepair.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Rogue Ales collapses after 37 years: $17M in debt, shuttered taprooms, and a warning shot for aging craft brands that stopped evolving. A must-read for anyone who loves beer and the ecosystem behind it. 🍻
#CraftBeer #BeerNews #SudsHeads #RogueAles #OceanHoptimism
#CraftBeer #BeerNews #SudsHeads #RogueAles #OceanHoptimism
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CNMI stands to gain nothing economically from deep sea mining in federal waters
www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
CNMI stands to gain nothing economically from deep sea mining in federal waters
The Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa have no automatic claim to revenues generated from deep seabed mining because they are United States territories
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
CNMI stands to gain nothing economically from deep sea mining in federal waters
www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
Blueprints? Sort of. Feel? Absolutely. On Dec 18, Andres Amador shares the part we rarely see: how ideas form, how designs scale, and how mistakes become part of the masterpiece. Come learn the “how,” not just admire the “wow.”
#OceanHoptimism #AndresAmador
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
#OceanHoptimism #AndresAmador
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Blueprints? Sort of. Feel? Absolutely. On Dec 18, Andres Amador shares the part we rarely see: how ideas form, how designs scale, and how mistakes become part of the masterpiece. Come learn the “how,” not just admire the “wow.”
#OceanHoptimism #AndresAmador
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
#OceanHoptimism #AndresAmador
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
“Across nearly every field where human activity carries risk, one principle appears again and again: If you don’t fully understand the consequences, you proceed with restraint—or not at all.”
Our new blog post digs into how & why deep-sea mining isn’t following that principle. 👇
#OceanHoptimism
Our new blog post digs into how & why deep-sea mining isn’t following that principle. 👇
#OceanHoptimism
Strategic Reassurance
How Deep-Sea Mining Sells Certainty Before It ExistsDisclaimer: This piece is grounded in published science, public reporting, and industry statements. Where uncertainty exists, it is acknowledged. Wh...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Across nearly every field where human activity carries risk, one principle appears again and again: If you don’t fully understand the consequences, you proceed with restraint—or not at all.”
Our new blog post digs into how & why deep-sea mining isn’t following that principle. 👇
#OceanHoptimism
Our new blog post digs into how & why deep-sea mining isn’t following that principle. 👇
#OceanHoptimism
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December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A new study spotlights emerging forces that could reshape conservation in 2026 — from TinyML wildlife tracking to shifting land use and new biotech risks to a GLP-1 conservation connection. The future isn’t fixed. We get to shape it. 🌍💪🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Conservation #Biodiversity #FutureTrends
#OceanHoptimism #Conservation #Biodiversity #FutureTrends
Conservation’s Hot Topics of 2026: From Artificial Intelligence to Mirror Molecules https://therevelator.org/conservation-horizon-2026/
Conservation’s Hot Topics of 2026: From Artificial Intelligence to Mirror Molecules • The Revelator
Forests, soil, plastic waste, war debris, and a darker ocean also appear on the annual ‘horizon scan’ addressing conservation priorities for the years ahead.
therevelator.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A new study spotlights emerging forces that could reshape conservation in 2026 — from TinyML wildlife tracking to shifting land use and new biotech risks to a GLP-1 conservation connection. The future isn’t fixed. We get to shape it. 🌍💪🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Conservation #Biodiversity #FutureTrends
#OceanHoptimism #Conservation #Biodiversity #FutureTrends
“There is no un-mining the ocean floor.”
When harm is framed as “lower than expected,” it’s not reassurance, it’s risk wrapped in optimism. Some mistakes don’t rewind. Read our new blog post on what’s at stake as deep-sea mining moves faster than the science. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining
When harm is framed as “lower than expected,” it’s not reassurance, it’s risk wrapped in optimism. Some mistakes don’t rewind. Read our new blog post on what’s at stake as deep-sea mining moves faster than the science. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining
Strategic Reassurance
How Deep-Sea Mining Sells Certainty Before It ExistsDisclaimer: This piece is grounded in published science, public reporting, and industry statements. Where uncertainty exists, it is acknowledged. Wh...
www.oceanhoptimism.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“There is no un-mining the ocean floor.”
When harm is framed as “lower than expected,” it’s not reassurance, it’s risk wrapped in optimism. Some mistakes don’t rewind. Read our new blog post on what’s at stake as deep-sea mining moves faster than the science. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining
When harm is framed as “lower than expected,” it’s not reassurance, it’s risk wrapped in optimism. Some mistakes don’t rewind. Read our new blog post on what’s at stake as deep-sea mining moves faster than the science. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #DeepSeaMining
Just. Amazing.
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
December 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Just. Amazing.
Join us 7-8pm on Dec 18 at Faction Brewing and meet @andresamadorarts.bsky.social, an artist who transforms awe into action.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
December 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Join us 7-8pm on Dec 18 at Faction Brewing and meet @andresamadorarts.bsky.social, an artist who transforms awe into action.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
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Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.
What Scientists Found When a Deep Sea Mining Company Invited Them In
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.
Our Dec 18 guest Andres Amador may be best known for jaw-dropping beach-scale sand art, but his curiosity doesn’t stop at the tide line. This labyrinth-inspired forest installation is pure magic: playful, curious, and alive. Enjoy the wonder. 🌊🍃✨
Join us in 12 days to meet Andres!
#OceanHoptimism
Join us in 12 days to meet Andres!
#OceanHoptimism
Andres Amador on Instagram: "Nearing the completion of my installation outside of Nevada City. Just finishing touches left to do. Made in collaboration with the Bear Yuba Land Trust as part of their a...
250 likes, 33 comments - andresamadorarts on June 26, 2025: "Nearing the completion of my installation outside of Nevada City. Just finishing touches left to do. Made in collaboration with the Bear Yu...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Our Dec 18 guest Andres Amador may be best known for jaw-dropping beach-scale sand art, but his curiosity doesn’t stop at the tide line. This labyrinth-inspired forest installation is pure magic: playful, curious, and alive. Enjoy the wonder. 🌊🍃✨
Join us in 12 days to meet Andres!
#OceanHoptimism
Join us in 12 days to meet Andres!
#OceanHoptimism
Sometimes life finds a way… like this newly discovered “fire amoeba,” thriving at 145 °F deep in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park 🌋 Even in the harshest places, life endures. That kind of resilience gives us hope. ✨ #OceanHoptimism #NatureFindsAWay #Extremophiles #Resilience
Scientists find a startling discovery in a national park's hot waters
Scientists found a new organism that thrives in a national park's hot waters.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Sometimes life finds a way… like this newly discovered “fire amoeba,” thriving at 145 °F deep in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park 🌋 Even in the harshest places, life endures. That kind of resilience gives us hope. ✨ #OceanHoptimism #NatureFindsAWay #Extremophiles #Resilience
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Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
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Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
One week of public comment left
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
“Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.”
Oof. That lands.
At #OceanHoptimism, we reject the comfort of despair. Showing up for the ocean is work—messy, tiring, imperfect work. And still: we’ll do it again. And again. And again.
Because hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice.
#Hope 🌊
Oof. That lands.
At #OceanHoptimism, we reject the comfort of despair. Showing up for the ocean is work—messy, tiring, imperfect work. And still: we’ll do it again. And again. And again.
Because hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice.
#Hope 🌊
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.”
Oof. That lands.
At #OceanHoptimism, we reject the comfort of despair. Showing up for the ocean is work—messy, tiring, imperfect work. And still: we’ll do it again. And again. And again.
Because hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice.
#Hope 🌊
Oof. That lands.
At #OceanHoptimism, we reject the comfort of despair. Showing up for the ocean is work—messy, tiring, imperfect work. And still: we’ll do it again. And again. And again.
Because hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice.
#Hope 🌊
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"Belize is on track to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2026. What does that mean for those doing the protection?" Uprooter @andrehabet.bsky.social for @climatespotlight.bsky.social
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
‘Marine Protected Areas are Everybody’s Business’
Over the course of six months, Climate Spotlight spoke to representatives from 6 of 7 of Belize’s Marine Protected Area co-managers to learn more about their job and what they believe it will take …
climatespotlight.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"Belize is on track to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2026. What does that mean for those doing the protection?" Uprooter @andrehabet.bsky.social for @climatespotlight.bsky.social
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
We took a hard look at today’s environmentalism in light of a few recent critiques and asked: is this playbook built for the moment we’re in? Spoiler: not really. But there is a way forward: messy, hopeful, honest.
Dive in 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
Dive in 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We took a hard look at today’s environmentalism in light of a few recent critiques and asked: is this playbook built for the moment we’re in? Spoiler: not really. But there is a way forward: messy, hopeful, honest.
Dive in 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
Dive in 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
December’s Ocean Hoptimism closes out 2025 with something special: an artist who turns beaches into living canvases and tide cycles into lessons on connection. 🌊✨
On Dec 18, we welcome earthscape artist and visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
FREE and open to all!
Join us!
#OceanHoptimism
On Dec 18, we welcome earthscape artist and visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
FREE and open to all!
Join us!
#OceanHoptimism
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
December’s Ocean Hoptimism closes out 2025 with something special: an artist who turns beaches into living canvases and tide cycles into lessons on connection. 🌊✨
On Dec 18, we welcome earthscape artist and visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
FREE and open to all!
Join us!
#OceanHoptimism
On Dec 18, we welcome earthscape artist and visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
FREE and open to all!
Join us!
#OceanHoptimism
Dr. @lennecefer.bsky.social and Michelle Nijhuis's critiques hit hard: environmentalism isn't meeting the moment. Our new blog post sits with their ideas and looks for a way forward... not a blueprint, just an honest attempt to chart what might come next. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
Rethinking the Playbook
How Environmentalism Lost Its Spark–and What a New, Faster, Braver Model Could Look LikeThe strangest thing about this moment in American environmental history is how predictable the response from big...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Dr. @lennecefer.bsky.social and Michelle Nijhuis's critiques hit hard: environmentalism isn't meeting the moment. Our new blog post sits with their ideas and looks for a way forward... not a blueprint, just an honest attempt to chart what might come next. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
Did they all receive an invite to “chill?” — a giant walrus beach-party popped up in Svalbard. With sea-ice crashing out, they hauled out like it was Black Friday at the Arctic Costco 🛒. Two-ton tusked mountains, snoring, elbow-jostling for mussels, & geeking out over satellite pics. #WalrusLife 🦭🌊
Satellites Capture Massive Gathering of Gigantic Arctic Creatures on Remote Island
Scientists have uncovered a new, massive gathering of Arctic creatures, revealing startling insights into how climate change is impacting these iconic animals.
indiandefencereview.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Did they all receive an invite to “chill?” — a giant walrus beach-party popped up in Svalbard. With sea-ice crashing out, they hauled out like it was Black Friday at the Arctic Costco 🛒. Two-ton tusked mountains, snoring, elbow-jostling for mussels, & geeking out over satellite pics. #WalrusLife 🦭🌊
You can build your own CTD—or give one as a gift—thanks to Oceanography for Everyone (the DIY-OpenCTD makes ocean science for anyone 💙). Try it yourself, or surprise a friend with a kit… then read about the joys of old-school oceanography here: 👇
#OceanHoptimism #OpenCTD #OceanographyForEveryone
#OceanHoptimism #OpenCTD #OceanographyForEveryone
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You can build your own CTD—or give one as a gift—thanks to Oceanography for Everyone (the DIY-OpenCTD makes ocean science for anyone 💙). Try it yourself, or surprise a friend with a kit… then read about the joys of old-school oceanography here: 👇
#OceanHoptimism #OpenCTD #OceanographyForEveryone
#OceanHoptimism #OpenCTD #OceanographyForEveryone
Blink and it’s gone. But what disappears can also teach. In “The Art of What Won’t Last,” we reflect on impermanence—from tides to climate to Andres Amador’s shoreline art—and the hope that survives change.
#OceanHoptimism #Impermanence #Art
#OceanHoptimism #Impermanence #Art
The Art of What Won't Last
Impermanence as Teacher in a Changing OceanThere’s a moment—usually right after the last rake stroke—when an Andres Amador sand drawing becomes something more than geometry. Amador, whose monumental s...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Blink and it’s gone. But what disappears can also teach. In “The Art of What Won’t Last,” we reflect on impermanence—from tides to climate to Andres Amador’s shoreline art—and the hope that survives change.
#OceanHoptimism #Impermanence #Art
#OceanHoptimism #Impermanence #Art
In 18 days, we’re back at Faction Brewing—one week earlier than usual thanks to Christmas creep—for a night of tidal geometry, big-tent creativity, and end-of-year reflection. Let Andres Amador’s Earthscape artwork reset your compass.
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#OceanHoptimism #BayAreaArts #SandArt
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#OceanHoptimism #BayAreaArts #SandArt
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In 18 days, we’re back at Faction Brewing—one week earlier than usual thanks to Christmas creep—for a night of tidal geometry, big-tent creativity, and end-of-year reflection. Let Andres Amador’s Earthscape artwork reset your compass.
🌊✨
#OceanHoptimism #BayAreaArts #SandArt
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#OceanHoptimism #BayAreaArts #SandArt
The swirls. The scale. The tide-timed awe. Meet the creator behind the sand designs that stop you mid-stride. Dec 18, we’re gathering one week early to end 2025 with art, intention, and ocean joy. Don’t miss this one. 🌊✨ #OceanHoptimism
Swirls 2025 Artwork
YouTube video by Andres “El Magnifico” Amador
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November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The swirls. The scale. The tide-timed awe. Meet the creator behind the sand designs that stop you mid-stride. Dec 18, we’re gathering one week early to end 2025 with art, intention, and ocean joy. Don’t miss this one. 🌊✨ #OceanHoptimism