Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it was facing in connection with the April 2008 deaths of 1,606 ducks in one of its northern Alberta tailings ponds. Syncrude was charged under the Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act with failing to protect migratory [...]
Science Daily has reported that in a quantitative analysis, the first of its kind regarding climate change, a group of Stanford University researchers found that the relatively small group of scientists who remain unconvinced that human beings have played a role in the rate of global climate change, have considerably less expertise and prominence than [...]
A new master’s program in Marine Conservation and Policy will be offered by Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) beginning with the fall 2010 semester. The 12-month interdisciplinary program is designed to give students a broad base of scientific knowledge about marine ecosystems, enhanced communication skills, and perspective on the economic, [...]
The American Physical Society, a leading organization of physicists, has issued the following press release to persuade congressional leaders to increase research investments for future energy technologies that will strengthen energy security and reduce the likelihood of disastrous effects associated with fossil fuel exploration as evidenced by the BP oil spill. The Gulf oil spill [...]
 NOAA ship Delaware II departs Key West, Fla., today to collect tunas, swordfish and sharks, to gather data about the conditions these highly migratory species are experiencing in waters around the Gulf of Mexico spill site. During the two-week mission, the research vessel will use longline fishing gear to capture the fish, and assess [...]
The first determination of “beach-fall” of oil along the Alabama and northwest Florida beaches has been made, say National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded geologists at the University of South Florida (USF). Ping Wang and USF graduate students Mark Horwitz, Tiffany Roberts, Katherine Brustche and Jun Cheng report that tar balls have been found along 160 kilometers [...]
Hands Across the Sand is a movement made of people of all walks of life and crosses political affiliations. This movement is not about politics; it is about protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, and fishing industry. It is a peaceful gathering of the people of the world. The image is powerful, the [...]
We have learned a great deal about how the oil industry operates in past few months. They are very secretive and will only be forthcoming about their operations and resulting environmental impact if threatened by authorities
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power announces that it has successfully raised an additional £6 million ($8.8 million U.S.) of funding. This follows the recent unveiling of the design of its Oyster 2 device which will be built in Scotland later this year. This new, next generation 800kW device will deliver 250 per cent more power [...]
A groundbreaking, two-year research project led by the DEP shows minimal environmental impact would occur at sites proposed for several wind energy projects off the coast of New Jersey, which is a national leader in an effort to develop offshore wind-to-energy power, Commissioner Bob Martin announced today. Designed by scientists from the DEP, U.S. Fish [...]
BP has announced significant progress in its half-billion dollar pledge to the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI). Three research institutions in the Gulf region will receive a total of $25 million in fast-track funding for high-priority studies of the distribution, composition and ecological interactions of oil and dispersant. On May 24 BP announced a [...]
Conservation efforts aimed at protecting endangered Caribbean corals may be overlooking regions where corals are best equipped to evolve in response to global warming and other climate challenges. That’s the take-home message of a paper published in this week’s issue of the journal Science by researchers Ann Budd of the University of Iowa and John [...]
Efforts to finally bring an end to the impasse between pro-whaling and anti-whaling countries in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will be the focus of the IWC’s Annual Meeting, opening in Agadir, Morocco, on Monday, June 21. The “Save the Whales” campaign of the 1970s and 1980s mobilized governments and the public around the world [...]
 BP CEO Tony Hayward was on Capitol Hill yesterday, where he was testifying before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on “The Role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill.” Although it was quite a spectacle watching Hayward arrogantly dodge questions from lawmakers, the show was literally stolen by Rep. [...]
The first four months of 2010 witnessed a period of intense activity for the British marine energy company, Checkmate Seaenergy Limited, involving further tank tests of their wave energy converter, the Anaconda, at Strathclyde University, Glasgow. The series of tests were designed to assess the fatigue life of Anaconda when deployed. Checkmate Seaenergy was pleased [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public on the research, development, and deployment of offshore wind demonstration projects.
Ecotricity Enters Wave Energy Industry
Alstom and SSE Renewables Create Joint Venture to Co-Develop World’s Largest Wave Farm off the Coast of Scotland
Pelamis Wave Power Up for Sale
Major New Green Energy Fund Acquires Stake in Aquamarine Power
Eco Wave Power Company is Taking the Fast Track to Success
UK Government Steps in to Assure Future of Cornwall Wave Hub Site
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