The Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 was a wake up call regarding offshore drilling practices and safety protocols for the United States, but for the entire world as well. Americans were surprised to learn that oil companies face much stricter standards when drilling in the North Sea than were required in the United States [...]
Pathology experts contracted by NOAA have identified the bacteria Brucella in five bottlenose dolphins that died in the northern Gulf of Mexico. These five are among the 580 dolphins in higher than expected strandings that began in February 2010 and are continuing. NOAA has declared it an “unusual mortality event,” triggering a focused, expert investigation [...]
Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation announced the appointment of three distinguished public servants to its Advisory Board: Governor Edward G. Rendell, Congressman Christopher P. Carney and Senator Lynn P. Holowesko. “Our Company is delighted to be able to draw upon the tremendous experience and varied expertise of these three visionaries, who have each shown commitment to [...]
The Irish Crown Estate has given the go-ahead for an investigation into the possibility of locating up to six tidal turbines in the Irish Sea that would generate enough electricity to supply 2,700 homes. Two Scottish companies, Nautricity Ltd, a Scottish developer of tidal generation technology, and Argyll Tidal Ltd are behind the scheme. The [...]
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. has announced that it has launched the development of a tidal energy power generation system. Kawasaki is looking to leverage experience in building ocean vessels, marine engines and structures along with their engineering expertise in high efficiency gas turbine power plants to harness the energy of tidal currents. The New [...]
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of a new technology initiative to enhance the efficiency of the Company’s patented PowerBuoy(R) wave energy systems under the Company’s existing “WavePort” project. OPT will be working with a consortium of European companies and institutions to advance the energy conversion system of the PowerBuoy device through the development of [...]
Matt Rand, director of global shark conservation for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to an announcement by the Taiwan Fisheries Agency that it will impose a ban next year on shark finning—the practice of slicing off the animal’s fins on-board and then throwing away the body at sea—and mandate [...]
NOAA has selected Oregon State University (OSU) to continue a federal/academic research partnership that extends NOAA’s ability to study marine resources in the Pacific Northwest. The award means that NOAA will continue funding the Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies (CIMRS), which was established at Oregon State in 1982, for at least five and up [...]
A peer-reviewed study commissioned by NOAA shows the American people assign an estimated total economic value of $33.57 billion for the coral reefs of the main Hawaiian Islands. “The study shows that people from across the United States treasure Hawaii’s coral reefs, even though many never get to visit them,” said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under [...]
Fifteen days after a tanker ran aground on a barrier reef in New Zealand spilling 35 tons of oil and fuel into the ocean, the island nation is still struggling to deal with the impact. Here is the latest update: More than 1,000 sea birds have died as a result of the oil spill. 1260 [...]
Using data from the Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers have detected for the first time cold water vapor enveloping a dusty disk around a young star. The findings suggest that this disk, which is poised to develop into a solar system, contains great quantities of water, suggesting that water-covered planets like Earth may be common in [...]
What do golfers and sustainability gurus have in common? They can both celebrate the development of biodegradable golf balls made from lobster shells. Researchers at the University of Maine, working in conjunction with The Lobster Institute, have designed a golf ball made of crushed lobster shells with a biodegradable binder and coating. They are using [...]
“Greedy Lying Bastards” is a new feature length documentary, scheduled to be released in 2012, investigating the role the oil industry plays the world over in all facets of people’s lives from politics and economics to the environment. Filmmaker Craig Rosebraugh traveled the globe including Tuvalu, Peru, England, Uganda,Kenya, Belgium, Denmark , Germany and the [...]
A new analysis commissioned by the Pew Environment Group finds that the amount of eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna traded on the global market in 2010 exceeded the official quota by 141 percent. Two years earlier, the amount traded exceeded the quota by 31 percent. These figures do not account for “black market” bluefin missing from official [...]
NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science has awarded $998,703 to the University of Miami to investigate how the deep coral reefs of Pulley Ridge may replenish key fish species and other organisms in the downstream reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Tortugas Ecological Preserve. Pulley Ridge, a relatively healthy coral ecosystem [...]
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued the initial group of violations resulting from the findings of the Joint Investigation on the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. The violations were issued as Incidents of Non-Compliance (INC); a total of 15 INCs were issued by faxed letters to BP, Transocean and Halliburton.http://www.oceanpowermagazine.net/2011/10/17/feds-allow-bp-to-bid-on-gulf-oil-leases-despite-violations-and-obstruction/ “The issuance [...]
Aquamarine Power Gets Green Light for 2.4MW Demonstration Project in Orkney
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
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