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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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.

President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to complete the membership of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling:

Frances G. Beinecke, Member, National Commission …

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are taking additional steps to enhance inspection measures designed to ensure that seafood from the Gulf of Mexico reaching …

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and the governors of 10 East Coast states signed a Memorandum of Understanding that formally establishes an Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium to promote the efficient, orderly, and …