Articles by
The New York Power Authorityon Friday said it has started a multi-phase review of five proposals for wind power projects in state waters on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. “Today the Power Authority begins a …
World Oceans Day has been unofficially observed since 1992, when the concept was initially proposed by the Canadian delegation at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations finally passed a resolution in …
Draka Offshore announced today The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has selected Draka as their subsea power cable provider with the recent purchase of cables and accessories. EMEC is at the world’s leading testing and …
American Rivers, today, released its most anticipated report of the year, America’s Most Endangered Rivers(TM) of 2010. The 25th anniversary edition of the report spotlights ten rivers facing the most urgent threats, and also features …
The United States government has hosted two science summits to address and coordinate the federal response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the latest of which was held last Thursday, May 28th. The Consortium for …
Electronic tagging and fisheries catch data have revealed pronounced differences in preferred habitat of Atlantic bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico, despite their close ancestry, according to a new study …
The “topkill” operation has been officially declared “dead in the water”, pardon the pun. It is becoming more and more clear that the only way to stop the flow of oil will be with the …
Two new reports released yesterday taken individually are cause enough for alarm, but together they are a warning of another potentially catastrophic oil spill event in the Gulf of Mexico. The first report, as you may …
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has determined there has been a fishery disaster in the Gulf of Mexico due to the economic impact on commercial and recreational fisheries from the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill. …
The comedy of errors (and omissions) surrounding the Gulf Oil Spill would be funny if it were being portrayed on Saturday Night Live and not wreaking havoc upon the environment and people’s livelihoods. I cannot …
The devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should be a warning and a wake up call to the world. The Deepwater Horizon drilling platform sank over a month ago and the resulting oil …
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has been granted an investigation license and option to lease from the Victorian government for three potential wave energy sites off Victoria at Portland, Warrnambool and Phillip Island. …
Ushering in the next era of ocean exploration, the U.S. Office of Naval Research has selected Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as the operator of a new scientific research vessel. The yet-to-be-designed …
The Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations, Ambassador Stuart Beck, today called upon the international community to impose a Moratorium on Shark Finning
It would be nice to provide overall good news regarding the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has been gushing oil into the sea for over a month, but that is not …
Dr Sylvia Earle, distinguished oceanographer, testified in front of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure regarding the impact of the gulf oil spill this week. Introducing Earle to the hearing, Committee Chairman …
