Articles by Tracey Smith
More than 275,000 people and leading scientific and conservation organisations from the UK and around the world have called on the UK government to establish a protected area in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), …
The loss of human life yesterday at SeaWorld was tragic. The appropriate response to this tragedy would be to end the captivity of Killer Whales and the inexcusable exploitation of them by the entertainment industry.
For eight weeks beginning in November 2009, off the coast of New Zealand, an international team of 34 scientists and 92 support staff and crew on board the scientific drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution (JR) were …
The University of Maine has received a $12.4 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology for construction of its new deepwater offshore wind energy research and testing facility
Scientists funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation recorded the deepest erupting volcano yet discovered. The eruption of the West Mata volcano, discovered in May, occurred nearly 4,000 feet below the surface of the …
JDR Cable Systems, a global provider of subsea power cables, offshore umbilical systems and specialised marine cables has been awarded the contract for the supply of subsea power array cables for the first phase of …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its most comprehensive study of the nation’s lakes to date. The draft study, which rated the condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States as …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories will receive more than $9 million over three years from a Department of Energy competitive laboratory solicitation for the development of advanced water power technologies.
Sandia, through a partnership with …
When researching this topic, I was surprised to find out that very little research has been done in this area since the early 1980′s. This is no doubt due to the low cost of oil …
Australia’s ocean energy company, BioPower Systems, today announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Spanish Global Project Development Company Elecnor SA.
The MOU establishes a process for the two companies to …
The US Department of Energy, recognizing the important role that ocean power technologies can play in a comprehensive renewable energy strategy, has announced the following funding for ocean power research and development:
Electric Power Research Institute …
Matt Rand, director of the Pew Environment Group’s Global Shark Conservation Campaign, issued the following statement in response to the United Nations General Assembly address by Johnson Toribiong, president of the Pacific island country of …
NOAA’s Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is awarding $1.7 million in competitive grant funding to support ocean observing efforts in Southern California.
Three grants will go to the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS), located …
Unusually high temperatures in the Arctic and heavy rains in the tropics likely drove a global increase in atmospheric methane in 2007 and 2008 after a decade of near-zero growth, according to a new study. …
The Marine Renewables Proving Fund, announced in July as part of the Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy, will be designed and delivered by the Carbon Trust and will provide finance for the demonstration of wave and …
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
WASHINGTON, DC – Obama Administration officials today released the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report for a 30-day public review and comment period. The Interagency …
