In partnership with state, tribal, and federal agency partners, the ObamaAdministration today released the first draft national strategy to help decision makers andresource managers prepare for and help reduce the impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems, and the people and economies that depend on them. The draft National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy, available [...]
Jan 20 2012 | Posted in
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This year’s list shows that the nation’s most urgent environmental issues are playing out in the Southeast, especially the way we produce and use energy.
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”) announces that it intends to cancel the admission of its common shares (the “Shares”) to trading on the AIM Market (“AIM”) of the London Stock Exchange (the “Cancellation” or “de-listing”). It is anticipated that the Cancellation will become effective at 07.00 GMT on Friday, 14 January 2011.
Large-scale German project sets a milestone in the commercial use of offshore wind power Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to deliver 80 wind turbines of the SWT-3.6-120 type for the DanTysk offshore wind power plant located in the North Sea. The customer is the DanTysk Offshore Wind GmbH in which Vattenfall Europe and [...]
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced it is collaborating with Cochran Marine to reduce cruise ship emissions and provide cleaner air quality in ports around the world. With this agreement, Eaton is the exclusive manufacturer of Cochran’s automated shore power system for cruise ship vessels. Working together, Eaton and Cochran are converting Cochran’s 60 [...]
International Battery is joining hands with Electric Marine Propulsion to build hybrid power units for big boats and yachts. The partnership with EMP will aim to build a hybrid power train for the world’s largest plug-in, hybrid-electric sailboats.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Locke announced sweeping reforms to increase accountability and transparency and strengthen the public’s trust in NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement and the General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation. Locke, invoking his authority under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, announced he will appoint the Honorable Charles B. Swartwood, III (Ret.) to serve as Special Master to review enforcement cases the Commerce Department’s Inspector General identified in its most recent report as problematic, some dating as far back as 2001.
Scientists analyzing measurements taken in the deep ocean around the globe over the past two decades find a warming trend that contributes to sea level rise, especially around Antarctica.
As sea levels continue to rise, what are coastal communities doing to adapt to and mitigate a situation that could result in the eventual displacement of millions of Americans and destroy beaches and coastal ecosystems? Leading government officials, policy-makers, scientists, insurance experts and others will join together at a conference on Nantucket on September 24 to explore [...]
An explosion has torn through an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of Deepwater Horizon rig which sank and caused the largest oil spill disaster in U.S. history
Coral living off the coast of Puerto Rico may provide researchers valuable information about the potential impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Late last month President Obama signed an Executive Order adopting a new, national marine stewardship policy focused on protection of the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems through increased planning by improved coordination between federal, state, tribal and local authorities, as well as ocean users. The Order adopts the recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy [...]
Scottish and Southern Energy plc and Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd) have signed a strategic agreement to co-operate on low carbon energy developments. The two companies will explore a range of technologies including offshore wind farms, advanced technology for smart electricity grids and low carbon vehicles, carbon capture and [...]
On Wednesday, July 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a meeting in Rochester, NY to discuss the federal government’s draft plan for restoring the Great Lakes – the largest source of surface fresh water in the world. In hopes of maximizing the effectiveness of its Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), EPA aims to [...]
Jul 27 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized |
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WASHINGTON — Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced the next steps in a coordinated strategy to slash harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels. EPA is proposing a rule under the Clean Air Act that sets tough engine and fuel standards for U.S. flagged ships that would harmonize with international standards and lead to significant air quality improvements throughout [...]
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