New Life For Old Oil Industry Assets, Ocean Exploration Edition
The elaborately outfitted OceanXplorer research vessel is a former oil industry asset repurposed for science, education, and the environment.
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It’s World Ocean Day — Join In The Climate Action & Protect Three-Quarters Of The…
World Ocean Day is observed on Saturday, June 8. It’s a tradition that the United Nations started celebrating in 2008, as managing ocean ecosystems for resilience is essential to a flourishing human population and global biodiversity. Towns and cities and organizations across the globe are commemorating World Ocean Day with … [continued]
From Bones To Reefs: Pioneering Coral Conservation
Recently I hosted Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson, a US materials scientist who is leading a global research project on coral reef restoration on my podcast Redefining Energy – Tech. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this is … [continued]
The Ocean Plastic Pollution Battle Has Just Begun
After decades of foot-dragging by petrochemical stakeholders, solutions to the ocean plastic pollution crisis are beginning to emerge.
The Weird, Wild World Of Wave Energy Just Got Weirder
A wave energy device that resembles a deconstructed sea serpent has caught the eye of both public and private renewable energy investors.
New Study Definitively Confirms Gulf Stream Weakening
Understanding the Changes Could Help Predict Future Trends in Extreme Events
Artificial Reef Made From Pear Trees Proves Effective In Netherlands Test
A pyramid of pear trees in the Wadden Sea is proving to be a successful way to make an artificial reef that can support marine life.
U.S. BOEM Finalizes Wind Energy Areas in the Central Atlantic
Areas have potential to support 4–8 gigawatts of clean renewable energy.
Summit Supercomputer Study Fathoms Troubled Waters Of Ocean Turbulence
Simulations performed on the Summit supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed new insights into the role of turbulence in mixing fluids and could open new possibilities for projecting climate change and studying fluid dynamics. The study, published in the Journal of Turbulence, used Summit to … [continued]
Why You Should Care About Warmer-Than-Average Ocean Temperatures
Higher sea surface temperatures disrupt the mixing of nutrients and oxygen that is key to supporting life. They have the potential to alter the ocean’s crucial role in absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.
