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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US Gets More Offshore Wind Farms And A New WIV, To Boot
The pace of the US offshore wind industry is picking up, despite years of opposition fueled by fossil energy interests.
Gathering Data to Understand the Interactions Between Wildlife & Offshore Wind Energy
In the summer of 2023, a marine research vessel called the Song of the Whale spent many mornings off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard keeping an eye (and ear, or hydrophone) out for fin whales. Each time they spotted a pod of whales, the researchers aboard the boat began prepping their specialized … [continued]
Smart Siting of Offshore Wind Protects Right Whales in Gulf of Maine
The Biden Administration is advancing offshore wind in areas of the Gulf of Maine that pose a lower risk to endangered North Atlantic right whales. The Final Wind Energy Area (WEA) identified for potential offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine is largely located away from habitats of higher importance to … [continued]
US Offshore Wind Industry Comes Roaring Back, Part Infinity
Memories of a bad 2023 are already fading from memory as US offshore wind industry picks up the in 2024, with 15.5 gigawatts in sight.
North Carolina Offshore Wind Surveys Advance with Protections for Right Whales
NRDC is pleased to see that initial offshore wind planning surveys close to right whale calving habitat will be undertaken with protective measures in place.
NOAA Plan To Protect Right Whales Creates Backlash
The population of Atlantic right whales is declining. NOAA is seeking to protect them from being struck by boats. Is that wrong?
Hiding Behind Whale Fatality Disinformation, Big Oil Works To Slow Offshore Wind Projects
Tech is helping to assuage controversies with innovations like floating LiDAR buoys, which can provide data and insights to those pursuing wind development opportunities, and telemetry tracking buoys to monitor information about the whales themselves.
Offshore Wind Done Right
We need offshore wind, and we need to do it right. Offshore wind will help eliminate dangerous greenhouse gas emissions, promising healthier air as well as thousands of well-paying clean energy jobs. But as we fight climate change, we can and must avoid, minimize, and mitigate threats to ocean life. … [continued]
South African Court Halts Shell’s Oil Exploration In Whale Breeding Grounds
A South African court has stopped Shell’s seismic testing for oil and gas along the nation’s eastern coastline, the BBC has reported, adding that this is pending a final ruling. Now This News also shared that the Wild Coast is also an area where whales breed. A local court has … [continued]
