Law and Environment

JUNE 8, 2022

The ocean covers 71% of the planet and holds nearly 97% of the Earth’s water, and about 40% of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of the coastline. What is Bluetech? Spotlight on SeaAhead.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. C, we stand to lose ocean and coastal ecosystems we depend on to sea level rise, warming temperatures, ocean acidification and other climate impacts. We focused on the following priorities : The Ocean in the Climate Change Dialogue.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A simple statement that masks just how complicated the issues are: mixing politics, economics, livelihoods, fisheries and endangered species in the ocean body that is the Gulf of Maine. He was on to something And the lobsterman was correct: we can blame carbon emissions for ocean acidification and warming in the Gulf of Maine.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 18, 2022

Microplastics can linger in the world’s riverbeds for up to seven years before being deposited into the ocean, a new study finds. A new study discovered that microplastics can linger in rivers for as long as seven years before reaching the ocean. Drought threatens the livelihoods of Cambodian farmers. 7 YEARS .

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 31, 2022

Ocean Conservancy applauds this decision. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Calling a halt to proposed new offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Cook Inlet was a vital step in ongoing efforts to meet our climate goals, protect coastal communities and economies and safeguard our ocean and coasts.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

by Scott Shackelford, Indiana University; Christiana Ochoa, Indiana University; David Bosco, Indiana University, and Kerry Krutilla, Indiana University As companies race to expand renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient amounts of rare earth metals to build the technology is no easy feat.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Ocean waves can be powerful, containing enough energy to push around sand, pebbles and even boulders during storms. These waves, as well as smaller, more gentle ones, could be tapped as a source of renewable energy. Read the full story from the American Chemical Society.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Every year, 11 million metric tons of plastics enter our ocean. So, the plastics that escape to our ocean are like a slow motion oil spill that is happening every day, all around the world. This spill is a pervasive threat to ocean life and coastal communities.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 1, 2024

Let’s take a closer look at the water cycle and how it impacts the weather and our ocean. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. As ocean waters warm , more water evaporates into the air, which then results in more intense and frequent rain or snow.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The ocean bed has a diverse landscape with plenty of challenges, but dealing with a single entity—the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)—for federally controlled waters does have advantages over the potential patchwork of landowners for land-based transmission. States are looking for more offshore wind right now.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The focus was clear: climate action, transitioning to cleaner energy, advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and preparing for COP28 (the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference). Our team from Ocean Conservancy was right in the mix, meeting with governments and engaging in more than 30 events in just five days.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

These are needed at global, regional and ‘thematic’ levels – given the diverse scales of tipping elements in oceans, forests and the cryosphere, for example. Or low-carbon energy from renewable energy systems rather than nuclear power, with its needs for cooling water.

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Scientific American

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Sabin Center published a new report today recommending actions that federal agencies could take to ensure safe and responsible permitting and regulation of ocean carbon dioxide removal (CDR) research in U.S. A variety of ocean-based CDR approaches—i.e., Those activities could raise a host of legal issues. and the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 26, 2023

Additionally, a patent-pending service vessel facilitates offshore turbine maintenance, eliminating the need for towing to shore.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To meet our climate goals, a massive acceleration in the global deployment of clean- energy technologies is needed now. These two key ocean-climate solutions were featured at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) which brought together clean-energy leaders from around the world to accelerate the clean-energy transition.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 8, 2021

For decades we have witnessed plastic pollution flowing into our ocean. It has wreaked havoc on marine life by polluting the ocean and coastal habitats that are their home. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. To keep our ocean plastic-free, we need to incentivize reuse and recycling rather than waste.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 20, 2021

There is no doubt that climate change is the single greatest threat facing our ocean. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Tell them that switching to renewable energy can reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants. The post How to Talk About Our Changing Climate appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 13, 2022

Today, January 12, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that on February 23, 2022 it will hold a wind energy lease auction for six areas in the New York Bight (NY Bight), the coastal area between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. Figure 1, Final Wind Energy Lease Areas.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 17, 2022

In the first half of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has moved swiftly toward the first offshore wind lease sales in California , currently anticipated to occur in the fall. BOEM has identified a total of five proposed leases across two areas — the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA) and the Morro Bay WEA.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 1, 2022

The key environmental objections relate to: 1) fish and other marine organisms being sucked into (“entrained” by) the plant’s saltwater intake system; and 2) the discharge of brine water–a byproduct of the desalination process–back into the ocean. That’s true.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2023

As people around the world grapple with climate change, scientists and engineers are exploring new and exciting ocean-based solutions to generate renewable energy. Tidal energy is emerging as another clean energy source alongside offshore wind farms and wave energy technology. What is tidal energy?

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2022

Here at Ocean Conservancy, we know the ocean provides powerful solutions to the climate crisis. Offshore wind energy is a growing source of renewable energy in Europe and East Asia, and it is taking off along U.S. But there is another renewable energy source just over the horizon—wave energy.

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Cresforum

MARCH 13, 2024

Panelists included Daniel Runyan of Invenergy , Matt Giacona of National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) , Catherine Bowes of Turn Forward , Emmanuel Martin-Lauzer of Nexans High Voltage USA and Seth Kaplan of Ocean Winds. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 19, 2021

Solar and wind are the stars of the show when it comes to renewable energy, but we’re starting to see some exciting progress in turbines that harness the power of the planet’s tidal patterns. Looking to leverage all that motion in the ocean is UK startup Sustainable Marine,… Read more →

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A Greener Life

MAY 13, 2021

A single offshore wind farm could employ more than 4,000 people during construction and 150 people long-term, according to a 2020 analysis by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory , a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy. offshore wind energy in the Atlantic Ocean.”. “We

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA. The IRA allocates significant funding for both new and existing federal grant programs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

Heightened flood risk The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a recent outlook that about 44 percent of the United States is at risk of floods this spring, equating to about 146 million people.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 5, 2022

New Solid Carbon technology might be able to lock climate-warming carbon dioxide below ocean bedrock. A new process could lock carbon dioxide below the ocean floor, allowing valuable time to reduce the atmospheric greenhouse gases driving climate change. By Dr Kate Moran. This opens the door to large-scale carbon storage.

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Physics World

AUGUST 1, 2021

But even in best case scenarios for renewable energy and industrial decarbonization, it looks certain that significant carbon dioxide emissions will continue for decades. That’s the finding of a new study that evaluates this proposed geoengineering scheme and estimates the costs involved.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for the development of offshore renewable energy in federal waters. The proposed array is to be made up of no more than 12 floating turbines capable of generating up to 144 MW of renewable energy.

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Acoel

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

His appeal is focused on the effect of the Vineyard Wind project on right whales, ignoring the effect of our warming oceans on these critically endangered species. Believing them has caused the Federal Government to authorize billions of dollars in spending to expedite a transition to renewable energy, including energy generated by wind.

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Scientific American

AUGUST 10, 2021

An ocean-powered buoy brings technology closer to the dream of obtaining energy from the sea. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The Role of Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies for Climate Mitigation. Green Finance, Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy, and COVID-19. Explore collections on securing net zero and keeping 1.5 Research Topics: 1) Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach. 3) Mobilize finance.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The focus was clear: climate action, transitioning to cleaner energy, advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and preparing for COP28 (the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference). Our team from Ocean Conservancy was right in the mix, meeting with governments and engaging in more than 30 events in just five days.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

My research evolved over time, but initially focused on trying to understand how ice sheet collapse—specifically Antarctic ice sheet collapse—could impact climate change around the world through changes in the oceans, sea ice and atmosphere.

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