Bertrand Picard
“Protecting the environment doesn’t have to be boring,” insists Bertrand Piccard, set out on a mission in 2017 to gather and promote 1,000 economically profitable ways to preserve the environment. The solutions, as he calls them, include everything from using portable solar panels and recycled waste for energy to harnessing ocean waves to generate power. […]
U.S. Identifies Possible Wind Power Areas Off Oregon, Atlantic Coasts
The Biden administration on Wednesday identified new areas for potential offshore wind development off the coasts of Oregon and several central Atlantic states, its latest step toward bolstering the nascent U.S. industry.Offshore wind is a key…
A Major Ocean Current Is at Its Weakest Point in 1,000 Years
Natural variations are currently the main cause, but climate change should continue to cause it to slow down — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Expanding ocean food production under climate change
Nature, Published online: 27 April 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04674-5 Sustainable mariculture could increase seafood production under almost all climate-change scenarios analysed, but this would require substantial fisheries reforms, continued advances in feed technology and the establishment of effective mariculture governance and best practices.
Microplastics may be dragging faecal parasites from land into the seas
Three parasites that are sometimes found in cat and human faeces can live on the surface of microplastic particles, and may be transported into the sea
LowTides Ocean Products Announces on Earth Day 24,000 Pounds of Plastics Prevented From Entering the Ocean
NJ-Based Sustainable Beach Gear Company Confirms That in the Past Three Years, They’ve Successfully Upcycled 24,000lbs of Plastics Into Their Products
Troubled waters: A massive salmon farm off the coast of Maine is stalled
The summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in the northeastern U.S. state of Maine offers sweeping, unobstructed views of Frenchman Bay. Surrounded by islands and rocky shorelines, the bay is known throughout Maine for recreation and resources. But new projects may lie over the horizon. American Aquafarms, backed by Norwegian investors, planned to […]
Could Anglesey’s tidal energy project drive a new energy revolution?
Experts say Wales has huge potential for generating renewable marine power, yet, so far, ambitious schemes have been ignored On the stunning and craggy coastline of Holy Island in north Wales, work has started on a construction project to generate energy from one of the world’s greatest untapped energy resources: tidal power. The Morlais project, […]
Antarctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low, Now Scientists Think They Know Why
In February, sea ice dropped below 2 million square kilometers for the first time on record — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Dolphins who are hand-fed by tourists are less social than their peers
Tourists can hand-feed some dolphins around the coast of Australia, but dolphins fed this way are less likely to form strong social bonds with their peers
