One of the downsides offshore wind will be the continuous low-level noise propagated into the marine environment.
Downsides of offshore wind – operating noise
Downsides of offshore wind – Installation
Our previous post about wind farm impacts on marine habitat focused on site survey noise. Once the site is surveyed, site preparation – clearing and grading the seafloor is performed, the masts are built and the turbines are installed. There…
The downsides of offshore wind – survey noise
Probably the most fundamental problem with offshore wind is noise (right in our wheelhouse)…
Wind farms on the horizon
Ocean Climate Action Plan Invitation
At the end of this post I am going to invite you to join us in a “Virtual Lobby Day” in Washington DC! In last week’s post we applauded all of the new administrative directives on the rapidly unfolding climate crisis, and…
Working on the Ocean Climate Action Plan
Back in the darkening days of the previous administration, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Ocean Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – a roadmap to advancing our engagement with the ocean with a…
Cook Inlet Zooplankton Report
I could get used to this…
We’re putting this out just as the ink is drying on a raft of Executive Orders addressing Climate Change
We Can Now Exhale…
I was on a call yesterday with one of my many working groups – the “MMPA Coalition” focused on the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This august assembly of environmental and conservation specialists includes lawyers, scientists, “policy wonks,” lobbyists, and communications…