That Toyota is planning the release of a hybrid “Tundra” in 2022 pretty much says it all….
What is truly sustainable energy?
A Sea Change
When I first started working on marine conservation issues back in 1992, the working rooms were mostly filled with guys in suits…
Northern California kelp stages a comeback!
Diving a little deeper on floating offshore wind
What is being proposed off the California Central Coast is 400 square mile web of tethered spars, semi-submersibles, and tension-leg platforms, all interconnected with electrical power cables suspended at 100m – 150m below the surface.
Evolution of the Environmental Impact Statement
On January 1, 1970, Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act into law. Familiarly known as “NEPA.” This Act became the foundation of all US environmental laws.
A bit on sharks – from Shark Week 2021
While their sense of smell may reach 100m, they can hear sounds of interest over several kilometers. Something to remember when you are thrashing around in the ocean…
Shark Week
Sharks of some sort or other have been swimming around in the ocean for 420 million years. This tells us a few things – that sharks have successfully adapted to their marine habitat, and this includes their sensory systems. It…
Marshalling Comments for Offshore Wind
We just submitted our comments and recommendations to the California Energy Commission for the proposed development of offshore wind off our coast. This is our first of what looks like a volley of comments coming up in the next two months.…
Offshore windfarm siting – lots of moving parts
While all of us support offshore wind development, we also all want to make sure it is handled correctly, because huge swaths of the Outer Continental Shelf will be transformed by this pivot away from fossil fuels.