Working up to this World Ocean Day I have been pondering the size of the ocean. We can only imagine how our early forebears beheld it from the shores – peering into a vast, seemingly endless horizon. If you’ve ever…
How big is the Ocean?
Off and running – after a halcyon week
Watching the current Administration’s strategy of looking straight ahead and not spitting out the windows, I found myself worried about sinking into the doldrums. When the folks handling the tiller of the Ship of State are headed in an approvable…
Systems thinking and the evolution of an idea
In the early 1990’s Physical Oceanographer Walter Munk was proposing the deployment of a technology called “Acoustic Tomography of Ocean Climate” (ATOC), whereby loud, low frequency sounds would be projected from the Pioneer Seamount across the Pacific Ocean, to Kauai, with the understanding…
My, how things change – mostly
Fortunately it seems like the folks in the current Administration have the interests of saving the planet in mind, not the interests of the oil industry.
Jobs and Offshore Wind
The jobs component of offshore wind has become so persuasive that even Republicans saturated in oil are having to acknowledge the job opportunities. Big. Domestic. Job Opportunities.
As Earth Day rolls around again
On this Earth Day I feel we can collectively breathe a sigh of relief knowing that we’re setting off in a much better direction…
Non-noise downsides of Offshore Wind
Downsides of offshore wind – operating noise
One of the downsides offshore wind will be the continuous low-level noise propagated into the marine environment.
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…