Coastal Issues

One group of scientists/economists is attempting to define the health of the ocean by a number: a new Ocean Health Index.  Sponsored by Conservation International, the National Geographic Society, the New England Aquarium, and staffed by scientists from many leading ocean research and advocacy organizations aro

Returning the Gulf Coast to its original splendor will take huge reversals in attitude, policy, behavior and process. Enter the Gulf Restoration Network (GRN), a coalition-based organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of the entire Gulf Coast. 

Tidal generation is a viable alternative energy opportunity, though current applications are fraught with engineering challenges, high cost, and environmental issues. Many innovative new technologies are emerging, making tidal energy generation possible as a fully integrated working system in the new world energy mix.
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