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Can you hear me now?

April 9, 2008

Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans

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acoustic, antarctica, noise, underwater, whales

We at NRDC have a long history of worrying about the sound in the sea. When your life's aquatic, your ability to detect vibrations can mean life or death or lunch. You might even want to make some joyful noise...continued

Carnival of the Blue turns 10!

March 3, 2008

Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans

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carnival, Darwin, robot, shark, shrimp, whales

Let’s face it – those of us who work on, around, and in the sea are lucky people. We find the minute extraordinary and marvel at the fantastic every day. We have 2/3 of the planet as our playground....continued

The wave energy of the future, Part I

December 21, 2007

Posted by Kate Wing in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
energy, FERC, hydrokinetic, wave, whales

The Energy Bill touches all of us, even the fish, as wave and tidal power struggle to move from experiment to reliable source. The bill authorizes funding for R&D, including the creation of national demonstration centers. Whether or not that...continued

It's just too much work to worry about whales

September 11, 2007

Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
navy, sonar, whales

Andrew, I can't believe you didn't blog the whale lawsuit decision on Aug. 31st! I mean, it wasn't in our favor, but that seems like even more reason to talk about it. The Navy won an appeals court decision in...continued

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Kate Wing
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Kate Wing was a senior ocean-policy analyst at NRDC between 2000 and 2008. She's now joined...
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