marine environmental News
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EMS Systems joins our International Distributor team
Miguel Moll and his team at EMS Systems have been appointed as exclusive distributors for ecoSUB AUVs. EMS has offices in France and Spain and are appointed as the exclusive distributor for France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. EMS have an excellent reputation working within the marine science communities in these countries and we are very proud to have them working with us to provide local ...
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Pol E Mar Appointed Slickbar/CCI Representation throughout Canada
Pol E Mar has been the leading resource for oil & chemical containment & recovery, marine asset protection, environmental protection systems to the marine, energy & industrial sectors across Canada since 1990. They continue to represent Lamor and are a welcome addition to the Slickbar ...
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Pew Applauds Implementation Plan for the National Ocean Policy
Christopher Mann, director with The Pew Charitable Trusts' environmental program, issued the following statement today in response to the federal government's release of the implementation plan for the National Ocean Policy. That policy, established by executive order in July 2010, directs federal agencies to use their authority under existing law to protect, maintain, and restore the health of ...
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Advanced marine spill simulation software is key to coastal environmental protection
NCEC, part of the AEA Technology group, in partnership with BMT Argoss, a global specialist provider of marine environmental information, has co-developed a unique and sophisticated marine spill simulation tool to support primarily the Emergency and Rescue Services in the event of chemical incidents at sea or in port. The application has been independently validated in controlled sea trials, ...
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Vote on cutting shipping emissions needs EU action now
The Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC) is calling on six European countries to ratify a crucial piece of marine environmental legislation, in order to enable their participation at a cruicial vote on energy efficiency standards for ships at a meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) this Summer. In July, the IMO will vote on the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) – an ...
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Marine services: environmental protection & preservation
We’re called Global Diving & Salvage but there’s much more to us than what’s in our name. Global offers expansive services beyond diving and salvage work, including environmental marine services. Our people, experience, and proven track record make us the top provider of marine services on the West Coast, with environmental crews based in Washington and California. ...
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GREENHOUSE 09: new Australian climate change challenges
According to conference convenor and coordinator for the Australian Climate Change Science Program, CSIRO’s Paul Holper, the event will attract some of the world’s leading climate scientists, policy makers and government and industry representatives. “There has been tremendous research progress since the launch of Australia’s climate change projections in 2007,” Mr Holper says. “While interest ...
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Metcalf institute announces 2012 entry deadlines for $75,000 grantham prize
The Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting has announced the 2012 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. In its seventh consecutive year, the $75,000 Grantham Prize, the largest cash award for journalism, will reward the very best environmental writing of 2011. “The Grantham Prize is making a difference in newsrooms,” said Metcalf Institute ...
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Marine environment adequately covered despite complex legislation
More than 200 pieces of English and EU-wide marine environmental legislation have been analysed in a recent review. While complex, the legislation adequately covered all areas of the marine environment, the authors conclude. However, there is opportunity to remove overlap and conflicts between different legislation and improve cross-border co-operation. The world’s oceans are under threat ...
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Tetra Tech selected for $18 million Seattle seawall replacement project
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been selected to provide program management and technical services for the Central Waterfront seawall replacement project for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The SDOT estimates the value of this contract at approximately $18 million. Built between 1916 and 1934, the seawall runs along Elliott Bay in downtown Seattle. ...
By Tetra Tech
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Scientists warn of hot, sour, breathless oceans
Greenhouse gases are making the world's oceans hot, sour and breathless, and the way those changes work together is creating a grimmer outlook for global waters, according to a new report Wednesday from 540 international scientists. The world's oceans are getting more acidic at an unprecedented rate, faster than at any time in the past 300 million years, the report said. But it's how this ...
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A detectable trail: Measuring radioactivity in environment
Radionuclides, or radioactive isotopes as they are often called, play an important part in the technologies that provide modern societies with food, water and medicine. But, if they are released into the environment through poor disposal, or by accident, they can be harmful to humans, animals and plants. One such example is the ingestion of radioactive contamination from tainted plants, animals ...
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USGBC Announces STEM Education Advocate Justin Shaifer as Keynote for Green Schools Conference
The Center for Green Schools (CGS) at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced Justin Shaifer as its keynote speaker at the annual Green Schools Conference, taking place June 28-29, 2021. Shaifer, a LinkedIn Top Voice in Technology and rising star in STEM education and advocacy, will open the conference with an inspirational keynote conversation designed to equip attendees with ...
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SMHI and SYKE in Finland enter a unique collaboration on marine environmental monitoring
SMHI and SYKE, the Finnish Environment Institute, have begun a close collaboration to monitor the marine environment of the Baltic and the North Sea. “It is unique for two countries to sign an agreement in this way, but we are leading a trend that the EU and the global organization ICES would like to see going forward. As a combined force we can improve the monitoring of the acute problems ...
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AEA expands in London
AEA is expanding its energy and environmental consulting services in London with a number of senior experts joining the team in the Capital. AEA’s Central London office is growing rapidly and is providing expert advice to Government, London authorities and the private sector alongside the company’s other office bases around the UK and internationally. AEA provides policy support and programme ...
By Ricardo plc
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UK’s largest marine robot fleet defies storms to complete successful mission
A fleet of ten marine robots has successfully completed an ambitious two-week mission off northwest Scotland, despite being hit by a succession of Atlantic storms with winds gusting up to 60 mph and waves up to 7 m high. The mission comprised the largest simultaneous deployment of marine robots yet attempted in UK waters, with seven submarine gliders and three surface Wave Gliders operating in ...
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Oily Waste Dumping Draws Record $37 Million Fine
BOSTON, Massachusetts (ENS) - The Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., OSG, Tuesday agreed to plead guilty to 33 felony counts related to deliberate vessel pollution from nine ships and false pollution log entries in three additional ships, in six U.S. ports. The ships dumped oily waste into U.S. waters and company employees falsified records to cover up the dumping. OSG is a U.S. corporation ...
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SEAL Analytical appoints UK Sales Manager
SEAL Analytical has announced the appointment of Nick Watson as UK Sales Manager. Nick has over 17 years of experience in the environmental laboratory sector, working in a variety of roles from Analytical Chemist to Group Technical Manager for some of the world’s leading analytical service providers. SEAL Analytical President Stuart Smith says: “Nick’s in-depth experience in ...
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Enviro Voraxial Technology, Inc. (EVTN) new sales mark accelerating recognition of their advanced Voraxial Separator Technology
Enviro Voraxial Technology, Inc. announced today that the Company has received an order from Twin Filter, a strategic marketing partner of EVTN and a global provider of filtration equipment and services. The purchase order calls for the delivery of a Voraxial(R) Separator to the marine environmental subsidiary of one of the world's largest oil companies. The Voraxial Separator will be configured ...
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Helsinki Commission wins 2009 Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
The Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) has been named the winner of the 2009 Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award. The award was announced today by the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Ms. Gunilla Carlsson at the Baltic Sea Seminar during the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm. HELCOM works to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through ...
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