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The International Union for Conservation of Nature is teaming up with the America's Cup World Series to encourage people to make greater efforts to protect the ocean.
The Coast Guard had a busy weekend with two offshore rescues.
A New York Times editorial misrepresented catch share programs, according to National Fisherman editor-in-chief Jessica Hathaway.
The founder and former owner of Istanbul, Turkey-based Numarine Performance Yachts is once again taking the helm.
With National Marina Day fast approaching, NMMA president Thom Dammrich says it's time for the industry to get behind the "Welcome to the Water" campaign.
Green Tech News From Around the World
The trucks, designed by Smith Electric Vehicles Corp., generate zero tailpipe emissions and operate for up to 100 miles on a single charge. La Brea Bakery’s four trucks will travel a combined estimated 1,120 miles a week throughout Los Angeles County to more than 80 retailers and restaurants.
In a first for the BP and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power strategic partnership, the Auwahi Wind farm will utilize a battery storage unit capable of storing in excess of 4 megawatt hours of renewable power. This stored electricity will help to regulate the intermittent wind power, providing a valuable source of grid stability for Maui Electric Company.
FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp., has made significant progress towards its goal to make its vehicle fleet 20 percent more fuel efficient by 2020, announcing that the FedEx Express vehicle fleet is now 16.6 percent more fuel efficient through FY2011 than it was in 2005.
Energenic receives landfill gas extracted from a series of wells at the landfill and processes the gas in two state-of-the-art turbine-generators to make renewable electricity for NV Energy customers. The captured methane is converted to water and carbon dioxide when the gas is burned to produce electricity.
If all else fails stratospheric particles could reflect sunlight and cool us down.
