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The Scottish Government will offer a £10 million (R155 million) prize for development of the best technology for electricity generation from wave or tidal power.

The boat has a wide deck wherein you can relax with your family and friends, and you can even take a sun bath. It gives you both exercise and when done with that, you have the option of solar panel energy that can be used.

The committee hears about the serious health threats to children and families from air pollution that pours into port communities from large ships. Thisis a legislative hearing to review a bill that would substantially cut air pollution from these ships. Large ocean going vessels - container ships, tankers, and cruise ships - are among the largest contributors to deadly diesel air pollution in our port communities. And with international trade projected togrow significantly, the problem will only get worse.

The nation's first, large-scale seawater desalination plant is delivering drinking water to more than 2.5 million residents of the Tampa Bay area. It's a timelysolution as continued drought is forecast across the southeastern United States.

Maui County will soon become home to the nation's first wave energy project, an innovation which will provide 2.7 megawatts of clean,renewable energy from platforms floating offshore of Pauwela Point on the Valley Isle's northeast coast.

Rare recordings of humpback whales feeding in the Southern Ocean have been captured by Greenpeace, providing scientists with valuable information on whale behaviour near Antarctica.

Amazon.com has teamed up with The Surfrider Foundation to raise money towards Surfrider’s mission. If you go through the link below, Amazon will donate 5% of all purchases to Surfrider Foundation. There is no cost to the user, all the money comes out of Amazon’s pocket. It’s super simple:

In light of the recent spill in San Francisco Bay, this hearing examines the oil spill threats, risks, and vulnerabilities posed by large non-tank vessels.

Make a creative short film that conveys the message of "buy a better future". You dont need to show project BLUE products you just need to convey the message in a creative way. Have fun, project BLUE is looking for creativity and originality. Help spread the message that our oceans, waves and beaches need help and support. Note: When you buy any project BLUE item, $2 will go directly to the surfrider foundation. 

Rising sea levels due to global warming and defining what is a dangerous degree of climate change should be among critical issues for debate at next month's climate conference in Bali, RK Pachauri, chairman of the United Nations panel on climate change, said Monday.

More than 150 passengers and crew took to lifeboats in Antarctic waters on Friday after their cruise ship hit an object and began taking on water through a hole in the hull, Britain’s Coast Guard said. No injuries were reported.

From the deck of the research ship Weatherbird II, a California company hopes to prove a controversial theory that putting iron dust in the ocean can produce enough plankton to help save the Earth.

An environmental report by state and federal officials says there’s a ’slight chance’ that oil spilled into the San Francisco Bay earlier this month could reach a pristine wilderness coastline more than 40 miles away.

There is no doubt that global warming is to blame, warns the marine biologist, explaining that this symbiotic relationship is key for the survival of most soft corals.

New technology capitalizing on tidal energy, ocean waves and running streams offers hope for a future filled with vast renewable energy resources.