The Green Elephant

Renewable Energy will save us - won't it?

Sources for our Energy as of 2018. Wind provides twice as much as solar. Of course the striking fact is — renewables are tiny compared to fossil fuels.

Avoiding Wildlife Impacts from Renewable Energy in EuropeEurope has been in the forefront of renewable energy development, and guidelines on reducing wildlife impacts are becoming clear.

URI ocean engineer: Sound from wind farm operations having no effect on environmentNARRAGANSETT, R.I., — September 21, 2018 — After periodic acoustic monitoring of the Block Island Wind Farm since before it began operation in 2016, a University of Rhode Island ocean engineer has

Planning can help prevent renewable energy surge from harming wildlife

On The Beach: Whales Deafened By Offshore Wind Turbine Noise Die Stranded OnshoreThe wind industry has been slaughtering millions of birds, bats and insects for years; and offshore it’s been killing off whales and dolphins, as well. Energy power generation system takes its toll…

Stranded Whales Were Deaf–Raising More Questions Over Wind FarmsBy Paul Homewood h/t HotScot Are increasing whale beachings due to wind farms? "It’s too big a risk to assume that these sensitive, magnificent and ancient creatures will a…

Chemical may cause whale hearing lossA toxic chemical used to prevent barnacles from clinging to ship hulls may cause deafness in marine mammals and could lead whales to beach themselves, researchers say.

Whale strandings 'increase 25%'Whale and dolphin strandings are increasing according to data to be released this week by the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP).

Hundreds Of Unexplained Whale Deaths Might Be Linked To Offshore Wind Farms...."....there is at least a possible link between the proliferation of offshore turbines and the increase in whale deaths. It's logical, no?" Perhaps a bigger mystery even than the unexplained...

Puget Sound Orcas are Dying — Latest Sign of Nature’s DeclineThe world’s top scientists warn that biodiversity is in a free fall. Puget Sound’s endangered resident orcas are just the latest victims of short-sighted human actions that are causing an ecological crisis.

'Cocktail of pollutants' found in dolphinsOne of Europe's largest dolphin populations needs special protection from marine pollution, say scientists.

'A deaf whale is a dead whale': US navy sonars could be cause of strandingsMarine researchers speculate noise pollution in the Pacific is disrupting whales’ vital abilities to hear and migrate – and driving them ashore at an alarming rate

Shell’s US Arctic drilling will harass thousands of whales and sealsExploratory drilling, seismic testing and ice-breaking activities threaten to expose whales to damaging sounds, and ‘a deaf whale is a dead whale’

Ships' noise is serious problem for killer whales and dolphins, report findsLow-frequency noise is known to affect baleen whales but high-frequency din from vessels is harming endangered orcas’ ability to communicate and find prey

Understanding the UK’s last killer whalesThe UK's only group of killer whales hasn't produced a calf for 25 years – and no one knows why

Noisier waters linked to behaviour change, hearing loss in whalesStudies investigating whale-watching boats and the inner ears of marine mammals could soon provide new insight into the effects of noisier oceans on cetaceans – dolphins, whales and porpoises – who depend on their hearing for navigating, finding food and communicating underwater.

A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for AnswersWhen a humpback whale was found stranded on Cape Cod, a team of BU scientists raced to the scene. Did noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death? Her whale ears may hold clues.

WHY BIRDS MATTER

Three billion birds have been lost in North America since 1970Due to habitat loss, pesticides, and more, North America’s springs are more silent than ever.

If birds left tracks in the sky, they’d look like this.

WHY BIRDS MATTER

Ornithologists, Birdwatchers Uncover Staggering Magnitude of Bird Population DeclineCorrection appended. Cornell Lab of Ornithology conservation scientist Dr. Ken Rosenberg led an international team of 12 scientists in an analysis of decades of data on bird population — and the conclusion is disturbing. In the last 50 years, one in four birds in North America has disappeared.

Tidal Energy

What Are the Environmental Impacts of Tidal Energy?Tidal power plants have yet to become widely deployed, which is why the question “ What are the environmental impacts of tidal energy ?” is yet unanswered.

ENERGY SLAVES

Energy Slaves comic about Buckminster Fuller - by Stuart McMillenHow many invisible "energy slave" workers does it take to fuel our modern lifestyles? Buckminster Fuller researched these energy slaves. Non-fiction comic.

How Precious is Energy? Ask Your Slaves! | Wolfworks, Inc

Energy slaves, 'hard work,' and the real sources of wealthMany of us live better than the kings and emperors of old old, not because of our hard work, but because we are supported and served by vast troupes of 'energy slaves.' For every unit of work we do, machines and motors do 100. We are the beneficiaries of massive and unearned energy subsidies.

Are you ready for Mini-Nuclear in your neighborhood?

One of the World's Tiniest Nuclear Plants Is Coming to Idaho — Popular MechanicsThe demonstration represents a new-generation of micro-reactors.

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