Coastal Protection Articles & Analysis
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Replacing approximately 46 miles of aging underground lines with modern and more protected wiring. Installing 2,175 new TripSaver devices across 500 JCP&L circuits. ...
Offshore fracking typically uses less water compared with fracking on land, where the practice has led to various efforts to ban or curtail it. The Coastal Commission, which is charged with protecting the shoreline and marine resources, was not aware until recently that fracking was occurring, mainly because of the complicated web of agencies involved, said ...
Since the work occurs in federal waters, oversight falls to agencies in the Interior Department. But state coastal regulators have a say if an offshore project affects water quality or marine mammals. ...
This included presentations on best practice from businesses in Northern Ireland, including Coca-Cola Hellenic which is focused on steadily reducing the level of water usage at its Lisburn facility. A coastal protection event in County Antrim also resulted in 43 bags of litter being cleared from Brown's Bay in Larne. ...
In the critical areas of food/agriculture, water, energy and coastal protection, NGP is demonstrating that vulnerable populations should not have to wait for the Kyoto Protocol or other global treaties on carbon and greenhouse gases to save them." ...
Two wind power projects under construction in Kenedy County, Texas will pose a threat to migratory and resident birds and bats, according to a scientific study released today by the Coastal Habitat Alliance. The two projects, both being built on private ranch land, will be the first wind farms in coastal south Texas. ...