Along the Pacific coast, the U.S.’ fledgling seaweed industry seeks profit in biofuels, greener cattle forage and, just maybe, a place at the American dinner table.Continue readingCould the tide be rising for American aquaculture?
Category: Coastlines & the West
Floating wind turbines can produce energy from miles offshore. Some Pacific Coast sites the federal government has chosen for wind-energy projects intersect with important fishing grounds. Can they coexist?Continue readingPlans for deep-sea wind farms face resistance from Northern California’s fishing industry
The company’s billion-dollar offshore investment has been sitting idle since a 2015 oil spill. A new plan calls for oil trucks to take crude oil to inland refineries until a pipeline is built; environmental groups and local businesses oppose the plan.Continue readingExxonMobil Moves to Resume Offshore Oil Drilling in Santa Barbara County
Repeated heatwaves continue to destroy California’s kelp forests, crippling coastal economies, tribal resources, and a treasured ecosystem. Can they still be saved?Continue readingHitting Rock Bottom: The Disappearance of California’s Underwater Forests
One of the newest communities on San Francisco Bay is preparing for the water around it to rise as the world warms. But what preparation is enough? And for whom?Continue readingA City Rose on the Marshes. Will the Bay Take it Back?
