The deep sea especially that around continental shelves is being damaged by trawling and mining. Often there is little legislative protection, and developing countries are targeted. The Nicholas Institute's Linwood Pendleton discusses the deep sea on Radio National's "The Science Show."
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A few times each semester, Duke students get an electrifying opportunity to see energy facilities, businesses and research groups firsthand thanks to a program sponsored by the Energy Initiative and the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. These "Power Trips" help educate and engage students interested in energy usage at Duke and neighboring universities, businesses and other organizations. The trips go to innovative energy facilities on the Duke campus, across the region and elsewhere in North Carolina.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
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Relentlessly rising human demand for for deep-sea resources — fish, gas and oil, rare materials — is posing such a risk that international cooperation is needed if aquatic ecosystems are to be saved, U.S. scientists warn. Nicholas Institute Senior Scholar Linwood Pendleton comments in this Japan Times article.
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A new international agreement is needed to police the exploitation of the deep ocean because of the rising threats of deep-sea mining and bottom trawling for fish
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The industry case against U.S. EPA's climate rules doesn't disqualify the agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases, but it could lead to a redefinition of how the agency uses the Clean Air Act, said legal experts. Jonas Monast, director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, comments in this ClimateWire article.
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Inventories of precious metals such as nickel, manganese, copper or cobalt slumber in the depths of our oceans. They are sought-after commodities for smartphones, electric cars or wind turbines. In two years, first mining licenses to be awarded. Experts fear irreparable environmental damage. The Nicholas Institute's Linwood Pendleton comments in this Voice of Switzerland article.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency on new power plants. Under the Obama administration legislation was adopted to limit carbon emissions allowed at new facilities. Jonas Monast, director of the Climate and Energy Progam at the Nicholas Institute, comments in this North Carolina News Network article.
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The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Feb. 24 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other stationary sources.
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The Supreme Court weighs in Monday on one of the most intractable issues of our time: global warming.The case pits President Barack Obama's environmental agenda against its fiercest critics in a case that could limit the Environmental Protection Agency's options as it seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, industries and other stationary sources. Jonas Monast, director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, comments in this USA Today article.
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