Opportunities and Challenges of Offshore Wind Energy

submitted by: RASEIBoulder
Offshore wind power can contribute extensively to a clean, robust, and diversified U.S. energy portfolio. Capturing the Nation's large and inexhaustible offshore wind resource has the potential to mitigate climate change, improve the environment, increase energy security, and stimulate the U.S. economy. This seminar provides a broad understanding of the global offshore wind industry today and the associated technology challenges, economics, permitting procedures, and potential risks and...

To What Degree? What Science is Telling Us About Climate Change

submitted by: nsf

How do we know the climate is changing? How do we know what's causing it? Some of the world's leading climate scientists explore the science behind the headlines in this lively documentary.

Modeling Our Climate's Future

submitted by: UMiami_RSMAS

UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science professor Amy Clement discusses how scientists use models to forecast future climate change.

MICW - Introduction to Metagenomics at the DOE JGI: Nikos Kyrpides

submitted by: JGI

After a quick introduction by DOE JGI Director Eddy Rubin, DOE JGI's Nikos Kyrpides delivers the opening remarks at the Metagenomics Informatics Challenges Workshop held at the DOE JGI on October 12-13, 2011.

Estimating the ecological impact of the invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans, in the Western Caribbean Sea (Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras) through gut content analysis

submitted by: Astrid_Mejia

Mejia Martinez AY (Bay Islands Conservation Association, Honduras) ? Puncher GN (Roatan Marine Park, Honduras) ? Erzini K (Center of Marine Sciences, Portugal) ? Gonçalves JMS (Center of Marine Sciences, Portugal)