revised: July 10 2014
Biorock® Technology:
Cost-effective solutions to major marine resource management problems including construction and repair, shore protection, ecological restoration, sustainable aquaculture, and climate change adaptation
Thomas J. Goreau, PhD
President, Global…
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The Economist – Turning oil rigs into reefs saves money and marine life. Yet many greens oppose it. Jun 14th 2014 | SANTA BARBARA
WHEN an offshore well stops producing oil, what should be done with the rig? One option is to haul it ashore, break it up and recycle it. This is expensive. For a big, deep-water…
June 14 2014
To: Eric P. Summa, Chief, Environmental Branch, Planning and Policy Division, US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
From: Thomas J. Goreau PhD, President, Global Coral Reef Alliance
Re: Finding of No Significant Harm for Broward Segment II Beach Project and failure to require…
The Jakarta Post | Supplement | Thu, June 05 2014, 2:51 PM
Several journalists were invited by Qunci Villas to witness the launch of the biorock technology-based artificial reef park in Lombok. The Jakarta Post’s Sudibyo M. Wiradji talks to biorock specialist Delphine Robbe of the Gili Eco Trust,…
Sudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post | Supplement | Thu, June 05 2014, 2:46 PM
Underwater work: Divers install art structures anchored to the reef rubble under the water (left). Artist Teguh Ostenrik takes part in the work. (Courtesy of Foued Kaddachi)
Underwater installations for an artificial reef…
If you don’t know it yet, you haven’t been paying attention! Angel Azul is poised to premiere at the Environmental Film Festival in Our Nation’s Capitol, an international film festival focused on the films whose themes ride on the commitment to protect and conserve our environment. Sound like…
Sea level rise continues to destroy last good coral reefs on Majuro for landfill, eliminating their Shore Protection:
Please sign Dean Jacobson’s petition against the destruction of the last good coral reefs on an island being flooded by the sea. Click HERE…
Dean Jacobson was arrested for…
It is with the deepest sadness that the Global Coral Reef Alliance announces the death of Rogeliano Solis, the brilliant Guna Indian marine biologist and environmental leader from Panama. As Environmental Advisor to …