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...during its nearly four-month tour. The area where the ship was sailing is home to about 34 cetacean species, of which seven are fragile marine-mammal species, like the critically endangered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin that lives along a 60-mile (100 km) stretch of Taiwan's west coast. "Seismic airguns are very loud, and under certain circumstances they can cause actual physical damage," says Rose. "When a species such as the humpback dolphin is already facing many threats and is hovering on the brink of extinction, adding to their risks by subjecting them to stress from airgun surveys...
With this win under its belt, the Crimson is looking to the Claremont Convergence tournament in California, which starts Friday. There, Harvard will take on a number of West Coast opponents...
...city of Hull, Mass., has constructed two large wind turbines along its coast. These wind turbines provide 11 percent of Hull’s electricity needs per year. The city of Hull is also planning to build an offshore wind farm. If completed, these wind turbines could provide more than 90 percent of Hull’s electricity needs...
...Cambridge should consider forming a “Wind Alliance” with surrounding municipalities. The purpose of this Wind Alliance is to pool the resources of Cambridge, the state government, the federal government, the private renewable-energy sector, and other municipalities to build wind farms off the coast in areas of high wind potential...
...Recently, the administration of Deval L. Patrick ’78 presented a draft wind-energy plan. This plan would allow wind farms to be constructed in state waters along the coast, away from environmentally sensitive areas. The federal government is also actively supporting wind projects throughout the country. Plus, the Waxman-Markey bill—if passed—will cap carbon dioxide emissions. The blueprint for wind-energy production has been put in place. It is time to start making more definite plans...