Thanks to a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, Oregon State University and the private sector, wave energy is moving out of the lab and into the ocean.
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Power Wave
Tag: Environment and Natural Resources
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Light on Leaves
Not long ago if you wanted to measure the height of a tree, you had to do trigonometry on the ground — or gear up for a climb. But these days you have a more sophisticated option: beaming lasers from the sky.
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Seismic Safety
In an earthquake, Tom Miller knows which buildings to avoid.
Any fair-minded reading of the history of the O&C (Oregon and California Railroad) lands in Western Oregon would conclude that they were intended to provide economic support for the 18 counties in which they reside.
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Talking About Water
Lest we forget that environmental and human health are intimately connected, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill delivered that message in spades.
The soils in large areas of the Southern Hemisphere, including major portions of Australia, Africa and South America, have been drying up in the past decade.