Offshore Blasting

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

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Seismic blasting for gas project threatens whales off Australia’s coast, activists say

CNN 27 Sep 2023

Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator, NOPSEMA, approved the blasting in July, despite acknowledging that Woodside may not have identified all Indigenous people in need of consultation on the seismic blasting plans, or given them adequate time to be consulted.

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The women who survived time at ‘Terrible Tilly’

The Daily Astorian 25 Sep 2023

Others see the isolated, dynamite-blasted basalt ...

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The women who survived time at Oregon’s ‘Terrible Tilly’ lighthouse

The Oregonian 24 Sep 2023

Mimi Morissette values her seaside property, the acre-wide Tillamook Rock, a mile offshore of Ecola State Park in Northwest Oregon, at $8 million ... Today, the only way on and off Oregon’s sole offshore light station is by a helicopter landing on top of the cliffside, 142-year-old brick winch house on the northeast side of the rock.

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Woodside halts seismic testing after Traditional Custodians file for injunction

Offshore Technology 07 Sep 2023

Traditional Custodian Raelene Cooper alleges Woodside failed to properly consult with her community before planning the blast testing ... A legal challenge by a Mardudhunera woman has forced Woodside Energy to pause plans to begin seismic blasting as part of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project offshore Western Australia.

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Private rocket maker carries out first sea launch

Shenzhen Daily 07 Sep 2023

The commercial launch vehicle, CERES-1, blasted off at 5.34 p.m. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore mission ... (Xinhua). .

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China's commercial rocket launches 4 satellites from sea

People Daily 06 Sep 2023

The commercial launch vehicle, CERES-1, blasted off at 5.34 p.m ... The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore mission ... The commercial launch vehicle CERES-1, carrying four satellites, blasts off from the waters surrounding Haiyang, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Sept.

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China science, technology news summary -- Sept. 6

China.dot.org 06 Sep 2023

BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China .. COMMERCIAL ROCKET ... The commercial launch vehicle, CERES-1, blasted off at 5.34 p.m ... The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore mission.

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Commercial rocket launches 4 satellites from sea

China.dot.org 06 Sep 2023

The commercial launch vehicle, CERES-1, blasted off at 5.34 p.m. (Beijing Time). The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore mission. The rocket maker Galactic Energy said it was the 9th flight and the first sea-based mission of the CERES-1 series.

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4 fishermen nabbed for blast fishing in Quezon

Manila Bulletin 30 Aug 2023

of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 4-A-Fisheries Protection Law Enforcement Group Western Seaboard said Tanggol Kalikasan received information from Mayor Edwin Pastrana regarding blast fishing activities offshore.

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Fox News is touting a dubious new documentary repeating misleading claims about offshore wind link ...

Media Matters 29 Aug 2023

While military sonar and seismic blasting used for oil and gas exploration harm whales, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said that sound produced by high-resolution geophysical surveys used by offshore wind energy companies “produce much smaller impact ...

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Hurricane heads for state still recovering from 2022 storm

Politico 29 Aug 2023

Hurricane Hermine, which made landfall in surrounding Levy County seven years ago this week as a Category 1 storm, was the last to strike the rustic “old Florida” island community, roughly 3 miles offshore and linked to the mainland by a single state highway.

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Former veterinarians, trainers claim beloved killer whale Lolita died from neglect: ‘Nobody listened’

New York Post 27 Aug 2023

More On. whales. Building offshore wind farms really is killing whales — and the government knows the truth. doc. Beloved orca dies before expected release back into ocean after more than 50 years in captivity ... report. Biden administration blasted for ‘hypocrisy’ on offshore wind as it scrambles to probe whale deaths ... She deserved better.”.

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South-east Australia marine heatwave forecast to be literally off the scale

The Observer 27 Aug 2023

Oceanographer Grant Smith said the colour-coded scale the bureau uses to map forecast sea surface temperature anomalies stops at 2.5C ... It is not a simple question given how much else is going on in south-eastern waters, from oil and gas exploration including seismic blasting to foundational work for a promised offshore windfarming industry ... .

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New documentary ‘proves’ building offshore wind farms does kills whales

New York Post 26 Aug 2023

More On. whales ... report. Biden administration blasted for ‘hypocrisy’ on offshore wind as it scrambles to probe whale deaths. Father captures rare breach of 3 whales at once off Cape Cod ... Dr ... Rhode Island hosts the nation’s first offshore wind farm. Shellenberger argues it is reckless not to stop the expansion of the offshore giants.AP.

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A few late reports come in from past couple of days

The Galveston Daily News 23 Aug 2023

Well, if you were lucky enough to receive some rainfall Tuesday, then praise God. Here in Jamaica Beach we received around 15 minutes of rain. San Leon, Dickinson, and League City got the brunt of it all ... This was young Jonathan's first trip offshore, and to say he had a blast is an understatement ... Danny sat him behind the helm ... Capt ... ....