On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum entitled “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer...

Would the proposed Humboldt offshore wind project replace fossil fuel energy sources in Humboldt County?

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is the lead agency for environmental review of offshore wind. BOEM has developed an...

The North Coast’s offshore wind resources are world-class, both in their strength and consistency, such that offshore wind turbines...

The Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA). Source:  BOEM  (5) The Humboldt Wind Energy Area  (WEA) (1) is located 20–29 miles off the coast of...

Humboldt Wind Energy Area ​Bathymetry Map Source: Sylvia van Royen, Humboldt Water Keeper  (4) The...

Our coastal marine ecosystems are dependent upon a phenomenon known as coastal upwelling  (1), which occurs when strong, consistent...

Overview map of features in the Mendocino Ridge area. Source: NOAA  (20) Future studies are planned to determine more precisely how the...

Humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) tail flip. Source: Jim Harper via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 1.0)  (x) Although there is currently a lot of misinformation  (1) circulating about the impacts of offshore wind to marine mammals, there has yet to be a documented case  (2) of a marine mammal being harmed by activities associated with an offshore wind project in the United States. Early reports of potential fatalities

Offshore wind turbines would need to be constructed somewhere on the West Coast before being installed offshore. Wigi  (1), aka Humboldt...

All forms of energy production have associated environmental impacts, and offshore wind energy is no different. For all environmental...

Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, consequently warming the planet and causing climate...

Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, consequently warming the planet and causing climate...