Introduction

Marine energy has for decades languished far behind more mature renewable technologies like wind, solar, and geothermal energy. Dr. Andrea Coping is a senior research scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Lab in Richland, Washington. She leads OES Environmental, an international project on environmental effects of marine energy development around the world. We'll note several lawsuits designed to make oil companies pay for the climate-related damages they're causing. And we'll consider the implications of California's new building codes.