NEWPORT, Ore. – R&D engineers rig a wave energy buoy during sea trials earlier this September. (Photo by Al Schacher, Columbia Power Technologies)
Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Harnessing the power of ocean waves to make electricity is all the rage among Northwest politicians and conservationists. Oregon State University and the University of Washington just got a big grant to work on wave and tidal energy. Even the Presidential candidates are all for it as part of the quest for "energy independence". But the possible effects on fishing, crabbing and whales make some coastal residents uneasy. Correspondent Tom Banse reports backers of wave energy have some persuading to do.
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October 01, 2008
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