Increasing human activity in the ocean has lead to an increase in anthropogenic noise in the ocean. Beaked whales are deep-diving odontocetes known to feed in the tongue of the ocean, Bahamas. Recent studies show that ...

Mangroves are tropical and subtropical ecosystems found in intertidal zones that provide vital ecosystem services including sustenance of commercially important fishery species, improvement of coastal water quality through ...

The growth rate in western North Carolina has risen 20% in the past 10 years. This drastic increase has led to an alarming rate of development causing the degradation of many of the natural habitats that are native to ...

As North Carolina regulators begins to recognize the untapped economic, social, and environmental benefits of meeting increased electricity demand through energy efficiency, it has become clear that traditional electricity ...

Should Phase One of California’s high-speed rail (HSR) system be built? With a rapidly growing population and congested airports and highways, California plans to build the nation’s first, true HSR system, with 800 miles ...

Transportation policy evaluation involves identifying and measuring the benefits and costs of a proposed investment. This paper evaluates the socio-economic impacts of investing in fixed route bus service in Jackson County, ...

Global climate change causes sea level rise and storm pattern changes, potentially worsening shoreline erosion. Growing risks of inundation and storm damage confronts coastal development. As an active countermeasure for ...

Forests are provider of many ecosystem services which benefits a wide group of people. But the lack of markets to capture payments for these services meant that forest owners chose to convert their assets to provide ...

Carbon offsets are becoming a necessary tool in carbon emission reduction. The offsets obtained through sequestration in coastal wetland vegetation and sediment is referred to as blue carbon. Our client, the Duke Carbon ...

Carbon offsets are becoming a necessary tool in carbon emission reduction. The offsets obtained through sequestration in coastal wetland vegetation and sediment is referred to as blue carbon. Our client, the Duke Carbon ...