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Tidal power is low emissions, but is it low impact?

As tidal turbines are deployed in Puget Sound, local researchers are asking whether we know enough about their effects on local habitats.

One area of concern is how underwater noise generated by the turbines could affect marine mammals that use auditory cues to navigate and communicate with each other. Strong currents complicated the task of measuring how sound travels in the channel.

Read more at University of Washington

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