URI Census of Marine Life tacks ocean feature onto Google Earth 5, conducts worldwide marine research
Jeff Sullivan
Issue date: 2/12/09 Section: News
"The stories almost always have links in them that will take you to more information," Harding said. "So you find something you think is interesting, it will take you more cool stuff."
Harding said much of the funds for the Census come from donations given by energy and mining companies, that, besides leaving their names out of the program, "are pledging quite a significant sum of money to enable some of this research to be done," Harding said.
"It's an interesting synergy, but some of these energy conglomerates actually have foundations that sponsor this type of environmental work all the time."
Harding said while the Census is getting relatively consistent press coverage from overseas, America just does not seem interested in oceanic research.
"I think it's because this type of stuff makes bigger waves in the rest of the world than in the United States," he said. "A lot of my friends and family when they look at they say, 'Oh, that's pretty cool,' but if it came on the news you know they wouldn't sit and watch it."
Harding said much of the funds for the Census come from donations given by energy and mining companies, that, besides leaving their names out of the program, "are pledging quite a significant sum of money to enable some of this research to be done," Harding said.
"It's an interesting synergy, but some of these energy conglomerates actually have foundations that sponsor this type of environmental work all the time."
Harding said while the Census is getting relatively consistent press coverage from overseas, America just does not seem interested in oceanic research.
"I think it's because this type of stuff makes bigger waves in the rest of the world than in the United States," he said. "A lot of my friends and family when they look at they say, 'Oh, that's pretty cool,' but if it came on the news you know they wouldn't sit and watch it."
