World_NN1 Changing_VVG Ideas_NN2 :_: 20_MC Ways_NN2 to_TO Build_VV0 a_AT1 Cleaner_NN1 ,_, Healthier_JJR ,_, Smarter_JJR World_NN1 What_DDQ would_VM happen_VVI if_CSW solar_JJ panels_NN2 were_VBDR free_JJ ?_? 
What_DDQ if_CS it_PPH1 were_VBDR possible_JJ to_TO know_VVI everything_PN1 about_II the_AT world_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX the_AT Internet_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT living_NN1 ,_, physical_JJ world_NN1 --_NN1 in_II real_JJ time_NNT1 ?_? 
What_DDQ if_CS doctors_NN2 could_VM forecast_VVI a_AT1 disease_NN1 years_NNT2 before_CS it_PPH1 strikes_VVZ ?_? 
This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT promise_NN1 of_IO the_AT World_NN1 Changing_JJ Idea_NN1 :_: a_AT1 vision_NN1 so_RG simple_JJ yet_RR so_RG ambitious_JJ that_CST its_APPGE full_JJ impact_NN1 is_VBZ impossible_JJ to_TO predict_VVI ._. 
Scientific_JJ American_NN1 's_GE editorial_NN1 and_CC advisory_JJ boards_NN2 have_VH0 chosen_VVN projects_NN2 in_II five_MC general_JJ categories_NN2 --_JJ Energy_NN1 ,_, Transportation_NN1 ,_, Environment_NN1 ,_, Electronics_NN1 and_CC Robotics_NP1 ,_, and_CC Health_NN1 and_CC Medicine_NN1 --_NN1 that_CST highlight_VV0 the_AT power_NN1 of_IO science_NN1 and_CC technology_NN1 to_TO improve_VVI the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD are_VBR in_II use_NN1 now_RT ;_; others_NN2 are_VBR emerging_VVG from_II the_AT lab_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB all_DB of_IO them_PPHO2 show_VV0 that_DD1 innovation_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT most_RGT promising_JJ elixir_NN1 for_IF what_DDQ ails_VVZ us_PPIO2 ._. 
The_AT No-Money-Down_AT Solar_NN1 Plan_VV0 The_AT biggest_JJT thing_NN1 stopping_VVG the_AT sun_NN1 is_VBZ money_NN1 ._. 
Installing_VVG a_AT1 rooftop_NN1 array_NN1 of_IO solar_JJ panels_NN2 large_JJ enough_RR to_TO produce_VVI all_DB of_IO the_AT energy_NN1 required_VVN by_II a_AT1 building_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT equivalent_NN1 of_IO prepaying_VVG its_APPGE electricity_NN1 bill_NN1 for_IF the_AT next_MD seven_MC to_II 10_MC years_NNT2 --_JJ and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ after_II federal_JJ and_CC state_VV0 incentives_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 new_JJ innovation_NN1 in_II financing_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, has_VHZ opened_VVN up_RP an_AT1 additional_JJ possibility_NN1 for_IF homeowners_NN2 who_PNQS want_VV0 to_TO reduce_VVI their_APPGE carbon_NN1 footprint_NN1 and_CC lower_VVI their_APPGE electric_JJ bills_NN2 :_: get_VV0 the_AT panels_NN2 for_IF free_JJ ,_, then_RT pay_VV0 for_IF the_AT power_NN1 as_CSA you_PPY go_VV0 ._. 
The_AT system_NN1 works_VVZ something_PN1 like_II a_AT1 home_NN1 mortgage_NN1 ._. 
Organizations_NN2 and_CC individuals_NN2 looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 steady_JJ return_NN1 on_II their_APPGE investment_NN1 ,_, typically_RR banks_NN2 or_CC municipal_JJ bond_NN1 holders_NN2 ,_, use_VV0 a_AT1 pool_NN1 of_IO cash_NN1 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF the_AT solar_JJ panels_NN2 ._. 
Directly_RR or_CC indirectly_RR ,_, homeowners_NN2 buy_VV0 the_AT electricity_NN1 produced_VVN by_II their_APPGE own_DA rooftop_NN1 at_II a_AT1 rate_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ less_RRR ,_, per_II kilowatt-hour_NNT1 ,_, than_CSN they_PPHS2 would_VM pay_VVI for_IF electricity_NN1 from_II the_AT grid_NN1 ._. 
Investors_NN2 get_VV0 a_AT1 safe_JJ investment_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT latest_JJT generation_NN1 of_IO solar-panel_JJ technology_NN1 works_VVZ dependably_RR for_IF years_NNT2 --_JJ and_CC homeowners_NN2 get_VV0 a_AT1 break_NN1 on_II their_APPGE monthly_JJ bills_NN2 ,_, not_XX to_TO mention_VVI the_AT satisfaction_NN1 of_IO significantly_RR reducing_VVG their_APPGE carbon_NN1 footprint_NN1 ._. 
SolarCity_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT largest_JJT installer_NN1 of_IO household_NN1 solar_JJ panels_NN2 to_TO have_VHI adopted_VVN this_DD1 strategy_NN1 ._. 
Founded_VVN in_II 2006_MC by_II two_MC brothers_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR also_RR Silicon_NN1 Valley-based_NN1 serial_NN1 entrepreneurs_NN2 ,_, SolarCity_NP1 leases_VVZ its_APPGE panels_NN2 to_II homeowners_NN2 but_CCB gives_VVZ the_AT electricity_NN1 away_RL for_IF free_JJ ._. 
The_AT net_JJ effect_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 much_RR reduced_VVN utility_NN1 bill_NN1 (_( customers_NN2 still_RR need_VV0 utility-delivered_JJ power_NN1 when_CS the_AT sun_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX out_RP )_) plus_II a_AT1 monthly_JJ SolarCity_NN1 bill_NN1 ._. 
The_AT total_NN1 for_IF both_RR comes_VVZ out_RP to_II less_DAR than_CSN the_AT old_JJ bill_NN1 ._. 
SunRun_VV0 in_II San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 offers_VVZ consumers_NN2 a_AT1 similar_JJ package_NN1 ,_, except_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT company_NN1 sells_VVZ customers_NN2 the_AT electricity_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 leasing_VVG them_PPHO2 the_AT panels_NN2 ._. 
Cities_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Berkeley_NP1 and_CC Boulder_NP1 are_VBR pioneering_VVG their_APPGE own_DA version_NN1 of_IO solar-panel_JJ financing_NN1 by_II loaning_VVG individuals_NN2 the_AT entire_JJ amount_NN1 required_VVN to_TO pay_VVI for_IF solar_JJ panels_NN2 and_CC installation_NN1 ._. 
The_AT project_NN1 is_VBZ paid_VVN for_IF by_II municipal_JJ bonds_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT homeowner_NN1 pays_VVZ back_RP the_AT loan_NN1 over_RG 20_MC years_NNT2 as_II a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT property_NN1 tax_NN1 bill_NN1 ._. 
The_AT effect_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT same_DA whichever_DDQV route_NN1 a_AT1 consumer_NN1 takes_VVZ :_: the_AT new_JJ obligation_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT form_NN1 of_IO taxes_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 lease_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 long-term_JJ contract_NN1 for_IF electricity_NN1 ,_, ends_VVZ up_RP costing_VVG less_DAR than_CSN the_AT existing_JJ utility_NN1 bill_NN1 ._. 
Kammen_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS did_VDD the_AT initial_JJ analysis_NN1 on_II Berkeley_NP1 's_GE financing_NN1 model_NN1 ,_, believes_VVZ that_CST by_II turning_VVG to_II financing_NN1 ,_, consumers_NN2 can_VM overcome_VVI the_AT inherent_JJ disadvantage_NN1 renewables_NN2 have_VH0 when_CS compared_VVN with_IW existing_JJ energy_NN1 sources_NN2 :_: the_AT infrastructure_NN1 for_IF power_NN1 from_II the_AT grid_NN1 has_VHZ already_RR been_VBN paid_VVN for_IF and_CC ,_, in_II many_DA2 cases_NN2 ,_, has_VHZ been_VBN subsidized_VVN for_IF decades_NNT2 ._. 
All_DB three_MC approaches_NN2 are_VBR rapidly_RR expanding_VVG across_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT Berkeley_NP1 program_NN1 being_VBG less_DAR than_CSN two_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, 10_MC different_JJ states_NN2 have_VH0 passed_VVN legislation_NN1 allowing_VVG their_APPGE cities_NN2 to_TO set_VVI up_RP a_AT1 Berkeley-style_JJ bond-financed_JJ loan_NN1 program_NN1 ._. 
With_IW the_AT passage_NN1 of_IO the_AT Waxman-Markey_NP1 climate_NN1 bill_NN1 ,_, the_AT option_NN1 for_IF cities_NN2 to_TO set_VVI up_RP these_DD2 programs_NN2 would_VM become_VVI federal_JJ law_NN1 ._. 
SunEdison_NN1 in_II Maryland_NP1 is_VBZ currently_RR active_JJ in_II nine_MC states_NN2 ._. 
SolarCity_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ has_VHZ more_DAR than_CSN 4,000_MC customers_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ active_JJ in_II California_NP1 ,_, Arizona_NP1 and_CC Oregon_NP1 and_CC has_VHZ promised_VVN to_TO announce_VVI additional_JJ states_NN2 after_II the_AT new_JJ year_NNT1 ._. 
Right_RR now_RT it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX possible_JJ to_TO lower_VVI the_AT overall_JJ cost_NN1 of_IO rooftop_NN1 solar_NN1 to_II "_" grid_NN1 parity_NN1 ,_, "_" that_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, to_II the_AT same_DA price_NN1 as_CSA electricity_NN1 from_II local_JJ utility_NN1 companies_NN2 ,_, without_IW federal_JJ subsidies_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 the_AT investment_NN1 tax_NN1 credit_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ lowers_VVZ the_AT tax_NN1 bill_NN1 of_IO banks_NN2 financing_VVG these_DD2 projects_NN2 ._. 
Those_DD2 subsidies_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ amount_NN1 to_II 30_MC percent_NNU of_IO the_AT cost_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 solar_JJ installation_NN1 ,_, are_VBR guaranteed_VVN for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 eight_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
By_II then_RT ,_, SolarCity_NP1 and_CC its_APPGE competitors_NN2 claim_VV0 they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX need_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
While_CS the_AT cost_NN1 of_IO electricity_NN1 from_II fossil_NN1 fuels_NN2 has_VHZ increased_VVN 3_MC to_II 5_MC percent_NNU a_AT1 year_NNT1 for_IF the_AT past_JJ decade_NNT1 ,_, the_AT cost_NN1 of_IO solar_JJ panels_NN2 has_VHZ fallen_VVN on_II average_NN1 20_MC percent_NNU for_IF every_AT1 doubling_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE installed_JJ base_NN1 ._. 
Grid_NN1 parity_NN1 is_VBZ where_RRQ these_DD2 trend_NN1 lines_NN2 cross_VV0 --_NN1 after_II that_DD1 ,_, solar_NN1 has_VHZ the_AT potential_NN1 to_II power_NN1 more_RRR than_CSN just_JJ homes_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ hardly_RR a_AT1 coincidence_NN1 that_CST Elon_NP1 Musk_NP1 ,_, head_NN1 of_IO electric_JJ car_NN1 company_NN1 Tesla_NP1 Motors_NN2 ,_, sits_VVZ on_II SolarCity_NP1 's_GE board_NN1 of_IO directors_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Gasoline_NN1 Garden_NN1 It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT next_MD step_NN1 for_IF biofuels_NN2 :_: genetically_RR engineered_JJ plant_NN1 life_NN1 that_CST produces_VVZ hydrocarbons_NN2 as_II a_AT1 by-product_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE normal_JJ metabolism_NN1 ._. 
The_AT result_NN1 will_VM be_VBI fuel_NN1 --_JJ common_JJ gasoline_NN1 ,_, even_RR --_JJ using_VVG nothing_PN1 but_II sunlight_NN1 and_CC CO2_FO ._. 
In_II July_NPM1 ,_, Exxon_NP1 Mobil_NP1 announced_VVD plans_NN2 to_TO spend_VVI more_DAR than_CSN $600_NNU million_NNO in_II31 pursuit_II32 of_II33 algae_NN2 that_CST can_VM accomplish_VVI the_AT task_NN1 ._. 
Joule_NNU1 Biotechnologies_NN2 claims_VVZ to_TO have_VHI already_RR succeeded_VVN ,_, although_CS the_AT company_NN1 has_VHZ yet_RR to_TO reveal_VVI any_DD details_NN2 of_IO its_APPGE proprietary_JJ system_NN1 ._. 
Hot_JJ Nukes_NP2 Uranium_NN1 and_CC plutonium_NN1 are_VBR not_XX the_AT only_JJ fuels_NN2 that_CST can_VM power_VVI a_AT1 nuclear_JJ reactor_NN1 ._. 
With_IW an_AT1 initial_JJ kick_NN1 from_II more_RGR traditional_JJ fissile_JJ materials_NN2 ,_, thorium_NN1 can_VM set_VVI up_RP a_AT1 self-sustaining_JJ "_" breeder_NN1 "_" reaction_NN1 that_CST produces_VVZ uranium_NN1 233_MC ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ well_RR suited_VVN to_II nuclear_JJ power_NN1 generation_NN1 ._. 
The_AT process_NN1 has_VHZ the_AT added_JJ benefit_NN1 of_IO being_VBG resistant_JJ to_II nuclear_JJ proliferation_NN1 ,_, because_CS its_APPGE end_NN1 products_NN2 emit_VV0 enough_DD gamma_NN1 rays_NN2 to_TO make_VVI the_AT fuel_NN1 dangerous_JJ to_TO handle_VVI and_CC easy_JJ to_TO track_VVI ._. 
Save_VV0 Energy_NN1 with_IW Information_NN1 Studies_NN2 show_VV0 that_CST simply_RR making_VVG customers_NN2 aware_JJ of_IO their_APPGE energy_NN1 use_NN1 lowers_VVZ it_PPH1 by_II 5_MC to_II 15_MC percent_NNU ._. 
Smart_JJ meters_NN2 allow_VV0 customers_NN2 to_TO track_VVI their_APPGE energy_NN1 consumption_NN1 minute_NNT1 by_II minute_NNT1 and_CC appliance_NN1 by_II appliance_NN1 ._. 
Countless_JJ start-ups_NN2 are_VBR offering_VVG the_AT devices_NN2 ,_, and_CC Google_NP1 and_CC Microsoft_NP1 are_VBR independently_RR partnering_VVG with_IW local_JJ utilities_NN2 to_TO allow_VVI individuals_NN2 to_TO monitor_VVI their_APPGE power_NN1 usage_NN1 over_II the_AT Web_NN1 ._. 
Wind_NN1 Power_NN1 from_II the_AT Stratosphere_NN1 According_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 Stanford_NP1 University_NN1 study_NN1 released_VVN in_II July_NPM1 ,_, the_AT high-altitude_NN1 winds_VVZ that_CST constantly_RR blow_VV0 tens_MC2 of_IO thousands_NNO2 of_IO feet_NN2 above_II the_AT earth_NN1 hold_VV0 enough_DD energy_NN1 to_TO supply_VVI all_DB of_IO human_JJ civilization_NN1 100_MC times_NNT2 over_RP ._. 
California_NP1 's_GE Sky_NN1 WindPower_NN1 has_VHZ proposed_VVN harvesting_VVG this_DD1 energy_NN1 by_II building_NN1 fleets_NN2 of_IO giant_NN1 ,_, airborne_JJ ,_, ground-tethered_JJ windmills_NN2 ,_, while_CS Italy_NP1 's_GE Kite_NN1 Gen_NN1 proposes_VVZ to_TO accomplish_VVI the_AT same_DA feat_NN1 using_VVG kites_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 days_NNT2 not_XX even_RR many_DA2 politicians_NN2 deny_VV0 that_CST the_AT oceans_NN2 are_VBR ill_JJ ._. 
Protecting_VVG the_AT health_NN1 of_IO coastal_JJ waters_NN2 is_VBZ now_RT a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO national_JJ policy_NN1 in_II dozens_NNO2 of_IO countries_NN2 ,_, including_II the_AT U.S._NP1 ,_, and_CC world_NN1 leaders_NN2 are_VBR beginning_VVG to_TO prescribe_VVI a_AT1 revolutionary_JJ remedy_NN1 that_CST conservationists_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN promoting_VVG for_IF years_NNT2 :_: marine_JJ planning_NN1 and_CC zoning_NN1 ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 natural_JJ extension_NN1 of_IO management_NN1 policies_NN2 that_CST have_VH0 guided_VVN the_AT development_NN1 of_IO cities_NN2 and_CC landscapes_NN2 for_IF nearly_RR a_AT1 century_NNT1 ._. 
Porn_VV0 shops_NN2 are_VBR n't_XX next_II21 to_II22 preschools_NN2 ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, and_CC drilling_VVG rigs_NN2 are_VBR n't_XX the_AT centerpieces_NN2 of_IO national_JJ parks_NN2 ._. 
Similarly_RR ,_, zoning_NN1 advocates_NN2 envision_VV0 a_AT1 mosaic_NN1 of_IO regional_JJ maps_NN2 in_II which_DDQ every_AT1 watery_JJ space_NN1 on_II the_AT planet_NN1 is_VBZ designated_VVN for_IF a_AT1 particular_JJ purpose_NN1 ._. 
Drilling_VVG and_CC mining_NN1 would_VM be_VBI allowed_VVN only_RR in_II certain_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT ocean_NN1 ;_; fishing_NN1 in_II others_NN2 ._. 
The_AT most_RGT critically_RR threatened_VVN areas_NN2 would_VM be_VBI virtually_RR off-limits_JJ ._. 
Whereas_CS people_NN can_VM easily_RR find_VVI maps_NN2 telling_VVG them_PPHO2 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 can_VM do_VDI where_CS on_II land_NN1 ,_, the_AT marine_JJ realm_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 hodgepodge_NN1 of_IO rules_NN2 emanating_VVG from_II an_AT1 army_NN1 of_IO agencies_NN2 ,_, each_DD1 one_PN1 managing_VVG a_AT1 single_JJ use_NN1 or_CC symptom_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT U.S._NP1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, one_MC1 body_NN1 regulates_VVZ commercial_JJ fishing_NN1 ,_, usually_RR a_AT1 single_JJ species_NN at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
Another_DD1 group_NN1 manages_VVZ toxic_JJ substances_NN2 ,_, still_RR another_DD1 seabed_NN1 mining_NN1 ,_, and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 --_JJ some_DD 20_MC federal_JJ agencies_NN2 in_II all_DB ._. 
They_PPHS2 tend_VV0 to_TO make_VVI decisions_NN2 without_IW regard_NN1 to_II what_DDQ the_AT others_NN2 are_VBR doing_VDG ,_, explains_VVZ Duke_NN1 University_NN1 marine_JJ ecologist_NN1 Larry_NP1 B._NP1 Crowder_NP1 ._. 
Ocean_NN1 advocates_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Crowder_NP1 eagerly_RR await_VV0 the_AT final_JJ recommendations_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 special_JJ task_NN1 force_NN1 President_NNB Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 charged_VVD with_IW presenting_VVG a_AT1 plan_NN1 for_IF overhauling_VVG management_NN1 of_IO U.S._NP1 waters_VVZ ,_, which_DDQ extend_VV0 200_MC nautical_JJ miles_NNU2 offshore_RL ._. 
The_AT scope_NN1 of_IO such_DA an_AT1 undertaking_NN1 is_VBZ huge_JJ :_: the_AT U.S._NP1 controls_VVZ 4.4_MC million_NNO square_JJ miles_NNU2 of_IO seascape_NN1 ,_, making_VVG the_AT country_NN1 's_GE underwater_JJ real_JJ estate_NN1 25_MC percent_NNU larger_JJR than_CSN its_APPGE landmass_NN1 ._. 
The_AT committee_NN1 's_GE preliminary_JJ report_NN1 ,_, released_VVN in_II September_NPM1 ,_, suggests_VVZ that_CST the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 to_TO minimize_VVI harmful_JJ human_JJ impacts_NN2 on_II the_AT oceans_NN2 is_VBZ to_TO manage_VVI regions_NN2 rather_II21 than_II22 symptoms_NN2 ._. 
Many_DA2 environmentalists_NN2 are_VBR hopeful_JJ that_CST such_DA plans_NN2 will_VM be_VBI implemented_VVN through_II the_AT marine_JJ equivalent_NN1 of_IO municipal_JJ zoning_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ would_VM give_VVI them_PPHO2 some_DD influence_NN1 in_II areas_NN2 where_CS they_PPHS2 now_RT have_VH0 none_PN ._. 
In_II zones_NN2 where_RRQ conservation_NN1 is_VBZ designated_VVN as_II the_AT dominant_JJ activity_NN1 ,_, fishing_NN1 and_CC industrial_JJ activities_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 mining_NN1 would_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 have_VHI free_JJ rein_NN1 ._. 
Under_II current_JJ rules_NN2 ,_, about_II the_AT only_JJ way_NN1 a_AT1 conservation_JJ group_NN1 can_VM block_VVI a_AT1 project_NN1 it_PPH1 deems_VVZ harmful_JJ --_NN1 say_VV0 ,_, a_AT1 new_JJ site_NN1 for_IF offshore_JJ drilling_NN1 --_NN1 is_VBZ through_II expensive_JJ litigation_NN1 ._. 
So_RG far_RR ,_, though_CS ,_, the_AT president_NN1 's_GE task_NN1 force_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN careful_JJ not_XX to_TO suggest_VVI that_DD1 ocean_NN1 zoning_NN1 will_VM be_VBI the_AT only_JJ treatment_NN1 plan_NN1 ,_, in_II great_JJ part_NN1 because_CS any_DD effort_NN1 to_TO restrict_VVI commercial_JJ interests_NN2 is_VBZ bound_VVNK to_TO meet_VVI stiff_JJ opposition_NN1 Most_RGT resistant_JJ to_II such_DA change_NN1 will_VM most_RGT likely_RR be_VBI the_AT traditional_JJ users_NN2 of_IO the_AT open_JJ ocean_NN1 --_NN1 namely_REX ,_, commercial_JJ fisheries_NN2 and_CC the_AT petroleum_NN1 industry_NN1 ._. 
Ogden_NN1 and_CC others_NN2 are_VBR quick_JJ to_TO point_VVI out_RP ,_, however_RR ,_, that_DD1 zoning_NN1 practices_NN2 can_VM benefit_VVI commerce_NN1 as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA conservation_JJ ._. 
By_II giving_VVG up_RP access_NN1 to_II certain_JJ areas_NN2 ,_, industries_NN2 gain_VV0 the_AT security_NN1 of_IO knowing_VVG their_APPGE activities_NN2 would_VM be_VBI licensed_VVN in_II a_AT1 more_RGR predictable_JJ and_CC less_RGR costly_JJ manner_NN1 than_CSN they_PPHS2 are_VBR today_RT ,_, explains_VVZ Josh_NP1 Eagle_NN1 ,_, associate_JJ professor_NN1 at_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 School_NN1 of_IO Law_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT an_AT1 oil_NN1 company_NN1 can_VM apply_VVI for_IF permits_NN2 to_TO drill_VVI virtually_RR anywhere_RL ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 takes_VVZ on_RP a_AT1 significant_JJ financial_JJ risk_NN1 each_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT business_NN1 may_VM dump_VVI millions_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 into_II researching_VVG a_AT1 new_JJ facility_NN1 only_RR to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 lawsuit_NN1 derail_VV0 it_PPH1 at_II the_AT last_MD moment_NN1 ._. 
When_CS opposing_JJ parties_NN2 have_VH0 more_RGR or_CC less_RGR equal_JJ voices_NN2 early_RR in_II the_AT planning_NN1 process_NN1 ,_, Eagle_NN1 says_VVZ ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR less_RGR inclined_JJ to_TO block_VVI one_PPX121 another_PPX122 's_GE activities_NN2 once_RR zones_NN2 are_VBR drawn_VVN on_II a_AT1 map_NN1 ._. 
Whether_CSW the_AT final_JJ report_NN1 of_IO the_AT president_NN1 's_GE task_NN1 force_NN1 will_VM promote_VVI ocean_NN1 zoning_NN1 explicitly_RR is_VBZ uncertain_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT group_NN1 has_VHZ already_RR promised_VVN to_TO overhaul_VVI the_AT structure_NN1 of_IO ocean_NN1 governance_NN1 by_II proposing_VVG the_AT creation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 National_JJ Ocean_NN1 Council_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE job_NN1 it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI to_TO coordinate_VVI efforts_NN2 of_IO the_AT myriad_NN1 federal_JJ agencies_NN2 now_RT in_II charge_NN1 ._. 
The_AT move_NN1 comes_VVZ just_RR in_II time_NNT1 ._. 
Just_RR as_CSA society_NN1 is_VBZ beginning_VVG to_TO appreciate_VVI the_AT enormous_JJ efforts_NN2 it_PPH1 will_VM take_VVI to_TO preserve_VVI the_AT health_NN1 of_IO the_AT oceans_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 must_VM ask_VVI more_DAR of_IO them_PPHO2 --_NN1 more_DAR energy_NN1 ,_, more_DAR food_NN1 ,_, and_CC better_JJR resilience_NN1 to_II coastal_JJ development_NN1 and_CC climate_NN1 change_NN1 ._. 
The_AT reason_NN1 the_AT oceans_NN2 are_VBR in_II trouble_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX what_DDQ people_NN put_VV0 in_RP and_CC take_VV0 out_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 failure_NN1 of_IO governments_NN2 to_TO manage_VVI these_DD2 activities_NN2 properly_RR ._. 
Emergency_NN1 technicians_NN2 could_VM prevent_VVI up_RG21 to_RG22 35_MC percent_NNU of_IO prehospital_JJ trauma_NN1 deaths_NN2 if_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD better_RRR and_CC cheaper_JJR ways_NN2 to_TO prevent_VVI blood_NN1 loss_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT a_AT1 University_NN1 of_IO Maryland-affiliated_JJ start-up_NN1 called_VVN Trauma_NN1 Solutions_NN2 has_VHZ developed_VVN a_AT1 synthetic_JJ hydrogel_NN1 that_CST can_VM clot_VVI blood_NN1 by_II prompting_VVG the_AT body_NN1 to_TO make_VVI fibrin_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 protein_NN1 that_CST seals_VVZ wounds_NN2 and_CC stops_VVZ bleeding_JJ ._. 
Future_JJ iterations_NN2 could_VM simultaneously_RR release_VVI such_DA medicines_NN2 as_CSA antibiotics_NN2 and_CC painkillers_NN2 ._. 
Each_DD1 application_NN1 will_VM cost_VVI about_RG $5_NNU ,_, compared_VVN with_IW some_DD natural_JJ blood-clotting_JJ substances_NN2 that_CST cost_VV0 upward_RG21 of_RG22 $500_NNU ._. 
Liver_NN1 damage_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 major_JJ side_NN1 effect_NN1 of_IO HIV/AIDS_FU and_CC tuberculosis_NN1 drugs_NN2 ,_, yet_RR few_DA2 developing_JJ countries_NN2 have_VH0 enough_RR trained_VVN scientists_NN2 or_CC equipment_NN1 to_TO monitor_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Nonprofit_JJ Cambridge_NP1 ,_, Mass._NP1 -based_JJ Diagnostics_NN1 For_IF All_RR has_VHZ developed_VVN an_AT1 inexpensive_JJ fingernail-size_JJ device_NN1 made_VVD almost_RR entirely_RR of_IO paper_NN1 that_CST monitors_VVZ liver_NN1 damage_NN1 using_VVG a_AT1 single_JJ drop_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 ._. 
Channels_NN2 in_II the_AT paper_NN1 guide_NN1 blood_NN1 to_II regions_NN2 that_CST change_VV0 color_NN1 depending_II21 on_II22 the_AT levels_NN2 of_IO two_MC damage-related_JJ liver_NN1 enzymes_NN2 ._. 
