Environment

Tillamook Bay Floodplain Restoration Plan Would Reduce Flood Risk And Restores Salmon Habitat

Salmon are severely impacted by the loss of floodplain habitats near Oregon's Tillamook Bay, where nearly 90 percent of estuaries' tidal wetlands have been lost to development-- threatening the survival of coho salmon and the safety of the local ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2015 - 7:36am

Rumors Of Southern Pine Deaths Have Been Exaggerated

Researchers at the University of Georgia have a message for Southern tree farmers worried about unexplainable pine tree deaths: Don't panic. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 7 2015 - 8:30am

Previous Claims Of Interbreeding Due To Climate Change Exaggerated

One of the questions raised by the prospect of climate change is whether it could cause more species of animals to interbreed. Two species of flying squirrel have already produced mixed offspring and those have somehow been blamed on climate change, along ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 9 2015 - 8:00am

Not Pesticides, Climate Change Is Putting The Squeeze On Bumblebees

Though pesticides are getting all of the attention from environmental groups when it comes to concern about bees, the science community instead knows it is mites and climate- were it as simple as pesticides, places like Australia and the United States, wh ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2015 - 7:09pm

Environmental Impact Quotient: Weaknesses And A Better Solution

I’ve always been interested in how changes in agricultural production practices impact the environment. In particular, I’ve followed the adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops since I was an undergraduate, and try to stay up to date on research relat ...

Article - Andrew R. Kniss - Jul 13 2015 - 11:59am

To Save Animals, Put More Humans On Birth Control

Conservationists tend to spend their time worrying about protecting forests, catching poachers or keeping carbon out of the atmosphere. But all these things (and more) are driven by humans. Given that it’s easier and cheaper to reduce the human birth rate ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 16 2015 - 2:41pm

Neonicotinoids And The Beepocalypse That Never Was

Like the fictional parents in the edgy comedy show South Park who blame Canada for all of their woes, environmentalists often coalesce around ...

Article - Jon Entine - Jul 26 2015 - 5:38am

BP Oil Spill 5 Years Later: 10 Key Questions And Answers

On April 20, 2010, BP's Deepwater Horizon (DWH) drilling rig experienced a failure resulting in the discharge of gas and light sweet crude oil from a depth of approximately 5,000 feet. Discharge continued for 87 days until July 15, 2010, five years a ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 19 2015 - 8:00am

Miscanes: Genetically Modified Sugarcane Can Grow Farther North

U.S. farmers have long hoped to extend sugarcane's growing range northward from the Gulf coast because it substantially increase the land available for sugar and (for as long as subsidies last) biofuels. Several hybrid canes developed in the 1980s ha ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2015 - 2:21pm

GMOs Have Formaldehyde? Bizarre Claim Challenged By Experts

Perhaps the most effective way to scare consumers and regulatory agencies alike is to suggest that a certain product contains a ‘dangerous’ chemical. Even more effective? Have a scientist with four degrees from MIT — but none in food science or genetics — ...

Article - Kavin Senapathy - Jul 30 2015 - 2:52pm