Environment

Eco-Burial: Not Just For Atheist Hippies Any More

Natural burial is not just a 'green' option for eco-fixated non-religious people, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield.  They'll be holding an event called "Natural Burial: Do we need a Headstone?" to be held in ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2009 - 12:49pm

Human Timescales & Global Climate Change

The climate change skeptic asks- 'Given that the climate changes over millenia due to powerful natural forces, how could humans possibly contribute any significant effect to climate change, given our brief existence in geological time?' I shall t ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 16 2009 - 11:47am

The Age of Stupid

Are we living in an age of stupidity? From the dawn of written history we have evidence of the development of the scientific method as a way of thinking. I believe the method has its origins in legal process. Perhaps early thinkers saw some form of ' ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 9 2009 - 6:55pm

The Mighty Diatom Weighs In On Climate Change

Tiny creatures at the bottom of the food chain called diatoms suck up nearly a quarter of the atmosphere's carbon dioxide, yet research by Michigan State University scientists suggests they could become less able to "sequester" that greenhou ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2009 - 10:53am

New Guide on Climate Literacy from NOAA

New Guide on Climate Literacy A guide is now available to help individuals of all ages understand how climate influences them-- and how they influence climate. A product of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, it was compiled by an interagency group le ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 18 2009 - 12:52pm

Ice, Polar Bears & Penguins

There is an old gag which asks: "Why don't polar bears eat penguins?" The answer is that polar bears inhabit arctic regions, whereas penguins inhabit antarctic regions, as shown here. There is a saying that the poles are where weather is mad ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 19 2009 - 11:55am

Aquatic Habitat Restoration in Oregon

We have developed a site specific restoration plan for the Tillamook River Watershed based on project specific field surveys, available data on aquatic habitat, salmonid abundance, water quality, fish passage, and land management practices. This project wa ...

Blog Post - Demeter Design - Mar 22 2009 - 2:53pm

Iron Curtain – Ribbon Of Life

"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." Thus spoke Sir Winston Churchill, in the company of President Harry S. Truman, on March 5, 1946, at Westminster College, Fulton, Missour ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Mar 31 2009 - 1:35pm

Sea Level Change and Semi-Buoyant Ice.

It is commonly held that if floating ice melts, then it makes no difference to sea levels. This is true only of free-floating ice. When a sheet of ice is attached to  land, basic principles of mechanics show that the weight is partially supported by that l ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 26 2009 - 12:57pm

Earth Hour 2009

This Saturday night, a global effort is set to take place to promote energy conservation – the 3rd annual Earth Hour. To join in on the effort, simply turn off your lights from 8:30 – 9:30pm in your local time zone. This worldwide effort is designed to dem ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Mar 31 2009 - 1:42pm