Crop-Damaging Insects Proliferate in Higher-CO2 World

———————- “The Japanese beetle, as the name suggests, is a relatively recent arrival in Illinois soybean fields. It is causing considerable damage now but this study suggests that its ability to inflict damage will only increase over time.” —————————————————————- Public release date: 24-Mar-2008 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Contact: Diana… Continue reading

——————————— “While we expected that the lake would mix less in the future, learning that we may be only a decade or two from the complete shutdown of deep mixing was very surprising.” ———————————————————- UC Davis Home News & Information Warming Could Radically Change Lake Tahoe in 10 Years March… Continue reading

Gulf Stream Leaves Its Signature Seven Miles High

————————————- “The band of diverging winds … follows the meandering Gulf Stream front.” ————————————————————————- Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080320181838.htm Gulf Stream Leaves Its Signature Seven Miles High Cumulonimbus storm cloud forming over the warm Gulf Stream along the Norwegian coast. The system is sometimes called a polar low. (Credit: iStockphoto/Erik Kolstad) ScienceDaily… Continue reading

The Rights of Nature Recognized

MEDIA RELEASE March 21, 2008 The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund 675 Mower Road Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17202 www.celdf.org For Immediate Release Nottingham and Barnstead, NH Join Growing List of Communities Recognizing Rights of Nature Nottingham NH passed The Nottingham Water Rights and Local Self – Government Ordinance at Town Meeting… Continue reading