————————— ” … the highest level of protection humans can bestow on land: the Wilderness Act.” ——————————————————————————— Arizona Republic Mar. 8, 2008 <http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0308satlets2-084.html> Wilderness Act a big boon to nature Your article on hunting and climate change touched on some critical dialogue occurring right now among biologists around the globe… Continue reading
———————————————- ” Š although the Bali declarations endorse the idea of including forest protection in the next climate agreement, they say nothing about which avenue to take – an issue that is now being hotly debated.” “… it is perfectly legal to ship illegally cut logs to the United States… Continue reading
SCIENCE VOL 319 7 MARCH 2008 OCEANS On Phytoplankton Trends How are phytoplankton at coastal sites around the world responding to ongoing global change? Victor Smetacek and James E. Cloern Phytoplankton-unicellular algae in the surface layer of lakes and oceans-fuel the lacustrine and marine food chains and play a key… Continue reading
The Christian Science Monitor Online March 04, 2008 http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0304/p13s02-bogn.html Climate change’s most deadly threat: drought Anthropologist Brian Fagan uses Earth’s distant past to predict the crises that may lie in its future. By Todd Wilkinson Spring is on its way back to northern latitudes. In many locales, it will arrive… Continue reading