——————————————— “Phytoplankton are of tremendous human importance because their photosynthesis yields oxygen for us to breathe and they are the base of the ocean food webs that support our global fisheries,” Behrenfeld said “Unfortunately,” he added, “it is at this very time when we need satellites most that we are… Continue reading
All 17 available at http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/atmospheric.php Public Release: 17-Feb-2008 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting Adapting local ecosystems can soften impact of global climate change “Think globally, act locally” makes for a nice bumper sticker — but is it an effective policy for coping with global climate change? The short answer is “no,”… Continue reading
Please Forward To A Friend Tomdispatch.com is for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of our post-9/11 world and a clear sense of how our imperial globe actually works. Read more about the site’s founder and editor Tom Engelhardt and his guest authors. Click here to e-mail Tom. posted January 15,… Continue reading
Wildlife conservation has frequently been at odds with logging, but the main argument in its favor has often prevailed. The main argument about logging is that forests are a renewable resource, that they can recover from fire and cutting, that they can be restored. This argument has been progressively weakening,… Continue reading