Congress is 'playing politics' Aug 25, 2008
Far from upsetting the ecology of the area, it has fostered an increase in wildlife with no spillage. Members of Congress claim that oil companies should be drilling in areas in the Gulf of Mexico already approved. (Florida Times-Union)
Nashua River lovers battle the invasive water chestnut Aug 24, 2008
"It really changes the ecology because you get this mat that is blocking out sunlight to many of the plants below," said Monnelly. "It is also reducing recreational values because you can't get through it. When it dies, you get this mass of biomass as it gets broken down.". (Boston Globe)
Turbocharged engines on the IndyCar horizon Aug 24, 2008
And, with so much attention on the ecology these days, the future could include hybrid engines. "I know they're talking about hybrids and you could do that as well," Dixon said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Vegetable oil new Hanford cleanup tool Aug 24, 2008
"We support these tests, they're actually pretty inexpensive," said John Price, project manager of environmental restoration for the Washington Department of Ecology. "We'd like to see them scale up to a full system, beyond just tests, sooner rather than later.". (Longview Daily News, WA)
Casper briefs Aug 24, 2008
Artecoop, described as a combination of art, technology, ecology and cooperation, is interested in testing several energy technology concepts in the challenging weather at Teapot Dome, including helium-filled photovoltaic arrays, self-sustainable urban housing units and decentralized energy distribution. Wednesday's program will cover the importance of consumer and community-based initiatives, examine integrated local infrastructures in renewable energy, water collection and solid waste... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Crunch time for the Gippsland Lakes Aug 24, 2008
He says a witches' brew of nutrients swept into the Gippsland Lakes threatens the ecology of the waterway. Photo: Craig Sillitoe. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Obama's Wide Web Aug 23, 2008
Adds Andrew Rasiej, founder of , an online hub of how politics and technology intersect: "Obama's success online is as much about how our society has changed, how our media ecology has changed, just in the past four years.". Rasiej describes how his 81-year-old father, an Obama supporter, has taken to e-mailing videos of the senator's speeches and policy plans to 50 of his friends. (Washington Post -- Technology)
Suresh Prabhu, MP and a former minister Aug 23, 2008
Most of these challenges arose since the projects require acquisition of vast areas of land and consequential displacement of people as well as substantial impact on the environment and ecology of regions. In an interview with ET, Suresh Prabhu MP and a former minister with the NDA government speaks on what can be done to improve the government's track record in implementing large infrastructure projects. (India Times)
U.Va. graded on 'green' programs Aug 23, 2008
As the University looks for new ways to "go green," the NWF will also be using the survey's results to put its Campus Ecology program to better use, working with institutions to help implement these environmental practices. "Part of [the] NWF Campus Ecology program is to work with schools to help implement these green practices," Burnette said. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Qanats: Ancient Underground Aqueduc... Aug 23, 2008
Unlike modern pumps, qanats cannot drain aquifers and throw the local ecology into chaos. In addition, qanats operate with no other source of energy but gravity. (Suite101.com)
Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl' Aug 23, 2008
Jim Smith, a scientist at the government's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Dorchester, assessed the health risks faced by emergency workers at Chernobyl directly after the explosion and those who unofficially set up home in the exclusion zone afterwards. He compared them with the more familiar risks of air pollution, obesity, and passive and active smoking. (Yahoo News -- Pollution)
New And Improved Test For West Nile Virus In Horses Aug 23, 2008
"Thousands of cases of West Nile virus have been reported worldwide, but 80% of infected people don't show any symptoms," said Dr Louis A Magnarelli, Director of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in the USA. "It is important to have highly sensitive and specific tests to diagnose infections and also to help track the ecology and epidemiology of West Nile encephalitis.". The US researchers have found that a new test designed to detect antibodies produced by horses is highly... (Science Daily)
Simplest Animal's Genome Reveals Complexity Aug 23, 2008
"The latest and most complex analysis again suggests that placozoans populated the oceans long before sponges evolved," said Bernd Schierwater, director of the Institute of Animal Ecology & Cell Biology and head of the Center for Biodiversity at TiHo Hannover, Germany. Schierwater, a study co-author, joined Stephen Dellaporta and Leo Buss of Yale University in proposing the Trichoplax sequencing project in 2004 to DOE JGI's Community Sequencing Program. (Science Daily)
Molecule That Keeps Pathogens Like Salmonella In Check Uncovered Aug 23, 2008
17, 2007) Understanding the ecology of two dangerous foodborne pathogens and devising ways to combat them is a big job. Researchers are taking on E. coli 0157 and salmonella. (Science Daily)
Climate Change Could Be Impetus For Wars, Other Conflicts, Expert Says Aug 23, 2008
Researchers, in a recent article published in Restoration Ecology. . (Science Daily)
Young adults soak up underwater classes Aug 23, 2008
In 2004, Primary Instructor Jim Flonacher for the Snorkeling, Introduction to Scuba Diving and Marine Wildlife Ecology Program started up the program in cooperation with the City of Peoria Community Services Department ... He is an advanced scuba diver and certified naturalist specializing in desert ecology ... This program introduces participants to snorkeling and scuba diving while exploring marine ecology at Lake Pleasant Regional Park. (Peoria Times, AZ)
Behind the screen Aug 23, 2008
Surprisingly less is known about the ecology of cancer in the human body: how often cancer cells occur, how quickly tumours spread, why it lodges where it does. Many cancers, for example, never come to light in people's lifetimes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Lake Red Rock activities Aug 23, 2008
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa State University continue to conduct a bobcat research project in south central Iowa exploring bobcat ecology within the state. Join DNR Forest Wildlife Research Biologist Todd Gosselink to learn about the behaviors of radio-tagged bobcats in the research project, and where they can be found in Iowa. (Knoxville Journal Express, IA)
Men with more than one wife found to live longer Aug 23, 2008
An article of Dr. Lummaa s research was presented to the International Society for Behavioral Ecology (ISBE) at its International Behavior Ecology Congress meeting at Cornell University (Ithaca, New York), which was held between August 9-15, 2008. It might be interesting to read these articles because the researchers are not yet sure why this longevity difference occurs between polygamous and monogamous men. (iTWire)
Sabertooth Cousin Found in Venezuela Tar Pit -- A First Aug 23, 2008
Ascanio Rincon, the site's lead researcher and a paleontologist at the state-run Venezuelan Scientific Research Institute, hopes the specimens, found in 2006, will help reconstruct the ecology and animal behavior during the early Pleistocene. The find may also reveal the migration of and plants and animals that took place two to three million years ago when the two continents unified, scientists say. (National Geographic)
A county exploits a crippled Clean Water Act Aug 23, 2008
Who knows what all the Supremes were thinking about regarding our arid ecology as they pondered how to regulate the country's waterways. In 1975, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the old Phelps Dodge Douglas, Ariz. (Nogales International, AZ)
Forest spoils Aug 22, 2008
"Local people understand about the environment and ecology," the mother of the house told me. A small patch of rainforest is being preserved in the local botanical garden. (BBC News)
10 things to do this weekend Aug 22, 2008
PADDLE. Explore the RIVER'S WILD SIDE on an ecology tour with Friends of the Chicago River. Learn about the native creatures who share the river with us. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Polygamy: The Secret to Longevity, Study Says Aug 22, 2008
The study's findings were presented last week at the International Society for Behavioral Ecology s annual meeting in Ithaca, New York, according to the report. Researchers looked to previous research on women to answer why polygamous men live longer and chalk it up to a variation of the "grandmother effect.". (Fox News)
Dahl's time fly fishing becoming more limited Aug 22, 2008
For years the power company dropped the lake level during winter to the detriment of the lake s ecology. Making a 100-acre nature area along the Chippewa River from the former county farm was one of the county s finest moments, he said. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Across the area Aug 22, 2008
Area man promoted to Clemson ecology chief. Clemson University has named Gene W. Eidson director of the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science in Georgetown, S.C. ... He currently serves as director of the Clemson University Center for Watershed Excellence, the Center for Applied Ecology and the restoration ecology focus area of the Restoration Institute. (The Augusta Chronicle)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Aug 22, 2008
The Forestry Bureau has launched a program aimed at soliciting applications from people wishing to shoot wildlife films in Taiwan in an effort to present the countrys natural beauty and ecology, bureau officials said on Wednesday. The purpose of the program is to encourage individuals and civic groups to submit applications before Sept. 15 to shoot documentary films on the countrys species and habitats, the officials said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
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Charlie Taraboletti wrote on Jul 11, 2006 11:43 AM:" The price is the price. Yes, I probably drive a little less, but come on, people. When I was in Europe in 1990 the price in Germany was over $5.00 a gallon THEN! Back when I took a Human Ecology course at Spoon River in the spring of 1970, one of the ways we talked about getting people to use less was to hike the price. It's good for your ConocoPhillips stock and it will sell more E-85 ethanol. So, stop complaining, get a smaller car, and have... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Trans-fats on rise in herring gull diets, study finds Aug 21, 2008
Yet trans-fats started appearing in herring gull diets almost 15 years ago and have been increasing ever since, according to a recent study published in the journal Ecology. The source, of course, is garbage, but experts say the herring gulls likely are not raiding the refuse bin by choice. (Chicago Tribune)
EcoTourism: How Community Tourism Safeguards Pristine Places Aug 21, 2008
So the two joined forces and the resulting Posada Amazonas lodge to this day offers visitors an exotic way to learn about rainforest ecology directly from English-speaking Es;-eja staff, who in-turn earn a living sharing their local knowledge and traditions. Another example is the partnerships that the nonprofit Projeto Bagagem (Project Baggage) has forged with several Brazilian communities to bring in tourist dollars to support sustainable choices. (Scientific American)
Youth program cleans up Roslindale wetlands Aug 21, 2008
Its three goals are to restore the ecology of each site; to protect each site; and to maintain these natural areas for passive recreation, whether that be walking, hiking, bird watching or resting ... BNAN does all the recruitment of the crew and the logistics, and then I come in for the instruction and technical components of it, plant ecology, design and layout, he said ... Because when too much of that is introduced, it changes the wetland ecology, said Sutton. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Decline And Slow Recovery of Atlantic Salmon Illuminated With Tagging Aug 21, 2008
We started ultrasonic tagging programs in Maine in 1997 and have learned much about salmon ecology in the estuaries and bays of the Gulf of Maine, Kocik said ... Broad-scale ocean arrays such as the Halifax Array are a great tool to examine the marine ecology of such an uncommon fish in a large marine environment ... The current project, scheduled to run through 2010, is designed to look at the emigration survival and ecology of smolts of different hatchery origins, such as those fish that are... (Science Daily)
International Enexco Commissions Pre-Feasibility Study on the Contact Copper Project, Nevada Aug 21, 2008
Gustavson is majority owned by Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers, whose parent company is Ecology and Environment, Inc. (AMEX: - ) Resource Development Inc. (RDi) in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, provides mineral processing research. RDi's specific experience in copper leaching offers a systematic and cost-effective approach to SX-EW projects. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
The amazing Amazon mesmerizes students Aug 21, 2008
Gallo, who teaches Amazon Ecology, an in-depth course on the Amazon and its ecological place in the world, has been leading trips to the area for many years. Often, his mother-in-law would accompany the students as chaperone. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Genome of saltwater creature could aid understanding of gene grouping Aug 21, 2008
"We're trying to identify, in the Trichoplax, genes that are also found in other animals - our genome and the fruit fly genome and so on," said study co-author Nicholas Putnam, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Rice University. Recognizing common genes among many species helps scientists figure out their lineage, as well as where they diverge. (EurekAlert!)
Democratic National Convention Media Tip Sheet -- Colorado State University Experts on Politics in the West and Election Hot Topics Aug 20, 2008
William Parton, senior research scientist at Colorado State's Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, or NREL, can discuss how different crops used for biofuels have varying effects on decreasing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Parton also can talk about the effects global warming will have on the eastern plains of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and the western parts of North and South Dakota. (PR Newswire)
Goodrich settles with state over Spokane pollution violation Aug 20, 2008
In January 2007, the state Department of Ecology fined Goodrich Corp. s Carbon Products division $260,000 after state officials said the company discharged hazardous-waste components into Spokane's sewage system. Charlotte, N.C.-based Goodrich (NYSE: GR) has installed a resource conservation system at the facility that state officials said will save water and natural gas and decrease wastewater discharge. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Science instructor Lori Rosburg is in her element. Aug 20, 2008
She teaches a variety of science classes including horticulture, ecology, forest management, and small and special animals. If you can find what makes student tick then you can work your instruction to that - to interest them - to stimulate them. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Ant royalty is about both nature and nurture Aug 20, 2008
The research was funded by the Clark Fund, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Illinois, University of Illinois Graduate College, Banks and Emerson Memorial Funds, and National Science Foundation. 2008 LiveScience. (MSNBC -- Politics)
CM unveils logo of BangaloreIT.biz Aug 20, 2008
IT nister Katta Subramanya Naidu said: "The State has earmarked Rs 5,000 crore for infrastructure development in Bangalore. It will also focus on tier II and III cities to create good ecology for the service sector.". The focus of the BangaloreIT. biz is creating a meaningful B2B platform for industries to promote partnership and forge alliances with leading players in domestic and international markets. (Newindpress)
DEET's Not Sweet To Mosquitoes, Groundbreaking Research Shows Aug 20, 2008
Leal, a past president of the International Society of Chemical Ecology, received the 2007 Silverstein-Simeone Lecture Award for his innovative research on how insects detect smells and communicate within their species. He is former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology. (Science Daily)
Athlete's star sign could lead to Olympic gold Aug 20, 2008
"And just for the record, I know a thing or two about statistics. I have a PhD from Glasgow University on statistical ecology and a further 33 years working on statistical data analysis," he explained on his website. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)
USD prof awarded Fulbright Scholarship to work in Chile Aug 20, 2008
VERMILLION, S.D. Jose Flores, a professor of mathematics at The University of South Dakota, is teaching graduate students in mathematical ecology at the Institute of Mathematics at Pontificia Universidad de Valparaiso in Chile as a result of a Fulbright Scholar grant. The project includes course instruction along with an opportunity to work on mathematical ecology research with Chilean collaborators ... During his time in Chile, Flores also will oversee research on mathematical ecology with... (Sioux City Journal)
City Concerned With Southern Tip Of The Lake Aug 20, 2008
Additional studies are needed, like tracking currents and storm water discharge as well as studying what is controlling growth, mapping circulation patterns, capturing wind events, monitoring toxicity, and studying ecology to be able to manage the lake's various systems and levels ... "What we're really looking for is approval for the way we're going about it. The plan by its very nature is going to change over time, but if we can get support for the general collaborative nature of it then, for... (Ithaca Times, NY)
Local anglers catch fish with tapeworms Aug 20, 2008
He added, Some of these things are just common in certain species; That s just a part of their ecology. According the Michigan DNR Web site, as long as there are fish, there will be fish parasites like tapeworms. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Maury County 4-H’er attends 4-H Line and Design Camp Aug 20, 2008
4-H Line and Design Camp is made possible through a partnership between UT Extension, the School of Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech University, Central Region Family and Community Education Club and the Tennessee 4-H Foundation. The UT Extension invites anyone interested in 4-H activities regardless of race, color, origin, sex, age, religion, disability or veteran status. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Photos: Bears in abundance Aug 19, 2008
The U.S. Forest Service closed parts of the Moraine Ecology Trail to visitors on Aug. 4 due to increased bear activity in and around Steep Creek. ARTICLE LINKS: | | Reader Comments Disclaimer ng: These comments do not represent the Juneau Empire's views. (Juneau Empire)
* Community Compass : PROFLIE: Being the change we want to see in the world Aug 19, 2008
The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff, Beyond Civilization by Daniel Quinn and The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken were especially insightful, Winkler said. There are things that most people would be upset with if they noticed X like locking dogs in wired cages, slapping children around or having road lamps turned on in daylight. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Algae: Biofuel Of The Future? Aug 19, 2008
Proving that the algae can thrive with increased inputs of either carbon dioxide or untreated sewage solids will confirm its industrial ecology possibilities to help with wastewater treatment, where dealing with solids is one of the most expensive challenges, or to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, such as coal power-plant flue gas, which contains about 10 to 30 times as much carbon dioxide as normal air. "The main principle of industrial ecology is to try and use our waste products to produce... (Science Daily)
Her passion for plants never stops growing Aug 19, 2008
I talk about the kinds of birds, what birds do for the ecology. We talk about where you can find birds, we talk about identification sometimes. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Sports : Great Northern Trail Ride event draws ATVs, off-road enthusiasts Aug 19, 2008
WOHVA is a noncommercial association of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts organized for the promotion of interest in maintaining closer contact between individual members and the WOHVA Executive Committee, to promote cooperation, friendship, responsible conservation, ecology and to proactively assure that public and private off-highway motorized vehicular recreational opportunities are expanded in Wisconsin for safe use by this and future generations. WOHVA works to preserve access to public... (Forest Republican, WI)
'PLOS ONE' STUDY: Claims of Potential Expansion throughout the U.S. by Invasive Python Species Are Contradicted by Ecological Niche Models Aug 19, 2008
Here we show that a predicted continental expansion is unlikely based on the ecology of the organism and the climate of the U.S. Our ecological niche models, which include variables representing climatic extremes as well as averages, indicate that the only suitable habitat in the U.S. for Burmese pythons presently occurs in southern Florida and in extreme southern Texas. Models based on the current distribution of the snake predict suitable habitat in essentially the only region in which the... (USA Today -- Tech)
Global warming spells disaster for Chilka Aug 19, 2008
This will not only unsettle the ecology of the lake, but will also make it vulnerable to frequent sea incursions ... The amount of greenhouse gases the state is producing at present is enough to unsettle the ecology of the country. (Merinews)
Fish cancer gene linked to pigment pattern that attracts mates Aug 19, 2008
Morris is a member of Ohio University's Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies. Contact: Andr Fernandez, (616) 901-4639, ; Molly Morris, (740) 707-3431. (EurekAlert!)
'Voluntourists' pay their own way to otherworldly rewards Aug 18, 2008
Earthwatch recruits close to 4,000 volunteers every year to collect field data in the areas of rainforest ecology, wildlife conservation, marine science, archeology, and more. Through this process, they educate, inspire, and involve a diverse array of people, who actively contribute to conserving the earth. (Boston Globe)
Crime: Two teenagers stabbed to death in one night Aug 18, 2008
engineer ecology and environment, inc. (e & e), an. requiring judgment in both team and individual environments perform and review design calculations, cost. (guardian.co.uk)
Ecology lab finds outside funding Aug 18, 2008
At this point, it's looking good for next year," he said. For fiscal 2009, the ecology lab hopes to garner $2.2 million in funding and perhaps as much as $2.6 million, he said. Efforts to drum up new support and new funding for the facility included a recent symposium with 70 scientists from 17 states and several countries who once studied or worked at the lab. "It was fantastic to have all these people here at one time," said Whit Gibbons, a senior ecologist at the lab and retired UGA... (Athens Banner-Herald)
News Analysis: Lawmakers seeking Clean Water Act reform; Obama promises help (1) Aug 17, 2008
Who knows if the Supremes were thinking about our arid ecology as they pondered how to regulate the country s waterways. In 1975, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the old Phelps Dodge smelter in Douglas couldn t discharge pollution into a nearby arroyo under the act. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl' Aug 17, 2008
Jim Smith, a scientist at the government's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Dorchester, assessed the health risks faced by emergency workers at Chernobyl directly after the explosion and those who unofficially set up home in the exclusion zone afterwards. He compared them with the more familiar risks of air pollution, obesity, and passive and active smoking. (Yahoo News -- Pollution)
Resistant Prions: Can They Be Transmitted By Environment As Well As Direct Contact? Aug 17, 2008
Together with fellow-scientists from the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin and the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health) on the island of Riems, research scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME in Schmallenberg investigated these questions on behalf of the German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety BMU.. We mixed soil samples with scrapie pathogens to find out how long the pathogens... (Science Daily)
Nature’s classroom Aug 17, 2008
The teachers were learning how to creatively use natural areas as classrooms for their students, through a workshop offered by the Institute for Applied Ecology in Corvallis ... The teachers will be incorporating science, math, literacy and history into their projects, to make the restoration activities a comprehensive learning experience, explained Jen Cramer of the Institute for Applied Ecology, which led the workshop. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
France reaffirms its faith in future of nuclear power Aug 17, 2008
A senior aide to Jean-Louis Borloo, the minister of ecology, sustainable development and planning, said that France "sees a wide trend developing" toward more use of nuclear energy. "A lot of countries realize that with the rising price of fossil fuels and energy, and the climate emergency, nuclear can be part of the solution," said the aide, who spoke anonymously under the rules of his ministry. (International Herald Tribune)
A modest proposal for sustainable eating Aug 17, 2008
The Edible Schoolyard is a hands-on gardening and cooking program integrated into the public-school curriculum, teaching kids the principles of ecology, the origins of food and the cycles of all living things. It also shows that we care to nurture our children and respect their future. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Venomous lionfish prowls Caribbean waters Aug 17, 2008
"This may very well become the most devastating marine invasion in history," said Mark Hixon, an Oregon State University marine ecology expert who compared lionfish to a plague of locusts. Type Size. (AZCentral -- News)
Surveys seek to define status of night birds Aug 16, 2008
Rebecca Lohnes, a doctoral student at Cornell University, is studying the breeding ecology of common nighthawks in natural gravel patches on the Konza Prairie near Manhattan, Kan. She's gathering information that will be used in efforts to boost Nighthawk populations by providing gravel nesting areas on store roofs. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
