Tag: Ecology - Page 7
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Are the Benefits of Further Economic Growth Worth More Ecological Destruction?: Herman Daly
Following up on my recent post on more eco-friendly was of measuring progress than GDP, I came across a recent post by renowned ecological economist Herman Daly over at the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State
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Planted or Un-Planted, Manmade Wetlands Make Good Carbon Sinks - New Research Shows How
photo: Dean Forbes via flickr Restoring wetlands is great way to reestablish natural carbon sinks--a low-risk geoengineering method--and reap the benefits of the ecosystem services they provide. Now researchers from Ohio State University have
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Biologist Creates Noah's Ark-Style Preserve for Animals Threatened by Gulf Oil Disaster
The Gulf oil disaster is having a massive impact on wildlife, with waves of animal deaths continuing into the foreseeable future thanks to both the oil and toxic clean-up methods. The disaster is so great that
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NASA Satellite Monitors Watershed Pollution from Space
NASA is a constant help in monitoring water supplies and conditions, from groundwater supplies in California to ocean dead zones worldwide. But every day the technology gets more helpful, and with USEPA estimating that
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Good Ocean News! Blue Whales On a Feeding Spree Off California Coast
Amid all the bad news about marine ecosystems needing life support around the world, there is a tiny spot of happy news today on the ocean beat. Actually, a big spot, a blue whale-sized spot. In an
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Hungry Bear Takes Joyride, Totals Car Looking for Sandwich
It was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that led to the demise of Ben Story's car. A hungry bear managed to get into the car looking for the morsel Ben left on the back seat.
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Ontario Blinks, and Hazardous Waste Eco-Fee Is Canned
That was fast! On July 1, 2010 the Ontario government introduced an eco fee on manufacturers and importers of goods that produce hazardous waste. The list of 8,700 items affected included cleaning products, asthma inhalers, laundry detergent, paints,
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Mud-Eating Miracle Fish Holds Together Ecosystem in Southwest Africa
The coastal waters off southwest Africa is going through troubling times, becoming effectively a dead zone with fish populations collapsing, jellyfish populations booming, and oxygen levels dropping. But one tiny fish, the bearded
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Scientist Solves Mystery of Fertile Persian Gulf
On land, a fierce dust storm blots out any sign of life. But offshore, these banes of desert-dwellers' existence can be providers of life in what might otherwise be empty waters,
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Great Mini-Doc Highlights Ants as Invaluable "Invisible Majority" (Video)
In a new video by KQED, ants are highlighted as the miracle creatures that they are. Brian Fisher, aka "The Ant Guy," shows how important ants are to maintaining ecosystems. And while we think ant
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Ontario's New Eco Fee on Hazardous Waste Hits a Few Bumps
Ontario, Canada's largest province by population, has introduced a new eco fee. The Ontario government has imposed this environmental fee on manufacturers and importers of goods that produce hazardous waste. The list of items
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World's Mangroves Being Destroyed Four Times Faster Than Other Forests
The United Nations Environment Programme is touting the first global assessment in a decade of the state of the world's mangrove forests and the prognosis isn't particularly good: The report found that, despite
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Businesses & Consumers Just Beginning to Recognize Economic Cost of Biodiversity Loss
The latest report from the UN-supported The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project has been released, this time examining how businesses need to start addressing biodiversity loss and better appreciate the value of ecosystem services--those
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Rising Temperatures Could Drastically Alter Yellowstone Meadow Ecosystems
There is plenty of debate surrounding the potential effects of climate change, but a new study published in the journal Ecology offers
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Healthier Office Spaces Benefit Everyone
Research has shown that a healthy office space with plants and open windows is more conducive to productivity. Somehow we didn't need scientists to tell us that there is a link between flowers, plants, a
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The Secret to Biodiversity is in the Soil
Mankind has long been fascinated by biodiversity, even imagining species beyond the natural realm. We have learned to appreciate the value of biodiversity by enjoying the variety in nature, and by benefiting from
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New Water Reporting Requirements Have California Farmers On Edge
California is simultaneously in a water crunch and one of the nation's most important food sources. California is the world's fifth largest supplier of food and agriculture commodities, and in 2007, California exported
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Visiting the Great Trees of London One by One
As a city, London is considered to be green and leafy, with lovely squares and parks filled with large and graceful trees. But the shocking truth is that there are only 56 great trees left
