Biologists study whether sea creatures could be used to counteract damage to ecosystems
By Randy Shore | Vancouver Sun | March 24, 2010
New designs for fish farms could keep them in the ocean and help restore damaged marine environments at the same time, says a biologist working on a five-year nationwide aquaculture project.
Marine biologists in [...]
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New way of fish farming could help fix environment
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THE NANOTECH GAMBLE: Bold Science. Big Money. Growing Risks.
Regulated or Not, Nano-Foods Coming to a Store Near You
Second in a Three-Part Series
By Andrew Schneider | AOL Special Report | March 24, 2010
(March 24) — For centuries, it was the cook and the heat of the fire that cajoled taste, texture, flavor and aroma from the pot. Today, that culinary voodoo is being crafted [...]
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THE PARABLE OF THE ELECTRIC BIKE
Series By Alan During | Sightline Daily | March 15-19, 2010
Imagine an electric bike. Zipping through the city. Surging up hills without gasping for breath. Riding in business dress and arriving fresh and dry. Healthy, moderate exercise. No traffic jams. Free parking. Huge load-hauling potential. Near-free fueling. Zero emissions. Breeze in your face. Appealing! So, [...]
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Smarten Up or Die
‘Ecological Intelligence’: Do humans have what it takes to survive?
By Daniel Goleman | TheTyee.ca | March 11, 2010
[Editor's note: The following is excerpted from the new book Ecological Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, published by Broadway Business, an imprint of The Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. Reprinted with permission. Copyright © 2010 [...]
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Fears of Undersea Methane Leaks Already Coming True
By Sid Perkins, Science News | Reported in WIRED | March 4, 2010
Prodigious plumes of planet-warming methane are bubbling from sediments across a broad region of Arctic seafloor previously thought to be sealed by permafrost, new analyses indicate. The resulting increase of methane gas in the atmosphere may accelerate climate warming, scientists say.
Read More: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/fears-of-undersea-methane-leaks-already-coming-true/
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Credible information sources: One man’s guide
Struggling print and online media often skip the substance. That leaves information consumers struggling to assemble our own sources of reliable reporting and analysis.
By Ted Van Dyk | Crosscut.com | March 03, 2010
President Obama is disclosing his end-game strategy for his health-care legislative proposals. Like so many political events, his announcement is provoking a flood [...]
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The O.J. tactic: Climate change skeptics sound like Simpson’s lawyers: If the winter glove won’t fit, you must acquit
By Bill McKibben – Guest Columnist | OregonLive.com | March 02, 2010, 5:00AM
In recent years, every major scientific body in the world has produced reports confirming the peril of climate change. All 15 of the warmest years on record have come in the last two decades. And Earth’s major natural systems are all showing undeniable [...]