• AEI presents poster at 8th Wind and Wildlife Research Meeting

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:17:42
    Oct 29 AEI presents poster at 8th Wind and Wildlife Research Meeting Effects of Noise on Wildlife Science Wind turbines Add comments I was pleased to be able to attend the 8th Wind and Wildlife Research Meeting which took place in Denver from October 19-21. Sponsored by the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative this event brings together folks from agencies , the academic research community , some NGOs , and the wind industry . The major focus is direct impacts on wildlife , including bat and bird strikes and habitat disruptions see this recap of the meeting from NWCC and view or download most presentations and posters here This year , for the first time , noise had a place at the table , with an oral presentation by one of the lead researcher on the recent breakthrough National Park

  • COP 16: Seeking Progress through Incremental Steps and Measured Expectations

    Updated: 2010-11-29 20:40:50
    Representatives from more than 190 nations have gathered in Cancun, Mexico as twelve days of international meetings on global climate change get underway today. Expectations regarding this year’s conference, officially known as the 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), stand in stark [...]

  • 350 eARTh: Art as Advocacy

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:35:39
    In anticipation of the UN Climate Meetings that begin this Monday in Cancun, Mexico, 350.org coordinated more than a dozen large, public art installations across the globe last week. The idea behind the project, known as 350 eARTh, was to create works large enough to be seen from space, where satellites from Digital Global would [...]

  • Greenhouse Gas Concentrations at Highest Recorded Levels, Despite Economic Slowdown

    Updated: 2010-11-25 01:42:03
    The main greenhouse gases have reached their highest levels recorded since pre-industrial times, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s 2009 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin (pdf). The report also highlights concerns that global warming may lead to even greater emissions of methane from Arctic areas. According to the Bulletin, total radiative forcing of all long-lived greenhouse gases increased [...]

  • UK Marine and Coastal Act – what does it mean for biodiversity research?

    Updated: 2010-11-16 11:08:33
    The report of the BES – UK BRAG joint session on ‘The UK Marine and Coastal Act- what does it mean for biodiversity research?‘ has been published online. The session saw speakers from Defra, the JNCC, Marine Biological Association and University of Bangor join participants for a wide-ranging discussion at the University of Leeds, taking [...]

  • Invasive Grass, Medusahead, Threatens Grazing & Grasslands in the American West

    Updated: 2010-11-16 09:30:10
    A comprehensive, two-year field study by scientists from Oregon State University and the Agricultural Research Service examined the relative growth rate of an invasive annual grass known as medusahead to those of competing species, concluding that the weed’s natural advantages threaten to disrupt native ecosystems and render millions of acres of American grazing land near [...]

  • Talking Science: Biodiversity in the 21st Century

    Updated: 2010-11-10 09:43:55
    Yesterday evening the British Library hosted a fascinating debate led by Professor Georgina Mace FRS, President-Elect of the British Ecological Society. A large audience assembled to hear Prof. Mace discuss ‘Biodiversity in the 21st Century: are we missing the target’, at the tenth in the British Library’s ‘Talk Science’ series. Prof. Mace began by providing [...]

  • Joline Blais presents at “Ecovillages Redefined”

    Updated: 2010-11-04 18:57:25
    At the 2010 ESTIA conference “Ecovillages Redefined” on 22 October, Still Water’s Joline Blais gave a presentation on the Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage and conducted a discussion on the role ecovillages might play in a sustainable future. Also presenting at the conference were Roger Kelly of the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Wales and Daniel [...]

  • “Learning from Mario” DOCAM presentation online

    Updated: 2010-11-04 18:05:05
    Jon Ippolito’s presentation “Learning from Mario: Crowdsourcing Preservation” from last March’s DOCAM conference in Montreal has been meshed and is now available online. The essay makes the provocative argument that preservation professionals should be taking cues from the amateur fans who keep vintage games alive. [Link] This essay contrasts the crowdsourced model of preservation practiced by game [...]

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