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Yale Study Offers New Paradigm on Ecosystem Ecology
Predators have considerably more influence than plants over how an ecosystem functions, according to a Yale study published today in Science.
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Reducing Carbon Emissions Could Help, Not Harm, U.S. Economy
A national policy to cut carbon emissions by as much as 40 percent over the next 20 years could still result in increased economic growth, according to an interactive...
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Agriculture Changing Chemistry of Mississippi River
Midwestern farming has injected the equivalent of five Connecticut Rivers and more carbon dioxide annually into the Mississippi River during the past 50 years,...
Faculty Spotlight
Ellen Brennan-GalvinResearch Statement: Dr. Brennan-Galvin is primarily a practitioner, having spent 26 years at the United Nations and working and conducting research in more than 20 cities in the developing world, focused on urban environmental issues. Her current work is mainly focused on alternative transportation systems,... More
Student Spotlight
Anastasia O’RourkeResearch Statement: Interest areas: - Venture Capital investing in Cleantech companies - Social and environmental entrepreneurship - Environmental strategy for business - Eco-labels and green product information More
Burn Trees, Save EnergyIn the latest episode (5.4 MB - mp3) Lloyd Irland, an F&ES expert on the Northern Forest, contends that unused wood from harvested trees at home could help reduce our dependence on imported fossil fuels. More F&ES podcasts.
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