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Read more...Blog coordinator May 17, 2007 4 Comments
This letter was prompted by the ESA Action Alert of May 11, 2007 that encouraged our members to urge Congress to provide good funding for science and education in the 2008 federal budget.
Read more...Blog coordinator May 15, 2007 No Comments
Much work is being done in the field of plant responses to climate change, where manipulative experiments (e.g., soil warming, elevated CO2) and correlative approaches (e.g. climate envelopes) are the norm. However, we ecologists are largely failing to report on the biggest experiment on climate change: the last few decades of global warming and rising atmospheric CO2.
Read more...The worldwide rush to develop capacity for producing biofuels has proceeded with little foresight. Facilities are being developed without a guaranteed supply of feedstocks (http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0105/p01s04-wmgn.html). Orangutans may be threatened by oil palm plantations (http://www.orangutans-sos.org/ )
Read more...Christine Buckley May 11, 2007 No Comments
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Read more...This opportunity was a fantastic introduction to the to the workings of science, policy and government. I had minimal background in policy and this event was perfect for someone who is beginning to consider science/policy interactions as a career interest.
Read more...Christine Buckley May 3, 2007 No Comments
Last week, I had the privilege to spend several days in Washington DC as a graduate student representative of ESA. Along with biologists from several other organizations, we met with congressional staffers to advocate for the expansion of several federal programs that fund non-medical life science research in the 2008 budget. It was my first experience navigating the marbled halls of Capitol Hill, and although I didn’t come away with pockets full of research money (which was my secret motive for going), the trip was eye-opening on several levels.
Read more...Christine Buckley Apr 27, 2007 No Comments
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Read more...EcoTone is a blog produced by the Ecological Society of America. The blog showcases ecology and ecologists, focusing on ecological science in the news and its use in policy and education. EcoTone welcomes guest submissions of timely relevant news of importance to the broad ecological community.
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