New Nature Geosciences article describes the live coverage by JISAO/NOAA scientist Joe Resing, and others, at the West Mata submarine volcano in the northeast Lau Basin, southwest Pacific Ocean.
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A federal move to impose new resrictions on how some insecidides can be used near streams and rivers that contain imperilled salmon species in the Pacific Northwest has been upheld by a federal judge, who has tossed out a Dow Chemical Co. lawsuit seeking to undo the rules. Read more here. With Infectious Salmon Anemia a potential threat to Pacific wild salmon, a long-running debate about the sustainability of the aquaculture industry, particularly salmon farms, has been reinvigorated. SAFS’ Ray Hilborn is quoted in this New York Times Green Blogdiscussion about the pros, cons and uncertainties of moving salmon farms away from oceans. Major overhauls of College admissions models were discussed at a panel titled “The Case for Change in College Admissions,” part of the College Board’s 2011 conference in New York City. University of Washington’s Philip Ballinger, director of admissions, is quoted. The Natural Histories Project, produced as a part of the four Natural History Initiative workshops held in 2011, is a wonderful collection of transcribed audio excerpts exploring natural history. These short, poetic interview-lets touch on topics from ground nesting bird finding to diaper bags, from the Sistine Chapel to standardized testing, from art as a tool rather than a talent to rolling around in moss. Many CoEnv researchers are involved in this project, which was co-sponsored by NSF and the College of the Environment, with additional supporters. Check out Jerry Franklin‘s ‘not hearing the forest for the trees‘ and many more thought-provoking discourses. The Natural Histories Project from Benjamin Drummond / Sara Steele on Vimeo.
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