Publication archives

Oct 1, 2009

Aspen fading fast

Entire groves at 7,000 feet are dying after a decade of drought and fire exclusion.Arizona Daily Sun
Oct 1, 2009

Plan for 'guaranteed logging zones' riles environmentalists (Canada)

Provincial government and industry want fewer logging restrictions, to compensate for wood lost to pine beetlesVancouver Sun
Sep 30, 2009

Questionable start for new biomass program

The way the U.S. Department of Agriculture has rolled out the first part of BCAP is raising eyebrows, as initial funding seems to be going to pay for already-existing biomass supplies used for renewable energy, instead of focusing on helping to jump-start the new cellulosic energy future.
Sep 30, 2009

Vilsack robs Peter to pay Paul to address the hypoxic zone

by
Dennis Keeney
At the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient task force meeting, Sept 24, 2009, Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the release of $320 million to fund a new Mississippi River Basin Initiative (MRBI).
Sep 28, 2009

Fresh ideas on food

If you could make one major change in our food system, what would it be? This is the question IATP's Food and Society Fellows program put to some of the leading food system thinkers in the country.
Sep 24, 2009

Green Building Workshops To Answer Key Questions

(Madison, WI) - What is a green building? What is a green building product? How can my organization take advantage of the growing marketplace for green?
Sep 24, 2009

Uncertain Future Predicted For Forests (Ill.)

The composition of some of our nation's forests may be quite different 200 to 400 years from today according to a recent study at the University of Illinois. The study found that temperature and photosynthetic active radiation were the two most important variables in predicting what forest landscapes may look like in the future.
Sep 24, 2009

Disease of Unknown Origin Killing Japanese Stillgrass (W.Va.)

During the past fifteen years the introduced weed Japanese Stiltgrass has spread across the region to become one of the most serious problems impacting the long term health and productivity of our native woodland.Hur Herald