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Can Volunteers Pick Up The Slack? Efforts To Remedy Knowledge Gaps About The Watershed Impacts Of Marcellus Shale Gas Development , Abby J. Kinchy, Simona L. Perry

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

A Functional Approach To Risks And Uncertainties Under Nepa, Todd S. Aagaard

Faculty Publications

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) mandates that federal agencies evaluate the environmental impacts of their proposed actions. This requires agencies to make ex ante predictions about environmental consequences that often involve a significant degree of factual risk or uncertainty. Considerable controversy exists regarding how agencies should address such risks and uncertainties. Current NEPA law adopts a largely ad hoc approach that lacks coherence and analytical rigor. Some environmentalists and legal scholars have called for a greater emphasis on worst-case analysis in environmental planning, especially after the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the meltdowns …

The Advocate (Spring 2012), Lewis & Clark Law School

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

In Search Of "Compass And Gyroscope": Where Were Adaptive Management And Principled Negotiation In Nova Scotia's Forest-Strategy Process?, Peter N. Duinker

Dalhousie Law Journal

In his landmark 1993 book entitled Compass and Gyroscope: Integrating Science and Politics for the Environment, Kai Lee outlined the need for stronger processes in support of sustainable development. The science of adaptive management and the politics of principled negotiation were offered as the most promising approaches. The author uses these concepts to evaluate the process used to develop Nova Scotia's natural resources strategies of August 2011, specifically the forest strategy following the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act. The findings show that, by comparison with similar policy-development processes used elsewhere in Canada, the Nova Scotia process lacked both foresight …

Using Slow-Release Permanganate To Remediate Pah Contaminated Water, Lindy Rauscher

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

No abstract provided.

Illinois Sustainable Living And Wellness Expo, Courtney Keenan '12

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, March 29, 2012, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 2 Issue 21, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Ecocritic To Discuss Shakespeare Standard April 3, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

Social Science Division Meeting Minutes 03/28/2012, Social Science Division

Social Science Division

No abstract provided.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (March 26, 2012), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 03/26/2012, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Uwsp Cnr International Programs: Showcasing Three Models, Bobbi Z. Kubish

Conference on University Education in Natural Resources

No abstract provided.

Process To Develop Rewarding Natural Resources Internships, Michael F. Butkus

Conference on University Education in Natural Resources

A successful natural resources internship experience is a result of good planning, execution, and follow-up. The internship can be beneficial to the student involved, the employing entity, and the sponsoring university or college. This presentation will focus on a process designed to produce rewarding internship experiences for students in natural resources disciplines. The College of Natural Resources (CNR) at Utah State University is made up of three departments: Department of Environment and Society with majors in Environmental Studies, Human Geography, Geography Teaching, and Recreation Resources Management. Department of Watershed Sciences with majors in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Physical Geography, and …

Participative, Blended And Networked Learning: Meeting Educational Needs In Australia’S Rangelands, John A. Taylor, Patricia M. Andrews

Conference on University Education in Natural Resources

This paper reports on the key elements and outcomes of a national educational initiative designed to meet identified learner preferences and stakeholder expectations of the knowledge and skills needed by ranchers, extension officers, Landcare and Natural Resource Management facilitators/advisors for future success in Australia’s rangelands. At the outset, research into the market for learning in rural and remote Australia was conducted. This led to the recognition that the existing courses available to this group did not meet the learning requirements of people living and working in the Rangelands in relation to current and emerging economic, environmental and social issues. This …

Factors Influencing Undergraduate Enrollment Trends In Natural Resources, Terry Sharik, Robert Lilieholm, William Richardson

Conference on University Education in Natural Resources

Our 30-year record of undergraduate enrollment trends in natural resources shows pronounced cyclical swings over time, well beyond those for enrollments across all disciplines in four-year U.S. institutions of higher learning. Despite large increases in overall student enrollments, current natural resources enrollments are at about the same level as historic highs in the early 1980s and mid 1990s, and are increasingly dominated by broad degrees in natural resources. The reasons for these cycles are many and complex, and appear to be influenced by the political climate, unemployment rates, changing public values towards forests, a perceived lack of jobs and low …

Scientific Case For Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change To Protect Young People And Nature, J Hansen, P Kharecha, M Sato, F Ackerman, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Global warming due to human-made gases, mainly CO2, is already 0.8{\deg}C and deleterious climate impacts are growing worldwide. More warming is 'in the pipeline' because Earth is out of energy balance, with absorbed solar energy exceeding planetary heat radiation. Maintaining a climate that resembles the Holocene, the world of stable shorelines in which civilization developed, requires rapidly reducing fossil fuel CO2 emissions. Such a scenario is economically sensible and has multiple benefits for humanity and other species. Yet fossil fuel extraction is expanding, including highly carbon-intensive sources that can push the climate system beyond tipping points such that amplifying feedbacks …

The Effect Of Multiple Interventions On Environmental Attitudes And Behaviors, Jeremy P. Kinne

Theses and Dissertations

New federal mandates require federal entities to reduce resource usage across the board. Additionally, commercial enterprises are evaluating methods of reducing resource consumption to reduce costs and become more ecologically friendly. In response, researchers have begun to evaluate the intentions and behaviors of individuals to determine how to encourage individual participation in reduction methods. This study used a quasi-experimental design of non-equivalent groups to evaluate the effects of Computer Based Training and persuasive speech on individual environmental attitudes and behavior. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior model to determine intentions and behaviors, this study utilized surveys to evaluate the relative …

March 22, 2012, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 2 Issue 20, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Hemiparasitism By Castilleja Species On Community Structure In Alpine Ecosystems, Johannah Reed

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

There is a long history in ecology of examining how interactions such as competition, predation, and mutualism influence the structure and dynamics of natural communities. However, few studies to date have experimentally assessed the role of hemiparasitic plants as a structuring force. Hemiparasitic plants have the potential to shape plant communities because of their ability to photosynthesize and parasitize and because of their abundance in a variety of natural and managed ecosystems. A study was conducted which focused on the impacts of hemiparasitic species in the genus Castilleja, which are ubiquitous in montane meadows in the Colorado Rockies. This study …

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Tuesday, March 20, 2012, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Session 1c, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• The Effects of Prescribed Fire on Amphibian and Reptile Diversity in an Oak-Grassland Restoration Area, Robert Knopp and Howard Whiteman, Dept Biological Sciences and Watershed Studies, Murray State University
• Results of a Data Evaluation to Establish Priority Remediation Areas for Dry Weather Fecal Contamination in a Karst Influenced Watershed, Steve Evans and others, Third Rock Consultants, Lexington, KY
• Development of In-House Methods for High-Throughput DNA Extraction, Kimberly L. Cook and LorraBelle Hill, USDA-ARS, Bowling Green, KY
• Validation of the Sanitary Category Value Model (SCV) for the Identification of Leaking Sewer Lines: A Study of the West Hickman …

Proceedings Of 2012 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

This symposium was planned and conducted as a part of the state water resources research institute annual program that is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number G11AP20081 from the United States Geological Survey. The contents of this proceedings document and the views and conclusions presented at the symposium are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USGS or of the symposium organizers and sponsors. This publication is produced with the understanding that the United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for government purposes.

Passion For Canoes Earns Will Meadows $25,000 Watson Fellowship, Lawrence University

Press Releases

Unabashed nature enthusiast Will Meadows speaks of canoes in near reverential tones. In his mind, canoes are as centric to the ecosystem as a bird’s nest or a beaver dam.

“Canoes represent the coexistence of creativity and nature,” says the Lawrence University senior. “They lie at the intersection of human ingenuity and place, vessels for exploration, artistic expression and sustenance.”

Beginning in August, Meadows will spend a year immersing himself in canoe-building communities across five distinct environmental regions of the world as a 2012 Watson Fellow.

Meadows, an environmental studies major from Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of 40 undergraduates nationally …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (March 19, 2012), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily March 19, 2012, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 138, Issue 27

Curriculum Minutes 03/19/2012, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Western News, March 15, 2012 , Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Johnston, Carlson to lead governing board; WMU has best campus EV infrastructure in nation; Service anniversaries for March; On Campus with David Evans.

Henry David Thoreau And Health In Nature (Flyer), James Engell

The Idea of Nature Public Lecture Series

As if he had always been looking to the future, Thoreau’s idea of health remains astonishingly relevant. He senses the danger of environmentally-linked and environmentally-caused illness. He promotes wellness of body, mind, and spirit together, which achieves harmony with nature through diet, exercise, sensory contact, and ethical self-reflection. The idea of human health in relation to nature informs all that he wrote and appears repeatedly for two decades throughout his Journal. Yet, he doesn’t devote a whole book, single chapter, or complete essay to it exclusively, perhaps because health and nature connect to so many other concerns. Instead, health linked …