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August 31, 2009, 10:20 AM Do We Have to Outgrow Growth?By ANDREW C. REVKIN NY Times Blog at http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/daly-on/ Following the Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow, Herman Daly has responded to my query about whether there… Continue reading →

from Science Newshttp://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/46163/title/DEETs_nastiness_extends_to_humansDEET’S NASTINESS EXTENDS TO HUMANS Study finds the bug-repellent ingredient stopped an enzyme from doing its job By Rachel Ehrenberg Web editi… Continue reading →

Why Science News is Getting More Worser. . . . . It’s all a matter of opinion — several excellent links at the web page. . . . Janet Ralot’s excellent blog from Science News: http://snurl.com/or8si [www_sciencenews_org] Home / Blogs / Science & t… Continue reading →

Sunday sermonette, sort of . . . . . . . People always ask,” What’s the good of Twitter” The answer of course is I don’t know, what do YOU want to do? One of the things I try to do for Island Resources Foundation is to pass appropriate technologie… Continue reading →

Sea Level Rise: Important Article in New Scientist 10 July From the July 4-10 NewScientist at http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327151.300-sea-level-rise-its-worse-than-we-thought.html or http://sn.im/nf0lp [www_newscientist_com] and followi… Continue reading →

Article on (LACK OF) Effect of Protected Areas on Actual W Disturbingly like Beets & Rogers, Environmental Conservation 28 (4): 312-322 2001 Foundation for Environmental Conservation DOI:10.1017/S0376892901000340 Degradation of marine ecosystems… Continue reading →

The Fourth of July is a period when it’s worth thinking about patriotism, which has been so badly abused in the USA in recent years. One of the bravest and most patriotic people I ever knew was Alister Hughes . . . Margaret Hughes, widow of Aliste… Continue reading →

[Thanks to Peter (Edwards) and Franklin (McDonald) for passing this along — I strongly second Peter’s points about why EE is important. When I returned from overseas many years ago I couldn’t figure why people were talking about sustainable deve… Continue reading →

Pollution on Church Creek, South River, Anne Arundel Count Here is an interesting May 2009 honors thesis by US Naval Academy midshipman first class Gregory, described in the attached poster, which shows that pollution on Church Creek, a tributary … Continue reading →