SKCEA.ORG » Nature http://skcea.org Environmental Education And News Wed, 23 May 2012 19:08:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 California’s closed state parks to be overrun by pot growers, people willing to pee in the woods http://skcea.org/california%e2%80%99s-closed-state-parks-to-be-overrun-by-pot-growers-people-willing-to-pee-in-the-woods/ http://skcea.org/california%e2%80%99s-closed-state-parks-to-be-overrun-by-pot-growers-people-willing-to-pee-in-the-woods/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:40:19 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/california%e2%80%99s-closed-state-parks-to-be-overrun-by-pot-growers-people-willing-to-pee-in-the-woods/ By Sarah

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]]> http://skcea.org/dolphins-and-signature-whistles/feed/ 0 In the News: Call for massive Antarctic marine reserve http://skcea.org/in-the-news-call-for-massive-antarctic-marine-reserve/ http://skcea.org/in-the-news-call-for-massive-antarctic-marine-reserve/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:12:41 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/in-the-news-call-for-massive-antarctic-marine-reserve/ A coalition of international environmental organisations is launching a proposal for the world’s largest nature reserve in the seas around the Antarctic. The Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) has called for the protection of 3.6 million square kilometres of ocean, which would include a large proportion of the Ross Sea and create a reserve comparable in size to Australia.

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]]> http://skcea.org/in-the-news-call-for-massive-antarctic-marine-reserve/feed/ 0 New Center for PostNatural History is a museum of human influence on nature http://skcea.org/new-center-for-postnatural-history-is-a-museum-of-human-influence-on-nature/ http://skcea.org/new-center-for-postnatural-history-is-a-museum-of-human-influence-on-nature/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:08:14 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/new-center-for-postnatural-history-is-a-museum-of-human-influence-on-nature/ By Christopher

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]]> http://skcea.org/suburbs-jetsons-style-moma-remaps-america-slideshow/feed/ 0 What ‘left’ and ‘right’ really mean on climate change (hint: nothing) http://skcea.org/what-%e2%80%98left%e2%80%99-and-%e2%80%98right%e2%80%99-really-mean-on-climate-change-hint-nothing/ http://skcea.org/what-%e2%80%98left%e2%80%99-and-%e2%80%98right%e2%80%99-really-mean-on-climate-change-hint-nothing/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:23:21 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/what-%e2%80%98left%e2%80%99-and-%e2%80%98right%e2%80%99-really-mean-on-climate-change-hint-nothing/ By David

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]]> http://skcea.org/what-%e2%80%98left%e2%80%99-and-%e2%80%98right%e2%80%99-really-mean-on-climate-change-hint-nothing-2/feed/ 0 Building blocks: What LEGOs can teach us about rebuilding cities http://skcea.org/building-blocks-what-legos-can-teach-us-about-rebuilding-cities/ http://skcea.org/building-blocks-what-legos-can-teach-us-about-rebuilding-cities/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:02:26 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/building-blocks-what-legos-can-teach-us-about-rebuilding-cities/ By Alex

]]> http://skcea.org/building-blocks-what-legos-can-teach-us-about-rebuilding-cities/feed/ 0 Finally, a smoking gun connecting livestock antibiotics and superbugs http://skcea.org/finally-a-smoking-gun-connecting-livestock-antibiotics-and-superbugs/ http://skcea.org/finally-a-smoking-gun-connecting-livestock-antibiotics-and-superbugs/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:41:38 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/finally-a-smoking-gun-connecting-livestock-antibiotics-and-superbugs/ By Tom

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]]> http://skcea.org/gmo-labeling-game-plan-california-or-bust/feed/ 0 The doughnut of justice: A new way to think about growth http://skcea.org/the-doughnut-of-justice-a-new-way-to-think-about-growth/ http://skcea.org/the-doughnut-of-justice-a-new-way-to-think-about-growth/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:11:37 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/the-doughnut-of-justice-a-new-way-to-think-about-growth/ By David

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]]> http://skcea.org/prince-farming-discussing-charles%e2%80%99-new-book-on-food-reform/feed/ 0 Unbroken homes: Five creative reuses for foreclosed houses http://skcea.org/unbroken-homes-five-creative-reuses-for-foreclosed-houses/ http://skcea.org/unbroken-homes-five-creative-reuses-for-foreclosed-houses/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:04:21 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/unbroken-homes-five-creative-reuses-for-foreclosed-houses/ By Greg

]]> http://skcea.org/unbroken-homes-five-creative-reuses-for-foreclosed-houses/feed/ 0 Arctic Warming Continuing, Approaching Tipping Point? http://skcea.org/arctic-warming-continuing-approaching-tipping-point/ http://skcea.org/arctic-warming-continuing-approaching-tipping-point/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:37:14 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/arctic-warming-continuing-approaching-tipping-point/ Last year the Arctic, which is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth due to global climate change, experienced its warmest twelve months yet. According to recent data by NASA, average Arctic temperatures in 2011 were 2.28 degrees Celsius (4.1 degrees Fahrenheit) above those recorded from 1951-1980. As the Arctic warms, imperiling its biodiversity and indigenous people, researchers are increasingly concerned that the region will hit climatic tipping points that could severely impact the rest of the world. A recent commentary in Nature Climate Change highlighted a number of tipping points that keep scientists awake at night.

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]]> http://skcea.org/arctic-warming-continuing-approaching-tipping-point/feed/ 0 Himalayan Ice melt less than thought http://skcea.org/himalayan-ice-melt-less-than-thought/ http://skcea.org/himalayan-ice-melt-less-than-thought/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:08 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/himalayan-ice-melt-less-than-thought/ Estimates from satellite monitoring suggest the melt rate from the Himalayas and other high-altitude Asian mountains in recent years was much less than what scientists on the ground had estimated, but those monitoring the satellite data warn not to jump to the skeptical conclusion. The region’s ice melt from 2003-2010 was estimated at 4 billion tons a year, far less than earlier estimates of around 50 billion tons, according to the study published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.

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]]> http://skcea.org/himalayan-ice-melt-less-than-thought/feed/ 0 X-Ray Laser Fires Most Powerful Beam Ever http://skcea.org/x-ray-laser-fires-most-powerful-beam-ever/ http://skcea.org/x-ray-laser-fires-most-powerful-beam-ever/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:16:35 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/x-ray-laser-fires-most-powerful-beam-ever/ Lasers fire beams of light that can cut through steel or etch microchip patterns, depending on the power and wavelength. Now one team of scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, Calif., led by Nina Rohringer, has created an X-ray laser that fires more energy, with a more precise wavelength, than any previous model. The results are being published in the journal Nature.

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]]> http://skcea.org/x-ray-laser-fires-most-powerful-beam-ever/feed/ 0 X-Ray Laser Fires Most Powerful Beam Ever http://skcea.org/x-ray-laser-fires-most-powerful-beam-ever-2/ http://skcea.org/x-ray-laser-fires-most-powerful-beam-ever-2/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:16:35 +0000 admin http://skcea.org/x-ray-laser-fires-most-powerful-beam-ever-2/ Lasers fire beams of light that can cut through steel or etch microchip patterns, depending on the power and wavelength. Now one team of scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, Calif., led by Nina Rohringer, has created an X-ray laser that fires more energy, with a more precise wavelength, than any previous model. The results are being published in the journal Nature.

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