Hot air and #epicFAILs for Ocean Conservation
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The present dialogue on marine conservation is failing our oceans. It isn’t just a science/public communication fail – missteps are happening in a variety of ways. But right now I’m particularly talking about you, The Economist, and your imminent World Oceans Summit, attended by the glitterati of industry and the global economy. Timing is Everything . . . → Read More: Hot air and #epicFAILs for Ocean Conservation

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Warfare Ecology
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Six months ago in the yesteryear of 2008, Machlis and Hanson outlined in Bioscience a new subfield of study titled warfare ecology.  As the authors state “among human activities causing ecological change,  ware is both intensive and far-reaching. Yet environmental research related to warfare is limited in depth and fragmented by discipline.”  The paper is . . . → Read More: Warfare Ecology

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Surfing PhD
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My good friend Chad Nelsen, Environmental Director at Surfrider Foundation, has a great post at the Surf Economics blog about daily beach attendance at Trestles, in SoCal. Why the schism? Surfers have to go to work. Beachgoers… don’t. In a way, he’s kinda blogging his doctoral dissertation at UCLA, feeding us tidbits like this . . . → Read More: Surfing PhD

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You Should Love Corals Because
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Worldwide, corals generate $9.6 billion per year in money Worldwide, corals generate $9.6 billion per year in money