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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… of Tennessee (1983-85). Gene E. Likens, founding President of Cary Institute, hired Gary on staff in 1985. He … air pollution monitoring, to prevent damage to our nation’s natural resources. Cary Senior Scientist … a Natural Resource Inventory at the time of his death. Our hearts go out to Gary’s family, including his wife, …
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… about 700 billion pounds of toxic pollutants from reaching our waters each year. Photo by National Archives … The discharge of cooling water increases the temperature by 10 to 15 °F. The velocity is negligible, and sludge … majorities in the congressional delegations of every state. President Nixon vetoed the bill. He thought it cost too …
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Monarchs
… Dr. William H. Schlesinger President Emeritus, Biogeochemist … their populations are much lower now than in the 1950s. Our data are only memories, now reinforced by formal, … a dozen milkweed plants, and by mid-summer we found about 10 fully mature (5th instar) larvae feeding on them. …
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Diapers: to change or not to change
… Dr. William H. Schlesinger President Emeritus, Biogeochemist … materials; glueless models can reduce that impact by about 10 percent. Manufacturing, packaging, and shipment are … use of disposal diapers would have a rather small effect on our national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. …
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Atrazine
… issues: a chemical that is useful to the farmers who grow our food, enormously profitable to the companies that … Dr. William H. Schlesinger President Emeritus, Biogeochemist … and water physiochemistry. Limnology and Oceanography doi: 10.1002/lno.11568 Burt, G. 1974. Volatility of atrazine …
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Human impact on the environment may make pandemics more likely, experts warn
… destruction and climate change pose myriad threats to our health and well-being. It's not just viruses. April … Dr. Peter Daszak, a professor at Columbia University and president of the EcoHealth Alliance. "What's amazing is … 'Global Virome Project' costing $120 million per year over 10 years," he said. He has already created a 501c3 nonprofit …
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Team Cary: Sanjay Natesan
… engineers, so there has always been a lot of science in our house. My parents have always encouraged my sister and I … was a little intimidating. I think I understood about 10% of what was being said. I wondered how I’d be able to … I’m on a few youth boards in Dutchess County and I'm the president of the Youth Council in Dutchess. I go to …
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Leaded soil
… to drop 90% from its peak value, but it is still more than 10 fold higher than the likely natural background. … Dr. William H. Schlesinger President Emeritus, Biogeochemist … aerosols would clear the tailpipe and disperse in the air. Our cars ran well and profits were made, but the legacy of …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America … since 1983 and it has been a great pleasure to watch as our discipline has grown and made great progress in basic … of ecological and conservation success stories. Join us in our Millbrook, NY auditorium or tune in virtually. More …
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How Much Oil Can We Burn?
… Dr. William H. Schlesinger President Emeritus, Biogeochemist … are on the horizon, although these may simply aggregate our use of energy from individual cars to electric power … tons. The use of petroleum has already contributed about 10% of that, with combustion of coal, manufacture of cement, …
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