Under the Lens by Elise Hugus

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Posts Tagged ‘Marine Biological Laboratory’

The Perennial Promise

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Wes Jackson, founder of The Land Institute, at MBL's Lillie Auditorium

In order to solve humanity’s biggest crises—hunger, malnutrition, environmental degradation, and even climate change—farmers and ecologists need to get married.

That was the message Wes Jackson, founder and president of The Land Institute of Salina, Kansas, brought to Woods Hole last week.

In a room filled with local scientists and backyard farmers, one could imagine a harmonious marriage.

If only the two hadn’t gotten divorced in the first place.

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Car exhaust, nitrogen, and you

Friday, November 13th, 2009

With the debate over sewering taking center stage on the Cape these days, many residents are aware that the biggest source of nitrogen pollution in local estuaries is wastewater that leaches out of septic tanks. Lawn fertilizers and road runoff are also contributors. But what do cars have to do with the problem? (more…)

The hidden cost of biofuel

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the state will require a minimum two percent ethanol mix in diesel fuel and home heating oil, beginning next year. That requirement will increase to five percent by 2013. But how green is that requirement, actually? (more…)

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