Ecology
Mar 26, 2012
Saving habitat key to songbird's survival
(PhysOrg.com) -- The chirpy buzz of the golden-winged warbler’s song might not sound like a dirge, but it very nearly is one.
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Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2012
New data finds regions of North America have remained extremely stable for more than one billion years
Like lines in a deeply weathered face, the cracks and fissures in the Earth’s crust reveal a long and tumultuous lifetime. Massive continent-bearing plates have come together and broken apart, setting off earthquakes ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2011
Coal industry fumes as US revokes mining permit
The withdrawal of a permit for a controversial "mountaintop removal" coal mining operation has sparked outrage in the US industry, but was hailed as a victory for environmental protection and the health of nearby communities.
Ecology
Aug 3, 2010
Scientists unravel human-ecosystem interactions
Whether it is a single rock being overturned or an entire mountaintop being removed, humans play a continuous role in environmental processes, and vice versa. Ecological scientists will discuss findings on human-ecosystem ...
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2010
New research shows why some communities embrace environmental conservation and others don't
Continued support for off-shore oil drilling by Gulf Coast residents who are dealing with one of the most devastating environmental disasters in U.S. history might seem surprising, but new research from the University of ...
Environment
Apr 7, 2010
Eastern US forests resume decline
After increasing during much of the 20th century, forest cover in the eastern United States in recent decades has resumed its previous decline, according to an exhaustive new analysis published in the April 2010 issue of ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 5, 2009
Harnessing the sun
The American Solar Energy Society's 2009 National Solar Tour took place Oct. 3 in 3,000 communities.
Environment
Sep 15, 2009
EPA holds up 79 permits for Appalachian surface mines
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that 79 applications for surface coal-mine permits in Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee might violate the nation's Clean Water Act and require closer scrutiny.
Environment
Jun 26, 2009
Lawmakers, activists battle over mountaintop removal coal mining
Coal industry advocates and environmentalists converged on Capitol Hill on Thursday at a congressional hearing on the impact of mountaintop removal mining on Appalachian streams and rivers.
Ecology
Mar 19, 2009
Report: Birds endangered by energy development
(AP) -- As the Obama administration pursues more homegrown energy sources, a new government report faults energy production of all types - wind, ethanol and mountaintop coal mining - for contributing to steep drops in bird ...
