04 November 2010
Unusual Suspects: Resurgence, resilience and regeneration in the face of Climate Change
A conversation with community leaders about the experiences of their communities, as they propose and implement novel climate change interventions that challenge the technocratic alternatives produced by central policy players in government or business sectors.
Whether it's urban farming, renewable energy, or public health concerns, diverse individuals are stepping up and joining forces to strategize and optimize their creative potential in the face of climate change.
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Posted by Pinar Aybar at 1:35
30 June 2010
Spring 2010: Chris Johns, Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine
The April 2010 issue of National Geographic will be devoted to a single topic: fresh water. With striking visuals and in-depth reporting, we will focus on the emerging challenge of global freshwater shortages and the choices ahead as the world manages a limited supply. This coverage continues the magazine's tradition of documenting key environmental issues and educating readers to care about the planet. Chris Johns will provide insight into key freshwater issues facing us today as reported by a team of renowned National Geographic contributors.
Johns's career in photojournalism began while studying animal science at Oregon State University. He graduated with a degree in technical journalism and a minor in agriculture. He worked as a teaching assistant while studying for a master's degree in photojournalism at the University of Minnesota.
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Posted by Pinar Aybar at 6:04
16 February 2010
"The Climate Gap:" Why Climate Change Disproportionately Affects the Poor and People of Color
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 1:32
03 November 2009
Discussing the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
Professor Michael Hanemann of ARE discusses S.1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, on KPFA's "Letters to Washington."
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 1:56
26 October 2009
Can business be the solution and not the problem?
Sally Jewell, President and CEO of REI, delivers the Fall 2009 Horace M. Albright Lecture in Conservation.
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 1:40
08 October 2009
Are you choosing products that are safe and environmentally-friendly?
What is the lifecycle of your sunscreen? How about the environmental impact of buying a laptop? Professor Dara O'Rourke discusses how he came up with the idea for The Good Guide, a consumer reference that helps people make informed decisions about products based on safety and environmental concerns.
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 1:24
08 October 2009
Algae Power
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 1:21
15 April 2009
From Toxic Goop to Worm Poop
It looks like Thomas Azwell -- a graduate student whose work crosses disciplanary boundaries from Society and Environment, where he is pursuing his Ph.D., to microbial biology, where he works closely with plant biologist Norman Terry -- might be on to something with his army of worms.
Azwell has developed a promising approach to safe disposal of oil spill waste (see 2:00 mark in video.)
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Posted by Cyril at 6:12
29 June 2009
Non-hominid CSI? Identifying species using tracking tunnels, footprints and computers
ESPM postdoc James Russell and his colleague Reinhard Klette discuss the use of pattern recognition technology to identify the geographical distributions of species, by using tracking cards and tunnels. Their research, just published in the journal Ecology, represents a cheap and non-labour intensive way of assessing the spatial patterns of species in their environments.
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Posted by Cyril at 5:55
30 April 2009
Connecting Communities through Conservation
The 2009 Horace Albright Lecture in Conservation
Greg Moore, Executive Director of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, discusses a pioneering model of community engagement and volunteerism in the stewardship of our Bay Area national parks and its implications for global conservation.
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Posted by Cyril at 5:50
05 June 2009
The Climate Gap (with Podcast)
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"Climate change does not affect everyone equally in the United States," says Rachel Morello-Frosch, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, and of Public Health at UC Berkeley and lead author of a new report on climate change. The report, The Climate Gap looks at the unequal harm climate change will have in the United States on people of color and the poor. Droughts, heat waves, poor air quality, floods, higher prices for basic necessities, and other challenges of climate change will have a disproportional impact on people of color and the poor.
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Posted by lauralyn at 3:14
26 May 2009
California Report: Sudden Oak Death
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Posted by Cyril at 7:24
05 May 2009
UC Berkeley Forum: “Swine Flu 2009: Are we Facing a Pandemic?â€
Monday evening panel of UC Berkeley professors led a forum discussing the H1N1 virus, more commonly referred to as swine flu. The panelists included professors Arthur Reingold, an expert on infectious disease transmission, surveillance and prevention; Russell Vance, an expert on pathogenesis and immunology; Wayne Getz, an expert on the ecology and epidemiology of wildlife and human diseases; and Amy Herr, an expert on the potential role in a pandemic of “lab-on-a-chip†diagnostic tools.
The forum, titled “Swine Flu 2009: Are We Facing a Pandemic?†was hosted by the Alliance for Global Health, a campus-wide initiative that aims to merge global health research from across various departments and disciplines. Discussion focuses on the impacts of the virus as well as the epidemiology and biology of the H1N1 virus, the response of the human immune system to infection, and the development of new diagnostic tools used to detect pathogens in the field.
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Posted by lauralyn at 7:10
21 April 2009
ELP Alumna wins Goldman Environmental Prize
Working to reduce the impact of Bangladesh’s exploitative and environmentally-devastating ship breaking industry, leading environmental attorney Syeda Rizwana Hasan spearheaded a legal battle resulting in increased government regulation and heightened public awareness about the dangers of ship breaking.
Hasan is a 2003 alumna of CNR's renowned Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program, which provides mid-career professionals and policymakers from around the globe with an opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley faculty engaged in up-to-date research and policy analysis on sustainable environmental management.
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Posted by Cyril at 3:27
02 April 2009
Berkeley's Extraordinary Microscopes
KQED Quest's recent program on The World's Most Powerful Microscope features Steve Ruzin, director of CNR's Biological Imaging Facility.
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Posted by Cyril at 0:53
02 March 2009
Prof. John Harte: Understanding the Global Environmental Crisis
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Posted by Cyril at 2:27
28 January 2009
Video: Honey Bee Pollination Crisis - Professor Claire Kremen at the Commonwealth Club
Monoculture farming leaves us highly dependent on honey bees, whose pollination affects 75 percent of fruits and vegetables and 30 percent of all food production. However, managed hives are being wiped out by colony collapse disorder at an alarming rate.
Professor Claire Kremen discusses how wild bees can boost the effectiveness of managed hives and play a critical role in pollinating the crops that keep California's economy humming.
Watch the video below or download the podcast.
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Posted by Cyril at 1:36
13 January 2009
Mice without key enzyme eat without becoming obese
Researchers CNR have identified a new enzyme that plays a far more important role than expected in controlling the breakdown of fat. In a new study in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers report that mice that have had this enzyme disabled remained lean despite eating a high-fat diet and losing a hormone that suppresses appetite.
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Posted by Cyril at 0:28
17 October 2008
On Biofuels: CNR Professors from the Energy Bioscience Institute
Above, Chris Somerville, professor of plant and microbial biology and director of the Energy Biosciences Institute, discusses the future of cellulosic biofuels.
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Posted by Cyril at 4:55
17 October 2008
Todd Dawson on the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
Managed by UC Berkeley, the the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve is home to mature, gnarled blue oaks, valley oaks and two species of live oak, not to mention endangered California tiger salamanders, Foothill yellow-legged frogs, native trout and river otters. It is the newest of 36 California reserves overseen by the 10-campus UC system's Natural Reserve System for research and education.
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Posted by Cyril at 4:11
25 July 2008
Get Research Experience at CNR
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 4:44
27 May 2008
Addressing Global Hunger & Poverty through Agricultural Development
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Posted by Cyril at 5:59
22 April 2008
The Tiger Effect
Want to play golf like Tiger Woods? The trick may be to play against him. A study conducted by Agriculture and Natural Resources Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Brown has shown that golfers may actually play better when pitted against a superstar like Woods. Brown analyzed over twenty thousand golf matches and factored in weather and course conditions to determine that golfers played an average of one stroke better when facing off against Woods.
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Posted by Stephanie Ludwig at 4:26
15 February 2008
After the Wave
After the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman tsunami, hundred of thousands of survivors struggled to put their lives back together. "After The Wave" looks into the lives of villagers in Phang Nga province in Thailand, almost three years after the tsunami. The documentary also focuses on the efforts of a grassroots non-profit organization led by CNR alumnus Bodhi Garrett, which has helped the local population move forward in practical ways to rebuild their local communities.
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Posted by Cyril at 8:05
17 January 2008
"Buy local" applies to forests, too
by Dean Keith Gilless
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Posted by Cyril at 3:24
15 January 2008
The Power of Green Algae
Professor Tasios Melis is unlocking the chemical power of green algae to create clean hydrogen fuel that eliminates air-polluting fossil fuels in its production. Check out "Power of Green," a segment from Fueling America, the latest episode of USDA CSREES video magazine.
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Posted by Cyril at 9:16
06 December 2007
$5.2 million grant from Moore Foundation funds ambitious project to barcode an entire ecosystem
In the middle of the South Pacific, about 12 miles west of Tahiti, is a tropical island that soon will emerge as a model ecosystem, thanks to the efforts of a U.S.-French research team led by University of California, Berkeley, biologists.
Video: Cataloging an ecosystem |
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Posted by Cyril at 0:24
26 April 2007
Video: Sudden Oak Death expert on KQED Quest
Devastating over 1 million oak trees across Northern California in the past 10 years, Sudden Oak Death is a killer with no cure. But biologists including CNR's Matteo Garbelotto are looking to the trees' genetics for a solution.
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Posted by Cyril at 9:30
17 October 2007
CNR Student Receives Environmental Leadership Award
By Yasmin Anwar, UC Berkeley Media Relations
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Posted by Stephanie Ludwig at 3:39
25 September 2007
Global environmental ambassadors discuss the impact of Berkeley's unique leadership program
The Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program (http://nature.berkeley.edu/beahrselp/) offers a unique learning opportunity for environmental professionals from around the world to gain expertise, enhance skills and broaden perspectives on environmental and natural resource management and leadership.
Three recent participants in CNR's Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program recently sat down to discuss the environmental challenges they face in their home countries, and the impact they hope their Berkeley summer session will have on their work.
Video:
Alifah Sri Lastari,
Indonesia
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Posted by Cyril at 4:13
19 September 2007
Video: ELP participants discuss environmental problems and solutions (Part III)
Emmanuel Wirsiy of Camerooon was a participant in the 2007 Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program. In this video, he discusses his work with as an energy consultant working on solutions to hydropower, as well as how the UC Berkeley Program made him a better leader. Click here for videos featuring other ELP participants.
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 4:30
11 September 2007
Video: ELP participants discuss environmental problems and solutions (Part II)
Tahir Rasheed was a participant in the 2007 Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program. In this video, he discusses his work with the Sustainable Use Specialist Group-Central Asia, in his native country of Pakistan, as well as what he has learned at the UC Berkeley Program. Click here for videos featuring other ELP participants.
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Posted by Eva St. Clair at 5:31
31 August 2007
Video: ELP participants discuss environmental problems and solutions (Part I)
Alifah Sri Lastari, a participant in the 2007 Beahrs Environmental Program, discusses her work on projects to provide clean water to Indonesian villages and to reduce that country's illegal logging activity, as well as how the UC Berkeley summer program has influenced her skills and ideas. Click here for videos featuring other ELP participants.
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Posted by Cyril at 4:27
16 July 2007
VIDEO: Claire Kremen and Gordon Frankie on Better Bees
California farmers depend on bees to pollinate the state's multi-million dollar fruit and nut crops, but last season thousands of bee colonies disappeared around the country.
The KQED science program Quest recently featured CNR ecologist Claire Kremen, and her research on bee pollination. In addition, an online-only special features the urban bees of entomologist Gordon Frankie.
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Posted by Cyril at 3:28
07 February 2007
Biologists shed light on health of marbled murrelet population in early 1900s
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To better understand why an endangered seabird's numbers plummeted over the past century, researchers at CNR turned to museums for help.
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Posted by Cyril at 5:40
26 January 2007
Call for entries: Create an inspiring climate-change video
Enter the Treehugger.com "Convenient Truths" contest to create an inspiring video about ending climate change!
The contest offers great prizes valued close to $30,000, and the inside scoop is that there have been very few entries so far, so the odds are in your favor!
The contest is endorsed by former Vice President Al Gore, who called it "a great way to spread the word and bring the issue into our daily lives."
Entries should be 1- to 2-minute original videos on everyday solutions to climate change. Winners will be selected based on how inspiring, pragmatic and compelling they are.
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Posted by Cyril at 0:56
24 January 2007
Six Nobel Laureates on climate crisis: "There is no time"
A campus colloquium on "Energy Self-Sufficiency in the 21st Century" recently took the global climate crisis as the starting point for a freewheeling discussion among some of the world's top thinkers. Issues covered included the urgent need to make conservation a national way of life, getting the U.S. public to accept nuclear reactors, and persuading the U.S. government to serve as a world leader in developing clean, renewable energy sources.
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Posted by Cyril at 0:58
14 December 2006
Video: Pest Affecting Honeybees, Food Supply
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Posted by Cyril at 0:18
30 November 2006
Tours begin of eco-friendly "green apartment"
Four Cal students living in a new "Green Apartment" demonstrate sustainable living. The apartment is the latest addition to an expanding effort by the Green Room Committee to educate the campus community about recycling, water and energy conservation and about purchasing decisions.
EEP major Desirae Early explains the "Green Apartment"
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Posted by Cyril at 4:04
09 October 2006
Biochemical Moving Pictures: Homecoming Podcast
On Homecoming weekend, Professor Marc Hellerstein presented major themes of his current research in nutritional sciences, including working with complex systems, promising research in ALS (Lou Gherig's Disease), and harnessing the health benefits of caloric restriction and exercise.
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