TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| A Role for Trees in Climate Change Legislation? Long the bete noir of conservationists, paper and forest companies are using the climate debate to try to recast themselves as environmental champions, caretakers of natural resources capable of sucking large quantities of heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Top Scientists Voice Support for Climate Legislation A group of U.S. climate scientists is urging Congress to quickly pass a strengthened version of the House global warming bill, saying the legislation would provide a basis for stronger federal policies. [More] rss.sciam.com |
How to Lick a Slug Getting kids awed by nature, in all its slug-infested glory, is as important as getting them reading. nytimes.com |
Uncharted waters: Students retrofit sailboat with hydrogen power and motor up the Hudson Editor's Note: A team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students are traveling up New York's Hudson River this week on the New Clermont, a 6.7-meter boat outfitted with a pair of 2.2-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cells to power the boat's motor. Their journey began September 21 from Manhattan's Pier 84 and will cover 240 kilometers (at a projected speed of 8 kilometers per hour). After making several stops along the way, the crew expects to arrive back at Rensselaer Polytech's campus in Troy, N.Y., on September 25. This is the first of Scientific American.com's blogs chronicling this expedition, called the New Clermont Project . [More] rss.sciam.com |
Recommended: Science Coffee Table Book Holiday Gift Ideas Feast your eyes and feed your brain with our favorite science books worthy of the coffee table. Topping our list are volumes commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 400th anniversary of the invention of the telescope. Galápagos: Preserving Darwin’s Legacy [More] rss.sciam.com |