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Professor Wayne Getz discusses global warming tipping points with Dr. Helen Caldicott
Though the interview was recorded in June, Caldicott and Getz touched on important points relevant to the recent Hurricane Sandy.
A New Prescription for the Local Food Movement
Can the local food movement scale up to meet institutional demand without losing sight of its original values?
The sound of air pollution: PhD student Gabriel Isaacman creates soundscapes from smog
Air is not the same everywhere. In both urban areas and wild, powerful natural and human forces combine to create intricate mixtures of chemicals that compose the air we breathe, seek for pleasure, or avoid.
Wildfire Smoke Linked to Lower Birth Weights
By David Danelski, Press Enterprise
Pregnant women exposed to wildfire smoke during Southern California’s epic 2003 fire season had babies with lower birth weights, UC Berkeley researchers have found.
Argentine Invasion: Professor Neil Tsutsui featured on NPR’s Radiolab
Professor Neil Tsutsui is a guest expert on the public radio show Radiolab, in an episode uncovering the warlike, marauding Argentine ants.
On Meeting Secretary of Energy Steven Chu: an ESPM Student's Perspective
Getting an opportunity to meet with Secretary of Energy Steven Chu with fellow graduate students from my renewable energy class was definitely an extraordinary moment in my graduate career.
ESPM Alumnus Michael Wasserman Talks About Soy Diets & Primate Evolution on National Public Radio
Looking at what our closest-living relatives, monkeys and apes, eat in their natural environment, we can gain insight into the benefits and dangers of consuming estrogenic foods.
Can 'Carbon Ranching' Offset Emissions In California?
Professors Whendee Silver and Dennis Baldocchi speak with NPR correspondent Christopher Joyce about 'carbon ranching'.
Feeding the world: It's all about starting small
The Berkeley Center for Diversified Farming Systems brings together researchers, writers, and practictioners to focus on feeding the world's growing population, while addressing poverty and lack of access to land.
Oak killing mold spreads in East Bay
The funguslike pathogen that causes sudden oak death is showing up more frequently at lower elevations in the Oakland hills. But the disease remains patchy and has not spread as aggressively.
Professor Gordon Frankie Contributes to Art and Science Installation at Botanical Garden
By Joe Eaton and Ron Sullivan, Special to The Chronicle
Bay Area Sudden Oak Cases Jump, Survey Says
The Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory at UC Berkeley used 10,000 tree and plant samples collected by 500 citizens between April and June this year and found that sudden oak death is spreading rapidly throughout the Bay Area.
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