For all the fears and controversy about a warming planet, scientists have settled on one simple fact: It would be pretty cheap and easy to cool it back down again…There have also been individual attempts to self-police. Alan Robock, a professor of en…
Archives for January 2013
High doses of folic acid don’t raise cancer risk, study finds
People taking high doses of the B vitamin folic acid are not at an increased risk of cancer, according to an international analysis – easing some concern about the possible side effects of national programs aimed to raise intake of the vitamin…For no…
Genetically modified food technology is mystery to some, a worry for others
Barbara Thomas of Collingswood brings along a stack of shopping guides whenever she goes to the grocery store. She passes them out to customers waiting in line at the register and sometimes the cashier, too…Yet while studies show most people don&rsqu…
Planting Seeds for a Better Oyster Harvest
New Jersey was once home to a booming oyster industry, as evidenced by the Victorian mansions along Cape May erected by fishing barons and coastal communities such as Bivalve and Shell Pile that took their names from the plentiful natural resource lini…
Major climate changes looming
In his inaugural address last Monday, President Obama made climate change a priority of his second term. It might be too late. Within the lifetimes of today’s children, scientists say, the climate could reach a state unknown in civilization…Two degre…
Waste Heat From Cities May Be Altering Weather Patterns
The carbon dioxide that belches from tailpipes and smokestacks is a proven greenhouse gas that has been driving global temperatures more or less steadily upward over the past century…On that last point, Jennifer Francis, an atmospheric scientist at R…
Enjoying Snow, While We Still Have It
Snow was my first love. From November’s first flakes and the season’s first blizzard, to unexpected midnight dustings and late March blasts, snow fell frequently and happily on my childhood in western Massachusetts…In the Northern Hemisphere, snow co…
Editorial: Mercer County open space planning shifts from purchases to stewardship
With most of the largest parcels of open space in Mercer County spoken for or already set aside as preserves, a new strategy of stewardship is emerging. The county and its municipalities are slowly shifting from acquisition to refinement and consolidat…
Partnership to Train Turkish Women Farmers Extends to the Municipality of Korkuteli
Robin Brumfield, professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and extension specialist in farm business management, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, will be in Turkey from Jan. 21-29 to train 20 Turkish women farmers how to sustain and scale profitable agricultural businesses. Brumfield will be joined by Professor Burhan Özkan, professor and specialist in […]
Insurance Carrier Funds Activities to Fight Childhood Obesity
While much of the emphasis on combating childhood obesity in New Jersey has focused on diet, a major insurance company is promoting increased activity as another way to fight the problem. UnitedHealthcare’s HEROES program awards $1,000 grants to help f…