The National Park Service (NPS) has again received the Praxis Studio Landscape Architecture students from Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. This collaboration is the third time Rutgers students have come to work on NPS projects on St. Croix. …
Archives for January 2015
Climate change could starve the world’s giant pandas
Giant pandas, native to southern and central China, are finicky eaters. Given the bears’ predilection for a bamboo-centered diet, any change in the health of bamboo forests will have a big impact on their survival… Although there would be increases i…
Some good news about sewage
An astonishing 23 billion gallons of untreated sewage makes its way into New Jersey’s waterways each year, and the state is finally doing something to clean up its act… One-quarter of this state’s population growth between 2008 and 2012 occurred in t…
Wintry weather possible next week
Winter kicked into higher gear in New Jersey this week with icy Arctic air, frigid wind chills and a little snow. You could call it practice… “It looks like there might be two opportunities for precipitation next week,” said David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist… Friday’s snowfall amounted to “a dusting to a half-inch” in most of the state, said Robinson, a Rutgers University geography professor and snow cover expert. “It was not much.”
Composting horse stall waste has many benefits
The equine industry is undoubtedly a tremendous contributor to New Jersey agriculture resulting in an estimated economic impact exceeding $1.1 billion annually. The equine industry also contributes something a bit less glamorous, but equally important-…
Master Gardeners receive state awards
Mercer County Master Gardeners received Awards of Excellence at the recent Rutgers Master Gardeners Association of New Jersey Annual Fall Conference. This award recognizes the contributions and service of volunteer members who trained and were certifie…
Four reasons to worry about global warming beyond scientific consensus
Yesterday I was struck by a Forbes headline, ‘97% Of Climate Scientists Agree’ is 100% Wrong… I decided to expand on this post by giving some climate scientists a chance weigh in… That’s the greenhouse effect. And there’s ample data showing that we’ve changed the composition of the atmosphere enough to alter the global climate. In fact, human activity has nearly doubled our atmosphere’s load of carbon dioxide since the Industrial Revolution started. “The basics behind this are the laws of physics,” said Ben Horton a professor of marine and coastal sciences at Rutgers University.
Study results from Rutgers University broaden understanding of ecology research
Study Results from Rutgers University broaden understanding of ecology research (Genetic diversity of Hemarthria altissima and its related species by EST-SSR and SCoT markers)… Current study results on ecology research have been published. According to news reporting out of New Brunswick, New Jersey, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, “There is a need for an appropriate evaluation of Hemarthria germplasm resources using genetic analysis. Understanding their genetic background will promote effective development and utilization of its germplasm resources in plant breeding.”… Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting X. Huang, Rutgers University, Dept. of Plant Biology & Pathology.
Travel: How far did we travel for the holidays?
It’s a normal quarterly five-hour journey for Plainsboro resident Samuel Rosado to drive to New England to see his family for holidays and other special occasions, but that doesn’t mean that the trip has become any more pleasant… Rosado is definitely…
Ben Horton Presented the 2014 AGU Ocean Sciences Voyager Award
Ben Horton, professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, received the 2014 Ocean Sciences Voyager Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) last month. The award is given to mid-career scientists in recognition of significant contributions and expanding leadership in ocean sciences. Horton’s research focuses on the mechanisms and nature of past sea-level […]