The Rutgers EcoComplex is a nationally recognized center for sustainable biomass energy business incubation and clean energy cluster development. Designated a Clean Energy Innovation Center, it focuses on innovative bioenergy processes and was one of the first in the nation to serve as a university-based clean energy business incubator. It was recognized by the State […]
Archives for August 2016
Local 4-H Youth Gear Up for Start of New Year
Jeannette Rea Keywood, Rutgers Cooperative Extension State 4-H Agent.
Trump’s Climate Proposals = "Existential Threat To This Planet," Michael Mann States
Jennifer Francis, research professor at Rutgers University’s Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers Researchers Working to Make Shellfish Aquaculture a Priority Economic Activity
Many coastal states have developed multi-million dollar shellfish aquaculture industries and sell their shellfish products in markets close to New Jersey. A key to their success has been a top-down mandate from state government to grow the industry. States such as Maryland, Virginia, and Rhode Island have experienced tremendous growth in shellfish production stemming from […]
Trump Climate Policies Are An “Existential Threat To This Planet”
Donald Trump laid out his environmental policies in a speech last week in Bismark, North Dakota. As usual, The Donald spoke in broad generalities without giving specifics. He told his audience he would roll back President Obama’s climate change regulations, build the Keystone XL pipeline, and “cancel” the landmark Paris climate agreement… Jennifer Francis, a research professor at Rutgers University’s Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, noted that Obama’s Clean Power Plan and the Paris climate agreement are “absolutely critical steps in the right direction.” She said reneging on the Paris climate agreement and rolling back the Clean Power Plan would be detrimental for future generations – and to her personal patriotism.
Jenny Carleo earns national award for creativity
Jenny S. Carleo, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Cities as Novel Ecosystems: Adaptions to Urban Conditions
Are cities unnatural? Are urban landscapes disturbed or damaged? “There is no right answer. We can think of cities in many ways,” says Dr. Paige S. Warren of the University of Massachusetts. “Cities are sources of novelty, hotpots of resource inputs, and drivers of evolutionary change.”.. And what about the plants? With access to floras from 112 cities including both natural and spontaneous vegetation since 1975, Dr. Myla Aronson of Rutgers University along with the Urban Biodiversity Research Coordination Network (UrBioNet) is asking questions about the ways in which cities influence global, regional, and local patterns in plant diversity.
Use of herbs explored in ‘Gardening by the Seasons’ by Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Local Residents Learn the Science and Assembly of Rain Barrels
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Climate change may be increasing NJ allergy problems, Rutgers expert says
A New Jersey researcher says milder winters and warmer seasonal air associated with climate change are having an impact on allergies by spawning more pollen… Leonard Bielory, a researcher at Rutgers University, says they find climate change is bringing out earlier and more intense releases of pollen. “Climate change has an impact in New Jersey in changing the amount of pollen being released over a different period of time,” he said.