Within the United States, Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs have become a popular public policy initiative for states to enact in order to encourage the use of renewable resources for meeting state energy demand. ...
It is widely accepted that America’s oceans are in crisis. They face a barrage of daily threats including habitat degradation, overfishing, and increased run-off from coastal development. However, progress instituting ...
The Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) is facing population declines due to habitat loss and fragmentation across much of its remnant range. Current population estimates suggest that fewer than 5000 of these graceful ...
The United States contributes about 25% of the world’s CO2 to the atmosphere annually, 20% of that is from driving cars, and 16% of that is from commuting, making the American commute responsible for roughly 1% of the ...
With heightened concerns about climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, understanding the mechanics of carbon sequestration is becoming more important than ever. The world’s tropical forests are being sought for their ...
Each year, 2-3 million visitors walk a portion of the Appalachian Trail, engaged in outdoor activities where exposure to ticks is likely. While the trail passes through the states with the greatest number of cases of Lyme ...
The endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), is known to aggregate in the Bay of Fundy, between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada to feed during summer. The Bay of Fundy is famous for its extreme ...
Located in Central Africa, Gabon contains large swaths of tropical forest that are a reserve for an incredible level of plant and animal biodiversity. In order to protect this biodiversity, in 2002 thirteen national parks ...
Current approaches to climate modeling, including environmental simulation, may not be able to generate actionable results for a few decades yet. Over the last 50 years, methods attempting to capture and predict states of ...
In North Carolina, more than 100,000 acres of shellfish waters have been closed to shellfishing, many since the Clean Water Act was put in place in 1972. These waters are considered impaired because of levels of fecal ...
Across the country college and university leaders are beginning to recognize the financial and reputational benefits of saving energy and “going green”. However school administrators and other campus leaders face ...
Agroforestry projects in Madagascar can address social and environmental threats from rainforest loss. This study aims to better align seedling production in agroforestry nurseries around Ranomafana N.P. with the planting ...
Over the past two decades the valuation literature for coastal and marine resources has rapidly expanded. This has led to a wealth of valuation estimates for policy makers and resource managers to incorporate into their ...
Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are currently sold for human
consumption in many large cities in the United States. Some Asian cultural groups utilize
large numbers of terrapins, both regionally and world-wide, ...
Transit-oriented development (TOD) has been widely cited as a means of curbing emissions, increasing mobility and fostering sustainable economic growth. In difficult economic times, the need for creative and cost-effective ...
Since climate change first emerged on the public agenda, many U.S. companies have made investments to reduce their greenhouse gas footprints. Opportunities also exist for deeper cuts in the near future. Consciously or ...
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is located in the flat coastal plains of North Carolina. The base is home to ecologically important and sensitive habitat. It is also the largest amphibious Marine Corps base with high impact ...
In November 2010, the Obama Administration announced plans to streamline the process for permitting offshore wind farms on the Atlantic Coast. Despite the prevalence of offshore wind farms in places such as Europe, offshore ...
The United States has recently seen renewed interest in nuclear power, what is called the Nuclear Renaissance. However, the new licensing processes are untested and the new reactor designs have never been constructed on ...
On January 5th, 2010 the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued proposed
rules to designate additional critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This marked the first ...