Installing Meters at the Beach
Economic models can illuminate the monetary value of beaches and mangroves, but if local people aren't engaged in conservation, market forces — and coastal ecosystems — may be dead in the water.
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Something for Everyone
With 90 percent of its water diverted for agricultural and urban use, scientists and managers have to get creative about how they go about habitat restoration on the Colorado River.
Sinking Feelings About Storing Carbon Emissions on the Farm
Climate legislation says we can stop global warming, improve our soils and help our farmers all at once. Not so fast.
Drought-Proofing California by 2020
Higher water bills spark ratepayer revolts but may also dampen Californians' proclivity to use more wet stuff than necessary.
‘Generation Green’ Environmentally Oblivious
A new study suggests the popular idea that young people are more environmentally conscious than the rest of us isn't exactly correct.
In Man vs. Virus, The Win Goes to the Swift
The executive director of the Consortium for Conservation Medicine explains that while zoonotic diseases like swine flu are increasingly with us, quick public health reflexes can successfully clamp down on the outbreak. A Miller-McCune.com interview.
The Cleanest Power Plant Is the One Not Built
University centers harness brainpower and technology to stop wasting energy — conserve, baby, conserve!
Mother Nature’s Sum
Scientists are working to put economic value on the natural world, hoping to create ecosystem-services markets that protect the environment. But are they really just putting out a contract on Mother Nature?
Do They Take Their Brollies With Them?
The Cocktail Napkin: A look at some current research that merits a raised eyebrow or a painful grin.
A Future of Less
Here's how government can help curb America's seemingly endless appetite for "more."