Author Archives: Laura B.

About Laura B.

Laura L. Barnes is a librarian at the Prairie Research Institute Library, embedded at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, and writes for Environmental News Bits.

National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Strategic Plan for the U. S. Global Change Research Program

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program From the press release: The Obama Administration today released a 10-year strategic plan for research related to global change, identifying priorities that will help state and local governments, businesses, and communities prepare … Continue reading →

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Cooling Streams in a Warming Climate?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Laura B.

Read the full story from USGS. A new analysis of streams in the western United States has found that despite a general increase in air temperatures over the past several decades, western streams are not necessarily warming at the same … Continue reading →

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ASU to Digitize Vast Southwestern Arthropod Collection

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Laura B.

Read the full story from Arizona State University. Arizona State University’s insect collection is going high-tech and will soon be available for viewing as a virtual museum. For the first time, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide funding to … Continue reading →

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SSPP Policy Debate: Creating the Future We Want

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Laura B.

On June 22, 2012, delegates from around the world will converge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a global conference on sustainable development, twenty years after the first Rio conference—the 1992 “Earth Summit”. In anticipation of Rio+20, a diverse group … Continue reading →

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Online Clearinghouse for Education And Networking: Oil Interdisciplinary Learning (OCEAN-OIL)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Laura B.

Two years ago, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil platform killed 11 men and initiated the largest marine oil spill in history, with roughly five million barrels released from the Macondo well, with roughly 4.2 million barrels pouring … Continue reading →

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Census Bureau releases special edition of Profile America: Facts for Features in advance of Earth Day

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Laura B.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Facts for Features and Special Editions consist of collections of statistics from the Census Bureau’s demographic and economic subject areas intended to commemorate anniversaries or observances or to provide background information for topics in the news. … Continue reading →

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Gateway to U.S. Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research Image Galleries

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Laura B.

From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2012. The United States Department of Energy’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research has compiled this prodigious image gallery from a wide range of scientific research projects. The materials here come from the … Continue reading →

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Up To $20 Million Available From EPA for 2012 Great Lakes Restoration Projects

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it is requesting applications from states, municipalities, tribes, universities and nonprofit organizations for new projects to restore and protect the Great Lakes. EPA will distribute approximately $20 million through the Great Lakes … Continue reading →

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Illinois Water 2012 Call for Papers

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Laura B.

This is an invitation to submit abstracts for the 2012 Illinois Water Conference, to be held September 24-25 at the Illini Union, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Over the last 14 years, this biennial conference has drawn agency personnel, academics, … Continue reading →

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ISGS Geological Science Field Trips

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Laura B.

Ferne Clyffe State Park and Surrounding Area, Johnson and Pope Counties May 5th and 19th, 2012 You’re invited to join ISGS scientists on a field trip. Currently the ISGS conducts spring and fall geoscience field trips annually. Each trip is … Continue reading →

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