research
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| Scientists, tribe study shrinking Washington state glacier | Mauri Pelto digs his crampons into the steep icy slope on Mount Baker in Washington state and watches as streams of water cascade off the thick mass of bare, bluish ice. Every 20 yards, the water carves vertical channels in the face of the glacier as it rushes downstream. What little snow… |
2015-09-09 | |
| Harvard School of Public Health Awarded $651K EPA Research Grant | The School of Public Health at Harvard University is one of six academic institutions receiving a grant targeted at studying the ecological impacts of manufactured chemicals. Harvard is receiving $651,708 for its research on this topic. The six universities have been given a total of… |
2015-09-09 | |
| Opinion: Distracted walking beomes punishable offence | Such is the state of public consciousness these days that civic authorities are now being forced to tell us how to cross the street like children, or else be punished. B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton in October drastically increased penalty points for distracted driving. The penalty… |
2015-09-09 | |
| The Transformative Potential of Sustainability Education | As the school year begins, I am thinking a great deal about the revisions I've made over the past several months to my courses and curricula for graduate-level sustainability students. The field keeps changing, and so constant study is required to keep current. At the end of last week, I… |
2015-09-01 | |
| Scientists study shrinking Washington state glacier | Mauri Pelto digs his crampons into the steep icy slope on Mount Baker in Washington state and watches as streams of water cascade off the thick mass of bare, bluish ice. Every 20 yards, the water carves vertical channels in the face of the glacier as it rushes downstream. What little snow… |
2015-08-28 | |
| Scientists look for ways to protect New Orleans from the next big hurricane | Here at the bottom of the Mississippi River, Andy Nyman stands atop a squishy new wetland, recently created by sediment that may have originated hundreds of miles upstream. "This is Ohio," says the Louisiana State University ecologist as he sifts through a core of marsh soil,… |
2015-08-24 | |
| WWU students develop ‘smart’ solar window | A team of eight students — seven from Western Washington University and one from the University of Washington — are at the helm of a project that could revolutionize the future of windows. In a crucial step toward carbon-neutral buildings and communities, the team built a prototype of a “… |
2015-08-20 | |
| Birch Bay algae blooms focus of July 30 talk | People can learn about the algae blooms that blanket Birch Bay each summer, causing concern among residents and visitors, during a presentation Thursday, July 30, at Birch Bay Bible Community Church. The free event runs 7 to 8 p.m. at 4460 Bay Road. Robin Kodner, assistant… |
2015-07-28 | |
| More locals filling Bellingham shops as Canadians stay home | As the Canadian dollar continues to weaken and cross-border shopping traffic slows, Bellingham’s economy appears to be getting a boost from local shoppers. The number of people passing through the five border crossings southbound into Whatcom County totaled fewer than 1.3 million in June… |
2015-07-28 | |
| Students research cross-border freight traffic | 2015-07-27 |