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Deborah Byrd

Miles traveled by your breakfast?

'Food miles' - or the Miles traveled by your breakfast - account for about 11 percent of the carbon emissions that are contributing to Earth's changing climate.

Deborah Byrd

April 16, 2009

Plug-in hybrids for U.S. security, climate

A former CIA director says a switch to vehicles that are plug-in hybrids could strengthen national security and help forestall climate change.

Deborah Byrd

April 12, 2009

Soil beneath our feet can slow climate change

As plants grow, they take up carbon dioxide, and the plant material that goes into the soil to form organic matter stabilizes that carbon in the soil.

Deborah Byrd

April 1, 2009

Are we and Earth coupled? Read more

We and Earth are part of a single system. We affect nature, and nature affects us, in endless cycles.

Deborah Byrd

December 7, 2008

Africa’s GM wars: Leaders seek answers

No one - not scientists, not environmentalists, not policy makers - wants an ecological catastrophe. No one wants to see people hungry, either. Read about the GM wars.

Deborah Byrd

November 29, 2008

A cuppa hope: Working on the future

A cuppa hope: Some of the smartest people in the world are working hard every day to solve the difficult issues facing us at the beginning of the 21st century.

Deborah Byrd

October 30, 2008

Ecological credit crunch as human footprint expands

An ecological credit crunch: According to the Living Planet Report, we're using resources and producing waste 30% higher than Earth can renew and absorb.

Deborah Byrd

October 29, 2008

Ocean current stripes discovered by scientists

Scientists have never had an accurate map of ocean currents, until now. Hear about Peter Niiler's recent discoveries about ocean currents and climate.

Deborah Byrd

October 25, 2008

Good news for gorillas and humpback whales

Recent weeks brought news that there are a lot more western lowland gorillas than we thought and that humpback whale populations are rebounding.

Deborah Byrd

August 18, 2008

Sky in Google Earth users enjoy EarthSky podcasts

Astronomy enthusiasts can now access sky information - including EarthSky podcasts - on Sky in Google Earth.

Deborah Byrd

August 8, 2008

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.