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Lindsay Patterson
Arctic wildlife monitored with unmanned aircraft
Weatherhead said that the real value of unmanned aircraft is allowing scientists to be proactive in studying the Arctic wildlife.
January 11, 2010
Climate science is in, but is the psychology understood?
A guide to the psychology of communicating climate change offers tips on making science more clear - but is it too late to be heard?
January 4, 2010
William C. Clark: ‘Sustainability isn’t a new concept’
Listen to Harvard's William C. Clark talk about what 'sustainable development' really means, and why it's a matter of life and death.
January 4, 2010
Malcolm Potts on empowering Afghanistan’s women
Malcolm Potts said he agrees with the many studies which suggest that empowering women through increased access to education and contraceptives is key to 21st century peace and stability.
January 4, 2010
Vicki Wilde says women are key to agriculture in Africa
Many parts of Africa struggle with food insecurity. Vicki Wilde believes that putting African women in agricultural research positions can help.
December 28, 2009
Herman Daly on the case for a steady state economy
Herman Daly has advocated a transition to what's called a steady state economy, in which both human population and physical wealth are relatively stable.
December 28, 2009
Juerg Matter on Iceland’s new carbon storage project
"Obviously, carbon dioxide storage is not the silver bullet solution for climate change, but it's one of them, and it's a good one," says Juerg Matter .
December 28, 2009
Walter Baethgen helps farmers prepare for climate extremes
Walter Baethgen says climate variability could threaten the livelihoods of small farmers, like those in Latin America, who are already struggling.
December 21, 2009
Kevin Trenberth says there’s less water flowing in world’s rivers
The 2009 study by Kevin Trenberth identified the influence of climate change on rainfall as the main cause of river decline.
December 21, 2009
Jeffrey Sachs says challenge of sustainability defines our generation
Jeffrey Sachs said the quality of our lives - and our children's lives - depends on making the human population on the planet more sustainable.
December 21, 2009
