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Stephen Blake, on the memories of elephants
A student from Spain wonders if it's true that elephants have good memories. Elephant ecologist Stephen Blake answers the question, and talks about what makes elephants so special.
May 17, 2009
Camille Parmesan: ‘Some species need human help to survive’
Some species might need human help to survive, said Camille Parmesan. "We should help them move and help them shift along with the climate."
May 17, 2009
Vicky Meretsky on new endangered species rules
Listen to conservation biologist Vicky Meretsky talk about how endangered species could benefit from renewed protections from the Obama administration.
May 16, 2009
Climate action: Who will pay for it?
"The important and very difficult issue to deal with climate action is who is going to take action, where is this action going to take place, and who is going to pay for it," said Lorents Lorentsen.
April 26, 2009
Dust storms escalate in western U.S., affect ecosystems
Why so many dust storms now? Across vast areas, soil is being loosened by off-road vehicles, livestock grazing, road development for oil and gas production ...
April 24, 2009
James Hansen: ‘We’re in a CO2 danger zone’
Carbon dioxide levels today are unacceptably high, says NASA scientist James Hansen. Hansen talked to EarthSky about the dangers of atmospheric CO2 - and what can be done to bring the levels down in the future.
April 21, 2009
Climate impacts by Jerry Melillo in the U.S.
Listen to Jerry Melillo, an ecologist at the Marine Biological Laboratory. He and his colleagues are documenting climate impacts already occurring.
April 20, 2009
Charles Rice on whether soil could speed Earth’s warming
Soil can help warm or cool the Earth - depending on how we manage it. according to microbiologist Charles Rice.
April 19, 2009
Climate scientists: Avoidable and unavoidable impacts
Climate scientists - and Stephen Schneider of Stanford - spoke about avoidable and unavoidable climate impacts. Schneider said we have to get on with the job.
April 16, 2009
Is geoengineering a scary or sensible solution?
Geoengineering is intentionally altering Earth's climate. But creating a means to cool down the climate - even temporarily - is fraught with potential for unintended consequences.
April 13, 2009
