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Research Links
E-News (suggested free e-news subscriptions)
Computer Interaction Links
Sources of Interest
Web metrics Great!
APA Style Guide
Traffic Audit Bureau for
Media Measurement
Scirus search engine. Great!
Simmons Market Research
Bureau: behavior of American Consumer
University of Minnesota's Digital Technology Center
Vanderbilt University's e-lab
Overture (search engine)
Social Science Research Network (research papers on
marketing, information systems and more!)
Haas School of Business, Berkeley
Journal of Advertising
Bibliography of Topics of Research articles in advertising
Journal of Marketing Research
Journal of Marketing
Marketing Education Quarterly
Web Guide
Know this (market
research, marketing plans, internet marketing, marketing careers & much
Market Research Reports (requires paying for reports)
NUA Internet Surveys
Web Market Research Report Services
Journal of Web Marketing Research
Business Bureau
Information .com: Publicly Traded Companies
Search by Company Name
Campaign Finance Information Center
Association of Secretaries of State
Personnel Records Center's Access to Military Records
Media Program at UC Berkeley
Information Resources' Searchsystems.net
State Non-Profit Databases
of Charitable Trusts
Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
Auto Exchange
Register of American Manufacturers
National Center for Health Statistics
Securities and Exchange Comission's EDGAR database
Virtual Gumshoe http://www.virtualgumshoe.com/
AllTheWeb.com http://www.alltheweb.com/
American Medical Association's Physician Select http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
Association of State Medical Boards Executive Directors'
Docfinder http://www.docboard.org/docfinder.html
Bigfoot.com http://bigfoot.whitepages.com/
CLEAR'S Directory of Boards http://www.clearhq.org/boards.htm
FindLaw http://www.findlaw.com/
Google.com http://www.google.com/
landings.com http://www.landings.com/
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator http://lawyers.martindale.com/
NETR http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
NETR Real Estate Research and Information http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
New Media Program at UC Berkeley: http://journalism.berkeley.edu/program/newmedia.html
Online Phone Directory http://www.switchboard.com
White Pages Directory http://www.bigfoot.whitepages.com
General Search Engines http://google.com
All the Web http://www.alltheweb.com
Real Estate Transactions Research http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
phone numbers and addresses for county recorders offices http://www.zanatac.com/multiwin.html
Online Journalism Review (USC's) http://www.ojr.org
What do you do if you get an irritating 'page not found' message when trying to access a web page? There are several options:
Use the Google cache option.
Use the Wayback
Use this search box to find old websites with the wayback machine:
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Thanks to the wayback machines, you can see old designs of
current websites:
Backflip is a free service enabling you to store and organize personal bookmarks online. http://www.backflip.com/login.ihtml
Search Engine –another good one http://www.guidebeam.com
Google has a useful feature enabling you to track web sites that link to a page of interest. This enables you to identify and locate other relevant web pages, and instantly click through to evaluate if the information is also relevant to your research.
For example: If you search for 'HIV' on Scirus, the search engine for science, the first result you see is http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/. To see which other web sites link to this page, you should do the following search:
Top of Form
this search in Google:
Another useful resource is LinkPopularity.com. This allows you to run a similar linking search, but to query the results of Google, AltaVista and Hotbot at the same time.
To find computer science research papers: CiteSeer indexes Postscript and PDF research articles on the Web, allowing you to navigate through freely accessibly scientfic information in efficient ways. Papers can be located independent of language, and independent of words in the title, keywords, or the document.
For research: ISIHighlyCited.com is a freely accessible Web site which enables you to identify individuals, departments and laboratories that have made fundamental contributions to the advancement of science and technology.
APA Manual
MLA Manual
IAB's Standards and
Guidelines Interactive Marketing Units
Floating expandable
Ads of the World
Superbowl 2007
Sprint Broadband commercial
Honda commercial with crab
2007 Jeep Wrangler Grooming Gorilla Commercial
TBS Funny
Commercials--updated link 1/5/07
Budlight winning radio ads (must be at least 21 years
old to enter site)
AAF Smartbrief All Access
Business Week's Brand Equity
Business Week's Innovation
2005 SuperBowl commercials
2006 Superbowl Ads--view
by quarter by AOL
2006 Superbowl ads--view
via adage
PETA Radio Ads
Advertising Terminology by Texas Advertising at the University of Texas,
Print Ad access by Duke
ABC Clio
The Brand Channel--great
source and site! it has articles, profiles, and more in the area of
Ads.com: daily features,
clips and more
Super Bowl Ads (features
clips of upcoming ads, news on trends and issues, and history)
Ad-Rag.com has a great
archive of past Super Bowl commercials dating back to 1969
University of Texas at
Austin (advertising) lots of links
Advertising to teens
Radio Mercury Awards
Radio spots
Radio Advertising Bureau
Ad*Access database
Samples of print ads, CLIO
ads, commercials, and more on AEF's Web site--great!
Cog: Honda Accord commercial
BBDO: view some of this
agency's ads
J.Walter Thompson(JWT)
agency's creative portfolio:
Online marketing terminology
Business search engine, including online advertising
Jupiter Research reports
NUA Internet Surveys
Web Market Research Report Services http://www.emarketer.com/
Journal of Web Marketing Research http://www.webcmo.com/Marketing/Journal/index.html
Business 2.0 http://www.business2.com/home/0,,,00.html?ref=t_home
Clio Awards home page http://www.clioawards.com/html/main.isx
Commercials Web site http://www.anvari.org/fun/Best_Commercials
Brand Packaging http://www.brandpackaging.com/
Computer Graphics http://www.cmp.com
Doubleclick http://www.doubleclick.com/us/
Advertising on Fortune Cookies: http://www.buzzmarketing.com/media.html
Global Information,Inc. (reports) http://www.gii.co.jp/english/em8256_the_online.html
Red Herring http://www.redherring.com
Tech Guide IT Papers http://www.itpapers.com/resources/tech_guides.html
Electronic Media http://www.tvweek.com/
Internet News http://www.internetnews.com/
Internet advertising news from imediaconnection http://www.imediaconnection.com
List of Internet advertising sources—great!!!!! http://special.northernlight.com/advertising/index.html#intro
Interactive advertising sources http://special.northernlight.com/advertising/
University of Iowa's Advertising Resources http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/advertising.html
Journal of Interactive Advertising http://jiad.org
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media http://www.beaweb.org/jobem/info.html
Journal of Advertising http://sjmc.cla.umn.edu/joa/
Journal of Computer Mediated Communication http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/
Journal of Mass Communication and Society Division of AEJMC http://aejmc-mcs.org
Nielsen Netratings http://www.nielsen-netratings.com
Pew research http://people-press.org/
Journal sources http://www.informs.org/Pubs/
Journal of Interactive Marketing http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/1094-9968/authors.html
Communication Arts http://www.commarts.com/
Stats text online http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
Techweb http://www.techweb.com/search/search?sortby=bydate&queryText=Information%20Week&coll=ALL-BTG
Information Week http://www.informationweek.com
Wired Magazine http://www.wiredmag.com
Dynamic Logic: Marketing Effectiveness Research: http://www.dynamiclogic.com/
imediaconnection: daily online advertising news http://www.imediaconnection.com
USA Today's Ad Track Index (weekly article on how favorite ads rate in USA Today's consumer poll) http://www.usatoday.com/money/front.htm
Eyeblaster advertising --vote for your favorite online ad
by November 19, 2002
Advertising at Univ. of Texas, Austin (lots of great info—lots of links!) http://www.utexas.edu or http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/index.asp
Stanford Research Institute (VALS here—conducts research
on consumers)
Roper (conducts research on consumers)
Yankelovich (conducts research on consumers)
TRENDWATCHING.COM (http://www.trendwatching.com):
scans the world for global new consumer trends and related business
opportunities, then reports on them in a free, monthly newsletter. Attracts
marketing professionals from more than 100
Springwise (http://www.springwise.com):
scans the world for new business ideas and successful ventures, then reports on
them in a free, monthly newsletter. A network of 25 idea spotters in more than
20 countries contributes to the publications. Attracts business professionals
from more than 100 countries.
Theories of how advertising works
How does advertising work http://www.ciadvertising.org/studies/student/01_spring/theory/382j_01_spr_3rd.html
The Journal of Advertising
Journal of Interactive advertising
Interactive advertising Spring 2001 Univ. of Texas, Austin
Research reports Univ. Texas, Austin
ABC Interactive (ad measurements)
AdRelevance (online ad research studies and reports) http://www.adrelevance.com/intelligence/intel_archive.jsp
AdsGuide (site on ad management, online advertising, research in advertising, and more!) http://www.AdsGuide.com
Anonymizer (Internet privacy and security issue site) http://www.anonymizer.com
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) http://www.acm,org
BBB Online http://www.bbb.org/bbbonline/bbbol.cgi?id=0694000019
BrandChannel http://www.brandchannel.com
Business 2.0 (many articles and links) http://www.business2.com/
Business Week's E-Biz http://www.businessweek.com/cgi-bin/ebiz/ebiz_frame.pl?url=/ebiz/9905/ep0531.htm
CASIE (Coalition for Advertising Supported Information and Entertainment) http://www.casie.org/GUIDEL/index.html
Census CensusCD Blocks
CNET (computing and technology articles) http://www.cnet.com
CNET: Understanding Web Site Metrics from CNET http://builder.cnet.com/Servers/Traffic/index.html http://builder.cnet.com/Servers/Traffic/ss01.html
Direct Marketing Association http://www.the-dma.org/
DoubleClick http://www.doubleclick.com
Ernst and Young Center for Business Innovation http://www.businessinnovation.ey.com/main.html
Etail site http://www.eRetail.Net/
Facts, Figures on Internet http://www.iconocast.com/
Fast Company http://www.fastcompany.com
FAST Summit http://www.fastsummit.com/
Forrester Research http://www.forrester.com/ER/Products/Lens/1,1515,24,FF.html
The Future of Advertising Stakeholders http://www.fastinfo.org/
Harvard Business School (information on e-business,
e-commerce, Internet marketing/advertising) http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu
IBM e-commerce http://www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/e-business/profile2.pl?page=p02
Iconocast (site and newsletter on tracking trends in online marketing and technologies and marketing) http://www.iconocast.com
IEEE http://www.ieee.org
IEEE Computer Society http://www.computer.org/
Internet Marketing http://www.internet.com/sections/marketing.html
The Industry Standard http://www.thestandard.com/home/issue/
Internet Advertising Bureau http://www.iab.net
Internet Advertising News (good source of online advertising news) http://www.newslinx.com/newstopicsd/internet_advertising_news.html
Jupiter Communications (Advertising tracking) http://www.jup.com
Red Herring (technology business news, analysis, and research) http://www.redherring.com
Samples of online ads:
http://www.madblast.com (see Whitehouse ad)
http://www.trafficpops.com/about/faq.html (click "demonstration" at bottom of box)
Vanderbilt's e-commerce research papers
Vanderbuilt's study on push technology
Web measurement standards metrics (from Vanderbuilt U)
Young & Rubicam's BrandAsset Valuator
Ads available on the Internet--This is taken from the Univ. Texas site: http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/ Please visit their site for more great links!!!
Absolut Connection. collection of Absolute ad info.
Absolut Vodka Advertising Archive
Ad Critic. Provides ads you have seen on TV and other services for ad agencies.
Ad Flip- An archive of classic print ads.
Adforum.com - An archive of commercials, ads, resources on web advertising, direct marketing, public relations, media planning and more.
ADSlogans. Database of advertising slogans.
Ad-Schlocks. The "worst TV commercial" awards.
Ads from the Comic books. Collection of the ads of American comic books by Steve Conley, a designer for newspapers and news sites.
adsGallery.com. An interactive portfolio for global advertising and a showcase of creative work worldwide designed and developed by BrandEra.com, Inc.
Advertising Age's 50 Best Commercials
Advertising Columbian Coffee. Strait from Juan Valdez!
Advertising Graveyard, The. Ad campaigns which never quite made it.
Alka Seltzer Memory Lane. See 50 years of Alka Seltzer commercials (e.g., "I can't believe I ate the whole thing").
Benetton Ads. Photo gallery houses ads from various Benneton print campaign.
Beyond The Wall. Sells posters of advertisements and offers free download features.
Big Sell Out. Hollywood celebrities in Japanese advertising.
Billboard Liberation Front. Billboard parody site.
Burma Shave: An Internet Contest And links for those interested in more information about Burma Shave and their signs
Burma Shave: Jingle All The Way (Washington, NJ)
Burma Shave signs (Weed, CA)
Grant's Tribute to The Burma-Shave
Commercials of the past Radio and TV spots from the 50s and 60s.
Consumer Information Center's Commercials and Print Ads. from Pueblo, CO.
Gaslight Advertising Archives. An archive of old advertisements.
Ghostship Archive. A collection of tobacco ads. Specializes in women smoking.
Harvey's Antique Advertising. A site for old signs, tins, photos, ads and facts.
Infomercial Index. Find the information for that infomercial you scribbled down and promptly lost.
Japanese English Advertising Slogans
Jean-Marie Boursicot Film Library (France). Database of over 450 000 advertising commercials.
Milk Ads
Got Milk? Includes Spanish Milk Ads.
Milk - Where's Your Mustache? milk ads.
PAW! - The Pit of Advertising Wonders
Positive Propaganda: Unsorted Banners A collection of ad banners.
Super Marketing: Ads from the Comic Books This site provides the ads from the backs of comics
Truth in Advertising A collection of vintage cigarette advertisements from the age of innocence.
Wiredvideo. Offers video of TV commercials.
Xtreme New Commercials. A monthly and quarterly compilation of new commercials from UK and around the world.
ZAW. The biggest database of web advertising banners.
HCI sites links
Dr. Maxine Cohen's site with HCI links
Dr. Laurie Dringus' site with HCI
University of Maryland's Testing Methods and Tools http://www.otal.umd.edu/guse/testing.html
QUIS home page at University of Maryland
Usability Professionals' Association
Computers As Persuasive Technology (CAPTOLOGY)
Cornell University
University of Maryland – HCI Lab
University of Maryland – Treemaps
Jacob Nielsen's Web Site
Online usability checklist
Internet Advertising Stats,
News, etc.
Imedia Connection-- also opt
in to its e-newsletter--Gerat!
Pew Research Center
E Marketer
Nielsen Netratings
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Mass Communication
Magazine Publisher's Web site
Journalists Toolbox http://www.journaliststoolbox.com
E-commerce Times (formerly allec.com) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/
Zero Knowledge: privacy stats http://www.zeroknowledge.com
Journalism and Mass Communication Resources http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/
Web Virtual Library (newspaper section) INCREDIBLE LIST of RESOURCES!!! http://www.cais.com/makulow/vlj.html
Facts about newspapers http://www.naa.org/info/facts/index.html
Broadcast and cable http://www.broadcastingcable.com
American Journalism review http://www.ajr.org
American Editor http://www.asne.org/kiosk/editor/tae.htm
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication http://www.aejmc.sc.edu
Education Writer's Association http://www.ewa.org
Broadcast Education Association (BEA) http://www.beaweb.org
American Society of News Editors (ASNE) http://www.asne.org
News Resource http://newo.com/news/
Vanderbilt TV News Archive http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu
Society for News Design http://www.snd.org
Internet Journalism Resources http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/~gunarat/ijr/
FACSNET (a service for journalists provided by FACS in partnership with the San Diego Supercomputer Center) http://www.facsnet.org/
Guide to Electronic and Print Resources http://www.cio.com/central/journalism.html
Associated Press Managing News (APME News) http://www.apme.com
Communicator http://www.rtnda.org/pubs/index.htm
Electronic Media http://www.emonline.com
Folio http://www.mediacentral.com/Folio
Poynter Institute Journalism Web Site http://www.poynter.org
Links on privacy and security http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/tno.html
US Web White papers (e-commerce, Internet audience development, entertainment, etc.) http://www.usweb.com/white.html
Media Central http://www.mediacentral.com http://www.mediacentral.com/channels//inetecomm/934959379_221.html
Coalition for Advertising Supported Information and Entertainment http://www.casie.org/GUIDEL/index.html
Internet Marketing http://www.internet.com/sections/marketing.html
PC Webopaedia - Telecommunications category page. This page lists PC Webopaedia terms for the category 'Telecommunications' http://webopedia.internet.com/Communications/Telecommunications
HTML Goodies
Flash Kit
Stock Photos by Foto Search
Cool Text
Flaming Text
Boogie Jack's
Web Design, by Ginger Rosenkrans
Site Meter tracking service http://www.sitemeter.com
Interactive Color Theory by Poynter http://www.poynter.org/centerpiece/080601.htm
Jacob Nielsen's Web site http://www.useit.com
Downloads/software, Web design http://www.invisionboard.com/download.cgi
Downloads/shareware, software http://www.imagespro.com/search.php3?q=convert+swf+to+fla&s=0
ZDNET http://www.builder.com
Web developer.com http://www.webdeveloper.com/
Hotwired Web Monkey http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/
Dmitry's Design Lab http://www.webreference.com/dlab/
About.com http://webdesign.about.com/
Designs by Mark Web site http://www.designsbymark.com/designtips/index.shtml
Sample of Web site using Flash
Clip Art http://www.clipartconnection.com
Barry's ClipArt http://www.barrysclipart.com
More Clip Art http://www.clip-art.com
Even More Clip Art http://www.clipart.co.uk/index.shtml
Weather banners http://www.wunderground.com/geo/BannerPromo/global/stations/89009.html
Web Design Guide http://www.dreamink.com/
NCSA's Beginner's Guide to HTML--REALLY GOOD! http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
Debisweb.com http://www.debisweb.com/
Create Free Animated Banners and Buttons http://www.web-animator.com/
emartketer http://www.emarketer.com/
Journal of Web Marketing Research http://www.webcmo.com/Marketing/Journal/index.html
Publishing Web http://www.business2.com/webguide/0,1660,19598,00.html
Web Monkey (Great site packed
with tutorials, articles, tips, and more)
Cool Home Pages (Got
designer's block? inspiration for designers and more)
Web sites:
Another 2007 TV Superbowl contest is for Chevy. Here's the URL:
Cool Text
Typography tips
Typographical Terms visual
Typographical Terms from
article on typography 1 on webmonkey.com
Web Typography Tutorial,
Lesson 1, from Webmonkey.com
Stock Photos --great site! Check it out!!
More stock photos--great!
Royalty free link to Getty images
Poynter's Interactive Color
Theory (really cool!)
Mr. Picasso Head: This
site allows you to create your own Picasso masterpiece and add your signature to
Stock Photos by Foto Search
American Institute of Graphic Arts (L.A. Chapter)
Color Article on Poynter's Web site: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=47&aid=38564
Crayola's Web site: http://www.crayola.com/
Mental Floss' site:
Name That Flag
Everywhere a Sign
Web Monkey (great site packed with tutorials,
resources, tips, etc.)
Free web building tutorials
Free Flash tutorials
Flash toolshttp://www.flashkit.com
Internet Advertising Bureau's IAB
Smartbrief daily
ImediaConnections' daily e-news
Media Life (daily news for media planners
and buyers)
Advertising Education Foundation
E-Marketer daily newsletter - full
eMarketer available on Pepperdine's online libraries
Cynthia Turner's Cynopsis
PC Magazine
Thesaurus.com (sign up for doctor
dictionary's word a day)
Advertising Education Foundation
American Academy of Advertising
Advertising Research Foundation
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association of Advertising Agencies
Association for Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Association of National Advertisers
American Advertising Federation
Association for Interactive Media
American Marketing Association
Association for Consumer Research
Marketing Research Association
Society for News Design (SND)
House Rabbit Society
The Journal of Advertising
Pew Research Center
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Association of National Advertisers
Society for News Design (SND)
House Rabbit Society
The Journal of Advertising
Pew Research Center
The International Journal of Internet Advertising and
Graphic Artists Guild
Falcons online: Really cool! Watch Falcons and baby chicks as of
Eagles Online. Watch eagles online at the eagle web cam, a cooperative effort
among Northeast Utilities (NU), MassWildlife and the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Communication Arts Competition
Token Photography by Ryan
Burch (Pepperdine Alum)
The Animal Rescue Site (click daily to provide food for
The Rainforest Site (click daily for land)
The Ecology Fund (click to save animals and land)
Beach Cams
Pet Place
American Center for Law and Justice
Christian Research Institute
Harvest Crusades/Harvest Ministries
In Touch Ministries
Crown Financial Ministries
Ligonier Ministries
Radio Bible Class Ministries
Stand to Reason (Christian Apologetics)
The site lists 33,000 nonprofit and community
organizations in 165 countries
Family Research
1070 News Radio: Computer News program
1070 News Radio: Money 101/Business program
Style Guide by the National
Center on Disability and Journalism:
Something You Should
Know, by Mike Carruthers
PR Reporter (www.prpublishing.com)
PR Week (www.prweek.com)
Interactive PR (www.ragan.com/ipr)
Ragan Report (www.ragan.com)
Web Content Report (www.ragan.com/wcr)
The Holmes Report (www.holmsreport.com)
PR Intelligence Report (www.ragan.com/pri)
The Source and Strategic Communications Management (www.melcrum.com)
Free Publicity (www.PublicityInsider.com)
Media Bridge Newsletter (www.themediabridge.com)
The Strategist/PR Tactics (www.prsa.org)
Online PR Workshop (www2.ragan.com/onlinepr/4 )
O'Dwyer's Newsletter (www.odwyerpr.com)


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Judge dismisses feds from lawsuit over agent death
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A small group of lobbyists with Husk Partners met in an office in 2009 at the firm as allegations of a Fiesta Bowl scandal involving illegal political contributions swirled.
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News articles on sustainability
Mongabay.com news articles on sustainability in blog format. Updated regularly.
Fisheries in developing countries stall on the path to sustainability
(05/08/2015) Fishery improvement projects are intended to help unsustainable fisheries improve their practices by dangling the carrot of access to lucrative markets. Many seafood retailers happily sell fish from these projects as a way to make good on their sustainability promises. But a recent paper says that many of these projects, particularly in the developing world, are failing to deliver improvements.
Can voluntary sustainability standards survive in emerging markets?
(03/17/2015) Last month, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) published a new edition of its The World in 2050 report. Confirming the findings of previous studies, the report describes a shift in economic power from the global north to the south. PwC projects that the US' and EU's share of world GDP will face a steady decline from around 33 percent in 2014 to about 25 percent by 2050. At the same time, emerging markets like China, India, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey (the so-called E7 countries) are gaining in importance as both producers and consumers in the global economy.
Employing shame for environmental change
(03/03/2015) Anyone who has ever felt the sting of shame, knows its power. Shame has long been used by societal institutions—families, communities, governments, religions—for making individuals tow the line of the majority. But a new book explores another—arguably more positive—side of shame: its potential to challenge rule-breaking and ethically-defunct corporations.
Norway sovereign fund drops coal, tar sands, gold-mining companies
(02/09/2015) In its first-ever report on responsible investing, Norway's pension fund announced last week that it has divested from 114 companies in the past three years due to concerns over global warming, deforestation, and sustainability as well as long-term financial viability. Worth a staggering $861 billion, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) is the world's largest sovereign wealth fund.
How termites hold back the desert
(02/05/2015) Some termite species erect massive mounds that look like great temples springing up from the world's savannas and drylands. But aside from their aesthetic appeal—and incredible engineering—new research in Science finds that these structures do something remarkable for the ecosystem: they hold back the desert.
The Amazon's oil boom: concessions cover a Chile-sized bloc of rainforest
(02/04/2015) Hungry for oil revenue, governments and fossil fuel companies are moving even further into one of the world's last great wildernesses, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Research Letters. The total area set aside for oil and gas in the Western Amazon has grown by 150,000 square kilometers since 2008, now totaling more than 730,000 square kilometers—an area the size of Chile.
Sulawesi communities build big, unique houses by sustainably managing forests
(02/03/2015) Layuk Sarungallo sits in front of a large Tongkonan, the traditional house of the Toraja people characterized by sweeping roofs that resemble a boat or a buffalo horn arching toward the sky. The locals still use traditional construction methods, maintaining their houses with wood, bamboo and reeds.
Accounting for natural capital on financial exchanges
(01/26/2015) Last month, Norway's stock exchange, the Oslo Børs, introduced a way for investors to use their money to promote sustainability. A new list by the stock exchange highlights green bonds, financial products issued by companies to raise capital for environmentally friendly projects. Notably, the list requires that issuing companies obtain and publicize outside opinions on the projects' environmental features.
Empty seas? Scientists warn of an industrialized ocean
(01/15/2015) This is obvious, but still important: humans are not a marine species. Even as we have colonized most of our planet's terrestrial landscapes, we have not yet colonized the oceans. And for most of our history, we have impacted them only on the periphery. A new review in Science finds that this has saved marine species and ecosystems from large-scale damage—that is, until the last couple centuries.
Hunting is a greater threat than logging for most wildlife in Borneo
(12/16/2014) Persistence is the key factor in the two most common human stressors on tropical wildlife. In Malaysian Borneo, hunting continually diminishes wildlife populations, whereas the negative impacts from selective logging are more transient, according to a recent study in Conservation Biology.
False victories for sustainability – Amazonian Hydropower
(12/09/2014) Dams are hugely controversial, especially in the Amazon Rainforest. Their proponents, flashing green credentials, have dammed the tributaries of the Amazon for decades. However, there is a rising backlash against the huge economical, environmental, and sociological costs dams bring. A paper led by Dr. James Randall Kahn from Washington and Lee University is the latest in this volley.
Without draconian measures, global population boom is 'locked in'
(12/01/2014) According to recent projections, the number of people living on Earth could exceed ten billion by the end of this century. Now, a new study has examined what it would take to reverse that unrelenting growth and achieve a sustainable population that is less threatening to biodiversity and ecosystems around the world.
Shifting the way the world shops (commentary)
(11/17/2014) If you are what you eat, then just as true, you are what you buy. From organic, fair-trade, responsible palm oil, Wildlife Friendly, and most recently deforestation-free, consumers can cast their lot with a variety of eco-friendly labels and define who they are by what they buy. It gives someone in New York City the chance to contribute to forest protection in Indonesia by using their wallets to influence the sustainability of the supply chain that serves them with goods.
An impossible balancing act? Forests benefit from isolation, but at cost to local communities
(10/07/2014) The indigenous people of the Amazon live in areas that house many of the Amazon's diverse species. The Rupununi region of Guyana is one such area, with approximately 20,000 Makushi and Wapishana people living in isolation. According to a recent study published in Environmental Modelling & Software, a simulation model revealed a link between growing indigenous populations and gradual local resource depletion.
Report rates palm oil companies on sustainability commitments
(10/05/2014) A new report published Forest Heroes, an advocacy campaign pushing for an end to deforestation, ranks global palm oil companies on their sustainability commitments. The Green Tigers, authored by Glen Hurowitz, reviews the recent history of environmental policies in the palm oil sector, beginning with the formation of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2004 through the wave of comprehensive zero deforestation commitments in 2013-2014.
World population could surpass 13 BILLION by the end of the century
(09/18/2014) By 2100, over 13 billion people could be walking the planet. That's the conclusion of a new study published today in Science, which employed UN data to explore the probability of various population scenarios. The new study further demolishes the long-held theory that human population growth will quit growing by mid-century and then fall.
Next big idea in forest conservation? Harness the power of marketing
(09/11/2014) As a whole, conservationists have been slow to adapt the strategies of marketing or to market conservation at all. Dr. Diogo Veríssimo, a researcher who works at the interface between social and natural sciences, with a focus on behavior change and evidence-based conservation, thinks this needs to change.
How do we save the world's vanishing old-growth forests?
(08/26/2014) There's nothing in the world like a primary forest, which has never been industrially logged or cleared by humans. They are often described as cathedral-like, due to pillar-like trees and carpet-like undergrowth. Yet, the world's primary forests—also known as old-growth forests—are falling every year, and policy-makers are not doing enough to stop it.
Next big idea in forest conservation? DNA fingerprinting trees to stem illegal logging
(08/21/2014) As a professor at Texas Tech, Dr. Chuck Cannon has been, among other things, working to create a system of DNA fingerprinting for tropical trees to undercut the global illegal logging trade. 'If we just enforced existing laws and management policies, things would be pretty good, but unfortunately, that is where things fall apart in many tropical countries,' Cannon said.
Nothing else left to log: are eco-certified timber companies stripping Russia of its last old growth forests?
(08/15/2014) Among Russia's forested lands lie intact forest landscapes (or IFLs). These IFLs are large swaths of unbroken, old growth forests that encompass at least 50,000 hectares, harbor high biodiversity, and have remained mostly undisturbed by development. However, less than 10 percent of the world's IFLs are currently protected. Now, a new report reveals Russia's IFLs may be threatened by certified sustainable logging companies.
New palm oil sustainability manifesto met with criticism from environmentalists
(07/11/2014) This week several palm oil giants announced new environmental criteria for palm oil production. The companies say the initiative goes beyond the industry-leading standard set by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), but two prominent environmental groups quickly disagreed, arguing the measure has substantial loopholes that will allow growers to continue destroying forests.
APP won't acquire companies that continue to destroy forests
(07/08/2014) Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will not acquire companies that continue to destroy forests, according to a new procedure for association introduced by the Indonesian forestry giant. The procedure, developed after months of consultations with NGOs, effectively closes a loophole some environmentalists feared would allow APP to sidestep its zero deforestation commitment by acquiring companies that continued to clear forest after its February 5, 2013 deadline.
Next big idea in forest conservation? The 'double-edged sword' of democracy
(07/03/2014) Dr. Douglas Sheil considers himself an ecologist, but his research includes both conservation and management of tropical forests. Currently teaching at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Sheil has authored and co-authored over 200 publications including scholarly articles, books, and popular articles on the subject.
Featured video: What would you change in conservation?
(06/30/2014) What would you change in conservation? It's a simple question, but like so many fundamental quandaries it's bound to elicit a wide diversity of answers. Recently, a pair of students in the MSc Conservation Science program at Imperial College London posed this question to their fellow students, recording a fascinating string of ideas about the future of conservation.
Unrelenting population growth driving global warming, mass extinction
(06/26/2014) It took humans around 200,000 years to reach a global population of one billion. But, in two hundred years we've septupled that. In fact, over the last 40 years we've added an extra billion approximately every dozen years. And the United Nations predicts we'll add another four billion—for a total of 11 billion—by century's end.
PhD students 'thrilled' to rediscover mammal missing for 124 years
(06/11/2014) In 1890 Lamberto Loria collected 45 specimens—all female—of a small bat from the wilds of Papua New Guinea. Nearly 25 years later, in 1914, the species was finally described and named by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas, who dubbed it the New Guinea big-eared bat (Pharotis imogene) after its massive ears. But no one ever saw the bat again.
Zero-deforestation commitments pose acute challenges for commercial giants in the palm oil industry
(05/22/2014) The path to zero-deforestation appears to be paved with good intentions, but how successful are these companies in staying on that path? A controversial proposal to construct a refinery in the wildlife-rich Balikpapan Bay in Indonesian Borneo highlights the challenges faced by both palm oil companies and conservationists in the face of zero-deforestation commitments.
Commodity eco-certification skyrockets, but standards slip
(05/01/2014) The volume of commodities produced under various social and environmental certification standards jumped 41 percent in 2012, far outpacing the 2 percent growth across conventional commodity markets, finds a comprehensive new assessment of the global certification market.
The beef with beef: how 12 strategies could drastically cut agricultural emissions
(04/25/2014) Eating less beef, cutting food waste, and utilizing farm landscapes to sequester carbon are three ways a new report suggests the world could rapidly tackle agricultural emissions. Currently, global agriculture accounts for nearly a fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions when agriculturally-linked deforestation is included.
Small monkeys take over when big primates have been hunted out in the Amazon
(04/21/2014) The barbecued leg of a spider monkey might not be your idea of a sumptuous dinner, but to the Matsés or one of the fifteen tribes in voluntary isolation in Peru, it is the result of a successful hunt and a proud moment for the hunter's family. However, a spider monkey tends to have only a single infant once every 30 months, which necessarily limits the number of adult monkeys available to subsistence hunters.
Climate change solution? UN touts ambitious (but cheap) investment in renewable energy
(04/14/2014) The world is warming rapidly due to greenhouse gas emissions, threatening everything from our food supply to our ecosystems, but the solution may be surprisingly cheap, according to the third and final report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report recommends a rapid and aggressive switch from fossil fuel-based energy to renewables.
Australia proposes banning environmental boycotts
(04/07/2014) What do you do when a company is repeatedly caught trashing the environment and refuses to change its ways? Boycott! Activists and campaigners often use boycotting a company's products when other methods have failed, yet in Australia such boycotts could soon become illegal.
How locals and conservationists saved the elephants of Mali amidst conflict and poverty
(04/02/2014) At a time when Africa's elephants are facing a relentless poaching crisis, one community has managed to safeguard their elephants in the most unlikely of places: Mali. In a country that has suffered from widespread poverty, environmental degradation, and, most recently, warfare, a collaboration between conservationists and the local community has kept Mali's elephants from extinction.
Dietary diversity: key to defending tropical ecosystems
(03/06/2014) A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) points to the homogenization of global diets over the past fifty years. It shows that worldwide production of traditional staples such as millet, rye, sorghum, yams and cassava have been in decline. Instead, the world's population increasingly relies on a relatively small number of 'megacrops' like wheat, corn and soy, raising serious concerns for global food security, human nutrition, and the genetic diversity of crops.
Fast food companies are laggards on palm oil sourcing safeguards
(03/05/2014) Fast food companies are lagging behind other consumer products companies in efforts to establish policies that favor deforestation-free and conflict-free palm oil, finds a new assessment published by the Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy group. The report, titled 'Donuts, Deodorant, Deforestation: Scoring America's Top Brands on Their Palm Oil Commitments', looked at palm oil sourcing policies of 30 of the largest fast food, personal care, and packaged food corporations in the United States. It found leadership by a handful of firms.
Despite falling palm oil price, premium for 'sustainable' product rises
(02/12/2014) Despite a sharp drop in the price of palm oil since 2011, premiums for certificates representing palm oil produced under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standard have risen due to increased demand for greener palm kernel oil (CPKO), reveals data released by GreenPalm.
Norwegian insurance giant blacklists palm oil companies
(01/27/2014) Storebrand, one of Norway's largest life insurance and pension savings companies, has sold off holdings in eleven palm oil companies due to environmental concerns. In a statement issued last week, Storebrand said it divested after it found the companies had breached its sustainability standards.
Primary school children build fuel-efficient stoves in Uganda
(01/10/2014) A group of young children have become a catalyst in the effort to save Kibale National Park from deforestation. Children from Iruhuura Primary School in Uganda have collaborated with the Kasiisi Project and Camp Uganda to build fuel-efficient stoves, developing a more sustainable method of wood consumption around the hugely-biodiverse Kibale National Park.
Chickens before cows: new study finds cattle have outsized greenhouse gas footprint
(12/19/2013) If you want to lower your greenhouse gas emissions, choose chicken or poultry over beef and dairy, according to a massive new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study finds that global cattle production—both for beef and dairy—is responsible for a whopping 77 percent of the world's greenhouse gases attributed to livestock. Meanwhile, pork and poultry account for only 10 percent the greenhouse gases from livestock.
Africa to build world's largest dam, but who will benefit?
(12/17/2013) The Congo River traverses the continent of Africa, ending its journey in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it spills 1.5 million cubic feet per second into the Atlantic Ocean. Now, plans are underway to harness this tremendous force of water in what promises to be the world's largest hydropower scheme, The Grand Inga.
Scientists: well-managed forest restoration benefits both biodiversity and people
(12/16/2013) In November this year, the world was greeted by the dismaying news that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon jumped 28% in the past year. The year 2013 also holds the dubious distinction of being the first time since humans appeared on the planet, that carbon concentrations in the atmosphere rose to 400 parts per million. A map by Google revealed that Russia, Brazil, the United States, Canada and Indonesia all displayed over 10 million hectares of gross forest loss from 2000-2012, with the highest deforestation rate occurring in Malaysia.
Average American consumes 50,000 pounds of raw materials annually for the stuff they buy
(12/10/2013) The average American car weighs about 3,000 pounds. But to produce that vehicle, a lot more raw materials were used than its final weight! Maybe as much as 100 times more, as reported by scientists in a recent paper in the Proceedings of National Academy of Science. For this car to be produced, iron ore is mined in Australia and made into steel. Steel is then shipped to Japan and made into a car, which is then sold in the U.S. Most studies until now, measured national consumption by accounting only for the final weight of the products we purchase.
Top scientists propose ambitious plans to safeguard world from devastating climate change
(12/05/2013) Two degrees is too much: that's the conclusion of a landmark new paper by top economists and climatologists, including James Hansen formerly of NASA. The paper, appearing in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, argues that global society must aim for only one degree Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst impact of climate change, and not the two degrees Celsius agreed on by the world's governments. But given that the world's governments are not yet on track to even achieve the two degree target, how could we lock in just one? A combination of renewable energy, nuclear power, and, most importantly, a rising price on carbon emissions, according to the eighteen scientists.
Humans are not apex predators, but meat-eating on the rise worldwide
(12/05/2013) A new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has measured the "trophic level" of human beings for the first time. Falling between 1 and 5.5, trophic levels refer to where species fit on the food chain. Apex predators like tigers and sharks are given a 5.5 on trophic scale since they survive almost entirely on consuming meat, while plants and phytoplankton, which make their own food, are at the bottom of the scale. Humans, according to the new paper, currently fall in the middle: 2.21. However, rising meat-eating in countries like China, India, and Brazil is pushing our trophic level higher with massive environmental impacts.
Scientists' beef with land use decisions
(11/25/2013) When food goes to the garbage can instead of someone's stomach, it is easy to see a wasted opportunity. The resources used to grow and transport that apple or hamburger went to the landfill. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is bringing another, less visible, form of food waste to the table, the waste created by eating foods that are inefficient to produce, like beef.
Govts pledge $280M to slow deforestation for agriculture
(11/21/2013) The governments of Norway, Britain and the United States pledged $280 million toward a new initiative that aims to reduce emissions associated with forest conversion for agriculture, reports Reuters. The money will come out of previously committed funds for climate change. The initiative, called the BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes and administered by the World Bank, focuses on the 80 percent of deforestation that is driven by agriculture.
Fracking: the good, the bad and the ugly
(11/18/2013) The last few years have ushered in a new national and global awareness of fracking, the 150-year-old technology for extracting natural gas and oil from rock. Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, uses ultra-high-pressure slurries to create hairline fractures throughout solid rock. Oil, and more frequently gas, comes rushing out while sand from the mixture holds the fractures open in this nearly alchemical process. As many readers are aware, there are two very divisive schools of thought on fracking. One side touts it as the future of energy. The other derides fracking as inherently toxic and demands its immediate and permanent cessation. Like so many aspects of life, the truth lies somewhere in between.
Aiming to avoid deforestation, Unilever to trace all palm oil it sources
(11/12/2013) In a move that represents a significant development for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of palm oil, consumer products giant Unilever today announced it will be able to trace all of the palm oil it sources by the end of 2014. Implementing a traceability system means that by the end of next year, Unilever will able to pinpoint the origin of its palm oil back to the plantations that produce the fresh fruit bunches that are milled into the widely-used vegetable oil.
Redeeming REDD: a conversation with Michael Brown
(11/11/2013) In Redeeming REDD: Policies, Incentives and Social Feasibility for Avoided Deforestation, anthropologist Michael Brown relays a constructive critique of the contemporary aims, standards and modalities for mitigating climate change by reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). Brown advocates for REDD as a viable mechanism for the long-term pro-poor conservation and restoration of tropical forests as well—but only if local forest dwellers and Indigenous. Peoples can join the negotiating table and act as forest stewards. Local people must first be empowered to make 'socially feasible' decisions that are necessary for their livelihoods and well-being. In other words, there can be no environmentalism without credible local leadership, which requires investment in capacity building at the local level for sustainable institutions.
Renewable energy revolution will require better management of metals
(10/30/2013) If we are to avoid catastrophic climate change, scientists say global society will need a rapid and aggressive replacement of fossil fuel energy for renewable, such as solar, wind, geo-thermal, and tidal. While experts say a renewable revolution would not only mitigate climate change but also likely invigorate economies and cut life-threatening pollution, such a revolution would not come without challenges. According to a new commentary piece in Nature Geoscience one of the largest challenges of the renewable revolution will be rising demand for metals, both rare and common.
Preserving forest, birds boosts coffee profit up to $300/ha by controlling pests
(09/11/2013) Birds are providing a valuable ecosystem service on coffee plantations in Costa Rica, finds a new study that quantifies the pest control benefits of preserving tree cover in agricultural areas. The study, published in the journal Ecology Letters, looked at the impact of the coffee berry borer beetle (Hypothenemus hampeii) on coffee yields. The beetle is the only insect that directly consumes coffee berries, making it a major scourge for coffee farmers around the world, costing producers some $500 million a year.
Humanity consumes this year's resources 133 days too early
(08/20/2013) Today is Earth Overshoot Day, according to the Global Footprint Network and WWF's Living Planet Report, which means the seven billion people on Earth have consumed the globe's renewable resources for the year. In other words for the next 133 days humanity will be accumulating ecological debt by overdrawing on our collective resources.
Foodies eat lab-grown burger that could change the world
(08/06/2013) Yesterday at a press event in London, two food writers took a bite into the world's most unusual hamburger. Grown meticulously from cow stem cells, the hamburger patty represents the dream (or pipedream) of many animal rights activists and environmentalists. The burger was developed by Physiologist Mark Post of Maastricht University and funded by Google co-founder Sergey Brin in an effort to create real meat without the corresponding environmental toll.
San Francisco seafood restaurants go sustainable
(07/02/2013) The Seafood Watch Program, first created by Monterey Bay Aquarium in the late 1990s, is arguably the best-known guide to sustainably-caught seafood in the U.S. Listing seafood choices in three categories—green (best choices), yellow (good alternatives), and red (avoid)—the guide informs consumers of the best options. However, it's one thing to create a well-respected guide, and another issues altogether to get producers and consumers to use it. But a newer partnership, the San Francisco Seafood Watch Alliance, is working to bridge this gap. Maggie Ostdahl of Aquarium of the Bay works with the Seafood Watch Restaurant program and restaurants across San Francisco—one of the best places in the country for seafood—to source sustainable seafood. Restaurant partners avoid seafood on the guide's red list.
World's biggest companies lay out path toward zero-deforestation commodities
(06/28/2013) With a backdrop of fires raging across oil palm and timber plantations in Sumatra, business and political leaders convened in Indonesia to discuss a path forward for producing deforestation-free commodities by 2020.
Solving 'wicked problems': ten principles for improved environmental management
(06/23/2013) As agriculture continues to expand at the expense of forests in the tropics, humanity struggles to meet environmental protection goals. Despite global efforts towards sustainable agriculture and some progress towards the gazetting of protected areas, there are as yet no general and effective solutions for meeting both conservation goals and food needs, and thus the loss and degradation of natural habitats continues. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has estimated a 70% increase in food production will be needed by 2050 to feed a population that will exceed 9 billion. How can such food production be met in ways that conserve the environment while also alleviating poverty?
Building a new generation of local conservationists: how improving education in Uganda may save one of the world's great forests
(06/20/2013) Conservation work is often focused on the short-term: protecting a forest from an immediate threat, saving a species from pending extinction, or a restoring an ecosystem following degradation. While short-term responses are often borne of necessity, one could argue that long-term thinking in conservation and environmental work (as in all human endeavors) is woefully neglected, especially in the tropics. This is why programs like the Kasiisi Project are so important: by vastly improving education for primary kids near a threatened park in Uganda, the project hopes to create a "generation of committed rural conservationists," according to founder and director, Elizabeth Ross.
New York City may mandate composting of food scraps to cut garbage bill
(06/18/2013) The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, is preparing to roll out a new composting plan for the city, aimed at diverting some of the 100,000 tons of food scraps that ends up in landfill every year.
Water crisis widening: 4.5 billion people live near 'impaired water sources'
(05/28/2013) The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generations as climate change, pollution and over-use of resources take their toll, 500 scientists have warned.
Indigenous groups protest hydropower congress as controversy hits meeting in Malaysia
(05/22/2013) The opening of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) World Congress in the Malaysian state of Sarawak was marred today by indigenous protests and controversy after a local indigenous leader was barred from attending a pre-conference workshop. Over 300 people from local indigenous people protested the ongoing construction of around a dozen mega-dams in the state that threaten to flood traditional lands, force villages to move, and upend lives in the state. The Sarawak hydropower plans are some of the most controversial in the world—making the choice of Kuching, Sarawak for the IHA meeting an arguably ironic one—with critics contending that the dams are have been mired in political corruption, including kickbacks and bribes. IHA brings together dam builders, banks, and various related organizations worldwide every two years.
NGO: conflict of interests behind Peruvian highway proposal in the Amazon
(05/16/2013) As Peru's legislature debates the merits of building the Purús highway through the Amazon rainforest, a new report by Global Witness alleges that the project has been aggressively pushed by those with a financial stake in opening up the remote area to logging and mining. Roads built in the Amazon lead to spikes in deforestation, mining, poaching and other extractive activities as remote areas become suddenly accessible. The road in question would cut through parts of the Peruvian Amazon rich in biodiversity and home to indigenous tribes who have chosen to live in "voluntary isolation."
What if companies actually had to compensate society for environmental destruction?
(04/29/2013) The environment is a public good. We all share and depend on clean water, a stable atmosphere, and abundant biodiversity for survival, not to mention health and societal well-being. But under our current global economy, industries can often destroy and pollute the environment—degrading public health and communities—without paying adequate compensation to the public good. Economists call this process "externalizing costs," i.e. the cost of environmental degradation in many cases is borne by society, instead of the companies that cause it. A new report from TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity), conducted by Trucost, highlights the scale of the problem: unpriced natural capital (i.e. that which is not taken into account by the global market) was worth $7.3 trillion in 2009, equal to 13 percent of that year's global economic output.
'Carbon bubble' could cause next global financial crisis
(04/22/2013) The world could be heading for a major economic crisis as stock markets inflate an investment bubble in fossil fuels to the tune of trillions of dollars, according to leading economists. "The financial crisis has shown what happens when risks accumulate unnoticed," said Lord (Nicholas) Stern, a professor at the London School of Economics. He said the risk was "very big indeed" and that almost all investors and regulators were failing to address it.
Featured video: local communities successfully conserve forests in Ethiopia
(04/17/2013) A participatory forest management (PFM) program in Ethiopia has made good on forest preservation and expansion, according a recent article and video interview (below) from the Guardian. After 15 years, the program has aided one community in expanding its forest by 9.2 percent in the last decade, while still allowing community access to forest for smallscale logging in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains.
Fighting deforestation—and corruption—in Indonesia
(04/11/2013) The basic premise of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) program seems simple: rich nations pay tropical countries for preserving their forests. Yet the program has made relatively limited progress on the ground since 2007, when the concept got tentative go-ahead during U.N. climate talks in Bali. The reasons for the stagnation are myriad, but despite the simplicity of the idea, implementing REDD+ is extraordinarily complex. Still the last few years have provided lessons for new pilot projects by testing what does and doesn't work. Today a number of countries have REDD+ projects, some of which are even generating carbon credits in voluntary markets. By supporting credibly certified projects, companies and individuals can claim to "offset" their emissions by keeping forests standing. However one of the countries expected to benefit most from REDD+ has been largely on the sidelines. Indonesia's REDD+ program has been held up by numerous factors, but perhaps the biggest challenge for REDD+ in Indonesia is corruption.
International Paper commits to working with longtime foe to protect endangered forests
(04/10/2013) In another sign that the global paper industry may be steering toward more sustainable practices following years of bruising activist campaigns and pressure from buyers, International Paper (IP) has committed to identifying and protecting endangered forests and high conservation value areas in the southern U.S. The company, which is the world's largest paper maker, will be partnering with its tenacious NGO critic, the Dogwood Alliance, in order to map out forests in the region and, furthermore, move away from converting natural forests into pine plantations.
Still hope for tropical biodiversity in human modified landscapes
(04/09/2013) As primary forests become increasingly rare and expensive to protect, many ecologists are looking to better management of Human Modified Landscapes (HMLs) to shepherd and shield biodiversity in the tropics. Secondary forests, selectively logged forests and lands devoted to sustainable agriculture already play an important role in conservation efforts. However, the idea that HMLs will serve as a "Noah's Ark" for biodiversity, is controversial.
Proposed coal plant threatens Critically Endangered Philippine cockatoo
(04/02/2013) One kilometer off the Philippine island of Palawan lies the Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary; here forest grows unimpeded from a coral island surrounded by mangroves and coral reefs. Although tiny, over a hundred bird species have been recorded on the island along with a major population of large flying foxes, while in the waters below swim at least 130 species of coral fish, three types of marine turtles, and that curious-looking marine mammal, dugongs. Most importantly, perhaps, the island is home to the world's largest population of Philippine cockatoos (Cacatua haematuropygia), currently listed as Critically Endangered. But, although uninhabited by people, Rasa Island may soon be altered irrevocably by human impacts.
U.S. book industry using 24 percent recycled paper on average
(04/01/2013) From 2004 to 2010, book publishers increased their use of recycled fiber by nearly five times, from 5 percent to 24 percent on average, according to a new report by the Book Industry Environmental Council (BIEC) and Green Press Initiative. The report, which depends on voluntary statistics from the book industry, also found that nearly all (89 percent) of book publishers have environmental policies.
Indigenous protester killed by masked assailants in Panama over UN-condemned dam
(03/25/2013) A Ngäbe indigenous Panamanian, Onesimo Rodriguez, opposing the Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam project was killed last Friday evening by four masked men. His body was then thrown into a nearby stream where it was discovered the following day. Onesimo Rodriguez was attacked with a companion in Las Nubes, after they had attended a demonstration in Cerro Punta, Bugaba, against the dam. His companion, whose identity is being withheld for security reasons, received serious injuries but managed to escape and is having his injuries tended to by the local indigenous community.
Planet organic: achieving sustainable food security and environmental gains
(03/19/2013) The global farmland area certified organic has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares since 1999, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute. The Institute argues that organic farming has the potential to contribute to sustainable food security by improving nutrition intake and sustaining rural livelihoods, while reducing vulnerability to climate change and enhancing biodiversity.
Indonesian palm oil giant launches conservation pilot project
(03/19/2013) Golden Agri-Resources, one of the largest palm oil producers in Indonesia, is launching a pilot program designed to protect forests within its concession areas that have high carbon stock and those most important for conservation. Greenpeace Indonesia, which has long urged the company to adopt more sustainable practices, praised the effort, and called on other palm oil companies and the Indonesian government to follow suit.
A New Blueprint for a Green Economy - book review
(03/04/2013) Edward B. Barbier and Anil Markandya, contributing authors to 1989 classic Blueprint for a Green Economy, have revisited the theme to implement a green economy and published A New Blueprint for a Green Economy. The central theme of A New Blueprint for a Green Economy is how we can make economies green today given what we have learned from our efforts since 1989.
Selective logging changes character of tropical forest
(02/28/2013) Selective logging is usually considered less harmful than other forestry practices, such as clear cutting, but a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science has found that even selective logging has a major impact on tropical forests lasting decades. Comparing trees in two previously logged sites and two unlogged sites in northeast India, researchers found less tree diversity in selectively logged forests with trees dispersed by birds proved especially hard-hit.
The challenge of putting Brazil's forests in good hands
(02/28/2013) People often associate Brazil with its forests. It's no wonder given that nearly 60% of the country's territory is covered by forest and it holds about one-third of the world's remaining tropical rainforests. You might assume that a country like this would care about educating people to sustainably manage this precious heritage. Well, you'd be wrong!
The corporate conservation revolution
(02/27/2013) There's a new kind of environmental hero emerging. They don't live in Washington, D.C., and they're known more for their interest in increasing earnings than in reducing greenhouse gases. They are found in an unlikely place: The Corporate Boardroom, and they're making a big difference in saving the worlds forests and our climate. In recent years, a group of visionary corporate leaders have been quietly teaming up with a growing number of environmental groups to take a hard look at what's left of our planet's natural resources. Together, they agree: we are past the point where our land and oceans can meet the food, energy and commodity demands of our planet's seven billion inhabitants.
Full Product Transparency: Cutting the Fluff Out of Sustainability - Book Review
(02/25/2013) Full Product Transparency: Cutting the Fluff Out of Sustainability, by Ramon Arratia, Sustainability Director, Interface, provides us with a clear, concise challenge.
Controversial palm oil project concession in Cameroon is 89 percent 'dense natural forest'
(02/21/2013) Satellite mapping and aerial surveys have revealed that a controversial palm oil concession in Cameroon is almost entirely covered by "dense natural forest," according to a new report by Greenpeace. The activist group alleges that the concession, owned by Herakles Farms, is under 89 percent forest cover. The U.S.-based corporation intends to build a 70,000 hectare palm oil plantation in a region surrounded by four protected areas, including Korup National Park, but has faced stiff criticism from numerous environmental groups as well as conflict with locals.
Rosewood in Belize: the truth behind the smoke
(02/11/2013) In Belize, the uncontrolled and often illegal harvesting of rosewood has been, and still is, one of the major environmental issues in the country. In March of last year, the government established a moratorium on the export and extraction of rosewood, however illegal harvesting continued. On Friday 11 January, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development made the bold move of burning confiscated illegally cut rosewood flitches.
Lean Design Management: Applications to Natural Resource Management
(02/04/2013) Lean Design Management is a design management process that is applied most often within the construction sector. Its applicability to natural resources management is evident through the similarities between construction management and natural resources management.
Controversial research outlines physics behind how forests may bring rain
(01/30/2013) It took over two-and-a-half-years for the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics to finally accept a paper outlining a new meteorological hypothesis in which condensation, not temperature, drives winds. If proven correct, the hypothesis could have massive ramifications on global policy—not to mention meteorology—as essentially the hypothesis means that the world's forest play a major role in driving precipitation from the coast into a continent's interior. The theory, known as the biotic pump, was first developed in 2006 by two Russian scientists, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva of the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics, but the two have faced major pushback and delays in their attempt to put the theory before the greater scientific community.
Energizing Sustainable Cities: Assessing Urban Energy - book review
(01/28/2013) Energizing Sustainable Cities: Assessing Urban Energy, edited by Arnulf Grubler and David Fisk, is a very well written book describing challenges and opportunities to define, analyze, and implement sustainable energy development for 21st Century urban centers. Urban populations, while roughly 50% of the global population, consume over 75% of the globe's energy. Therefore, developing frameworks to assess, analyze and implement sustainable energy systems that meet the criteria for these urban populations is foundational to mitigating climate change, halting biodiversity loss, and improving water quality globally.
From Intelligent to Smart Cities - a book review
(01/08/2013) From Intelligent to Smart Cities brings together recent and leading research on transitioning to smart cities from intelligent cities.
2 small companies recognized for tropical forest-friendly approaches
(12/18/2012) Two Latin American companies have won the WWF Switzerland Tropical Forest Challenge, a competition that aims to highlight and support for-profit entities that have a positive impact on conserving tropical forests.
Cutting through the rhetoric on palm oil production
(12/14/2012) Palm oil is widely acknowledged as one of the most important drivers of deforestation and forest diminishment in Southeast Asia. Conversion of forests and peatlands for oil palm plantations is both a substantial source of greenhouse gas emissions and a major threat to biodiversity — one study called palm oil the 'single most immediate threat to the greatest number of species'.
Improving food and water efficiency a must for the next generation
(12/05/2012) This summer, while climate change silence reigned in the U.S. presidential race, the Stockholm International Water Institute's conference for World Water Week focused on the global initiatives required in order to live with its effects. The report, titled "Feeding a Thirsty World," garnered the most publicity with the assertion that agricultural water scarcity and an increasing population would force the world to reduce average meat and dairy consumption down to just 5% of all calories by 2050. At present, 20% of the average human diet is made up from animal proteins.
Forests, farming, and sprawl: the struggle over land in an Amazonian metropolis
(12/04/2012) The city of Parauapebas, Brazil is booming: built over the remains of the Amazon rainforest, the metropolis has grown 75-fold in less than 25 years, from 2,000 people upwards of 150,000. But little time for urban planning and both a spatial and mental distance from the federal government has created a frontier town where small-scale farmers struggle to survive against racing sprawl, legal and illegal mining, and a lack of investment in environmental protection. Forests, biodiversity, and subsistence farmers have all suffered under the battle for land. In this, Parauapebas may represent a microcosm both of Brazil's ongoing problems (social inequality, environmental degradation, and deforestation) and opportunity (poverty alleviation, reforestation, and environmental enforcement).
Will we need to pull carbon out of the atmosphere to save ourselves?
(10/17/2012) This year saw the Arctic sea ice extent fall to a new and shocking low, while the U.S. experienced it warmest month ever on record (July), beating even Dust Bowl temperatures. Meanwhile, a flood of new research has convincingly connected a rise in extreme weather events, especially droughts and heatwaves, to global climate change, and a recent report by the DARA Group and Climate Vulnerability Forum finds that climate change contributes to around 400,000 deaths a year and costs the world 1.6 percent of its GDP, or $1.2 trillion. All this and global temperatures have only risen about 0.8 degrees Celsius (1.44 degrees Fahrenheit) since the early Twentieth Century. Scientists predict that temperatures could rise between 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) to a staggering 6.4 degrees Celsius (11.5 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century.
Sustainability pact aside, Greenpeace says paper giant APP must stop facilitating deforestation
(09/27/2012) Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) must stop accepting timber sourced from clearance of rainforests and peatlands for its sustainability pact to have any credibility, says Greenpeace.
In eco-pact, will controversial paper giant APP turn over a new leaf?
(09/26/2012) Over the past decade-and-a-half there has arguably been no paper supplier as controversial as Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), an umbrella brand for several Indonesian forestry companies. The paper giant has been dogged by allegations that is destroying key wildlife habitat, driving substantial greenhouse gas emissions through the conversion of peat forests, dispossessing local communities of land, and engaging in a heavy-handed campaign to undermine its critics within Indonesia and abroad. Its reputation hasn't be helped by its financial record — in 2001 it defaulted on $13.9 billion in debt, making it difficult for APP to raise money for expansion.
Wax palm can be sustainably harvested
(09/17/2012) The wax palm can be harvested sustainably with just a few management restrictions, according to a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science (TCS). Found only in the Peruvian and Ecuadorian Andes, the leaves of the wax palm (Ceroxylon echinulatum) are used to make Easter handicrafts. But the practice has caused fears that the species, which is currently categorized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List, is being overexploited.
Tigers vs. coal in India: when big energy meets vanishing cats
(08/01/2012) Burning coal fuels climate change, causes acid rain, and spreads toxic pollutants into the environment, but now a new Greenpeace report warns that coal may also imperil the world's biggest feline: the tiger. Home to world's largest population of tigers—in this case the Bengal subspecies (Panthera tigris tigris)—India is also the world's third largest coal producer. The country's rapacious pursuit of coal—it has nearly doubled production since 2007—has pushed the industry into tiger territory, threatening to destroy forests and fragment the tiger's already threatened population.
Interview with the new CEO of The GEF, the world's largest funder of environmental projects
(07/30/2012) The Global Environment Facility or 'GEF' unites 182 government members, in partnership with multiple international institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector, with the goal of addressing global environmental issues. The following is an interview with Dr. Naoko Ishii of Japan, who was recently elected as the new CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility, by the unanimous decision of the GEF's governing council.
Guyana rainforests secure trust fund
(07/30/2012) The nation of Guyana sports some of South America's most intact and least-imperiled rainforests, and a new $8.5 million trust fund hopes to keep it that way. The Guyanese government has teamed up with Germany and Conservation International (CI) to create a long-term trust fund to manage the country's protected areas system (PAS).
Saving 'Avatar Grove': the battle to preserve old-growth forests in British Columbia
(07/23/2012) A picture is worth a thousand words: this common adage comes instantly to mind when viewing T.J. Watt's unforgettable photos of lost trees. For years, Watt has been photographing the beauty of Vancouver Island's ancient temperate rainforests, and documenting their loss to clearcut logging. The photographer and environmental activist recently helped co-found the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA), a group devoted to saving the island's and British Columbia's (BC) last old-growth while working with the logging industry to adopt sustainable practices. This February the organization succeeded in saving Avatar Grove—which was only discovered in 2009—from being clearcut. The grove, a rare stand of massive and ancient trees named after the popular eco science-fiction movie, has become a popular tourist destination, providing a new economic incentive for communities to protect rather than cut Canada's last great forests.
The Human Quest: Prospering Within Planetary Boundaries – Book Review
(07/22/2012) Icarus, according to ancient Greek myth, attempted to escape Crete by flying using wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. Icarus willfully flew too close to the sun causing his wings to melt resulting in him falling into the sea and drowning.
Experts: sustainable logging in rainforests impossible
(07/19/2012) Industrial logging in primary tropical forests that is both sustainable and profitable is impossible, argues a new study in Bioscience, which finds that the ecology of tropical hardwoods makes logging with truly sustainable practices not only impractical, but completely unprofitable. Given this, the researchers recommend industrial logging subsidies be dropped from the UN's Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) program. The study, which adds to the growing debate about the role of logging in tropical forests, counters recent research making the case that well-managed logging in old-growth rainforests could provide a "middle way" between conservation and outright conversion of forests to monocultures or pasture.
Soccer lights up kids' lives: new technology produces cheap, portable power
(07/16/2012) Recently, Jessica O. Matthews and Julia Silverman, both Harvard graduates, were awarded Harvard Foundation's Scientists of the Year award for their invention of a soccer ball that converts kinetic energy to electricity. The two women, who were both social science majors, came up with the idea when they were taking an engineering class for non-majors and were required to create a project that would address a social problem.
Experts dispute recent study that claims little impact by pre-Columbian tribes in Amazon
(07/05/2012) A study last month in the journal Science argued that pre-Columbian peoples had little impact on the western and central Amazon, going against a recently composed picture of the early Amazon inhabited by large, sophisticated populations influencing both the forest and its biodiversity. The new study, based on hundreds of soil samples, theorizes that indigenous populations in much of the Amazon were tiny and always on the move, largely sticking to rivers and practicing marginal agriculture. However, the study raised eyebrows as soon as it was released, including those of notable researchers who openly criticized its methods and pointed out omissions in the paper, such as no mention of hundreds of geoglyphs, manmade earthen structures, found in the region.
Indonesia eco-newswrap: farmers threaten to immolate themselves over plantation plan
(06/28/2012) Pulau Island farmers are threatening to immolate themselves after the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry has ignored their request to stop a part of their island from being converted into eucalyptus plantations by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper. A letter from the farmers, who are members of the Riau Farmer Union, to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received no response, and the activists say 10 of them will travel to the presidential palace in Jakarta on June 25 and burn themselves alive in protest.
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Date posted: July 31, 2014
SHERIDAN— The next Sheridan Farmers Market will be held Thursday on Grinnell Plaza. From 5-7 p.m. vendors will sell produce, arts and crafts and more as live music, children's activities, demonstrations and nonprofit booths are hosted. This week's activities include a watermelon eating contest, homemade pie contest, rooster crowing contest, a market basket raffle and a beer and wine garden. Attendance is free for customers and vendor booths are available to rent. For more information or to sign up as a vendor call Bonnie Gregory at the Downtown Sheridan Association 672-8881 or see sheridanfarmersmarket.org.
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These are the comments my boyfriend made after using these skis at the end of the season in Southern CO--icy crud in the morning, slush in the afternoon. He is an expert tele skier (great low backcountry form and aggressive) and wanted to go a bit shorter and lighter. He loves these skis! He picked them out and Evo had the best prices. Some cosmetic imperfections were pointed out by the guys who mounted them, but nothing that made us regret the purchase especially for the price. He can't wait to use these in the powder and the backcountry next season!
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True fats for tours.
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Light for touring. Fat with slight tip rocker for powder.just stiff and sidecut enough to ride without flapping on harder terrain or groomers. Go long!
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Well I just got the 188 dropped on my door step, first reaction: wow, stiffer than I expected, but i mean that in a good way, the carbon reinforced tip and tail seem to work. a good thing to note is they run way long, stacked up to my 188 s7 they are at least 3 inches longer. Either way i cant wait to get on them for some Alaska touring.


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Bouldering is a sport of simplicity: an un-roped climber moves from hold to hold on walls from 8 to 16 feet high protected by a crash mat. Without the need for roped equipment, basic or extreme moves can easily be practiced & perfected. The simplicity is part of its allure. Bouldering brings out the kid in every one of us: turning exercise into play, making learning fun.
Bouldering walls and routes can be designed to engage any group of climbers. Thousands of schools, summer camps and recreation facilities use bouldering as an educational tool, teaching problem solving, goal setting and other self-esteem building concepts. At climbing gyms, universities and fitness centers, boulderers use the wall to build power, endurance, and agility, all while transforming their bodies into truly beautiful sculptures.
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Our Modular Panels are best suited for very low height (less than 8') traversing. We can install our 4'x8' Modular Panels next to one another for a great room-spanning traverse. This system is perfect for those with limited budget looking to introduce kids to climbing. These panels are available in a variety of finishes and configurations.
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Emil Ulsletten is the winner of the BURN SLOPESTYLE CONTEST 2012 in Livigno, Italy. Thanks to his great performance the 18 year old Norwegian managed to convince the judges and claimed the slopestyle title of the 6th edition of the BURN RIVER JUMP 2012, winning US$ 8.000 prize-money and valuable points for the TTR ranking list. Accompanied by lots of spectators Emil Ulstletten celebrated his victory followed by his fellowman Ulrik Badertscher and Roope Tonteri from Finland.
Emil Ulsletten (NOR) takes 1st © Burn River Jump
For the UK, Billy Morgan finished in 13th, although we think he may not join Jamie Nicholls in the main River Jump Big Air as he's bruised his heel during practice.
Blue-bird sky and perfect conditions up on the mountain (2.400 m) were offered to the 30 riders from 10 nations, who competed in todays slopestyle finals. The slopestyle course in the Mottolino Swatch Snowpark consists of five obstacles. It starts with two jibbing elements, the Burn Can and the Burton Punching Ball, succeeded by the kicker-line in the second part: the first kicker (21 m) is followed by a step up (19 m) and gap (9 m), a third kicker (22 m) with a enormous wideness (16 m) constitutes the ending of the parcours.
All of the riders had three runs, the best one counted. With his third run Emil Ulsletten cut out of the leading position the previous years winner Ulrik Badertscher. The young Norwegian started his winning run with a Cab 180 360 off, followed by a Frontside 360, a Switch Backside 1080 over the first kicker, a Cab Double Cork 900 finishing with a Frontside 900. For that performance he earned 93.67 points. Ulrik Badertschers run (92.00 points) consisted of a Hardway 360 180 off, Backside Air, Backside 1080, Double Backside Rodeo 900 and a Cab 1080. Roope Tonteri completed the podium (3. with 89.00 points) thanks to a Cab 180 180 Off, Cab 360, Cab 1260, Frontside 720 and a Backside 1260.
Roope Tonteri (FIN) 3rd © Burn River Jump
In the international high level starting field the six riders from the hosting country Italy reached respectable results. Stefano Munari (10.), Giorgio Ciancaleoni (11.), Simon Gruber (19.), Marco Donzelli (20.), Kevin Kok (22.) and Marco Grigis (23.).
The Top 10 from today are automatically qualified for the second TTR 5 star competition in Livigno, which will be held tomorrow.
Final Results of the BURN SLOPESTYLE CONTEST 2012
1.Emil Ulsletten/NOR 93.67 points
2.Ulrik Badertscher/NOR 92.00
3.Roope Tonteri/FIN 89.00
4.Staale Sandbech/NOR 88.67
5.Aleksander Ostreng/NOR 82.67
Burn RIver Jump Slopstyle Podium © Burn River Jump
Full ranking lists are available on www.burnirverjump.it
Action continues with the BURN RIVER JUMP 2012 on Thursday
The program will continue tomorrow with the spectacular big air contest downtown in Livigno. The riders have to cross the river Spoel using a huge kicker. Impressive riding and amazing tricks will be guaranteed to the crowd. The entrance is for free, the qualifications are scheduled for 15h15 and the grand finale of the BURN RIVER JUMP will take place from 20h15 to 22h15.
From the invited riders list are burning the names of international top stars, among them the double X-Games winner 2012 from Canada, Mark McMorris, the current leader of the TTR Overall Ranking Staale Sandbech/NOR, Werner Stock/AUT, Jamie Nicholls/GBR, Roope Tonteri/FIN, Ulrik Badertscher/NOR and 2011 Burn River Jump winner Aleksander Ostreng/NOR.
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The Johnsonburg Ramettes gave up an early lead, but then used a strong second half to defeat the Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders 39-32 in a District 9 Class A quarterfinal playoff game on Thursday evening at Elk County Catholic High School. The win guaranteed the Ramettes a spot in the PIAA Class A state playoffs and eliminated the Lady Crusaders.
As a tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces, Steve Gore of 3D Custom Carving out of Toledo, Ohio created a unique sculpture which has garnered national attention while raising funds for military veterans as well as civilian families.
ST. MARYS – A St. Marys man has been charged with more than 300 counts of child pornography and related offenses after he allegedly shared illicit computer files online with members of the Pennsylvania State Police Computer Crimes Unit.
JOHNSONBURG – Engineer Travis Long of Gwin Dobson & Foreman [GD&F] updated the Johnsonburg Municipal Authority on the status of the engineering services as outlined in a consent order and agreement proposed by the Department of Environmental Protection [DEP].
William E. "Bill" Edgar, 75, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the home of his son, Bill, in Corry. He had been in ill health for the past year.
Bill was born in Port Allegany on May 23, 1937, a son of Gordon and Signe Erickson Edgar, who preceded him in death.
He was a graduate of Smethport High School where he played football. He worked for the Market Basket in both Smethport and Ridgway, where he spent most of his life. After 15 years with Market Basket, Bill retired from Keystone Carbon following 30 years of employment there.
The 14th Annual Ridgway Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous continues Thursday with a seminar at 9 a.m. at the American Legion featuring Ken Tynan; Tynan will give a presentation regarding the realism and whimsical in nature followed by a carving demonstration.
Randy Boni will follow with a chainsaw carving demonstration. The seminars will be set to conclude at noon and carvers will be at all locations carving until 5 p.m.
Ridgway native and Elk County Catholic High School graduate Logan Williams will return to Biblical times as one of the stars in an upcoming production of "Children of Eden" at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh this March.
A cautionary tale circulating through the cybersphere warns readers not to pull over for unmarked cars with flashing red lights because it is the work of criminals masquerading as police in targeting lone motorists as victims. According to myth-busting site www.snopes.com, that tale may be a mix of both fact and fiction.
Gilbert F. "Gib" Yeager, 86, of 155 Russ Lane, St. Marys, died peacefully at his home with his family by side Wednesday morning, Feb. 20, 2013 after a brief illness.
He was born Jan. 13, 1927 in St. Marys, son of the late George and Marcella Schatz Yeager. On Sept. 20, 1952 in the Sacred Heart Church, he married Frances "Pam" A. Pontzer, who survives.
Mr. Yeager was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys Public High School. He was one of the original co-owners of Kersey Tool and Die, retiring in 1994.
Armine H. Piccirillo, 93, formerly of 4257 Grant Rd., Ridgway, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 19, 2013 at Elk Haven Nursing Home following a brief illness.
She was born May 14, 1919 in Shawmut, daughter of the late Eva Jenkins. She was married to Joseph N. Piccirillo who preceded her in death. She had resided in Ridgway all of her life and was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church and the C.D. of A. She had been employed by Sylvania for 30 years.


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