Day: January 22, 2018

Behavior change, Climate change, Communicating science

In green communications, fear and hope have different uses

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Fear and hope are opposing emotions that are frequently employed in social-issues marketing, and particularly when communicating the threat of climate change.

But are there instances in communicating issues relative to climate change where one sentiment is more effective than the other?

Research we published in the December issue of the Journal of Advertising Research tackled this issue and compared the effectiveness of fear and hope appeals in green communications when the issue of climate change was framed as either global or local. We presented the findings in an article titled What Sells Better in Green Communications: Fear or Hope?

U.S. EPA

Scott Pruitt’s First Year Set The EPA Back Anywhere From A Few Years To 3 Decades

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story in the Huffington Post.

Shortly after taking office, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt set out to permanently limit the agency’s regulatory power in what he billed as a “Back to Basics” agenda focusing on cleaning up toxic waste and providing safe drinking water ― but not curbing new industrial pollution.

Former administrators warn that it could take anywhere from a few years to three decades for future administrations to restore the EPA to where it was a year ago, before the regulatory rollbacks, mass attrition and budget cuts.

U.S. EPA

Trump’s Environmental Actions Spark Resistance in Many States

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story at Stateline.

Democratic governors, attorneys general and state legislators spent 2017 fighting President Donald Trump’s environmental agenda, and the conflict shows no sign of letting up this year.

Agriculture, Sustainable communities

In Montana, houses are replacing farmland

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story in High Country News.

Loose land-use laws and rising real-estate prices are allowing commercial development to chip away the farmland around Missoula, Montana. So a bunch of residents went to Vermont, to see what they could learn from a state that has elevated protecting farmland to an art. What they learned, writes Erika Fredrickson, is that it requires clear and strong protection policies at the state level, cooperation among rural and urban communities, and financial support from third-party outfits like land trusts.

K-12, Recycling, Smart phone apps

10 Educational Waste and Recycling Apps for Young Enthusiasts

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story at Waste360.

More and more waste and recycling companies are embracing technology, specifically mobile and the applications created to support it. There are a plethora of apps utilized by waste managers to oversee routes, fleets, day-to-day business operations, etc. But even app developers understand the importance waste management and recycling play in their day-to-day lives and are targeting a young audience with entertaining apps designed to educate.

From how-tos on recycling to more than a dozen different “gamer” apps acting as waste vehicle simulators, there is an abundance of fun, waste- and recycling-related apps online. Here, Waste360 highlights 10 engaging mobile apps that are providing industry education to children around the globe.

Agriculture, Grocery stores, Publications, Supply chain

Grocery store program improves farmers’ adoption of environmental practices

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story in Science Daily.

In one of the first analyses of a company-led sustainability program in the food and agriculture space, researchers found a major grocery chain fostered increased adoption of environmental practices at the farm level.

Climate change

Climate scientists unlock secrets of ‘blue carbon’

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story in Nature.

Tidal wetlands come in many forms, but they could be more alike below the surface than anyone realized. Whether it’s a mangrove forest in Florida, a freshwater swamp in Virginia or a saltwater marsh in Oregon, the amount of carbon locked in a soil sample from each of these coastal ecosystems is roughly the same.

That’s the surprising message from a new analysis of some 1,900 soil cores collected around the United States during the past few decades. “In terms of carbon stocks, all tidal wetlands are very, very similar,” says Lisamarie Windham-Myers, an ecologist with the US Geological Survey (USGS) in Menlo Park, California, who is leading a 3-year, US$1.5-million assessment of coastal carbon funded by NASA. “The variability that everybody expected just doesn’t exist.”

Carbon capture

Carbon dioxide can make useable fuel

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story at EnvironmentalResearchWeb.

With water, light and waste metal, you can turn greenhouse gases into rock. With light, you can turn water into hydrogen, a useable fuel.

Energy, Publications, Water

California’s water saving brings bonus effects

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story at EnvironmentalResearchWeb.

Water-saving measures in California have also led to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and electricity consumption in the state.

That is the conclusion of new research from the University of California, Davis, published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

Ecotoxicology

The Case Against Eating Fish

by Laura B. • January 22, 2018 • 0 Comments

Read the full story at the Walrus.

As a biologist, I know what can happen to seafood before it ends up on our plates. That’s why it’s not on mine

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