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Reporter's Notes: Putting a Price on Nature

Reporter's Notes: Putting a Price on Nature

Natural capital isn't something we hear about very often, and it certainly isn't a new idea. Aldo Leopold and other conservationists recognized the role that natural ecosystems play in our lives as early as the 1940's. But understanding and measuring that role hasn't been easy.

 
Lauren Sommer

Post on Jan 30, 2009 by

Canoeing and Climate in the Far North

Canoeing and Climate in the Far North

Nunavik territory, home to the Kuuvik River.This week I am taking a break from the usual astrophysics and cosmology to write about that other hot topic: climate change and global warming. Last summer I went out for an extremely remote 215 mile canoe trip for the International Polar Year to help raise awareness of climate [...]

 
Kyle S. Dawson

Post on May 19, 2008 by