Re: [ECOLOG-L] Improvement in Google Earth imagery

[Gregg Miller]

An example of government working very well.  The U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) and NASA operate Landsat, which is the source of GooleEarth
imagery..

On 6/28/16, 6:39 AM, "David Inouye"  wrote:

>Google Maps And Earth Just Got A Huge Boost: New, More Detailed And
>Higher Contrast Images - See more at:
>http://www.techtimes.com/articles/167385/20160628/google-maps-and-earth-ju
>st-got-a-huge-boost-new-more-detailed-and-higher-contrast-images.htm#sthas
>h.WAA15bCv.dpuf
>
>Hasn't yet affected the imagery around the Rocky Mountain Biological
>Laboratory, but maybe will affect your study sites.
>
>
>-- 
>Dr. David Inouye
>Professor Emeritus
>Department of Biology
>University of Maryland
>
>Principal Investigator
>Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
>
>Past-President, Ecological Society of America

Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich

[Gregg Miller]

Whatever you do will seem insignificant,
but it is very important that you do it.
Gandhi



On 12/4/11 1:06 PM, Steve Young syou...@unlnotes.unl.edu wrote:

 Lawren et al.,
 Unfortunately, I think you may be preaching to the choir. I'm not trying
 to be pessimistic, but if every ESA member were to follow through and
 commit to the 'doing something', instead of just 'talking more', what
 would that accomplish? Just going by the numbers, conservatively speaking,
 ESA membership is around 10,000 and according to the Census Bureau, the
 current population in the US is 312,718,825 (
 http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html) So, what do we do
 about the other 312,708,000?
 I'm in the education arena and it is a question that I've been trying to
 figure out how to answer for a long time. I know advocacy is one way and
 something I work on all the time. Maybe this should be part of the focus
 of the 'doing something' approach.
 Steve
 
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 From:
 Lawren Sack lawrens...@ucla.edu
 To:
 ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
 Date:
 12/02/2011 09:09 PM
 Subject:
 [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich
 
 
 
 Dear Paul and others
 
 I appreciate the sermon, and those movies look really interesting,
 and I can't wait to see them. Still it would be super-wasteful to buy
 copies of DVDs and distribute them as Christmas presents. I just read
 that more than 30 billion compact discs are sold annually, generating
 enormous waste in manufacture, distribution and disposal. Anyhow, we
 now can download movies and software now! The film Mother can be
 streamed, but the other two recommended movies cannot yet. I just
 phoned the distributors to ask and I got the definite impression that
 if a number of people were to write to them, they could be motivated
 to update their web sites to allow downloads sooner rather than later.
 
 Even more importantly, sending and watching movies and talking about
 them might not be enough. For those people who are past
 conversational, and have reached the What can we do? stage, we
 might be working toward practical solutions. I just read on the
 website for Paul's MAHB organization that, It's too late for talk,
 the  only hope is ACTION! The crisis is NOW!  If we act TODAY,  we
 can sustain the future But, haven't found any recommendations
 for practical action listed on the MAHB web site. (Under Ideas for
 Actions, there is advice on generating more conversation:
 http://mahb.stanford.edu/what-can-i-do/ideas-for-actions/ )
 
 For practical actions, here are some other web sites with information.
 
 http://www.50waystohelp.com/
 http://www.worldwatch.org/resources/go_green_save_green
 http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/save-earth-top-te
 n.htm
 
 http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/0,28757,1602354,00.html
 
 In fact, there must be many great web resources with latest solutions
 and best practices toward environmental and social
 sustainability.  If you have some that you especially like, please
 send to me and I'll send it out to the list in the New Year, in time
 for resolutions. It would be great to see what the ideas are!  When
 such lists are compiled they could be posted on the MAHB web site and
 elsewhere.
 
 Very best wishes
 
 Lawren
 
 
 At 10:26 AM 12/2/2011, David Inouye wrote:
 From: Paul R. Ehrlich p...@stanford.edu
 
 Subject: GLOBAL EMERGENCY: WHAT CAN I DO??
 
 Dear Friends,
 
 Anne and I were recently at a meeting of scientists, politicians, and
 media people in Sydney.  Everyone was in agreement that humanity is
 in the midst of a largely unrecognized global emergency -- one that
 puts the persistence of civilization seriously in doubt.  And there
 was no agreement on the burning question what can I do about
 it?  That is a question that is central to the MAHB and various
 social movements, all of which are searching for
 answers.  Occasionally I'll pester those on my list with things I
 think you can do -- this is the first of such pestering.
 
 There are three important films available on topics dear to MAHB's
 heart: the impossibility of perpetual economic growth
 (GROWTHBUSTERS), the population problem (MOTHER), and the lethal loss
 of biodiversity (CALL OF LIFE).  You can find more about them on the
 MAHB web site at
 http://mahb.stanford.edu/media-bar/mahb-goes-to-the-movies/.  Or you
 can go to their respective web sites:
 
 http://www.growthbusters.org/
 http://www.motherthefilm.com/
 http://calloflife.org/
 
 What can you do?  You could buy copies and send them as Christmas
 presents, arrange showings 

Re: historian of science/evolution

[Gregg Miller]

Wendee,

Have you tried the National Center for Science Education (NCSE)?  Web Site:
http://www.ncseweb.org/default.asp

NCSE will be your best source for solid information on the history of the
evolution/creationism controversy.

NCSE is very active in defending the teaching of evolution in public
schools.  NCSE works on educating the public about science and scientific
knowledge.  

Evolution VS. Creationism by Eugenie C. Scott is available through their web
site (the link gets you to Amazon. COM).  The site also has A Brief History
of Creationism - From the Middle Ages to Creation Science.

The list of NCSE available speakers includes:
Glenn Branch who testified at the Dover vs. Kitzmiller trial in
Pennsylvania; Kevin Padian, Professor and Curator at UC Berkeley Museum of
Paleontology; and Eugenie C. Scott.

I strongly recommend reading the full 139 page Kitzmiller vs. Dover decision
by Judge John E. Jones III.  If you can't find a copy contact me off-list, I
can email a pdf copy (364kb).

I can also send a CD with Kitzmiller vs. Dover and lots of other Evolution
and Creationism information including the Discovery Center's Wedge
Document. 

Gregg Miller
Wildlife Biologist


On 4/11/07 7:55 PM, Wendee Holtcamp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Does anyone know of any prominent historians of science, maybe someone who
 specifically focuses on the whole history of the evolution/creation
 controversy? I want to find someone well known - maybe who has gotten some
 media coverage - but it not being my field I really have no idea. I can do a
 google search but that won't really tell me that. Ideally they would be in
 the US but not absolutely necessary.
 
 
 
 Thanks!!
 
 Wendee
 
 
 
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   Freelance Writer-Photographer
   http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/ http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com
Bohemian Adventures Blog
 
 http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com/
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 CRIKEY!