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

Ecolog: Offered herewith, for your careful consideration, I submit the following "Dirty Dozen." I invite criticism, additions, and deletions based on sound thinking and facts. 1. Climate changes, with or without anthropogenic influences. 2. Anthropogenic factors influence climate change. 3.

[ECOLOG-L] 3D landmarks

Hello all, I´ve been working on morphometric description of insect body, and i want to know what kind of software allows me to attach files of landmarks from dorsal, ventral and side views (photos) Could someone help me with this question? Thanks!! -- *Carlos Julián Moreno Fonseca* Biólogo Amb

[ECOLOG-L] Job - Aquatic/Avian Ecologist USGS; Corvallis OR

USGS Contaminant Ecology Research Lab will be seeking an ecologist located in Corvallis, OR to assist in studies of contaminant cycling and ecotoxicological impacts in aquatic ecosystems. We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated individual with demonstrated research skills, a strong pub

[ECOLOG-L] App Developer with Ecological Creds

Hi All, I am looking for an software/application (App) developer for mobile learning in ecology. Does anyone know any software types who might be interested? Thanks. James E. Garvey Director, Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center Professor, Department of Zoology 1125 Lincoln Dri

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

On a lighter note, here's another take on the two sides arguing over climate change and whether or not it is anthropogenic: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2011%2F11%2F30%2Fhardscience.DTL Reminds me of that quote from Karl Marx: "Philosophers have interpreted the world

[ECOLOG-L] Seeking Avian Field Assistants

Please find below information about field assistant Greetings all, Please find below information about field assistant positions that I am looking to fill. Also note that I need one person for 8 weeks from Mid-March until the beginning of May. This would enable one to transition directly into

[ECOLOG-L] Social Change / Yamashita Prize: Call for Nominations

forwarding this for a friend... It's my understanding that this award is for scholars within California, and that submissions from ecologists are welcome UC Berkeley’s Center for Research on Social Change (formerly ISSC) is now accepting nominations for the 2012 FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE: Thoma

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty job: Energy & Environment - Duke University

As part of Duke University's new Energy Initiative, the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences in the Nicholas School of the Environment invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the associate or full professor level in the field of Energy & Environment. The candidate should have

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

Just published: http://www.nature.com/news/three-quarters-of-climate-change-is-man-made-1.9538   Astrid Caldas, Ph.D. Climate Change and Wildlife Science Fellow  Defenders of Wildlife  1130 17th Street N.W. Washington D.C. 20036-4604  Tel: 202-772-0229 |Fax: 202-682-1331  acal...@defen

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

This one is also very good, from last week: http://rockblogs.psu.edu/climate/2011/12/an-ethical-analysis-of-the-climate-change-disinformation-campaign-is-this-a-new-kind-of-assault-on-h.html   Astrid Caldas, Ph.D. Climate Change and Wildlife Science Fellow  Defenders of Wildlife  1130 17th Str

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor Position in Ecology, University of Arkansas

ECOLOGIST The Department of Biological Sciences (http://biology.uark.edu) at the University of Arkansas solicits applications for a tenure-track *Assistant Professor* working in community, ecosystem, or landscape ecology (Position Y12933). The successful candidate will have a Ph.D., postdoctoral e

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

Hi again all, This website is one place to start from: http://www.skepticalscience.com/how-do-we-know-co2-is-causing-warming.html They mention some of the main arguments and counterarguments. Directed to Rob, what are the holes in these particular arguments that you see that keep you convinced

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Assistant Professor Smithsonian-Mason Program

Assistant Professor Smithsonian-Mason Program https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/26515 The George Mason University, Office of the Provost, Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program (http://mccs.gmu.edu) invites applications for

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Positions at LSU

PhD Positions in the Elderd Lab, Starting Fall 2012 Department of Biological Sciences Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA I am currently recruiting PhD students for my lab at Louisiana State University (LSU) in the Department of Biological Sciences starting Fall 2012. In particular, my l

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

Dear Rob and the rest of Ecolog listserve, I am not a climate scientist, but am an ecologist. Your idea that it is not CO2 causing global warming is not new to me and I know that people put forth several other hypotheses for the current global warming. I am curious about what research (a link to

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

Hi, Rob Hamilton, It seems like you are saying that water vapor is causing global warming. If so, why is the climate getting warmer now? Has the amount of water vapor in the air increased since the industrial revolution? Given that most of the planet's surface is covered with water (liq

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

Rachel and Ecolog, When one tries to look beyond the origins of religion, especially the major ones which remain dominant today, one can even find signs that religion could be rooted firmly in some original ecology, back when social units resisted the original insults that culture imposed upon

[ECOLOG-L] REMINDER: Deadline for ESA Award Nominations is December 15th! Submit now!

Do you know a person or paper deserving of one of ESA’s prestigious awards? If so, don’t delay! The deadline for nominations for these ESA awards is December 15, and we need your nominations! To read the full call for award nominations from ESA Awards Chair, Alan Hastings, in the October ESA Bull

[ECOLOG-L] Research Scientist Opening

Ecolog, Please note this new opening. I am posting this for a colleague and can't answer questions about the position. >>> Recruitment Notice New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Title: Research Scientist 2 Toxicology S

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

Sarah, I don't think religions are explicitly against birth control any more than they are explicitly against sex. It's all about time and place. In any event, the major monotheistic religions didn't come to be at a time when effective birth control existed. There are reports that Mohammed advocat

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

Dear all, The great danger of invoking religion as a tool in conservation and environmental management is that these holy texts were written at least 1357 years ago (in the case of the Quran) by entirely different cultures and at a time when there were different constraints on populations an

[ECOLOG-L] health and environment conference, abstracts Dec.22

Dear students and colleagues,   I would like to draw your attention to an upcoming conference on health and environment, to be held in Doha, Qatar (home of the 2022 FIFA World Cup) March 26-29, 2012.   Although the focus of the conference is mutagens, sessions concerning health and environment i

[ECOLOG-L] Mother Pelican & Human Development

For your consideration: *Mother Pelican: A Journal of Sustainable Human Development* Volume 7, Number 12, December 2011 http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv07n10page1.html *The Laxenburg Declaration on Population and Sustainable Development* http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv07n10page2.html *Us