Come along on a walking tour of the the Beaufort wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
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Garden to Fork
A few nights a week I leave the Marine Lab with dirt underneath my fingernails. This soil and the plants it supports represent the continued efforts of students before me who established and maintained theContinue reading
Ocean Sampling Day
The Duke Marine Lab participated in Ocean Sampling Day on the 2014 summer solstice by sampling coastal waters from Pivers Island in Beaufort, NC.
New Places, New Faces
This weekend I moved to Beaufort, home of the Duke Marine Laboratory and its new Orrin Pilkey research laboratory.
Running with Green Cups and Green Ambitions
You run over a carpet of flattened green paper cups deposited on the pavement by thousands of runners ahead of you. Lined-up volunteers in official neon jackets offer the Poland Spring water and lemon-lime GatoradeContinue reading
Green Foreigners
The risks and rewards of growing genetically modified algae for biofuels.
The Search for My First Car
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the breeze feels like freedom as I cruise down Morreene Road on my way to campus- these are the times when I’m overwhelmingly grateful for beingContinue reading
The sameness of cities
Every city has a vibe that makes it unique in the world. Vibrant New Orleans, at the mouth of the Mississippi. Hip Seattle, between the Cascades and the Pacific Ocean. Romantic Paris, straddling the SeineContinue reading
STEM programs for Girls: The compost may smell, but it’s still fun.
“I found a worm!” was one of the excited exclamations we heard from numerous girls on Saturday as they dissected compost samples, learning the physical conditions and organic materials required to make compost. Saturday wasContinue reading
Sarah Loftus
climate, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, events, PhD, students
climate, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, events, PhD, students
Fueling the Sochi Olympics
Powering a 17-day event that draws thousands of people from around the world is no trivial task, which is why organizers have been planning how to fuel the 2014 Winter Olympics since the Russian city onContinue reading