A recent publication by Duke Marine Lab affiliates reveals trends in coastal habitat restoration research and suggests ways this research field can move forward towards effective conservation.
Category: environmental health
Sarah Loftus
coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, forests, PhD, student life
coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, forests, PhD, student life
Running Beneath the Longleaf Pines
PhD student Sarah Loftus checked out the longleaf pine forest at Patsy Pond nature trails, which are only a 30-minute drive from Duke Marine Lab.
Sarah Loftus
coasts, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, events, leadership, oceans, PhD, student life, students
coasts, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, events, leadership, oceans, PhD, student life, students
Scouts Clean Up The Beach, But It’s Just Scratching The Surface
Our team of volunteers collectively removed hundreds of pounds of trash and recyclables from Radio Island Beach during Carteret County’s annual Big Sweep event. While clean-ups are a solution to one of the symptoms of our throw-away society, major changes in the way we design and manufacture products are needed to get to the root of the problem.
Should you live in a Tiny House?
Chances are if you’re reading a Nicholas School blog post, you’re interested in decreasing your carbon footprint. As a means of doing so, maybe you’ve thought about downsizing your physical footprint, perhaps to about 200 square feet?
It All Comes Out in the Wash?
“No-poo” has become a trending alternative to using commercial shampoos. People have many reasons for turning to alternative hair washing options, and one of these is the fact that most of our shampoo ingredients will eventually end up in the environment from either treated wastewater or biosolids. So I decided to try no-poo for myself, but the experience was less simple than I’d imagined.
Green Foreigners
The risks and rewards of growing genetically modified algae for biofuels.
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
Redesigning instead of Reducing
What if instead of trying to reduce your impact on the planet, you made a large impact- a good one? This post reviews Braungart and McDonough’s recent book, The Upcycle, and its pioneering predecessor, Cradle to Cradle.
Deer City
Flip open to TIME Magazine’s December 9th feature article, and you’ll find our own Durham, NC right in the opening sentence. This article isn’t about about food trucks, though. It’s about the U.S.’s steep riseContinue reading
Becoming Informed About Fracking
My experience at Duke’s monthly Energy Mix, and how it prompted me to learn more about fracking and its current state in North Carolina.