Peter Asmus, President of Pathfinder Communications, is a journalist, consultant, and author of Reaping the Wind: How Mechanical Wizards and Profiteers Helped Shape Our Energy Future, among other books. He is also …
It’s a beautiful morning at the Farallones, where scientists are watching 300,000 nesting seabirds. We recommend the web cam at the California Academy of Sciences. We hope that future iterations of the …
Planning a hike this weekend? The following resources can help you identify and learn more about the flora you might see on the trail. For Beginning and Intermediate Naturalists If you want …
The Commonwealth Club will be hosting a provocative discussion between the CEO of Chevron and the Executive Direct of The Sierra Club tonight. In Chevron + Sierra Club Drilling for Common Ground, …
We caught an interesting story this morning on the California Report about how farmers are adapting to drought conditions. Turns out water-stressed plants make delicious apples. Another piece on NPR’s Morning Edition …
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego launches its summer evening lecture series TONIGHT with a lecture on undersea robots. Jules Jaffe, Scripps research oceanographer will speak on his …
In her book Between Earth and Sky, forest canopy biologist Nalini Nadkarni introduces us to a man named Emil, who has traveled from the tundra of northern Canada to experience trees for …
Today, June 8th marks World Ocean Day! On December 5, 2008, the United Nations declared June 8, 2009 will be World Ocean Day to commemorate the first Earth Summit which was held …
Although the UC campuses tend to get a bit quieter during the summer months, the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden has a number of events coming up that should be of interest—and not …
A hike in Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore sent one of my colleagues to Raptors of California by Hans Peeters and Pam Peeters to learn more about the Osprey. With their …