short takes

• Art to Warm By

  Among the more anticipated works of climate-change reading is the forthcoming novel by Ian McEwan.
  Comments (0)  |  August 26, 2009
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  Sacred and Profane

  At the cremation ghat of Kankhal, on the outskirts of the pilgrimage town of Haridwar, an old woman's body was burning.
  Comments (0)  |  May 28, 2009
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  Slow, Slow, Quick-Quick, Slow

  The Department of Transportation has designated 10 new incremental high-speed rail corridors around the country, and as more federal funding becomes available, these will stand at the head of the receiving line.
  Comments (0)  |  February 27, 2009
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  Electoral democracy? Peaceful face of Islam? Failed state?

  Bangladesh's political history is every bit as tortured as its topography.
  Comments (0)  |  May 28, 2008

• Oceans 911

  NRDC and the Surfrider Foundation have collabo­rated on a variety of ocean conservation projects in recent years.
  Comments (0)  |  May 28, 2008

• How to Plant Trees

  One seedling at a time, it's possible to change the world.
  Comments (0)  |  February 29, 2008
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  The Carbon Exchange

  In the carbon cycle, it's not just about the individual tree-the entire forest plays a role. Leaves take in carbon dioxide, converting it to sugar, which is carbon-based. Some of the sugar is used immediately for energy, converted back to CO2, and released into the atmosphere. The rest is stored in living wood or dead matter, such as fallen leaves and branches. Old-growth forests, in particular, store vast amounts of carbon while continuing to absorb CO2.
  Comments (0)  |  February 29, 2008
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  Feeding Time in the Lab

  Cultivating mosquitoes for malaria research.
  Comments (0)  |  December 1, 2007
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  Scaling the Heights

  Climate change holds the potential to profoundly affect epidemiologic patterns, and vector biologist Andrew Githeko says malaria is particularly sensitive to this upheaval.
  Comments (1)  |  December 1, 2007

• Coming Soon to a Western State Near You?

  So far, rational environmental arguments have largely kept Utah's tar sands, which contain an estimated 12 billion to 20 billion barrels of oil, in the ground. Rising oil prices, however, may soon erase these historic constraints, just as they have done in Canada.
  Comments (1)  |  September 1, 2007

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