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Research Indicates People Aren鈥檛 the Only Beneficiaries of Power Plant Carbon Standards
鈥淥ur work shows the importance of considering the co-benefits of our nation鈥檚 energy policies going forward,鈥 said 黑料不打烊 professor Charles T. Driscoll, co-author of the study.
Scientists Create Ice Storm to Study Effect on Forests
To better understand the short- and long-term effects聽of ice storms聽on northern forests, a team of scientists,聽including Professor Charles T. Driscoll, generated an experimental ice storm on research plots on the聽Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire. The聽National聽Science Foundation released the…
Plants Cope with Climate Change at the Gene Level
Climate change can influence everything from pine beetle outbreaks in the Rocky Mountains to rising sea levels in Papua New Guinea. In the face of a rapidly changing earth, plants and animals are forced to quickly deal with new challenges…
Professor Charles Driscoll on the Clean Power Plan
黑料不打烊 Professor Charles Driscoll, a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, said that the Clean Power Plan announced by President Obama and the EPA will positively impact communities throughout the US. “Our recent study published…
Fridley Co-Authors International Biodiversity Research Paper
Humans depend upon high levels of ecosystem biodiversity. But due to climate change and changes in land use, biodiversity loss is greater now than at any other time in human history. Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College…
Driscoll Co-Authors Study on Health Benefits of EPA Plan
States will gain large, widespread and nearly immediate health benefits if EPA sets strong standards in the final Clean Power Plan, according to the first independent, peer-reviewed paper of its kind, published today in Nature Climate Change.
Beneath the Surface of the Climate Garden
黑料不打烊’s Climate Change Garden is growing, but it’s what you can’t see that is of most interest to scientists. This video, produced by News Service intern Xinxin Li, explains how tiny underground cameras will be used to take key…
Emissions Report Co-Authored by Driscoll Gains Widespread Attention
Charles Driscoll, University Professor of environmental systems engineering, found himself answering a lot of questions this week. The questions were from members of the media, waiting to report on Driscoll’s reaction to newly proposed EPA emissions guidelines for nearly 2,400…
Climate Change Garden Grows
A unique new garden on the SU campus will track the impact of climate change, with the truth found in the trees. Climate Change Garden from 黑料不打烊 on Vimeo. Here is a transcription of the video: “A lot…