Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
Reports raise alarm over threat to oceans
The Vancouver Sun (Canada)
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster, but it may pale compared to what scientists say is brewing in the world's oceans due to everyday consumption of fossil fuels. ...And a third says humans, and their ever-increasing carbon emissions, are acidifying the ocean in a "grand planetary experiment" that could have devastating impacts. Marine scientists Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, at the University of Queensland in Australia, and John Bruno, at University of North Carolina, describe how the oceans act as a "heat sink" and are slowly heating up along with the atmosphere as greenhouse gas emissions climb.
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While Oil Gushes, Invisible Ocean Impacts Build
The New York Times
One reason the public, and politicians, have been so focused on the unchecked environmental disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico is the vivid nature of the assault from gushing oil. ...A reminder of the less glaring, but still momentous, changes that are under way in the seas is provided by a new paper in the journal Science, by researchers at the University of Queensland and University of North Carolina. The authors survey the oceanic impacts of rising greenhouse-gas concentrations and reinforce what has become ever clearer in recent years: The ongoing buildup of carbon dioxide, both by warming the planet and changing ocean chemistry, is having large impacts on marine life and ocean dynamics, with substantial repercussions for human food supplies and health.
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Public invited to Carolina North meeting
The Chapel Hill Herald
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites local residents, faculty, staff and students to attend a public meeting to explain the permitting process required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before development can go forward at Carolina North. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Monday in the theater room at the Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road. Free parking is available, and Chapel Hill Transit serves the center via the A route.
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-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
Reports raise alarm over threat to oceans
The Vancouver Sun (Canada)
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster, but it may pale compared to what scientists say is brewing in the world's oceans due to everyday consumption of fossil fuels. ...And a third says humans, and their ever-increasing carbon emissions, are acidifying the ocean in a "grand planetary experiment" that could have devastating impacts. Marine scientists Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, at the University of Queensland in Australia, and John Bruno, at University of North Carolina, describe how the oceans act as a "heat sink" and are slowly heating up along with the atmosphere as greenhouse gas emissions climb.
Click here to read more.
While Oil Gushes, Invisible Ocean Impacts Build
The New York Times
One reason the public, and politicians, have been so focused on the unchecked environmental disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico is the vivid nature of the assault from gushing oil. ...A reminder of the less glaring, but still momentous, changes that are under way in the seas is provided by a new paper in the journal Science, by researchers at the University of Queensland and University of North Carolina. The authors survey the oceanic impacts of rising greenhouse-gas concentrations and reinforce what has become ever clearer in recent years: The ongoing buildup of carbon dioxide, both by warming the planet and changing ocean chemistry, is having large impacts on marine life and ocean dynamics, with substantial repercussions for human food supplies and health.
Click here to read more.
Public invited to Carolina North meeting
The Chapel Hill Herald
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites local residents, faculty, staff and students to attend a public meeting to explain the permitting process required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before development can go forward at Carolina North. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Monday in the theater room at the Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road. Free parking is available, and Chapel Hill Transit serves the center via the A route.
Click here to read more.
-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
