Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, and people at UNC:
State Must Get the Facts before Allowing Fracking
The Winston-Salem Journal (Editorial)
With each passing day, there are new questions and concerns regarding the natural-gas drilling process known as fracking. Given concerns that the process may be responsible for earthquakes elsewhere in the country, it is good to hear that geologists at UNC Chapel Hill plan an independent study. Read more »
Not All Migrating Birds Adjusting to Climate Change, Report Says
Bloomberg/Businessweek
Some birds are adjusting their migration patterns and adapting to climate change better than others, researchers found. […] Birds that aren’t adapting, like the Barn Swallow, could be threatened if the crop of insects they feed on aren’t available at the same time, for example, said Allen Hurlbert […] “This is a new threat,” said Hurlbert, an assistant professor of biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “It’s an additional risk factor for the health of their population.” Read more »
Roses and Raspberries
The Chapel Hill News (Editorial)
Roses to the Friends of Bolin Creek, the UNC Institute for the Environment and the N.C. Botanical Garden for reminding us our waterways need our protection. The Friends and its partners held a daylong symposium to call attention to the two major waterways—Bolin Creek and Morgan Creek—that flow through Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The effort, which included activities for children, reminded us of the importance of building protection into planning. Read more »
As Seniors Climb from Poverty, Young Fall in
USA Today
It's not surprising that child poverty rose in Randolph County because the community has been buffeted by factory closings and job cuts, says Gene Nichol, who heads the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina. Those jobs once provided stable salaries and benefits for parents and their children, he says. The rural county of 138,000 people is known for textile, hosiery and furniture manufacturing. Since 1999, 64 plants have closed or downsized, resulting in more than 6,300 jobs lost. Read more »
Beach Renourishment May Have its Dark Side for Coastal Marine Life
The Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, Fla.)
Pumping sand onto the coastline helps maintain wide beaches for tourism and property protection, but some scientists say it also damages a fragile and often overlooked ecosystem for fish and birds. ...Few people study nourishment's ecological effects because it not a "popular topic" and it is seen as necessary to protect coastal property, said Lisa Manning, a federal biologist who did research at the University of North Carolina with biology professor Charles Peterson, the author of some of the latest studies. Read more »
Governor Perdue Finds Money to Add 2,000 Pre-K Slots
The North Carolina News Network
North Carolina's Pre-K program will create 2,000 additional slots this year for at-risk 4-year-olds. The move comes after Gov. Bev Perdue said she has identified $9.3 million from child care subsidy funds. ...The Governor's administration sites data from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill that show children who attended the Pre-K program have significantly higher end-of-grade test scores in third grade than similar children who did not have the benefit of the program. 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
