Most discussions about plastics in social media are biased -- and frequently negative. But if you want to see a healthy debate on critical issues the industry if facing in 2012, read on: Plastics News recently published a Perspective column by Chandler Slavin, sustainability coordinator for packaging thermoformer Dordan Manufacturing…
The power of citizen science stems from the contributions and insights of many participants. Similarly, we can build expertise in this field by sharing our growing (and evolving) knowledge and experiences about how to develop, facilitate, manage, and sustain projects. In August of 2012, 300 science researchers, project leaders, educators,…
Fifteen years ago the hawksbill sea turtle in my hands would have been hog-tied, whisked hundreds of miles, slaughtered and carved into trinkets. Today, it swam free. On Baja's Pacific coast, an adult male hawksbill sea turtle found its way into a fisherman's net. In the past, for the fisherman…
The annual fundraiser hosted by Save The Waves Coalition, once again washed through the halls of 111 Minna Gallery on Friday night, June 15th. The sixth annual bash raised $60,000 for Save The Waves and honored CA Academy of Sciences Research Associate Wallace J. Nichols with the 2012 Wave Saver…
World record holder Rebecca Soni has been very impressive since her Olympic successes in 2008. The 3-time Olympic medalist from Beijing qualified again for the 2012 USA Olympic Team in Omaha and is looking very good for continued Olympic success in London.While her fellow pool elite athletes were conserving energy…
