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Geoengineering Earth's Atmosphere: Potential Effects of Climate Intervention on Ecology Written by AZoCleantechApr 6 2021 Nine of the hottest years in human history have occurred in the past decade. Without a major shift in this climate trajectory, the future of life on Earth is in question, which poses a new question: Should humans, whose fossil fueled society is driving climate change, use technology to put the brakes on global warming? Michigan State University community ecologist Phoebe Zarnetske is co-lead of the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group, a team of internationally recog...

 E-Mail EAST LANSING, Mich. - Nine of the hottest years in human history have occurred in the past decade. Without a major shift in this climate trajectory, the future of life on Earth is in question, which poses a new question: Should humans, whose fossil fueled society is driving climate change, use technology to put the brakes on global warming? Michigan State University community ecologist Phoebe Zarnetske is co-lead of the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group, a team of internationally recognized experts in climate science and ecology that is bringing science to bear on the questi...

The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region sees rise in pet adoptions The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) in Pueblo saw a spike in pet adoptions in 2020. and last updated 2021-02-23 19:31:52-05 PUEBLO — The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) in Pueblo saw a spike in pet adoptions in 2020. The HSPPR presented to the Pueblo City Council, and the group says more than 1,700 pets found homes last year; that's more than 2018. Gale Caron is the HSPPR of Pueblo's Associate Director, and she believes the pandemic may have had an impact on the increase of pet adoption...

MSU professor leads the way on PFAS research Studying the effects of contaminants on fish populations Studying the effects of contaminants on fish populations Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Professor Cheryl Murphy is a global research leader in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of more than 4,000 chemicals used in everyday items such as carpeting, textiles, footwear and paper food packaging Director of the MSU Center for PFAS Research, she and her colleagues focus on the effects of these chemicals on human health and the environment. Project...

Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability Sue Nichols, nichols@msu.edu - February 2, 2021 All that’s local is a lot more global, and scientists say solutions can only be found through broader views and collaborations nearby and far away. California fires meet hurricanes, September 2020, image by NASA Earth Observatory, Joshua Stevens Recent global calamitie...