dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/20/2009
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Some thoughts from the new head of federal work on oceans and the atmosphere.
dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/20/2009
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... recently gave up Diet Coke cold turkey after realizing that she had generated approximately 1,825 plastic two-liter bottles in five years. Go Sarah!
...A new study co-athored by Oceana board member Daniel Pauly cautioned that there are not enough fish left in the sea to include the consumption of omega-3-rich fish oils in dietary guidelines in developed countries.
...Jane Lubchenco was confirmed as NOAA administrator, and Andy Revkin asked her about her goals on Dot Earth.
Take Action During a Bad Week for Polar Bears
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... Jane Lubchenco, Obama's choice for undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere, will be an important voice in this, but the challenge is that the United States is just one piece of the Arctic puzzle. We need all the Arctic nations to come together before it is too late. Later in the spring, I will be attending a meeting of the ...
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