Job Posting: CPB Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

2007-10-30 Thread Stephanie Macey-Gallow
EFFECTIVE: NOVEMBER 1, 2007 DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 23, 2007 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN POPULATION BIOLOGY--The Center for Population Biology at U. C. Davis invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Population Biology, broadly defined to include ecology, phylogenetics, comparative biology, popul

Graduate Student Opening at Utah State

2007-10-30 Thread Ethan White
The White Lab at Utah State University has an opening for a graduate student with interests in Macroecology, Community Ecology, or Ecological Theory/Modeling. Active areas of research in the White lab include broad scale patterns of biodiversity, dynamics of ecological communities, and the use of

Wisconsin Lake Management Specialist Position

2007-10-30 Thread Olson, Eric
This is to notify you of a recruitment for a Lake Management Specialist, an academic staff position in the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point. For full consideration, applications must be received by November 27, 2007. =20 This person will work as part of a team to deliver educatio

[SSWG] Denial * 2: Climate Change and Economic Growth

2007-10-30 Thread Robert Fireovid
Unfortunately, I know too many economists (social scientists) - some in high-level policy-recommending positions within the government - who think in this way. - Bob Fireovid >Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:10:54 + >From: Bill Silvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I hope that David posted this as a jok

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN ECOLOGY

2007-10-30 Thread Brian Wilsey
Location: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa and Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory (USDA-ARS), Temple, Texas. The Fellow will be based in Temple, Texas at the GSWRL/Blacklands Research Center (Texas A&M Univ.), but will be employed by Iowa State Univ. Temple is near the beautiful

Update: Global Warming Petition Project

2007-10-30 Thread Ruhland, Christopher T
Dear Colleagues, In regards to the Global Warming Petition Project (and Dr. Frederick Seitz) thread that was discussed on Ecolog several weeks ago: I don't mean to beat a dead horse here, but has anyone actually examined how many people have signed this petition? I took at a look at their webs

Re: CO2/global warming references

2007-10-30 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Go to the website for the Union of Concerned Scientists, I think that is their name! On Tue, October 30, 2007 9:46 am, Stratford, Jeffrey wrote: > Does anyone know of a "one-stop-shop" that presents the arguments > against enhanced greenhouse effects and then presents the studies that > counter th

Upcoming Position: Physical Scientist at Shenandoah National Park

2007-10-30 Thread James Comiskey
Are you seeking a challenging and rewarding employment opportunity? Pending Vacancy Announcement What: Physical Scientist (Air and Water Specialist) Where: Shenandoah National Park, Virginia The Position This is a natural resource management position located in the Division of Natural and Cultu

Graduate Research Opportunities in Ecosystem Ecology on Mount St. Helens

2007-10-30 Thread Evans, Raymond David
Graduate Research Opportunities in Ecosystem Ecology on Mount St. Helens Graduate opportunities are available on a multi-investigator project that examines recovery of ecosystem processes during primary succession. The fieldwork for the project will be at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monumen

Re: [SSWG] Denial * 2: Climate Change and Economic Growth

2007-10-30 Thread McFarlane, Karis
What may be more important here, is public perception of science. = Scientists (and yes, even engineers) may have changed, but popular views = on science and expectations placed on science and technology may not = have entirely caught up with that change. After all, if science and = technology can

Re: Prophet of Climate Change: James Lovelock

2007-10-30 Thread Timothy Meehan
Ashwani, I hope that you are correct, and that people will soon change their behavior (albeit begrudgingly) so that we get something closer to Ecotopia than Mad Max (thanks for the link to the Costanza article!). I came across an interesting article in PNAS recently, though, that says that "Gaia

CO2/global warming references

2007-10-30 Thread Stratford, Jeffrey
Does anyone know of a "one-stop-shop" that presents the arguments against enhanced greenhouse effects and then presents the studies that counter these arguments? I am looking for primary references that demonstrate that CO2 is a greenhouse gas and how efficient it is at being so. =20 =20 Many th

Position: Chair of Geoscience, East Tennessee State University

2007-10-30 Thread chunhua Zhang
College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Geosciences - Chair (Associate or Full Professor) - Position Contingent upon State Funding. The East Tennessee State University College of Arts and Sciences is planning to create a new Department of Geosciences. The proposed Department of Geosciences wil

Re: [SSWG] Denial * 2: Climate Change and Economic Growth

2007-10-30 Thread Malcolm McCallum
>From what I learned in school, this is the exact opposite of reality. Technology cannot solve all of our problems. I would say the attitude below would be more representative of an engineer than a scientist. However, the first thing you cover in environmental geology (and most intro env. sci co

wildlife telemetry receivers

2007-10-30 Thread =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Hilary_Cooley?=
I'm in the market for a new telemetry receiver, and am looking for some suggestions. I have used Lotek's SRX 400 and the Suretrack models for the last 7 years. They perform well in all field conditions, and have the basic functions that I need (scanning functions, frequency storage, digital signa

Re: [SSWG] Denial * 2: Climate Change and Economic Growth

2007-10-30 Thread Bill Silvert
I hope that David posted this as a joke. This is the most inaccurate stereotype of scientists that I have seen. If there are scientists that think this way I have yet to meet them. Bill Silvert - Original Message - From: "David Johns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 30,