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A Closer Look at One WA City's Natural-Gas Ban Proposal

Imran Sheikh, who teaches environmental science at Western Washington University, helped the task force research getting carbon out of the residential sector - an important factor in curbing climate change. Sheikh says the proposal is achievable.

"Right now, the city is facing that鈥

Huxley's Gigi Berardi to host campus 'FoodWISE' lecture series this winter
The Past and the Future of the Earth鈥檚 Oldest Trees

"Hope you鈥檝e read up on the curse of the bristlecone,鈥 Andy Bunn told me, with mock concern, over breakfast at a diner in Bishop, California. We were joined by Matt Salzer, a veteran researcher from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Bunn, who teaches environmental鈥

Huxley's Gigi Berardi pens 'FoodWISE,' new book about making healthy, sustainable food choices
To Fight Climate Change, One City May Ban Heating Homes With Natural Gas

The city鈥檚 climate task force explored a number of ambitious targets. In addition to banning natural gas in new construction, it discussed requiring conversions to electric heating when people purchased existing homes, said Dr. Charles Barnhart, a task force member and an assistant professor of鈥

What role does 草榴社区 play in the climate change movement?

Western Washington University students, staff, environmental journalists and activists describe the Bellingham, Wash., school's role in the climate change movement in 2019.

Soon We May All Be Suffering from Climate Whiplash

The classic study for ecosystem impacts from increasing climate variability is a 2002  published about the checkerspot butterfly, a subspecies that was wiped out in the San Francisco Bay area, partially because of habitat loss鈥斺

Western's Institute for Energy Studies named a finalist for Clean Tech Leadership Award
Here鈥檚 how ocean acidification threatens one of Whatcom County鈥檚 oldest industries

An increase in acidity has shown to hurt some shellfish species, such as those found in Whatcom County, according to Brooke Love, who holds a doctorate in chemical oceanography and is an associate professor at Western Washington University.

鈥淚f you like to eat seafood, as many of us do鈥

Fred Kaiser and Grace Borsari Make Largest Single Private Gift to 草榴社区 for 鈥楤uilding Washington鈥檚 Future鈥 Campaign
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