March 2011
CLIMATE AND ENERGY
Wind Farm Forecast: More and Bigger
In his State of the Union message, President Obama raised eyebrows with his goal of getting 80 percent of U.S. electricity from "clean" energy sources by 2035. But a recent study by Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson has upped the ante.
Science Friday Cartoon: A World of Wind Power...and Solar Power and...
It's Time to Invest in Ending California's Oil Addiction, Says Senior Fellow James Sweeney
Bioenergy Crops Could Lower Surface Temperatures
LAND USE AND CONSERVATION
Video: The Stanford Food Summit
At the Stanford Food Summit, Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson discussed reforming the U.S. Farm Bill, and Center Fellow David Lobell examined global food security.
Natural Capital Project: Protecting Nature through 'Radical Conservation'
Saving Earth: Q&A with Senior Fellow Paul Ehrlich
OCEANS AND ESTUARIES
BP Oil Spill Commission Adopts Center for Ocean Solutions Recommendations
Key policy recommendations by researchers at the Center for Ocean Solutions are included in the final report to President Obama by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Research Associate Susanne Moser Comments on California Cities Preparing for Sea Level Rise
FRESHWATER
Managing California’s Water: From Conflict to Reconciliation
The rapid decline of salmon and steady increase in the number of endangered fish species show that a new approach is needed to manage California’s aquatic ecosystems, according a new book co-authored by Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson.
PEOPLE
Woods Researchers Noah Diffenbaugh, David Lobell and Susanne Moser Named Google Science Communications Fellows
EDUCATING LEADERS
Center for Ocean Solutions' MARINE Graduate Student Program Hosts California Policymakers
Woods Institute Hosts 50 Graduate Students and Postdocs at Chi Conference on the Environment
The Eco Look: New York Times Features Woods-Sponsored Sustainable Fashion Show
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Uncommon Dialogues: Stanford faculty are invited to submit proposals for fiscal year 2012. Deadline: March 28
Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships: Applications Due March 31
EVENTS
Energy Seminar, Mondays, 4:15-5:15 pm, Huang Engineering Center, NVIDIA Auditorium
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