Ecology Projects
I recently received an announcement of an ecology program from John Kamman whose organization sponsors field science and cultural exchange projects. The organization is Ecology Project International and has projects and...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Jun 30, 2010 | Citizen Scientists, Environment
I recently received an announcement of an ecology program from John Kamman whose organization sponsors field science and cultural exchange projects. The organization is Ecology Project International and has projects and...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Jun 12, 2010 | Environment
I’ve been in England for the past two weeks, and will be writing a few posts about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill reporting on the views of this catastrophe from the U.K. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | May 30, 2010 | Citizen Scientists, Environment
As we all know, President Obama told the story that his daughter knocked on the bathroom door while he was shaving, and asked him, “Have you plugged the hole yet, Daddy?” As science teachers we are reminded that this...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | May 29, 2010 | Earth Science, Geology
The latest word on effort to plug the BP offshore oil well using the “Top Kill” procedure is that the effort is continuing, but the company has not determined whether it is working, or that it won’t work....
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | May 26, 2010 | Earth Science, Geology
As I write this post, BP has begun their “top kill” maneuver to stop the flow of oil by plugging the well with mud. This technique has not been used at such great depths, and we’ll have to wait perhaps for a...
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