[DIALOGnews] DIALOG/DISCCRS News 05/06/05

Fri May 6 18:57:09 CDT 2005

DIALOG and DISCCRS News
05/06/2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES
SCIENCE NEWS
Though Global Climate Change Is Breaking Out All Around Us, The U.S.  
News Media Has Remained Silent
    http://hartfordadvocate.com/gbase/News/content?oid=oid:110479
New Australian Coral Reefs Discovered
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4472161.stm
Dead Zone Returns Early To Louisiana Coast
    http://tinyurl.com/dfwb9
Artisanal Fishing In Peru On The Verge Of Collapse
     
http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/EdicionImpresa/Html/2005-04-03/ 
impLima0283156.html
FORUM
Website for Project on Environmental Change and Public Policy
    http://www.ln.edu.hk/projects/ecfp/Home.htm
A Conversation With Stephen Schneider
     
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/science/earth/03conv.html? 
pagewanted=print
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS
IAI Training Institutes for 2005
Scholarships For Courses On Complex Systems
    http://necsi.net/education/school/summer05.html
JOBS
Director, Pew Fellows Program--Pew Institute For Ocean Science
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Resources
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Science News
Though Global Climate Change Is Breaking Out All Around Us, The U.S.  
News Media Has Remained Silent
    Reprinted with permission from Mother Jones magazine, ©2005,  
Foundation for National Progress. The article is part of "Climate of  
Denial," a 16-page package on global warming in the May/June issue of  
Mother Jones magazine. The package is also available online at  
www.motherjones.com.
    This was recently reprinted in the Hartford Advocate--it is worth a  
read ....
Though global climate change is breaking out all around us, the U.S.  
news media has remained silent. Not because climate change is a bad  
story -- to the contrary: Conflict is the lifeblood of journalism, and  
the climate issue is riven with conflict. Global warming policy pits  
the United States against most of the countries of the world. It's a  
source of tension between the Bush administration and 29 states, nearly  
100 cities, and scores of activist groups working to reduce emissions.  
And it has generated significant and acrimonious splits within the oil,  
auto, and insurance industries. These stories are begging to be  
written....http://hartfordadvocate.com/gbase/News/content?oid=oid: 
110479
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New Australian Coral Reefs Discovered
    Australian scientists have reported the discovery of coral reefs 100  
kilometers long (62.5 miles) in the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the north  
coast of the continent. The newly discovered reefs could be at least  
100,000 years old. Deep murky water had obscured them from the view of  
satellites, and they were found inadvertently by scientists  
investigating a number of small reefs discovered on a previous  
expedition two years ago. Scientists are confident that more large  
reefs could be hiding in the deep tropical water.
    SOURCE: Phil Mercer: New Australian reefs discovered. BBC News,  
Sydney. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4472161.stm
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Dead Zone Returns Early To Louisiana Coast
    from The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Sigma Xi Science in the News
    Much to the surprise of Texas A&M scientists, the dead zone has made  
an early appearance this year off the Louisiana coast.
    The dead, or hypoxic, zone normally doesn't appear until late spring  
or early summer, so its arrival is cause for concern, said Steven  
DiMarco, a Texas A&M University associate professor of oceanography.
    In the dead zone, unusually low levels of oxygen can kill fish and  
threaten other marine life. http://tinyurl.com/dfwb9
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Artisanal Fishing In Peru On The Verge Of Collapse
Via SeaSpan
    A story in the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio says that the  
country's artisanal fishing industry seems on the verge of collapse.  
Official statistics record that 28,098 Peruvians dedicate themselves to  
artisanal fishing, that is to say to the extraction of marine resources  
for direct human consumption. Almost half of the boats are out of  
service and very few are equipped with location devices in case they  
get lost. The paper says that of 6258 registered boats, 40 percent are  
nonfunctional, due to the fishermen's lack of means, insufficient even  
for their maintenance. This absence of cash is exacerbated by  
diminishing levels of fishery resources. The average earnings for an
artisanal fisherman are around 400 soles per month (less than 150 U.S.  
dollars).
    SOURCE: En el 2004 murieron 27 pescadores mientras navegaban en alta  
mar. El Comercio, April 3, 2005; cited in SAMUDRA News Alert, April 11,  
2005, translated by Brian O'Riordan. To read the original Spanish  
version, go to:  
http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/EdicionImpresa/Html/2005-04-03/ 
impLima0283156.html
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Forum
Website for Project on Environmental Change and Public Policy
    Submitted by Paul Harris
    http://www.ln.edu.hk/projects/ecfp/Home.htm
    The Project on Environmental Change and Foreign Policy seeks to  
better understand the role of foreign policy actors and processes in  
efforts to preserve the environment and natural resources. The project  
has resulted in a number of publications over the last five years,  
included several edited volumes. The Website includes links to tables  
of contents of the project's books and abstracts of nearly 75 articles  
published under the auspices of the project so far (with more to be  
added soon). You will also find a bibliography of sources (to be  
expanding greatly in coming weeks) useful in research on environmental  
foreign policy, and links to other research projects and additional  
sources on the World Wide
Web.
    The ECFP Website includes many resources, including abstracts of  
about three dozen papers, specifically related to climate change.
    Paul G. Harris, Director - Project on Environmental Change and  
Foreign Policy
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A Conversation With Stephen Schneider
Submitted by Ron Mitchell
This is an article by a New York Times reporter, interviewing  
climate-change Guru Steve Schneider applying lessons learned from a  
life in climate science to his treatment for cancer. It's a nice  
example of how to sneak some great science into a general conversation!
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/science/earth/03conv.html? 
pagewanted=print

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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings

Two IAI Training Institutes for 2005
The IAI is very pleased to announce its two Training Institutes for  
2005:
    - Training Institute on Vulnerability associated with Climate  
Variability and Climate Change in the Americas, October 17-28, 2005,  
Asunción, Paraguay.
    - Training Institute on Climate and Health in the Americas, second  
semester of 2005, Jamaica.
    The pre-announcements of these Training Institutes can be downloaded  
from:
    (English Version)
     
http://www.iai.int/files/opportunities/iai/Jamaica_PreAnnouncement.pdf
     
http://www.iai.int/files/opportunities/iai/Paraguay_PreAnnouncement.pdf
    (Spanish Version)
     
http://www.iai.int/files/opportunities/iai/ 
Jamaica_PreAnnouncement_SP.pdf
     
http://www.iai.int/files/opportunities/iai/ 
Paraguay_PreAnnouncement_SP.pdf
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Jobs
Director, Pew Fellows Program--Pew Institute For Ocean Science
    Location: Miami, Florida, Usa - Applications Due: May 16, 2005
    The Pew Institute of Ocean Science, with offices in Miami and New  
York City, is seeking an individual to direct all operations and  
programmatic functions of the Pew Fellows Program in Marine  
Conservation. This person will plan and direct the processes of  
nomination, application, review and selection of Fellows; supervise  
planning and running of annual meeting; develop and manage budgeting,  
granting, and evaluation of grants; oversee all PFP administrative  
functions; oversee development and implementation of promotion plans  
and publicity; manage and coordinate interactions with advisory  
committee, program sponsor, and the host institution; conduct ongoing  
monitoring, review, and evaluation of program; and enhance operations  
and outcomes. Requirements include, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree in  
marine science or communication; a commitment to conservation and  
knowledge and experience in marine-related issues; demonstrated
experience in non-profit/program management, grants administration,  
educational programming, budgeting, conference development,  
marketing/public relations, and networking; outstanding communication  
skills, initiative, flexibility, resourcefulness and leadership;  
ability to set priorities, multitask, meet deadlines, work  
independently and as part of a team; be comfortable working with  
professionals worldwide in many sectors; and have knowledge of oceanic  
and environmental issues, organizations, and resources. For more  
information contact Rosemary Mann, Director of Operations and Program
Development, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and  
Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149;  
(305)421-4188, (305)421-4077 fax; or email: rmann at rsmas.miami.edu
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