<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>DISCCRS News</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>5/25/2007</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style="">************************************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowship Scheme 2007-08 -</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> The deadline for the submission of applications for this year's SCAR Fellowships has now been extended to 31 MAY 2007. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.scar.org/awards/fellowships/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.scar.org/awards/fellowships/</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Online Working Papers in Conservation Social Science launched</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - The Society for Conservation Biology's Social Science Working Group (SCB SSWG)<O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.conbio.org/WorkingGroups/SSWG/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.conbio.org/WorkingGroups/SSWG/</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see RESOURCES 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Climate Mentoring Network (listserv) initiated by the Association of American Geographers (AAG), the Climate Specialty Group (CSG)</B><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see RESOURCES 2 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>SCIENCE NEWS</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Global warming can be reduced, but at what cost?</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003715537_warmingcosts21.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003715537_warmingcosts21.html </FONT></SPAN></A> or <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2464b7"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2464b7</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Recent CO2 rises exceed worst-case scenarios </B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11899-recent-cosub2sub-rises-exceed-worstcase-scenarios.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11899-recent-cosub2sub-rises-exceed-worstcase-scenarios.html</FONT></SPAN></A> or<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2z5qon"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2z5qon</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 2 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Carbon tax 'won't hurt' the world's poor</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/carbon-tax-wont-hurt-the-worlds-poor.cfm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/carbon-tax-wont-hurt-the-worlds-poor.cfm </FONT></SPAN></A>or <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2jzs9m"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2jzs9m</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 3 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Climbers face more risks as Alps crumble</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143&art_id=nw20070521220417533C814478"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143&art_id=nw20070521220417533C814478 </FONT></SPAN></A> or <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2qoumq"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2qoumq</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 4 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Solar Power Set to Shine Brightly</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 5 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 6 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Deadlock for UN Climate Meeting</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6670639.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6670639.stm</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: <A href="http://tinyurl.com/2y95c5"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2y95c5</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 7 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Study: Killer hurricanes thrived in cooler seas</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/23/hurricane.study.reut/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/23/hurricane.study.reut/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 8 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>First Successful Demonstration of Carbon Dioxide Air Capture Technology Achieved by Columbia University Scientist and Private Company</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2007/story04-24-07.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2007/story04-24-07.php</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 9 below)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Opportunity for African Graduate Students and Young Researchers in the Social Sciences:</B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see <SPAN style="">OPPORTUNITY 1 </SPAN>below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>7th International Summer School on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ISSAOS) hosted and organized by CETEMPS - University of L'Aquila, Italy.</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://cetemps.aquila.infn.it/issaos_2007/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://cetemps.aquila.infn.it/issaos_2007/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>More details on topics and lecturers are available at: </SPAN><A href="http://cetemps.aquila.infn.it/issaos_2007/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://cetemps.aquila.infn.it/issaos_2007/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">and are also included below.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please, note that the deadline for early registration is 30 May 2007: </SPAN><A href="http://cetemps.aquila.infn.it/issaos_2007/main_files/registration.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://cetemps.aquila.infn.it/issaos_2007/main_files/registration.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>AGU 2007 Biogeosciences Call for Sessions</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see <SPAN style=""><SPAN style="">OPPORTUNITY 2 </SPAN></SPAN>below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>JOBS</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-doc Associate -</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> Social and Ecological Dimensions of Mexican Fisheries - Department of Human Ecology - Rutgers the State University -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>New Brunswick, NJ (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B></B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-Doc Researcher</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - The Natural Hazards Center - San Francisco Bay area (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 2 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-Doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Remote Sensing Forest Disturbances: Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Tulane University, and Complex Systems Research Center, UNH – New Orleans, (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 3 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Social scientist </B></SPAN><SPAN style="">- sustainability science/Resource Use Transitions - CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia's national science agency) Canberra (Australia)<O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.csiro.au/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.csiro.au</FONT></SPAN></A> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/Job_Details.asp?RefNo=2007%2F146"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/Job_Details.asp?RefNo=2007%2F146 </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Job 2007/146 </SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN> (see JOB 4 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-Doc: Diatomist</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - University of Arkansas (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 5 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Visiting 1-yr Asst. Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Environmental. Studies Program at Oberlin College -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oberlin, Ohio - (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 6 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-doc - </B>Stratospheric Sources of Surface Ozone and Methane: Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Sweden)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 7 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - seasonal climate and extreme weather prediction: University of British Columbia (Canada)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 8 below)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Post-doc</B><SPAN style=""> - applied economics (global land use/crop model, including macroeconomic linkages, technological change and the valuation of water resources) - PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) - <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (</SPAN>Germany)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 9 below)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-doc </B></SPAN><SPAN style="">- Scientific and economic aspects of potential climate threshold responses (e.g., a shutdown of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation) to anthropogenic forcing - Penn State Univ (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 10 below)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Post-Doc</B><SPAN style=""> - meteorology or climatology at MeteoSwiss -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Zurich (Switzerland)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 11 below)</SPAN><SPAN style=""> <B> </B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> <SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">**************************************************</SPAN></SPAN></B></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Resources and Funding Opportunities</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(RESOURCES 1) <B>Online Working Papers in Conservation Social Science launched</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - The Society for Conservation Biology's Social Science Working Group (SCB SSWG) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.conbio.org/WorkingGroups/SSWG/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.conbio.org/WorkingGroups/SSWG/</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The goal of the SSWG Working Paper Series (WPS) is to provide a forum for conservation social science research, especially successful application of social science tools and approaches to conservation policy and practice. The WPS aims to promote current research in the final stages of completion. Through its simplified review process, the series offers rapid dissemination of critical conservation social science work to the SCB community, social science peers, students, and other conservation professionals. This is an opportunity for authors to open their work for initial public viewing and commentary before moving on to relevant journal submission. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The WPS hopes to become the place where conservation social scientists turn for the most current and critical insights into the field. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> The editors are particularly interested in papers examining the ways in which conservation social science answers the following questions in some manner: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">1. Where should the conservation community focus its efforts?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">2. How should the conservation community design and implement its conservation interventions?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">3. What are the impacts of our conservation interventions?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Submissions dealing with other aspects of conservation social science are also welcome. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To contribute to the working paper series, please visit the SSWG webpage (<A href="http://www.conbio.org/WorkingGroups/SSWG/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.conbio.org/WorkingGroups/SSWG/</FONT></SPAN></A>) and look under ‘Resources’ for additional information. If you have other questions, please contact the Editors, Stephen Williams and David Hoffman.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(RESOURCES 2) (RESOURCES 2) <B>Climate Mentoring Network (listserv) initiated by the Association of American Geographers (AAG), the Climate Specialty Group (CSG) </B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At the San Francisco meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), the Climate Specialty Group (CSG) approved the creation of a Climate Mentoring Network. This will take the form of an informal setting in which participants could post queries to a listserv, and have these answered by senior Climatology colleagues. The listserve will also act as a clearinghouse for ideas, professional development opportunities, workshops etc. primarily geared towards graduate students and new faculty. For more information or to join this exciting opportunity, please email Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux at <A href="mailto:ldupigny@uvm.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ldupigny@uvm.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The CSG also approved the creation of a Climate Literacy initiative. This will take the form of a web portal designed to promote the awareness and understanding of climate basics. It is envisioned that <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>this tool would assist in climate pedagogy as well as provide a resource for understanding the complexity of our atmosphere in a changing climate. Again, for further details or to participate in this initiative, please email Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux at <A href="mailto:ldupigny@uvm.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ldupigny@uvm.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At the San Francisco meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), the Climate Specialty Group (CSG) approved the creation of a Climate Mentoring Network. This will take the form of an informal setting in which participants could post queries to a listserv, and have these answered by senior Climatology colleagues. The listserve will also act as a clearinghouse for ideas, professional development opportunities, workshops etc. primarily geared towards graduate students and new faculty. For more information or to join this exciting opportunity, please email Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux at <A href="mailto:ldupigny@uvm.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ldupigny@uvm.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The CSG also approved the creation of a Climate Literacy initiative. This will take the form of a web portal designed to promote the awareness and understanding of climate basics. It is envisioned that <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>this tool would assist in climate pedagogy as well as provide a resource for understanding the complexity of our atmosphere in a changing climate. Again, for further details or to participate in this initiative, please email Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux at <A href="mailto:ldupigny@uvm.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ldupigny@uvm.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Science News</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 1) <B>Global warming can be reduced, but at what cost?</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003715537_warmingcosts21.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003715537_warmingcosts21.html </FONT></SPAN></A> or <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2464b7"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2464b7</FONT></SPAN></A> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CHICAGO — In a United Nations report this month, scientists said the cost of aggressively tackling climate change was comparatively reasonable. By spending a little more than 0.1 percent of the world's income each year for 23 years, they say, greenhouse gases could be held nearly in check, avoiding the worst predicted environmental disasters. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The same day, Bush administration officials argued that the same aggressive effort would throw the world's economy into recession. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The reality, top climate economists say, is that cutting U.S. emissions sufficiently to hold greenhouse-gas concentrations at near-current levels soon could cost the United States twice as much per year as it is now spending on the war in Iraq. But, as the U.N. report essentially urges, spending $1 trillion a year worldwide over two decades to aggressively curb global warming could be a bargain in the long run. (continued...)<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 2) <B>Recent CO2 rises exceed worst-case scenarios </B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11899-recent-cosub2sub-rises-exceed-worstcase-scenarios.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11899-recent-cosub2sub-rises-exceed-worstcase-scenarios.html</FONT></SPAN></A> or<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2z5qon"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2z5qon</FONT></SPAN></A> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>New Scientist - The world's recent carbon dioxide emissions are growing more rapidly than even the worst-case climate scenario used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, say researchers. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The team, led by Michael Raupach of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, looked at the growth of CO2 emissions and found that emissions growth suddenly accelerated in 2000. During the 1990s, emissions grew by 1.1% per year on average, but the number shot up to 3.3% between 2000 and 2004, when the study ended. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When they compared the recent emissions trend to those the UN-backed IPCC drew up as its "worst case scenario", the team found the reality was at least as bad, if not worse (see graph, right). <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The team then examined the changes between 1980 and 2004 in factors such as population, economic growth, energy efficiency and carbon efficiency (the amount used per unit of GDP). From this, they were able to determine why CO2 emissions accelerated after 2000. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They concluded that the rise in CO2 emissions is not due to a growth in global population, but a reduction in global efficiency. "We are not getting more efficient at using CO2 in the way we projected," explains co-author Corinne Le Quéré from the University of East Anglia in the UK. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Reversed trend <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From the 1970s to the 1990s, the world as a whole was becoming better at producing more energy for the same CO2 emissions, and more GDP with less energy. But the trend reversed in 2000. "It's a problem because people are assuming we are heading towards a more energy efficient future and we are not," says Le Quéré. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The researchers found that no part of the world reduced the amount of carbon used to produce energy between 2000 and 2004, despite widespread publicity in support of greener sources of energy. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The analysis also showed that developing countries accounted for 73% of the growth in CO2 emissions in 2004, but only 41% of total emissions. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"If you follow anything to do with global policy or global economy these results will not be surprising," says Mike Hulme, director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in the UK. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He says the results "turn the focus back to the process that is in place at the moment to create a new climate regime beyond 2012", when the Kyoto Protocol expires. He adds that drawing the conclusion that Kyoto has failed is "too crude an analysis". <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"There are Kyoto Protocol successes," Hulme says citing "the fact that there is an international climate regime, an emissions trading scheme that works and a market in carbon offsets [in developing countries]. Kyoto made that first progress, and we have learned what worked and what didn't work. A post-Kyoto treaty will not be just more of the same."<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 3) <B>Carbon tax 'won't hurt' the world's poor </B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/carbon-tax-wont-hurt-the-worlds-poor.cfm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/carbon-tax-wont-hurt-the-worlds-poor.cfm </FONT></SPAN></A>or <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2jzs9m"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2jzs9m</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SciDev.net - BEIJING - Imposing a carbon tax to fight climate change will not hurt the poor in the developing countries, according to research announced this week (15 May).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The study, conducted by Arief Anshory Yusuf of Padjadjaran University in Indonesia, was presented at the 27th biannual workshop of the Economy and Environment Programme for Southeast Asia in Beijing, China.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A carbon tax ― the term for taxes imposed on energy consumption ― has long been considered an effective way to reduce energy consumption and slash carbon emissions.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Previous studies have suggested that by increasing energy prices, carbon taxes could harm the poor more than the rich ― as the former spend a higher proportion of their income on fuel.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But the new study, based on data from Indonesia, shows that in terms of energy consumption, the impact on the rural poor would be much less than that on wealthy people in cities, as the poor use comparatively little energy. (continued....)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 4) <B>Climbers face more risks as Alps crumble</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143&art_id=nw20070521220417533C814478"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143&art_id=nw20070521220417533C814478 </FONT></SPAN></A> or <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2qoumq"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2qoumq</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Reuters - Grindelwald - Climbing sheer rock faces has never been the safest of sports, but global warming is increasing the risk factor. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The ice that glues Alpine peaks together is slowly melting, loosening rocks and making classic European climbs like the Eiger and Matterhorn even riskier than in the past.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Now there are routes that just can't be done any more," said Grindelwald mountain guide Marco Bomio.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(continued...)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">*********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 5) <B>Solar Power Set to Shine Brightly</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WorldWatch - WASHINGTON, D.C.- The solar industry is poised for a rapid decline in costs that will make it a mainstream power option in the next few years, according to a new assessment by the Worldwatch Institute in Washington, D.C., and the Prometheus Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Global production of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, which turn sunlight directly into electricity, has risen sixfold since 2000 and grew 41 percent in 2006 alone. Although grid-connected solar capacity still provides less than 1 percent of the world's electricity, it increased nearly 50 percent in 2006, to 5,000 megawatts, propelled by booming markets in Germany and Japan. Spain is likely to join the big leagues in 2007, and the United States soon thereafter.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This growth, while dramatic, has been constrained by a shortage of manufacturing capacity for purified polysilicon, the same material that goes into semiconductor chips. But the situation will be reversed in the next two years as more than a dozen companies in Europe, China, Japan, and the United States bring on unprecedented levels of production capacity. In 2006, for the first time, more than half the world's polysilicon was used to produce solar PV cells. Combined with technology advances, the increase in polysilicon supply will bring costs down rapidly-by more than 40 percent in the next three years, according to Prometheus estimates.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Solar energy is the world's most plentiful energy resource, and the challenge has been tapping it cost-effectively and efficiently," says Janet Sawin, a senior researcher at Worldwatch, who authored the update. "We are now seeing two major trends that will accelerate the growth of PV: the development of advanced technologies, and the emergence of China as a low-cost producer."<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The biggest surprise in 2006 was the dramatic growth in PV production in China. Last year, China passed the United States, which first developed modern solar cell technology at Bell Labs in New Jersey in the 1950s, to become the world's third largest producer of the cells-trailing only Germany and Japan.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>China's leading PV manufacturer, Suntech Power, climbed from the world's eighth largest producer in 2005 to fourth in 2006, and PVs have made the company's CEO one of his nation's wealthiest citizens. Experts believe that China, with its growing need for energy, large work force, and strong industrial base, could drive dramatic reductions in PV prices in the next few years, helping to make solar competitive with conventional power even without subsidies.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"To say that Chinese PV producers plan to expand production rapidly in the year ahead would be an understatement," says Travis Bradford, President of the Prometheus Institute. "They have raised billions from international IPOs to build capacity and increase scale with the goal of driving down costs. Four Chinese IPOs are expected to come to market this month alone."<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the meantime, supply shortages have led manufacturers to find ways to use polysilicon more efficiently, and have accelerated the introduction of new technologies that do not rely on purified silicon and are inherently less expensive to manufacture. So-called thin film cells can be made from amorphous silicon and other low-cost materials, and companies developing these technologies have recently become the darlings of Silicon Valley venture capitalists.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Although in the past, thin film cells have not been efficient enough to compete with conventional cells, today over a dozen companies-including Miasole, Nanosolar, and Ovonics-are competing to scale up production of low-cost solar modules that can be churned out like rolls of plastic.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The conventional energy industry will be surprised by how quickly solar PV becomes mainstream-cheap enough to provide carbon-free electricity on rooftops, while also meeting the energy needs of hundreds of millions of poor people who currently lack electricity," Sawin says.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">*******************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 6) <B>Smithsonian Accused of Altering Exhibit</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Science/Smithsonian_Climate_Change.html"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Science/Smithsonian_Climate_Change.html</FONT></SPAN></A> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: <A href="http://tinyurl.com/yo2fss"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yo2fss</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Registration Required) - WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian Institution toned down an exhibit on climate change in the Arctic for fear of angering Congress and the Bush administration, says a former administrator at the museum.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Among other things, the script, or official text, of last year's exhibit was rewritten to minimize and inject more uncertainty into the relationship between global warming and humans, said Robert Sullivan, who was associate director in charge of exhibitions at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also, officials omitted scientists' interpretation of some research and let visitors draw their own conclusions from the data, he said. In addition, graphs were altered "to show that global warming could go either way," Sullivan said.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 7) <B>Deadlock for UN Climate Meeting</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6670639.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6670639.stm</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: <A href="http://tinyurl.com/2y95c5"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2y95c5</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>BBC News Online - They were aimed at paving the way for the climate summit taking place in Bali in December which will focus on how to take forward the Kyoto Protocol. However, the US said it was unlikely to take part in negotiations at the end of this year on a global agreement to cut emissions of carbon dioxide.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The UN acknowledged "sticking points," but said some issues had been resolved at the meeting.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary, Yvo de Boer, said: "We have come closer to broadening negotiations on a post-2012 regime by resolving some of the outstanding issues and clarifying which building blocks of a future agreement need to be put in place."<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">*******************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 8) <B>Study: Killer hurricanes thrived in cooler seas</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/23/hurricane.study.reut/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/23/hurricane.study.reut/index.html </FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Reuters - NEW YORK - Hurricanes over the past 5,000 years appear to have been controlled more by El Nino and an African monsoon than warm sea surface temperatures, such as those caused by global warming, researchers said Wednesday.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The study, published in the journal Nature, adds to the debate on whether seas warmed by greenhouse gas emissions lead to more hurricanes, such as those that bashed the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some researchers say warmer seas appear to have contributed to more intense hurricanes, while others disagree. The U.N. International Panel on Climate Change said this year it was more likely than not that humans contribute to a trend of increasingly intense hurricanes. (continued...)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 9) <B>First Successful Demonstration of Carbon Dioxide Air Capture Technology Achieved by Columbia University Scientist and Private Company</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2007/story04-24-07.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2007/story04-24-07.php</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>First Successful Demonstration of Carbon Dioxide Air Capture Technology Achieved by Columbia University Scientist and Private Company. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Global Research Technologies, LLC (GRT), a technology research and development company, and Klaus Lackner from Columbia University have achieved the successful demonstration of a bold new technology to capture carbon from the air. The "air extraction" prototype has successfully demonstrated that indeed carbon dioxide (CO2) can be captured from the atmosphere. This is GRT's first step toward a commercially viable air capture device.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(continued...)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(OPPORTUNITY 1) <B>Opportunity for African Graduate Students and Young Researchers in the Social Sciences:</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Social Science Working Group (SSWG), with funds provided by the Christiansen Fund, wishes to develop capacity and increase participation in the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) from conservation social scientists studying and working at African universities or NGOs. Our goal is to provide a mechanism to identify eight young conservation social scientists to serve as SSWG Ambassadors within their host institutions. These individuals will be actively involved in the Society and will serve as a link between the SSWG, researchers and students at their home institutions.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">We are searching for eight students or researchers who have graduated within the past four years. Applicants will provide a one-page essay in English, French or Portuguese demonstrating their active involvement in conservation research or work. Additionally, they will need to provide two letters of recommendation and a resume or C.V.. The following criteria will be used in the selection process:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">1) People who are active in the field, as demonstrated by commitment to the objectives of SCB and the Social Science Working Group, such as those performing research or working in conservation; <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">2) Representation from across Africa, so as to reflect the diverse regions of the continent; <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">3) Probability of sharing the membership benefits with colleagues and peers; and <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">4) Financial need.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Winning applicants will receive three years of membership in the SCB, as well as print versions of both Conservation Biology and Conservation magazine (at $62 per person, per year). In addition, the SSWG will provide a one-time $50USD stipend to offset costs incurred by the applicants in their outreach efforts developing connections between the SSWG and their home institution.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Winning applicants will need to meet several goals during their three-year membership. These include:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Active participation in the SSWG, including posting on the list-serve and/or volunteering to work with the board; with a special emphasis on student affairs and membership.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Recruiting at least three people from within their home institution into the Society.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">While not a requirement we would strongly urge the winning applicants to submit to the SSWG newsletter or the African Telegraph (African Section newsletter), and if possible perhaps write a multi-author paper about social science based conservation in Africa. The SSWG will provide assistance in navigating publication and submission.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Proposals will be due June 4th and winners will be announced at the SSWG meeting during the 2007 SCB annual meetings. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Additional opportunities for young professionals in developing countries:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Thanks to the generous support from The Nature Conservancy, the SSWG is proud to offer 50 two-year SCB memberships to graduate students or professionals who have graduated less than three years ago. Applicants will be required to submit a C.V. and a personal statement, but do not need to submit letters of recommendation. This award is open to all applicants from any developing country, and not necessarily from Africa. Successful applicants will receive free on-line access to Conservation Biology and Conservation magazine.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please send applications for both to Joshua Drew (<A href="mailto:jdrew@bu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">jdrew@bu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>) and clearly specify which opportunity you are applying for.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(OPPORTUNITY 2) <B>AGU 2007 Biogeosciences Call for Sessions</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is a call for session proposals in Biogeosciences for the Fall 2007 meeting. We are hoping for a broad distribution of sessions within the diverse research represented in our Section.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Session proposals are due Wednesday, 13 June 2007 </B></SPAN><SPAN style="">and should be submitted online to the AGU website <A href="http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/program.html">http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/program.html</A>. Guidelines and proposal requirements are on the meeting website. Notification of approved sessions will be made in July.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You will need to provide a brief 1 or 2 paragraph description of the proposed session, including potential invited speakers (maximum of 4). If the proposal is approved, you will be asked to identify two session conveners. As a convener, it will be your responsibility to solicit contributed papers, propose invited speakers and prepare a schedule for contributed papers. Approved sessions with lower submissions numbers will be considered for a poster session or may be combined with another related session. Comments and questions should be directed to Kevin Tu (<A href="mailto:kevintu@berkeley.edu">kevintu@berkeley.edu</A> ), Lara Kueppers (<A href="mailto:lkueppers@ucmerced.edu">lkueppers@ucmerced.edu</A>), or Alistair Smith (</SPAN><A href="mailto:Alistair@uidaho.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Alistair@uidaho.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Jobs</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Or, visit <A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</FONT></SPAN></A> and click on 'Join this group'<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 1) <B>Post-doc Associate -</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> Social and Ecological Dimensions of Mexican Fisheries - Department of Human Ecology - Rutgers the State University -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>New Brunswick, NJ (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers the State University, wishes to hire a post-doctoral associate for one year, beginning September 1st, 2007, to participate in a multi-disciplinary project examining the ecological and social dimensions of commercial fisheries on the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico. The ideal candidate would have a doctoral degree in the natural or social sciences with an interdisciplinary focus on marine fisheries and/or coastal communities. The position requires the ability to communicate in Spanish and to function in interdisciplinary settings in both the United States and Mexico, including short-term periods of field research in Mexico. Experience with and/or willingness to learn agent-based or similar forms of modeling are also desired, as the assignment will include close interaction with modeling efforts taking place at collaborating institutions (U. of Maine and Stanford U.). Salary and benefits are competitive<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please send letters of application, accompanied by your current CV or resume and lists of 3 potential recommendations, to Dr. Bonnie J. McCay, </SPAN><A href="mailto:mccay@aesop.rutgers.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">mccay@aesop.rutgers.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> (preferred) or Department of Human Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, 55 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, <B>by June 30th, 2007</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 2)<B> Post-Doc Researcher</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - The Natural Hazards Center - San Francisco Bay area (USA) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Natural Hazards Center is seeking to hire a professional research assistant/postdoctoral scholar to assist with the coordination of its research program. This soft-money appointment extends for one year with the possibility of extension to two-three years.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The purpose of the position is to collaborate with the Natural Hazards Center director, program manager, research coordinator, and other staff on Center projects funded by NSF, the Department of Homeland Security, and others. The position will play a lead role in a newly funded Center project on preparedness among community‐based and faith-based organizations and other non-profits providing services to at-risk populations in the San Francisco Bay Area.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Minimum Requirements:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">• Education: PhD in a social/behavioral science discipline or closely related field ( e.g., public health).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">• Skills & Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, procedures, and techniques; experience coordinating fieldwork teams; advanced knowledge of qualitative data analysis techniques; excellent oral and written communication skills, accompanied by the ability to communicate with diverse audiences both inside and outside academia; excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with others; and the ability to design, plan, implement, troubleshoot, and administer all phases of the research work. Must be willing to travel. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">• Experience: Two or more years of experience in fieldwork related to hazards and disasters.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Applications will be considered beginning June 1, 2007,</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> and will continue until the position is filled. Send vitae, samples of written work, and the names of three professional references to: Kathleen Tierney, Director,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Natural Hazards Center,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>University of Colorado <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>482 UCB<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Boulder, CO 80303<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Via email: <A href="mailto:tierneyk@colorado.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">tierneyk@colorado.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 3)<B> Post-Doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Remote Sensing Forest Disturbances: Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Tulane University, and Complex Systems Research Center, UNH – New Orleans, (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, and Complex Systems Research Center, UNH, are seeking a postdoctoral researcher. The position is offered under a NASA Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) project, and a DOE <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NICCR Coastal Center project led by Drs. Jeffrey Chambers and George Hurtt. The researcher will develop methods for linking ecological field data with remote sensing disturbance metrics derived from various sensors <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Landsat, Hyperion, MODIS, Ikonos) toward developing landscape-scale perspectives on forest impacts from hurricanes and microburst blowdowns. Expertise in ENVI or similar remote sensing image processing platforms required. Familiarity with mathematical modeling <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and computational programming (IDL, C, etc.) also desirable.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>The position opens immediately and continues until filled</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">, with a 1 Aug 07 target date. Salary negotiable based on qualifications. Send electronic application w/ research statement, current CV, and contact info for three refs to Jeff Chambers ( </SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:chambers@tulane.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">chambers@tulane.edu</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="">). </SPAN> <SPAN style="">******************** </SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 4) <B>Social scientist </B></SPAN><SPAN style="">- sustainability science/Resource Use Transitions - CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia's national science agency) Canberra (Australia) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.csiro.au/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.csiro.au</FONT></SPAN></A> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/Job_Details.asp?RefNo=2007%2F146"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/Job_Details.asp?RefNo=2007%2F146 </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Job 2007/146 -</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>Applications Close: 10 Jun 2007</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems is seeking an innovative social scientist to contribute to the development of social systems analysis. He or she will explore the capacities of social sciences to contribute their skills to the interdisciplinary endeavour of sustainability science and <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>will contribute to develop a coherent theoretical and methodological framework to describe and to understand the dynamics of fast changing socio-ecological systems across various levels of scale and in various social formations in Australia and the Pacific. We are searching for a systems oriented analysis of the social system and of the co-evolutionary dynamic between social and ecological systems that will guide our empirical research for identifying intervention points for a sustainability transition. The successful applicant will have a sound conceptual knowledge of social systems, of the fundamental character of society-nature interaction, the notion of cultural evolution and co-evolution. He or she will be able to work with communities, regions <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and the policy sector in Australia and the Pacific, and to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">*******************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 5) <B>Post-Doc: Diatomist</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - University of Arkansas (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Position for a Diatomist is available beginning August 13, 2007 at the University of Arkansas. Applications are invited to participate in a funded paleoclimate project investigating sediments from the Pingualuit Impact Crater Lake located 100km south of Hudson Strait (</SPAN><A href="http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/pingualuit/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/pingualuit/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">). Applications will be received for either a PostDoctoral Fellowship (2 years) or for a research assistantship (3 years) with option to pursue a PhD degree. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team and will be cosupervised by Reinhard Pienitz from the Centre d'études nordiques from the University Laval, Québec, Canada. Fellows receive a full stipend for 12 month doctoral candidates will receive a stipend and tuition will be fully paid. The PhD candidate would be part of the active Environmental Dynamics Program of the University of Arkansas (</SPAN><A href="http://endy.uark.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://endy.uark.edu/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>Contact: Dr. Sonja Hausmann, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA. +1 479 5756419, </SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:shausmann@uark.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">shausmann@uark.edu</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="">. Please include a resume of academic background, work experience, research interests and the names of three scientists familiar with your work. <B>Screening of applications begins May 20, 2007 and continues until position is filled.</B></SPAN> ********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 6)<B> Visiting 1-yr Asst. Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Environmental. Studies Program at Oberlin College -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oberlin, Ohio - (USA) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time, one year replacement position in the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will begin August 2007, and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The successful candidate will teach a total of five classes including at least one section of our introductory course, Environment and Society, and at least three intermediate or upper-level courses. Environment and Society provides majors and non-majors with a broad introduction to the status of the environment, the causes of environmental dilemmas, and the economic, social, political and technical suite of options available for solving environmental problems. The intermediate or upper-level courses will be in the person's area of specialization, preferably in the social sciences or in interdisciplinary areas incorporating aspects of natural science, social science and humanities. A focus on issues related to energy and/or the built environment is desirable but not required.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in hand or expected when the appointment begins and should demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To be assured of consideration, letters of application, including a curriculum vitae, undergraduate and graduate academic transcripts, and at least three letters of reference should be sent to John Petersen, Director,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Environmental Studies Program, A.J. Lewis Center, 122 Elm Street, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 44074,<B> by June 8, 2007</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">. Fax (440)775-8946. Application materials received after that date will be considered until the position is filled. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 7) <B>Post-doc - </B>Stratospheric Sources of Surface Ozone and Methane: Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Swede<B>n) </B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna has an opening for a postdoc to work in a project studying the contribution of stratospheric air to surface ozone and methane at high latitudes. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The focus of the project is the effects of atmospheric turbulence on vertical mixing. A > 10-year database from the ESRAD radar in Kiruna provides profiles of r.m.s. turbulent velocities, winds and static-stability up to ~15 km height. These will be used to parameterize turbulence in terms of wind and stability. The results will be incorporated into a trajectory/dispersion model such as FLEXPART. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Model output will be tested against observations by ozone lidar and by ozonesondes, and surface measurements of ozone , methane and other trace gases (e.g. at the nearby Pallas Global Atmospheric Watch station). Similar work will be done for the Antarctic atmosphere <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>using our new atmospheric radar at the Swedish/Finnish station Wasa/ Aboa in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The candidate should have a recent PhD in atmospheric physics, or a closely related area, and demonstrated ability to develop software using FORTRAN and MATLAB. Experience in research using one or more of the following will be an advantage : atmopheric radar, atmospheric lidar, trajectory modelling, ECMWF. Good communication skills in English are needed. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Renumeration for the postdoc (up to 2 years) is in the form of a stipend from the Kempe foundation. More information on the Atmospheric Research Group at Swedish Institute of Space Physics can be found at </SPAN><A href="http://www.irf.se/program/afp"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.irf.se/program/afp</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> . Informal enquiries about the postdoc position can be made to Prof. Sheila Kirkwood (</SPAN><A href="mailto:sheila.kirkwod@irf.se"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">sheila.kirkwod@irf.se </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> , tel. +46 980 79083)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Formal applications should be submitted to Registrator, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Box 812, 98128 Kiruna, SWEDEN (</SPAN><A href="mailto:registrator@irf.se"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">registrator@irf.se</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> ). Please make refence to ?Dnr 31-132/07 Post doc<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 8) <B>Post-doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - seasonal climate and extreme weather prediction: University of British Columbia (Canada) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a post-doctoral research position in seasonal climate and extreme weather prediction. The applicant must have a Ph.D. degree in atmospheric sciences, physical oceanography, statistics, computational intelligence or related areas. Experience with data analysis and ability to program in MATLAB are desirable. The successful candidate will work in an internationally renowned research group specializing in the prediction of seasonal climate variability using machine learning methods. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>The position is available immediately.</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> The appointment is made for one year, and renewable for another year, with funding from the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. Applications including a resume, a statement of research interests and the names, addresses, phone, fax numbers and e-mail addresses of three references should be sent by 10 June, 2007 to Prof. W. Hsieh, Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, 6339 Stores Road, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada; Fax: (604) 822-6088; E-mail: whsieh at </SPAN><A href="http://eos.ubc.ca/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">eos.ubc.ca</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 9) <B>Post-doc</B><SPAN style=""> - applied economics (global land use/crop model, including macroeconomic linkages, technological change and the valuation of water resources) - PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) - <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Germany) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We invite applications from outstanding individuals for one post-doctoral and four PhD positions to support core interdisciplinary research teams at PIK. We apply computer models to analyse the interactions between climate change, the terrestrial water cycle, agricultural production, trade and land use changes on the global and regional scales. Emerging issues include the role of agriculture for climate change adaptation and mitigation, especially in poor countries, and the increasing demand for bio-energy.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1. Post-doc, applied economics (agricultural, resource, development economics), human geography, or applied mathematics (TV-L 13-O, full-time, ref. hlc/01). We are looking for a person with profound experience in applied economic modelling, esp. mathematical programming. This position involves further development of a global land use/crop model, including macroeconomic linkages, technological change and the valuation of water resources. The model will be applied in combination with macroeconomic and energy system models to assess various climate change adaptation and mitigation options, economic development, and the future energy mix.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 10) <B>Post-doc </B></SPAN><SPAN style="">- Scientific and economic aspects of potential climate threshold responses (e.g., a shutdown of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation) to anthropogenic forcing - Penn State Univ (USA) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Department of Geosciences at Penn State University seeks applications for a postdoctoral scholar. The ideal candidate will be a scientist with broad interests in the scientific and economic aspects of <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>potential climate threshold responses (e.g., a shutdown of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation) to anthropogenic forcing. The project analyzes the ability of climate observing systems to improve predictions of potential threshold responses and to inform the decision-making process. Familiarity with integrated assessment of climate change, statistics, and oceanography would be an advantage. The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team including Earth scientists, psychologists, policy analysts, and economists. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Earth sciences, applied mathematics, operations research, or a related field.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To apply, please send a CV and the contact information of three references to Klaus Keller, Department of Geosciences, 208 Deike Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, </SPAN><A href="mailto:kkeller@geosc.psu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">kkeller@geosc.psu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">, (814) 865-6718. <B>The review of the applications starts immediately and continues until the position is filled.</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> The initial appointment would be for one year, with the possibility for continuation.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">*******************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 11)<B> Post-Doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - meteorology or climatology at MeteoSwiss -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Zurich (Switzerland)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss carries out meteorological assignments for the benefit of the population, industry and public institutions. As part of the COST Action 733 "Harmonisation and applications of weather types classifications for European regions" we are seeking to appoint a scientific researcher. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You will be working in the climate analysis group in the climate services department. Your main task will be the development of new procedures for the spatial analysis (gridding) of climate data in the Alpine region and their implementation in operational use. You will participate in an international research project. You will produce reports and publications for scientific journals and will present your work at national and international conferences.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As well as being a team-oriented character with initiative you also have a scientific degree and a PhD in meteorology or climatology. Ideally you will have in-depth knowledge of statistics (spatial and multivariate methods) and are experienced in UNIX and programming in R (S-plus). You are interested in transforming your physical knowledge into quantitative concepts. You have good spoken and written/editorial skills in English and German as well as ideally a second national language to enable you to participate fluently on national /international specialist committees.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are looking for a motivated, communicative and team-oriented person. We are offering a varied position in a motivated team in an interesting organisation at the interface between research and practice, modern working tools and the opportunity for ongoing professional training and development.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This post is fixed-term for two years.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Would you like to know more about this post? Please contact Dr M. Liniger, tel. 044 256 93 27 or Dr C. Frei, tel. 044 256 97 55 or<B> send your complete application documentation as paper mail to the following address by 8 June 2007</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, HR Services, Krähbühlstrasse 58, 8044 Zurich</SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">**************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Roman">This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler to distribute information of potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate-change research, and to build an international sense of community among recent grads. It provides an international forum for the exchange of information and opinions regarding research, professional and social issues. 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