AltWeeklies Wire
Synthetic Pheromone Cocktails Attract More than Apple Mothsnew
In response to public concerns about the aerial spraying of synthetic pheromone products last fall, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has stated that that the products used are "highly specific" and won't affect monarch butterflies. But they appear to attract at least five other "leafroller" moths of the tortricid family.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-24-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fort Ordanancenew
Fourteen years and $100 million later, California's Fort Ord is riddled with dangerous munitions.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
01-17-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Fueled Differentlynew
The California startup Abundant Biofuels uses special shrub, strategy to produce green energy.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
01-17-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A New Hybrid Organization Aims to Heal the Seanew
The Center for Ocean Solutions aims to do what amounts to heresy in old-school academia: Knock down barriers to interdisciplinary marine research. Dissolve scientists' fear of policy and policymakers' fear of science. Connect the smart with the powerful. Turn ideas into realities.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-10-2008 |
Environment
Global Warming Drives Animals Up California's Coastnew
Tidal species native to the Central Coast may be vulnerable to takeover by invaders better equipped for the heat, with ripple effects up the food chain.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
12-27-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Pushing for Agricultural Innovation in Californianew
A proposed Salinas Valley tech center could bring new ag innovation to salad bowl of the world.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
12-14-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Educational Institutions Go Greennew
California State University-Monterey Bay and Monterey Institute of International Studies pledge to teach sustainability.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
12-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Green Commitmentnew
Local governments in California are taking the global warming fight in their own hands.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jessica Lyons |
12-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
The Not-So-Secret Life of Bees and Beekeepersnew
California bees and beekeepers dodge disease, thieves and vicious varroa mites.
Monterey County Weekly |
Nic Coury |
11-29-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
A Moth's Errandnew
Pheromone spraying aimed at wiping out the light brown apple moth may be fruitless.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
11-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Can Computers Free Teachers to Teach More Creatively?new
A focus on technological solutions may distract us from the larger purpose of progressive education.
Monterey County Weekly |
Nicholas Meier |
11-01-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Legal Battle Continues Over Moth Spraynew
Now that the complete list of ingredients in the CheckMate pheromone products has been released, the public can focus on the question of whether they are safe. Though officials reply with a mollifying yes and activists with a nervous no, the answer is more like a murky maybe.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
10-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Enviromental Bill in California Stalls Outnew
Bill aimed at reducing global warming through smart local land use policy won't be up for consideration again until January 2008.
Monterey County Weekly |
Michelle Caldwell |
09-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Pot-Growing Operations Trash Los Padres National Forestnew
Why isn't anyone cleaning it up?
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
09-13-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Fort Ord Burningnew
Opponents demand an independent review of the Army's latest planned burns.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
