APNEP Science & Technology News

The following is a compilation of links to news articles in publications and announcements that discuss environmental science and/or technology topics especially relevant to the Albemarle-Pamlico region. Additional S&T news items for inclusion are welcome: please send to APNEP staff.

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2011 Science News

SPRING (Apr-Jun)

Duck Research Pier Unveils the CLARIS (Outer Banks Sentinel 6/29/11)

Global Warming Continues As Greenhouse Gas Grows (Raleigh News & Observer 6/28/11)

Climate Change: Public Skeptical, Scientists Sure (North Carolina Public Radio 6/21/11)

Research Details Significant Sea Level Rise (Charlotte Observer 6/21/11)

Study: Rising Global Temperatures Spur Steepest Sea Level Rise In 2,100 Years: Reconstructing Sea Level History for the First Time (Popular Science 6/20/11)

What Will Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Mean for Barrier Islands? (Science Daily 6/16/11)

Sturgeon: Should They Be Listed Under the Endangered Species Act? Conservationists and Scientists Debate Placing the Prehistoric Predator on the List (Newport News Daily Press 6/12/11)

NASA Scientists Experiment with Eco-Friendly Fertilizer (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 5/11/11)

Report Outlines Threat from Rising Sea Level (Carteret News Times 5/9/11)

Arctic ice shrinking quickly, study finds (Winston-Salem Journal 5/4/11)

Wild Hogs: Researchers Examine Impact of Feral Pigs In Eastern N.C. (University News Services 5/4/11)
Note: Former APNEP-STAC member Chris DePerno is quoted.

Behaviors of Birds, Bees, Ants, Fish Hint at Climate Change (Raleigh News & Observer 5/1/11)

A Struggle to Hold Back the Sea (National Public Radio 4/25/11)
Note: APNEP-STAC Executive Board member Brian Boutin is interviewed.

Hog Farm Pollution Tied To Residents' Symptoms (North Carolina Public Radio 4/25/11)

Fishermen, Scientists Build Oyster Reefs with Crab Pots (Carteret News Times 4/24/11)
Note: APNEP-STAC member Joel Fodrie is quoted.

16 Local Scientists Polled on Environmental Perils (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 4/22/11)

Ecological Experts Condemn Proposed Poultry Plant (Rocky Mount Telegram 4/18/11)

Wetland Study Shows Improvement (Wilmington Star-News 4/10/11)

Scientists Are Not So Bullish on Nourishment (The Outer Banks Voice 4/5/11)
Note: Former APNEP-STAC member Stanley Riggs is quoted.

WINTER (Jan-Mar)

Does Placing a Price Tag on Natural Resources Make Them More Valuable? (New West 2/22/11)

How Rising Sea Levels Will Affect the U.S. Coastline (Environmental News Network 2/18/11)

Atlantic Weather May Be Key Culprit In Fish Decline (National Public Radio 1/25/11)

Abandoned Crab Traps Become Homes for Oysters (Hampton Roads Pilot 1/23/11)  Note: APNEP-STAC members Joel Fodrie and Erin Fleckenstein are quoted.

2010 Science News

FALL (Oct-Dec)

Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear this Century (Science Centric 12/2/10)

SUMMER (Jul-Sep)

Study Shows Bay Clean-Up Helps Boost Underwater Grasses (Virginia Institute of Marine Science 7/28/10)

Survey Finds Plenty of Pollution in Virginia Waters (Hampton Roads Pilot 8/24/10)

NCNERR and NOAA research estuarine shoreline stabilization with Pivers Island project (NC-DCM Coastal Management News, Summer 2010)

SPRING (Apr-Jun)

East Coast Winds Would Support a Stable Power Grid (AAAS Science Now 4/5/10) 

Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems (Podcast) (USGS Corecast 6/3/10)

Oil Spill Puts N.C.’s Coastal Riches in New Light (Greensboro News-Record 6/13/10)
Note: Former APNEP-STAC Executive Board member Dr. Doug Rader quoted.

Panel: Oil Spill’s Effects on North Carolina Are Unclear (Greenville Daily Reflector 6/14/10)

Dominion Gives Eels A Lift on River Trip (Hampton Roads Pilot 6/14/10)
Note: Current APNEP-STAC Executive Board member Dr. Wilson Laney and former APNEP-STAC member Bob Graham quoted.

CRC Science Panel release report on sea level rise in N.C. (NC-DCM Coastal Management News, Spring 2010)

WINTER (Jan-Mar)

Sea Level Rise conference reaches more than 250 participants (NC-DCM Coastal Management News, Winter 2010)

Climate Change Adds to Bird Stress (New York Times 3/13/10)

2009 Science News

Healthy Oceans New Key to Combating Climate Change: Seagrasses to Salt Marshes Among the Most Cost Effective Carbon Capture and Storage Systems on the Planet (United Nations Environment Programme 10/14/09)

Your Green Earth: Trees Help Clean Up Polluted Sites (News 14 Carolina 10/7/09)

Link Development to Sea Level Rise, Study Urges (Raleigh News & Observer 10/28/09)

State Panels Studying Offshore Drilling (Burlington News Times 11/9/09)

Contamination in N.C. Waters, “A Crisis,” Lawyer and Water Advocate Says: EPA Study Shows Harmful Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Eight State Lakes (New Bern Sun Journal 11/11/09)

New Study Uncovers Key Role of Bacteria in the Formation of ‘Red Tide’ Algal Blooms: Implications for Climate Modeling (NOAA News 11/16/09)

Navy Doing Bird Study at Proposed N.C. Landing Field Site  (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 11/17/09)

Changing Oceans Mean Losers and Winners Among Species (Asheville Citizen-Times 12/2/09)

Coyotes A Growing Problem in Central N.C. (NBC-17 News 12/3/09)

2008 Science News

30-Mile Red Bloom Off N.C. Coast is Harmless, Scientists Say (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 10/9/08)

Study Tracks the Trickle of Coastal Flows: Research May Boost Smarter Development(Myrtle Beach Sun News 10/10/08)

N.C. Scientific Platform Is Flotsam After Trawler Hits It (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 10/12/08)

Algae Oil Fuels Aquaculture Research (Carteret County News-Times 10/12/08)

Fishing Boat Wrecks Science Platform in NC Waters  (AP/Rocky Mount Telegram 10/13/08)

Real-Time Info on Outer Banks Conditions Comes to the Web (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 10/24/08)

Study on Corolla Horses Would Try Fine Right Number  (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 10/26/08)

Expert: Parks Pay Off for Communities (Greenville Daily Reflector 10/29/08)

Sea Turtle Nests Thriving in North Carolina (Wilmington Star News 10/31/08)

A Cloudy Bill of Health for Currituck Sound Vegetation (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 11/7/08)

U.S. May End Tree Experiments: Threat Upsets Researchers; Duke Forest Included Studies of Global Warming (AP/Raleigh News & Observer 11/12/08)

Looking at Drugs in the Water: Experts Gather in the Triangle to Assess a Public Health Question  (Raleigh News & Observer 11/12/08)

N.C. Coast’s Changing Face (Charlotte Observer 11/23/08) [APNEP Note: STAC member, Stanley Riggs of East Carolina University, is quoted.]

CERF Resolutions on Ethanol Biofuel and Carbon Sequestration (Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation 11/25/08)

Beyond Carbon: Scientists Worry About Nitrogen’s Effects (New York Times 9/1/08)

Fewer Buoys Means Less Storm-Tracking Data (Wilmington Star News 9/3/08)

N. C. Looks for Herring in Effort to Restore Species (Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 9/5/08)

Freshwater Fish in North America in Peril, Study Finds (AP/Durham Herald-Sun 9/10/08)

EPA to Develop More Precise Ocean Testing (AP/Myrtle Beach Sun News 9/11/08) [APNEP Note: former STAC member, Mike Mallin of UNC-Wilmington, is quoted.]

Post-1980 Tempertures Zipped Up, Study Finds (Raleigh News & Observer 9/13/08)

AP Impact: Tons of Drugs Dumped into Wastewater (AP/Durham Herald-Sun 9/14/08)

Warming May Mean N.C. Losses: Report Warns of Danger to Coastal Property Values(Raleigh News & Observer 9/25/08)

Switching On: Researchers Hoping Switchgrass Can Replace Corn As Source of Ethanol(AP/Winston-Salem Journal 9/25/08)

Science of Hurricane Prediction Evolving (Greenville Daily Reflector 9/25/08)

New Weather Balloons Aim for Better Hurricane Data (AP/Durham Herald-Sun 9/26/08)

SPRING (Apr-Jun)

Black Tiger Shrimp Showing Up in Area Waters (Outer Banks Sentinel 5/7/08)

Contents of Bathroom Cabinets Impacting Marine Life (Outer Banks Sentinel 5/14/08)

Speaker Informs Public About Global Warming (New Bern Sun Journal 5/19/08)

Forecasters Say Virginia Coastline Will Retreat Dramatically (Hampton Roads Pilot 5/23/08)

Duke Researchers Launch Two-Year Study on Perceptions of Development and Change in N.C. Coastal Communities (Duke University’s Nicholas School News 6/10/08)

“Ray” of Hope for New Fishery? (Outer Banks Sentinel 6/18/08)

Duke to do Environmental Study of Gates OLF Site (Hampton Roads Pilot 6/19/08)

Kudzu Just Might Be Useful (Raleigh News & Observer, Cox News Service 6/20/08)

Follow the Silt (New York Times 6/24/08)

Drought Puts Mussels at Risk (Raleigh News & Observer 1/2/08)

Ocean Fish, Fresh from the Farm: Aquaculture of Sea Creatures Has Promise in North Carolina (Raleigh News & Observer 1/18/08)

Science Engineers Drought-Proof Crops (Rocky Mount Telegram 2/10/08)

Shore Bird Habitat Threatened (Jacksonville Daily News 2/10/08)[APNEP Note: STAC Co-Chair Michael Rikard is quoted].

Backyard Bird Count: Four-Day Event Allows Citizens to Take Part in Research Project(Wilmington Star News 2/14/08) [APNEP Note: STAC Member Walker Golder is quoted].

Study's Look at Oceans is Sobering: Researchers from UNC-CH and Elsewhere Find that Human Influences are Pervasive and Harmful (Raleigh News & Observer 2/15/08)

Gulf Stream Seen As Energy Source: Plans Made to Test Underwater Turbine (Raleigh News & Observer 2/15/08)

East Coast Waves Growing Taller, Study Finds: It Happens During Summer and Is Tied to More Intense Hurricanes (MSNBC 3/18/08)

2007 Science News

Researchers Push for Cleaner Stream Beds (NBC17.com 10/2/07)[APNEP Note: STAC Members Emily Bernhardt and Barbara Doll are quoted].

Beaufort County’s Gold Mine of Water  (Washington Daily News 10/15/07)

Study Finds Core Sound Commercial Fishery Partially Collapsed (Outer Banks Sentinel 10/17/07)

UNC Wilmington Faculty Member Elected Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (UNC-Wilmington News 11/1/07)[APNEP Note: Mike Mallin has served on APNEP’s STAC since its inception in mid-2004].

North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute Seeks to be Boast of Coast (Virginian Pilot 11/25/07) [APNEP Note: CSI Director Nancy While is Co-Chair of APNEP’s STAC and has served on the STAC since its inception in mid-2004]

Seashore Mallow Seen As Biodiesel Source (Durham Herald-Sun/AP 7/10/07)

Wood Creates Golden Opportunity: Creating Power, Fertilizer, Roads (Raleigh News & Observer 7/14/07)

Scientists Test Trees’ Ability to Combat Carbon Dioxide (Raleigh News & Observer 7/15/07)

Warming May Refine What Flourishes: Scientists Examine Implications for Plants, Animals, Pests (Raleigh News & Observer 7/15/07)

Evidence of Climate Change (Wilmington Star-News 7/15/07) [APNEP Note: STAC Member Stanley Riggs is quoted].

Outer Banks on the Front Line of Coastline Change (Wilmington Star-News 7/15/07) [APNEP Note: STAC Members Jeff DeBlieu and Stanley Riggs are quoted].

Scientists Clash Over Hurricanes: A Study Blaming Warming Draws Fire (Raleigh News & Observer/McClatchy 7/30/07)

Duke: Decade-Long Experiment Says Trees Won't Help Global Warming (Rocky Mount Telegram/AP 8/9/07)

Sewage Tells Tales of Cities’ Drug Use (Charlotte Observer/AP 8/22/07)

Lowest Streamflows in More Than 110 Years for Some North Carolina Rivers as Drought Worsens (USGS News 8/31/07)

Purple Martin Deaths Decline by About 90 Percent at Manns Harbor Roost (Outer Banks Sentinel 9/15/07)

[Tar River] Reservoir Level Hits Historic Low Level Mark (Rocky Mount Telegram 9/17/07)

Drought Threatens Animals, Plants: Many Plants Could Rebound with Normal Rain Next Year (Chapel Hills News 9/23/07)

Rising Seas Likely to Flood U.S. History (Virginian Pilot/AP 9/24/07)

SPRING (Apr-Jun)

New Technology Gives Pat Halpin and Colleagues the Tools to do Better Science and be Better Resource Managers (Duke Environment Magazine SPR 07) [APNEP Note: Research to support Environmental Defense’s integrated management plan for river herring in the Chowan Basin discussed]

Duke Marine Lab Dedicates Ocean Conservation Center (Duke Environment Magazine SPR 07)

On a Mission: Scientist Studying Wave Action (Outer Banks Sentinel 4/16/07) [APNEP Note: Dr. Hanson joined APNEP’s STAC in August 2007]

Division of Coastal Systems Science and Policy Receives New Name (Duke University 5/24/07)

Q&A: NCCOS Oceanographer Carol Auer on “Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise” Project (NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science June 07)

Rising Sea Level Redefines N.C. Coast (Raleigh News & Observer, 6/3/07) [APNEP Note: STAC Members Stanley Riggs and David Mallinson are quoted].

Scientists Study Climate, Water Needs (Myrtle Beach Sun News 6/4/07)

Experts Fear Major Hurricane Could Annihilate Outer Banks (Washington Daily News 6/4/07) [APNEP Note: STAC Member Stanley Riggs is quoted].

Izzy’s Inlet Receives Second Look by Scientists (Outer Banks Sentinel, 6/8/07)

Record Low Water Levels in May for North Carolina Rivers (USGS News 6/8/07)

Count Finds Bird Species in Decline Fewer (Raleigh News & Observer 6/15/07)

North Carolina Coastal Economy Vulnerable to Sea-Level Rise (Science Daily 6/23/07)

With Every Ferry Trip, New Data on Outer Banks (Washington Post 6/25/07)

WINTER (Jan-Mar)

Pesticide May Negatively Affect Estuarine Health (NOAA News 1/18/07)

Checking on the Health of Our Waters One Ferry Trip at a Time(Public Radio East 2/15/07)

2006 Science News

FALL (Oct-Dec)

New USDA Hardiness Zone Map Reflects Warmer Climate from 1990 to 2006 (National Arbor Day Foundation) [APNEP Note: A substantial fraction of the inland areas of the APNEP region has shifted from Zone 7 to Zone 8]

The Stream Doctor: Emily Bernhardt's Pioneering Research Focuses on Successfully Restoring Urban Waterways (Duke Environment Magazine Fall 06)

Study Finds Oysters Can Take Heat and Heavy Metals, but Not Both (UNC-Charlotte News 12/14/06)

Ground Water Levels Meets Most Federal Standards in Major Eastern U.S. Aquifer(USGS Survey News 12/20/06)

Mini Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Show Research Value: Operating in Shallow Waters, AUVs Sample Tidal Rivers and Estuaries (NOAA News 12/27/06)

Changes in Grass Shrimp Populations Identified as Measuring Tool for Coastal Sediment Contamination, and for Measuring Ecosystem Health (NOAA News 12/29/06)

SUMMER (Jul-Sep)

None found.

SPRING (Apr-Jun)

None found.

WINTER (Jan-Mar)

None found.

2005 Science News

FALL (Oct-Dec)

None Found

SUMMER (Jul-Sep)

ECU Biologist Surveys Water Discharge in Albemarle Sound (ECU News Bureau 8/15/05) FALL (Oct-Dec)

Hurricanes, Runoff Tax Water Quality Management (Science News 12/26/05)

SPRING (Apr-Jun) 

None found.

WINTER (Jan-Mar)

None found.