A new analysis, released last week, makes the most detailed case yet that Marine Stewardship Council certification does yield environmental benefits.  Read here for an overview; SAFS’ Timothy Essington is quoted. 

Alaska Air Group says they have enough biofuel to power 75 flights between Seattle, Portland and Washington DC. The grant the UW recently received for biofuels research is noted. 

Cherry blossoms, an icon of spring, are celebrated in many cultures of the temperate region. For its sensitivity to winter and early spring temperatures, the timing of cherry blossoms is an ideal indicator of the impacts of climate change on tree phenology.  Center for Urban Horticulture’s Uran Chung and others examine the phenology of cherry trees in DC, the Midwest, and here on UW campus to see how they might respond to climate change.  

UW’s Sustainability page is currently highlighting recent research from Oceanography’s Peter Rhines, who collaborated on a Science paper (abstract linked here) just released last week.  He and his colleagues found that Atlantic multidecadal ocean variability (AMV) related to clusters of short-term weather events that brought 2010’s “Snowmageddon” to the east coast of North America.  These clusters in turn affect ocean current.  

Check out this insightful story about the work being done to restore herring fisheries, and herring history.  SAFS’ Lorenz Hauser’s work is cited.