The Society of American Foresters (SAF) recently released “Managing Forests Because Carbon Matters: Integrating Energy, Products and Land Management Policy”.  This report, published in the Journal of Forestry, summarizes and analyses the most recent science regarding forests and carbon accounting, biomass use and forest carbon offsets.  Read more about this report, in which SFR’s Elaine Oneil participated. 

Sierra Club named University of Washington as a leader in sustainability practices.  This article in Columns, the UW Alumni magazine, discusses how UW works hard to reduce its footprint, and extend its lead in conservation and environmentalism.  From garbage management to transportation, and gardening to green building, UW is consistently recognized as a national leader in sustainability. 

This piece in the New York Times’ Sunday Opinion Pages, by POE environmental economist Yoram Bauman, discusses the relationships between students taking economics classes and donating money to various organizations.  A fascinating read! 

New research from UW-Bothell shows that the upper atmosphere is working as a chemical reactor that transforms elemental mercury into oxidized mercury, which makes it more able to be deposited in aquatic ecosystems and, eventually, to enter the food chain.  Read more here. 

With mudslide season approaching, officials are looking at what could be done to minimize disruptions to passenger train service. David Montgomery, professor of Earth and space sciences, is quoted in this article, which also includes research from the Climate Impacts Group.