Monthly Archives: January 2009

New Jungles Prompt Debate on Rain Forests

Posted on January 30, 2009 by pel2

This article in yesterday’s New York Times highlights debate over the importance of regenerated or new forests in tropical rainforest conservation. The article concentrates on a farm in Panama that has since regrown into what appears to be a tropical… Continue reading →

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Another way of banking, with no interest

Posted on January 20, 2009 by pel2

In forest management we use discounted cash flow or compound interest to reflect forest values at different times in the life of the forest. We can also use it to compare costs that occur at different points in time.As it… Continue reading →

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The Passing of Arne Naess

Posted on January 19, 2009 by pel2

Today’s New York Times carried the obituary of philosopher and ecological activist Arne Naess, who passed at the age of 96. From the article:In the early 1970s, after three decades teaching philosophy at the University of Oslo, Mr. Naess (pronounced… Continue reading →

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GIS and Resouce Conflicts

Posted on January 14, 2009 by pel2

During yesterday’s discussion on the uses of GIS the author, Bolstad, emphasized that GIS can be used when there are conflicts in the use of natural resources. Or where there is competition for resources. This got me thinking about the… Continue reading →

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Safety and Security Update

Posted on January 9, 2009 by pel2

see more pwn and owned picturesAs we start the spring semester I’m sure we will be hearing many safety messages. All that is great, but we it’s important to keep it all in perspective, of some sort!… Continue reading →

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How to start blogging at Penn State

Posted on January 8, 2009 by pel2
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On the Nile

Posted on January 8, 2009 by pel2

You would almost expect this to be a scene from an Agatha Christie murder. I think I’ve seen at least two versions of Murder on the NileCredits:Digital ID: 88476. 1860s-1920s Source: [Photographs and prints of Egypt and Syria.] (more info)… Continue reading →

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A new kind of library search

Posted on January 7, 2009 by pel2

A few days ago, for reasons that aren’t relevant here, I was interested in finding a book about the Punic Wars (Carthage against Rome with General Hannibal and elephants in the mountains.) Rather than just look at a list in… Continue reading →

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