by Dominick DellaSala on September 27, 2013

Since forests absorb and store vast amounts of carbon, protecting forests, especially old growth forests like those in the Pacific Northwest, should be a key component of any plan to mitigate the effects of climate change.

by Patrick Mazza on September 16, 2013

Soaking carbon from the atmosphere into farm soils is a widely advocated climate solution. A new Australian study kicks dirt all over the idea. But digging in a little deeper uncovers a more favorable picture.

by Ross Macfarlane on September 12, 2013

The starkest warnings about the coming apocalypse are coming not from long-haired hippies, but from Wall Street bankers in three-piece suits. This is not another screed from an environmental fanatic predicting the end of the world; this is a discussion about the collapse of the business case for investments in coal export infrastructure.The starkest warnings about the coming apocalypse are coming not from long-haired hippies, but from Wall Street bankers in three-piece suits. This is not another screed from an environmental fanatic predicting the end of the world; this is a discussion about…

by Eileen V. Quigley on September 11, 2013

It’s happening in our urban and rural forests, in and around our buildings and streets, on our farmland, and in the seagrass meadows, salt marshes and mangroves along our coasts. Done right, it just might stem the tide of runaway climate change.

by Patrick Mazza on September 9, 2013

The health of forests and their owners are directly connected, an insight that has generated an innovative Oregon program to increase forest carbon.

by Patrick Mazza on September 3, 2013

Good-paying jobs that produce multiple products in rural communities where good jobs have been scarce – This is the restoration economy.  In Oregon the restoration economy created 6,483 jobs, generated $977.5 million in economic activity from 2001–2010, a new report from Ecotrust says.

by Patrick Mazza on September 3, 2013

The Pacific Northwest possesses a singular regional identity, one of the strongest in North America.  A large portion of the population is here by choice. But what draws the region together? What are the roots of this identity?

by Patrick Mazza on August 19, 2013

Do frightened grasshoppers increase carbon storage in grasslands?  It appears the answer is yes, according to Yale Forestry School research. But the reason for this phenomenon might not be what you think.

by Patrick Mazza on August 15, 2013

Farm support programs that target only food production miss huge opportunities to generate natural benefits, a new British study documents.

by Patrick Mazza on August 13, 2013

The message is spreading that changing the way agriculture is done can draw heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere into farm soils to improve the viability of agriculture overall.