Stanford News Headlines: Environment http://news.stanford.edu Latest Environment news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif Stanford News Headlines http://news.stanford.edu Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium announces $7.5 million in grants to lower the cost of large-scale solar power http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/bapvc-solar-grants-051712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/bapvc-solar-grants-051712.html A total of $7.5 million will go to 18 research teams at Stanford, UC-Berkeley and three national laboratories. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford scientists document fragile land-sea ecological chain http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/land-sea-ecology-051712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/land-sea-ecology-051712.html Intricate, often invisible chains of life are threatened with extinction around the world. A new study quantifies one of the longest such chains ever documented. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford humanities PhD students pitch their talents to high-tech executives http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/humanities-bibliotech-conference-050812.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/humanities-bibliotech-conference-050812.html At Stanford's second annual BiblioTech conference, business-style elevator pitches will showcase the versatile assets of 21st century humanities graduate students. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT Support for climate change action drops, Stanford poll finds http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/climate-change-survey-050812.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/climate-change-survey-050812.html The drop was concentrated among Americans who distrust climate scientists, according to a survey directed by Jon Krosnick, a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.  Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT Use of public and private dollars for scaling up clean energy needs a reality check, say Stanford scholars http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/scaling-clean-energy-050112.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/scaling-clean-energy-050112.html Public and private support for clean energy must get much smarter, according to two Stanford writers. Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford researchers help Hawaii's largest landholder plan an ecological future http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/hawaii-land-management-042412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/hawaii-land-management-042412.html The future of a large chunk of the island of Oahu was at stake when Stanford environmental scientists were called in to help. In the end, the environmental value of the land was considered, and that made all the difference. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT Climate change may create corn market price volatility, say Stanford, Purdue researchers http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/climate-change-corn-041912.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/climate-change-corn-041912.html America's No. 1 crop could see its prime growing region shift to the Canadian border or its price volatility increase sharply within 30 years. A new Stanford study points to climate change as the cause. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford grad students do basic training in the nation's capital http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/dc-boot-camp-040612.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/dc-boot-camp-040612.html Turning environmental research into action requires knowledge of how Washington works. Twenty-four Stanford PhD students pounded the pavement to learn more. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford grad student witnesses illegal gold mines in Peru and their threat to rain forest http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/peru-gold-mining-040312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/peru-gold-mining-040312.html Illegal gold mining in the rain forests of Peru has devastated the environment and the health of the people there. Graduate student Katy Ashe is researching the devastation. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT Where the wild winds blow: Stanford engineers use weather models to site offshore wind farms http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/offshore-wind-farms-040212.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/offshore-wind-farms-040212.html Stanford engineers enlist weather models to find the best place on the map for a grid of four wind farms in the ocean off the U.S. East Coast. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT