Collisions with wind turbines kill about 100 golden eagles a year in some locations, but a new study that maps both potential wind-power sites and nesting patterns of the birds reveals sweet spots, where potential for wind power is greatest with a lower threat to nesting eagles.
Last week, a Canadian Energy Strategy (PDF) was released. Agreed by the country’s 10 premiers and three territorial leaders, this document aims to ‘[chart] a path for shaping the sustainable development of Canada’s energy future’ (p. 4). For anyone interested in national and continental energy policy developments, it is certainly noteworthy: every single Canadian across the country has an elected official who endorsed this plan.
Last week, on a beautiful, sunny Tuesday afternoon, the Faculty of Environment’s Spring 2015 Convocation ceremony was held. As part of the event, degrees were conferred upon 70 Environment and Resource Studies (ERS) students.
ERS' Brendon Larson is one of the authors on a paper recently published in the prestigious journal Science. In the article, Larson along with global experts in everything from ecology to economics call upon policy leaders to follow holistic guiding principles when engaged in global restoration projects.
Low-quality nesting and winter seasonal habitats are strong predictors of reduced gene flow between greater sage-grouse breeding locations, according to research just published in Ecology and Evolution and authored by the U.S. Geological Survey and their colleagues at the University of Waterloo.
Three successful sustainability leaders from the University of Waterloo have been named to the Corporate Knights 30 under 30 list. Complied each year, the list acknowledges a collection of young entrepreneurs, activists, corporate professionals and students eager to make our world a better place.
Congratulations to Environment and Resource Studies professor Mary Louise McAllister for being named a University of Waterloo 2015 Distinguished Teacher. The award, given to those with a record of excellent teaching at Waterloo, was given to four faculty members at the University of Waterloo and will be presented at convocation.
On March 11, in recognition of World Plumbing Day, three students from the Environment and Resource Studies 316 course won the 2015 Canada’s Most Water Wise School Case Competition.
The Second Flood, a documentary featuring Environment and Resource Studies adjunct professor and School of Environment Enterprise and Development researcher Simron Singh is gaining acclaim worldwide.
Congratulations to Environment and Resource Studies graduate student Julie DeWolf whose Three Minute Thesis presentation advanced her to the next round of competition where she'll square off against other University of Waterloo researchers on April 2nd.
The 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) is a university-wide competition for research-based masters thesis and doctoral students at the University of Waterloo.
Competitors have 1 static slide and 3 minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research to a non-specialist audience.