Thomas Smith, professor of Evolutionary biology and researcher on the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, explores the concept of ‘assisted migration’ as a means of protecting threatened species from climate change.
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Ethan Elkind (UCLA School of Law and UC Berkeley School of Law) discusses how old electric vehicle batteries could be used as a future energy source.
Source: UCLA faculty voice: Even without Tesla, electric car batteries can help California UCLA Newsroom, 23 Sept. 2014
Additional coverage on electric vehicle batteries:
UCLA, Berkeley law schools examine emerging market for used electric vehicle batteries UCLA Newsroom, 17 Sept. 2014
Bruins and off-campus visitors tooled around north campus on Tuesday in Teslas and other electric vehicles during UCLA’s Drive an Electric Vehicle event, part of National Drive Electric Week.
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A team of UCLA atmospheric scientists including Robert Fovell (department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) was instrumental in the creation of the Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index- a new tool to classify the fire threat potential of the Santa Ana wind. The index was introduced Sept. 17 by the U.S. Forest Service, in collaboration with UCLA and San Diego Gas and Electric.
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Jon Christensen (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and department of History) appeals for the renewal of the Land Water Conservation Fund. This project is funded by oil and gas drilling royalties and provides great benefits for California.
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