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JANE LUBCHENCO
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology
Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University
Dr. Jane Lubchenco is an environmental scientist and marine ecologist who is actively engaged in teaching, research, synthesis and communication of scientific knowledge. She grew up in Colorado, received her PhD. and taught at Harvard University, then 28 years ago moved to Oregon State University where she is Valley Professor of Marine Biology and Distinguished Professor of Zoology.
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President Bush: The Environmentalist?
An Op Ed new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument on the by Jane Lubchenco and David Festa
"The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life," President Theodore Roosevelt told Congress in 1907.
A century later - President Bush literally looked over his shoulder at a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt that hangs in the White House as he shocked and awed his environmental critics by announcing last week [Thursday, June 15] the establishment of the world's largest marine conservation area. The new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument will safeguard a remote, biologically rich string of islands, submerged lands and their surrounding waters, totaling over 84 million acres -- 38 times the size of Yellowstone Park.
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| "I believe that most of us
harbor at least a secret
passion for science. We find
science intriguing, fun,
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JANE LUBCHENCO
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