Rationality for Mortals: How People Cope with Uncertainty, a
collection of revised and updated articles of Gerd Gigerenzer, director of
the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute
for Human Development, Berlin, examines the rationality of individuals from
the point of view of adaptation to the real world of human behavior and
interaction with the environment. Read
more. (posted
10/1/08)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2008 Report on the Environment
(ROE) asks important questions about trends in the U.S. environment over
time and presents the best available, scientifically sound information on
national environmental and human health trends critical to EPA's mission and
of interest to the public. Read more. (posted
9/30/08)
Uncertainty and Variability in Physiologically-Based
Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Models: Key Issues and Case Studies (Final
Report), a report released by the U.S. EPA National Center for
Environmental Assessment, summarizes some of the recent progress in
characterizing uncertainty and variability in
physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models and their
predictions for use in risk assessment. Links to the full report
and related information are available at
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=198846. (posted
9/30/08)
Operational Risk Management: A Case Study Approach to
Effective Planning and Response, by Mark D. Abkowitz, professor of
civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University, presents
15 case studies of major natural disasters, man-made accidents, and
terrorist acts; asks the question "Why did it happen?"; and answers it
with ten basic risk factors that underlie major catastrophes. Read
more. (posted
9/17/08)
A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and
the Environment, written by Jay Hakes, head of the Energy Information Administration at the U.S.
Department of Energy from 1993 to 2000, outlines seven economically and
politically viable paths to energy independence. Read
more. (posted
7/30/08)
Job Openings
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Mid-level Environmental Risk Assessors in its Fort Collins and Golden,
Colorado, offices. Click
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