AP Fact Check: No "Death Panel" In Bill Aug 12, 2009
Unfortunately, EBM now is being distorted by government bureaucrats and HMOs in ways that impose top-down, one-size-fits-all restrictions on patients and their healthcare providers. http://www. (CBS News -- Health)
A Dow Jones for the ocean Jul 12, 2009
Proponents of an approach known as ecosystem-based management (EBM) are drawing followers. EBM takes into account the environmental, social, and economic facets of all human uses of the ocean and their real-life impacts on people and communities all together -- as opposed to the current approach in which different issues such as pollution, tourism, fisheries, and coastal development are examined separately and without adequate coordination. (Boston Globe)
Scientists map West coast areas most affected by humans May 12, 2009
" The study provides critical information for evaluating where certain activities can continue with little effect on the oceans, and where other activities might need to be stopped or moved to less sensitive areas, said Taylor. As management and conservation of the oceans turns toward marine protected areas (MPAs), ecosystem-based management (EBM), and ocean zoning to manage human influence, such information will prove invaluable to managers and policymakers, said Halpern. "The results are a... (EurekAlert!)
