Marty Toohey

Texas

Aspiring novelist. Recovering newspaper man. No longer so mild-mannered. Fueled by Diet Dr Pepper. Boba Fett groupie. Go Dux.

Articles

The United States imports trash

1 month ago | ramblernewspapers.com | Marty Toohey

College Station—Believe it or not, American companies pay to import trash from China, Mexico and other parts of the world. Companies do this to gather enough bottles and cans to meet American demand for recycled bottles, cans and other content. Texas A&M University researchers are proposing a different approach, one that would reduce garbage in Texas: a “deposit refund system” (DRS) to spur recycling.
The United States Is Importing Trash. Texas Could Help Change That

2 months ago | today.tamu.edu | Marty Toohey |Darren Benson

Believe it or not, American companies pay to import trash from China, Mexico and other parts of the world. Companies do this to gather enough bottles and cans to meet American demand for recycled bottles, cans and other content. Texas A&M University researchers are proposing a different approach, one that would reduce garbage in Texas: a “deposit refund system” (DRS) to spur recycling. The DRS approach has reduced trash across northern Europe and is used in 10 states, including Iowa and Michigan.
An Isolationist Trump Administration? Probably Not, According To Bush School Researchers

Jan 14, 2025 | today.tamu.edu | Marty Toohey |Darren Benson

How much will President-elect Donald Trump’s administration pull back from involvement in Ukraine, the Middle East, East Asia and the rest of the world during his second term? The question is on the minds of people around the world. But a Trump-era international retrenchment is less likely than commonly believed, according to recent analysis by two professors at The Bush School of Government and Public Service.
A backbone for science … and art

Mar 11, 2024 | theeagle.com | Marty Toohey

Texas A&M contributes to first-time, high-resolution, 3D scans of more than 13,000 animal specimens available online A few years ago, a German researcher asked to borrow a preserved, 13-foot-long bigeye sand tiger shark from the extensive specimen collection maintained by the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Curators regretfully declined the request –... Read More → Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
A backbone for science ... and art

Mar 11, 2024 | agrilifetoday.tamu.edu | Marty Toohey

A few years ago, a German researcher asked to borrow a preserved, 13-foot-long bigeye sand tiger shark from the extensive specimen collection maintained by the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Curators regretfully declined the request – shipping something that delicate, and that large, was too difficult. Today, the researcher need not go away disappointed.
Texas A&M AgriLife research included in global drought study

Jan 31, 2024 | theeagle.com | Marty Toohey

Grasslands expected to be affected more than previously thought during short, intense dry periods A first-of-its-kind international study, which includes research from Texas A&M AgriLife, has found that the effects of extreme drought on grasslands and shrublands have been underestimated. Researchers simulated extreme short-term drought – commonly called “100-year drought” – at 100 sites across six... Read More →
Texas A&M AgriLife research included in global drought study

Jan 31, 2024 | agrilifetoday.tamu.edu | Marty Toohey

A first-of-its-kind international study, which includes research from Texas A&M AgriLife, has found that the effects of extreme drought on grasslands and shrublands have been underestimated. Researchers simulated extreme short-term drought – commonly called “100-year drought” – at 100 sites across six continents. The results were recently published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS.
Mountain cedar improving Texas Hill Country soils

Oct 27, 2023 | theeagle.com | Marty Toohey

Texas A&M AgriLife Research findings run counter to popular perceptions about the fast-spreading trees Love it or loath it, mountain cedar is helping repair century-old ecological damage human activity has inflicted on the Texas Hill Country. The soil of the Edwards Plateau has benefitted from the 20th century proliferation of cedar, according to new research... Read More →
Mountain cedar improving Texas Hill Country soils

Oct 26, 2023 | agrilifetoday.tamu.edu | Marty Toohey

Love it or loath it, mountain cedar is helping repair century-old ecological damage human activity has inflicted on the Texas Hill Country. The soil of the Edwards Plateau has benefitted from the 20th century proliferation of cedar, according to new research from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.