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Compost Materials Being Used for Ethanol Means Loss of Carbon Nutrients from the Soil

The push for alternative energy has created a large demand for corn stover, a popular feedstock used to produce cellulosic ethanol, but utilizing these materials, rather than using it as compost, means a loss of soil organic carbon. Researchers have studied the effectiveness of alternative carbon augmentation practices and have reported positive results

7 Dec 2008

Certification Comes as Two New Eco Stores Open in North Carolina and Louisiana

The SUBWAY(R) restaurant chain, which has made a commitment to make its restaurants and operations more environmentally accountable, is pleased to announce that the brand's first Eco-Store, located in Kissimmee, Florida, has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silver certification.

4 Dec 2008

Using Manure and Other Farm Byproducts to Remove Toxic Hydrogen Sulfide from Biogas

Cornell plant scientists have invented a new method that uses manure and other farm byproducts to remove toxic hydrogen sulfide from biogas -- a renewable energy source derived from the breakdown of animal waste.

4 Dec 2008

Shrinking Glaciers reveal Warmer Climate and Hidden Forests

Uniquely old tree remains have recently been uncovered by the thawing of the rapidly shrinking Karsa Glacier west of Abisko in Lapland, in northernmost Sweden. The finds show that in the last 7,000 years it has probably never been so warm as during the last century.

4 Dec 2008

"Gossip Girl" Actress and OSRAM SYLVANIA Light Up the City this Holiday Season

Today, lighting innovator OSRAM SYLVANIA debuted the newest products in its extensive lighting portfolio with the help of actress Kelly Rutherford, star of the hit TV-show, "Gossip Girl." Rutherford unveiled SY...

4 Dec 2008

New Research Shows Cover Crops and Composting Can Offset Carbon Loss from Corn Stover Ethanol Production

As the United States continues to develop alternative energy methods and push towards energy independence, cellulosic-based ethanol has emerged as one of the most commercially viable technologies. Corn stover remains the most popular source available, but the loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) associated with the removal of corn fodder as a cellulosic ethanol feedstock is of agricultural and environmental conc

4 Dec 2008