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Cisco Program Promotes Working Sustainably to Increase Quality of Life, Economic Growth and to Address Climate Change

Today Cisco announced a new way of working sustainably called "Connected and Sustainable Work," designed to provide cities, employers, and citizens with a new framework for fostering economic growth, increasing the quality of life, and addressing the challenges of climate change

24 Sep 2008

Image of Earth From Space Shows Arctic Plankton Bloom

This Envisat image captures a plankton bloom stretching across the Northeast Passage in the Barents Sea, a rather deep shelf sea with an average depth around 230 m

22 Sep 2008

Too Little, Too Late May Be the Verdict For Coral Reefs and Cutting Back on CO2 Emissions

Ocean acidification could devastate coral reefs and other marine ecosystems even if atmospheric carbon dioxide stabilizes at 450 ppm, a level well below that of many climate change forecasts

22 Sep 2008

National Renewable Energy Educational Campaign from USA Biomass with Energy Foundation Grant

USA Biomass, the nation’s leading association of biopower companies, has been awarded a grant from the Energy Foundation to promote the importance of renewable, biomass energy generation

22 Sep 2008

Humans and Fires Influencing the Climate for at Least 2000 Years

Climate has been implicated by a new study as a major driver of wildfires in the last 2,000 years

22 Sep 2008

Biochar Helping Vegetables Grow Larger While Slowing Global Warming

Biochar, the product of a slow-burning charcoal-creation process using sticks and wood scraps, can vastly improve soils for growing food and other plants. Because it sequesters carbon, it could also help mitigate global warming

22 Sep 2008

Decade of Arctic Ice Data Studies as Ice Shelf Collapses into the Sea

Last month, immense ice shelves collapsed into the Arctic Ocean. Polar bears are losing vital hunting grounds and countries are now staking claims to potential oil reserves under the pole. To better gauge the climate changes, Ohio researchers will “reanalyze” a decade of atmospheric, sea, ice and land surface data merged into a single computer model

22 Sep 2008

Translating talk into action – University of Surrey Conference Shows How Universities Can Be Run Sustainably

Employ a sustainability expert at management level and he or she will earn back their salary in savings several times over. Turn waste into a resource not a drain on resources by diverting it from landfill through recycling, composting or energy recovery. These were some of the powerful yet practical messages delivered at a recent conference

19 Sep 2008

Researchers Studying Peas To Develop Varieties Resistant to Drought and Climate Change

New research could help breeders to develop pea varieties able to withstand drought stress and climate change. The research also shows that the composition of crops is likely to change with the climate

17 Sep 2008