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New Way of Monitoring and Finding Source of Zinc Pollution in the Air

A new way of pinpointing where zinc pollution in the atmosphere comes from could improve pollution monitoring and regulation

20 Nov 2008

Biofuels Not to Blame for Increased Food Prices

Consumers should be aware that the price of oil has had the greatest impact on crop and food prices during 2008 and that biofuels can help end U.S. dependence on petroleum while creating new green jobs and real economic growth

18 Nov 2008

Cutting Edge Waste Disposal System Being Developed for Space Missions

There has never been a good system for dealing with space waste and NASA will need a new solid waste strategy before it sends astronauts on extended missions to Mars or an outpost on the moon

18 Nov 2008

Researchers Find Simple and Quick Method for Detecting Mercury in Fish

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a simple and quick method for detecting mercury in fish and dental samples

18 Nov 2008

U.S. Sugar and Coskata Look to Build 100 Million Gallon Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

U.S. Sugar Corp. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Coskata, Inc of Warrenville, IL to explore building a 100 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility in Clewiston, Florida

18 Nov 2008

Coca-Cola Launches New Recycling Program

Giant, Coke bottle-shaped recycling bins have been placed at Holiday stations throughout the metro area to offer consumers a convenient on-the-go recycling option

16 Nov 2008

How Growing Demand for Ethanol Production and Changes in Land Use

The amount of agricultural land required to produce 15 billion gallons of grain ethanol in the United States by 2015, as required by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), is likely to be less than 1 percent of total world cropland

16 Nov 2008

Wetland Ecosystems Being Conserved With the Help of Satellite Observations

ESA carried out the GlobWetland project from 2003 to 2008 in order to demonstrate how employing satellite data can support the inventorying, monitoring and assessing of wetland ecosystems

16 Nov 2008

Sustainable Palm Oil Shipment Marks the Possible End of Rainforest Destruction

The arrival of the first certified sustainable palm oil shipment in Europe opens up possibilities for palm oil users to move away from subsidising forest destruction and social disruption from expanding palm oil plantations

12 Nov 2008

Airport Malaria Causing Problems in the US

Airport malaria is transmitted when a mosquito infected with the disease bites a human in the vicinity of an international airport. Warmer climate changes in major U.S. cities with a large presence of international air traffic, seem to have created a more welcoming environment where these infected mosquitoes can survive

11 Nov 2008