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Prison Inmates Become Ecology Researchers Investigating Sustainable Living

Nalini Nadkarni of Evergreen State College currently advises a team of researchers who sport shaved heads, tattooed biceps and prison-issued garb rather than the lab coats and khakis typically worn by researchers

20 Oct 2008

Recognition For University Efforts In Building a Greener Campus

Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia has been twice recognized for its efforts to create a greener, more sustainable campus

20 Oct 2008

Orange Peel Being Used to Clean Polluted Water

Researchers have discovered that nothing more sophisticated than orange peel can be used to remove acidic dyes from industrial effluent

20 Oct 2008

Study Finds the Arctic Ocean Had Less Ice 6000-7000 Years Ago

Recent mapping of a number of raised beach ridges on the north coast of Greenland suggests that the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean was greatly reduced some 6000-7000 years ago. The Arctic Ocean may have been periodically ice free

20 Oct 2008

Radiant Heat Based Mold Remediation Doesn't Require Dangerous Chemicals

Staying on the cutting edge of new technologies, Alliance Environmental Group is now using patented Electric Radiant Heaters for bed bug removal, mold remediation and other processes

16 Oct 2008

WWF Releases Greenprint for Presidential Candidates

WWF-US has released a "Greenprint" agenda, a policy roadmap for the next US president to address global threats to environmental, social and political stability in four key areas

16 Oct 2008

Animals Responding to Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental threats facing the planet and is driving biodiversity loss, affecting both individual species and their ecosystems

15 Oct 2008

Diatom Genome Finding Shows How Excess Carbon is Trapped in Oceans

Diatoms, mighty microscopic algae, have profound influence on climate, producing 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe by capturing atmospheric carbon and in so doing, countering the greenhouse effect

15 Oct 2008

Ecotourism Park to be Built in India

Weston Solutions, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary Weston Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. will manage India’s first LEED Platinum targeted ecotourism project at Hyderabad

13 Oct 2008