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Common Insecticides Destroying Tadpole Populations

Insecticide malathion initiates chain reaction that deprives tadpoles of food source, indirectly killing them at doses too small to kill them directly

30 Sep 2008

Vault Releases Guide to Green Programs in Some of the World's Best Known Companies

Vault.com, Inc. is proud to announce the release of the company’s first digital-only book, the Vault Guide to Green Programs

30 Sep 2008

Gene Research May Identify Way of Improving Rice Yield and Improve Crops

A team of scientists, including Penn State Distinguished Professor of Biology Hong Ma, has identified a gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice grains. The gene may prove to be useful for breeding high-yield rice and, thus, may benefit the vast number of people who rely on this staple food for survival

29 Sep 2008

New Test Method For Detecting Illness Causing Bacteria in Food

Microbiologists at Oregon State University have developed a new technology to detect illness causing bacteria

28 Sep 2008

Department of Energy Program for Speeding Up Development of Energy Efficient Building Technologies Selects Toyota for Panel

Toyota has been selected as one of just 21 companies - and the only automotive company - to participate in a special Department of Energy (DOE) program to speed the adoption of energy-saving building and facility technologies

28 Sep 2008

Red, White or Sparkling - Wine Industry Trying to Go Green

The wine industry is making a concerted effort to adopt environmentally responsible practices but sees a need for better education among both consumers and professionals on many green issues

25 Sep 2008

Animal Found With The Ability to Survive Climate Change

Queen's researchers have found that the main source of food for many fish -- including cod -- in the North Atlantic appears to adapt in order to survive climate change

24 Sep 2008

Sustainable Biofuel Development Backed by Boeing

Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels

24 Sep 2008

Mainstream Media Ignoring the Contribution to Climate Change Made by Food Production

A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows the nation’s top newspapers have largely overlooked the food system as one of the more important contributors to global 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