Every year, millions of tons of environmentally harmful ash is produced worldwide, and is mostly dumped in landfill sites or, in some countries, used as construction material. The ash is what is left when rubbish has been burnt in thermal power stations.
The marine animal tunicate can be used both as biofuel and fish food, according to prize-winning Norwegian research.
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ("Toronto Hydro") is pleased to report that the city dropped 205 megawatts (MW) of electricity during Earth Hour. This is equivalent to removing about 92,000 homes off Toronto's electricity grid.
In honor of Women's History Month, Arizona State University recognizes several female pioneers of sustainability: Rachel Carson and ASU's own Elinor Ostrom and Nancy Selover.
In a highly detailed study, Tecnalia has calculated the carbon footprint of the Grupo Faustino’s 8 most representative wines throughout their lifecycle; from the field work right up to the end of the bottle’s useful life.
As part of a series of international sustainable building conferences, the sb13 munich conference will take place from April 24 through 26, 2013. Over 300 applicants from more than 30 countries have submitted scientific papers for the Munich conference. Interested parties can register now for this event.
The BC Bioenergy Network ("BCBN"), a provincially-funded leader supporting the growing bioenergy sector in British Columbia, announced today a $1.5 million loan to Vancouver based Quadrogen Power Systems, Inc. ("Quadrogen") to demonstrate high performance biogas clean-up to ultra-clean levels at the Village Farms International Inc. (Village Farms) greenhouse adjacent to the City of Vancouver landfill in Delta.
On behalf of Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Joe Oliver, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse and Les Etchemins, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, highlighted today that the Harper Government will make an important investment in a clean technology project in Lévis.
Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have found.
As an MTSU alternative fuels researcher, Dr. Cliff Ricketts believes he stands on the edge of history. On Saturday, March 9, Ricketts will begin a five-day, 2,600-mile journey to drive coast-to-coast using no gas.
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