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Climate Change Clues in Plants Being Monitored by Springtime Volunteers

Volunteers across the country are welcoming spring by taking part in a nationwide initiative to track climate change by recording the timing of flowers and foliage. Project BudBurst, has amassed thousands of observations from students, gardeners, and other citizen scientists

20 Mar 2009

New Technology Means Lead Based Paints Can Be Removed and Disposed As Non-Hazardous

MT2 has new patented technology that addresses worker health exposure and environmental protection issues associated with lead based paint abatement. ECOBOND LBP provides for the treatment of the lead prior to removal and/or demolition of LBP covered materials

16 Mar 2009

Modern Convenience of Plastic Bags Killing Prehistoric Leatherback Turtles

Leatherback turtles, the most widely distributed reptiles on Earth, are threatened with extinction themselves, in large part due to the carelessness of humans. A Dalhousie University professor addresses the threat of plastics to this endangered species

15 Mar 2009

Nutritional Value of Algae Reduced by Climate Change

Researchers have found that micro-algae grow faster at a higher CO2 concentration yet this growth was also associated with a change in the composition of the algae

11 Mar 2009

Climate Clues From the Way Caves 'Breathe'

A University of Arkansas researcher studying the way caves "breathe" is providing new insights into the process by which scientists study paleoclimates

9 Mar 2009

G-Clean Biodegradable Pouches Put The Power Of Nanotechnology into Pressure Cleaning Without Harming the Environment

Green Earth Technologies announced today the introduction of G-CLEAN, their new line of concentrated ultimate biodegradable dissolvable pouches

5 Mar 2009

Volunteers to Track Climate Change by Obeserving Flowers Blooming

Thousands of volunteers are taking part in a nationwide initiative to track climate change by recording the timing of flowering, leafing, and other plant life cycle events

1 Mar 2009

Polar Research Shows New Evidence of Global Environmental Change

It now appears clear that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are losing mass contributing to sea level rise. Warming in the Antarctic is much more widespread than it was thought prior to the IPY, and it now appears that the rate of ice loss from Greenland is increasing

25 Feb 2009

Climate Change Shifts Bird Migration Range

Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have documented that a variety of North American bird species are extending their breeding ranges to the north

25 Feb 2009

Snowshoe Hare May Take Role of Climate Change Poster Child

University of Montana researcher Scott Mills and his students have noticed an exceptional number of white snowshoe hares on brown earth. He contends that climate change and the color mismatch are causing much more hare mortality

24 Feb 2009