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Study Shows Bioenergy Cultivation Expansion will not Harm Wildlife

Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig have created a computational method to study the impact of high energy crop cultivation on birds living in the farmland.

5 Apr 2012

Cranfield Uni Gears Up for Summer School Focussing on the Environment and Water

Cranfield University, the UK’s only wholly postgraduate university specialising in science, technology, engineering and management, is preparing for its first Summer School focusing on its expertise in environment and water.

7 Mar 2012

Researchers Suggest New Methods to Forecast Soil Carbon Response to Climate Changes

A study brought out in the latest issue of Nature journal unveils the mystery of how certain organic compounds survive hundreds and thousands of years in soil while most of them quickly decay.

10 Oct 2011

Canopy Clock: Isoprene Emissions May Ozone Modelling

Ozone is not just created by human activities, the plant life on the planet also contribute to it. This is why most models that track emissions and predicted climate change have never come close to being accurate, until now!

26 Sep 2011

United Water and the City of Indianapolis Honored for Eco Protection Services

United Water and the City of Indianapolis were recently chosen by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for two Platinum Peak Performance Awards.

21 Jul 2011

Researchers from University of Washington Found Using Wood Products Reduces Carbon Dioxide Emission Levels

A research paper published in the June issue of Carbon Management journal provides an in-depth study on forest management and the use of wood in green house gas emissions.

19 Jul 2011

Large Plants Make Significant Contribution to Carbon Storage

Plants grown in cities and towns have a great role in storing carbon says a new research that appeared in the Journal of Applied Ecology published by the British Ecological Society. The study conducted by Dr Zoe Davies of the University of Kent is the first to measure the levels of carbon storage in vegetations within various city limits in Europe.

13 Jul 2011