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Richer Plant Diversity Significantly Enhances an Ecosystem's Productivity

In the first experiment involving a natural environment, scientists at Brown University have shown that richer plant diversity significantly enhances an ecosystem's productivity. The finding underscores the benefits of biodiversity, such as capturing carbon dioxide, a main contributor to global warming.

24 Apr 2008

A Realistic Option for Increasing Water Supplies

Recent advances in technology have made removing salt from seawater and groundwater a realistic option for increasing water supplies in some parts of the U.S., and desalination will likely have a niche in meeting the nation's future water needs, says a new report from the National Research Council.

24 Apr 2008

Experts Outline Primary Risks of Climate Change to Natives of the Arctic

The loss of sea ice due to climate change could spell disaster for polar bears and other Arctic marine mammals. The April Special Issue of Ecological Applications examines such potential effects, puts them in historical context, and describes possible conservation measures to mitigate them.

23 Apr 2008

Battelle Top Ten List Forecasts Emerging Green Technologies

In 1970, Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson) crooned, "It's not that easy being green, having to spend each day the color of the leaves."

21 Apr 2008

Calcification by Phytoplankton Could Double by the End of Century

Increased carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is causing microscopic ocean plants to produce greater amounts of calcium carbonate (chalk) - with potentially wide ranging implications for predicting the cycling of carbon in the oceans and climate modelling.

18 Apr 2008

Unintended Environmental and Social Consequences of Food-to-Fuel Mandates

Today, three top environmental experts addressed reporters, calling attention to the serious consequences of Congressional food-to-fuel mandates on the environment, world hunger, and American consumers. The experts also urged Congress to revisit these policies.

17 Apr 2008

New energy Paradigm Can Help Maintain Low Carbon Footprints Among Non-Industrial Nations

Given the global consensus on climate change, world leadership has looked at growth in India and China with increasing alarm. The prior experience of industrially-developing countries worldwide would suggest that as an economy grows, it consumes more and more energy. Given currently available energy and technology options, this in turn leads to increased carbon emissions into the environment.

16 Apr 2008

Eco IT Services Offerings Significantly Improve Margins for Partners

Continuing the momentum of its ongoing Eco Innovation Initiative, Sun Microsystems today announced the Sun[SM] Eco Advantage Program (EAP), providing Sun Partner[SM] Advantage Program members with the tools, resources and training they need to build their own eco IT practices.

15 Apr 2008

New Website Offers Most Generous Rewards Program for Greener Living

The new EcoPerks experience launches today offering simple ways to live a more carbon neutral lifestyle while earning EcoPoints to be used toward valuable rewards.

14 Apr 2008

2008 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipients are a Group of Fearless Grassroots Leaders

The 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients are a group of fearless grassroots leaders taking on government and corporate interests and working to improve the environment and living conditions for people in their communities.

14 Apr 2008