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Old Growth Forests Proved to be Valuable Carbon Sinks

Contrary to 40 years of conventional wisdom, a new analysis to be published Friday in the journal Nature suggests that old growth forests are usually carbon sinks

10 Sep 2008

Nanoscale Silver Use To Present Environmental Challenges

Widespread use of nanoscale silver will challenge regulatory agencies to balance important potential benefits against the possibility of significant environmental risk, highlighting the need to identify research priorities concerning this emerging technology, according to a new report released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN)

9 Sep 2008

Managing Forests as Carbon Storage Solutions to Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Scientists who have determined how much carbon is stored annually in upper Midwest forests hope their findings will be used to accelerate global discussion about the strategy of managing forests to offset greenhouse gas emissions

8 Sep 2008

Experts Meet to Discuss Rules for Managing Fragile Polar Regions

Need for better international approach to control polar activities on agenda in Iceland

8 Sep 2008

Wastewater Treatment Company Pleads Guilty to Illegally Discharging Untreated Liquid Wastes

Comprehensive Environmental Solutions pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act and making false statements in connection with illegal discharges of untreated liquid wastes from the facility

8 Sep 2008

Bad News For Global Warming as Thawing Permafrost Holds Twice The Carbon in the Atmosphere

Permafrost blanketing the northern hemisphere contains more than twice the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, making it a potentially mammoth contributor to global climate change depending on how quickly it thaws

3 Sep 2008

Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed It Was Meant to Control

Biocontrol agents, such as insects, are often released outside of their native ranges to control invasive plants. But scientists in Montana have found that through complex community interactions among deer mice, native plants and seeds, the presence of an introduced fly may exacerbate the effects of the invasive plant it was meant to control

3 Sep 2008

Unintended Consequences of Designer Ecosystems Examined

What are the consequences of human-made tinkering with land cover and hydrology on surrounding native desert ecosystems and biodiversity? This question forms the backdrop for a case study proffered by an ASU research team and published in the journal BioScience, which found that one of the most profound impacts of urbanization is the “reconfiguration of surface hydrology.”

3 Sep 2008

RainBank System from American Aquascapes Transforms Backyards Into Ecosystems

American Aquascapes has provided the Triangle and the Triad with custom-designed water features for 11 years. Now, the company is proud to announce its implementation of new RainBank Systems for water landscaping without...

26 Aug 2008

Ecological Society of America Criticizes President Bush's Administration Overhaul of the Endangered Species Act

The Ecological Society of America today criticized the Bush administration's Aug. 15 proposal to reinterpret the Endangered Species Act, which would impose regulatory changes eliminating the requirement for federal projects to undergo independent scientific review

26 Aug 2008