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Sustainable Farms Being Examined by Urban Food Chain Class

Chicago and other cities have adopted green initiatives designed to foster more investment in local and regional agriculture. City officials and citizens alike often assume that by doing so they can help soften climate change by cutting greenhouse-gas emissions. But it’s not that simple.

19 Apr 2009

Study Identifying Harmful Pollutants in City Air

Air pollution is linked to tens of thousands of deaths each year. However, some of the worst pollutants often fly under the radar. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are looking for easier, more effective ways of finding and measuring the toxic pollutants that people breathe

19 Apr 2009

Overpopulation is the World's Worst Environmental Problem

Scientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked a crowded planet as the biggest problem we face, followed by climate change and a need for renewable energy resources

19 Apr 2009

Food, Biofuels and Materials Can All Be Produced in Sufficient Quantities

Science will enable farmers to produce enough grain to meet the growing demand for food, biofuels and materials if pubic and private agriculture enterprises, regulators and policymakers from around the globe take a more holistic approach to the solution

19 Apr 2009

Health and Welfare of the Public Threatened by Greenhouse Gases

After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed finding Friday that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare

19 Apr 2009

Building Eco-Homes With The Rå Build Method from H+H

The H+H Rå Build method of high-insulation aircrete reduced both costs and construction time for JTC Developments' three stylish ‘Eco’ family houses recently completed in Manchester

19 Apr 2009

Extended Range Electric Vehicle Concept Based on a Dodge Caliber to be Unveiled by FEV

FEV, Inc., (FEV) a leading developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, announced today that it will show a range-extended electric vehicle (ReEV) with plug-in capability based on the Dodge Caliber platform at the 2009 SAE World Congress

17 Apr 2009

Lenovo Leads Computer Industry in Use of Recycled Content

Lenovo is leading the PC industry in green computing by offering the most PC products that use post-consumer recycled materials

17 Apr 2009

Ancient Ecosystem Found Beneath Antarctic Glacier

Scientists have found an ancient ecosystem below an Antarctic glacier and learned that it survived millions of years by transforming sulfur and iron compounds for growth

17 Apr 2009

Engineers Use Wind and Motion to Sustainably Power Structural Monitoring Systems for Bridges

University of Miami engineers are using a wireless monitoring system for analyzing the safety of older bridges while harvesting wind and structural vibrations as its sources of power

17 Apr 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance Forms Zero Emission Vehicle Partnership in the Phoenix Metro Area

The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan and Maricopa Association of Governments, which represents the Phoenix metropolitan region, are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle charging network

17 Apr 2009

Precycling With Sodastream Set to be The Trend For This Earth Day

Just in time for Earth Day, Sodastream has brought its revolutionary line of home soda makers to retail locations nationwide, including all Kohl's stores, bringing PRECYCLING to a national level

17 Apr 2009

Envirofill Recyclable Artificial Turf Infill Introduced

Envirofill is a long lasting and ecofriendly alternative, for artificial turf infilling. As a premium choice that's ideal for sports fields or residential landscaping, Envirofill has been subjected to rigorous testing procedures - and will stand the test of time as a performance infill

17 Apr 2009

Answer Given To Question About How Nanotubes Work as Catalysts

Cornell researchers have answered an important question about how carbon nanotubes work as catalysts by pinpointing unique sites where the reactions take place on single-walled nanotubes

17 Apr 2009