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Farming is a Business and What is the Better Strategy - Conventional Cropping or Organic?

The rise in organic cropping has led agronomists at the University of Wisconsin to study whether or not it can be as profitable for farmers as monocropping systems, and they were able to conclude that governmental policy supporting mono-culture is outdated and should be shifted to promote organic farming practices

6 Apr 2009

Business Students Win With Plan to Clean Up Polluted Water in India

Small textile firms that dominate the industry in South India cannot afford traditional wastewater treatment, so they simply dump toxin-filled water into the local rivers. That's the problem that a team of University of Virginia business students has a plan to solve. And their plan has been getting some validation recently

6 Apr 2009

State of the Art Lab to Make Non-Woven Fabrics to Protect People and the Environment

The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University introduced a new, state-of-the-art fabric laboratory to help researchers continue creating products that can protect both military and civilian populations

6 Apr 2009

Study of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Shows Fragile State of Coral Around the World

A new study by researchers from UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) sheds light on how threats to the world's endangered coral reef ecosystems can be more effectively managed

6 Apr 2009

Swinburne University and Suntech Power to Develop Solar Cells That Are Twice as Efficient But Half the Current Cost

The Swinbourne University and Suntech will collaborate to develop solar cells that are twice as efficient and run at half the cost of those currently available

6 Apr 2009

Spire Semiconductor Wins Contract to Develop Highly Efficient Solar Cells

Spire Semiconductor, LLC, has been awarded an 18-month, $3,706,359 program by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop next-generation manufacturing technology to produce 42% efficient III-V three junction tandem concentrator solar cells

6 Apr 2009

Research Team Looks For New Way to Make Hydrogen By Splitting Water With Sunlight

Weizmann Institute scientists have identified a new mode of bond generation between oxygen atoms. This work is a step toward development of an efficient artificial catalyst for solar-driven splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen, which is a major goal of renewable, clean energy research

6 Apr 2009

Satellite Data Shows Arctic Ice Cover is Shrinking and Thinning

The latest Arctic sea ice data from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center show that the decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice cover is continuing

6 Apr 2009

Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Oil Shown to be Higher Than Expected

Today, a leading national advocate for advanced biofuels released a new study showing that the production and use of a gallon of oil releases more climate change emissions than previously believed

6 Apr 2009

Electric Vehicle World Record Set by Zero Motorcycles

Zero Motorcycles made history today, after hosting their 24 Hours of Electricross this past weekend. The event was the first international endurance competition for off-road all-electric vehicles and included teams from around the world

6 Apr 2009

Climate Change Action Needs Financial Stimulus

After one week of slow UN climate talks in Bonn, WWF is calling for a financial stimulus to keep the negotiations on track to achieving new global climate treaty due in December

6 Apr 2009

CafePress Partners With Carbonfund to Introduce Carbon Neutral T-Shirt

CafePress, the leader of user-generated commerce, and Carbonfund.org, the nation’s leading nonprofit carbon offset and climate solutions organization, today unveil a special edition carbon-neutral T-shirt in honor of Earth Day

6 Apr 2009

Green Car of the Year Nominees Announced

The countdown continues in preparation for the 2009 World Car Awards winners' press conference at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday. Announcing the annual World Car of the Year awards at the New York show is a fitting finale to the international auto show season

6 Apr 2009

Scientist Calls For Public to Consider the Social Cost As Well As the Environmental Cost of Climate Change

This year, Earth Day falls on April 22, and for its 39th anniversary, the eco-minded among us will be taking stock of advancements made by the green movement, as well as the challenges that remain

6 Apr 2009

Study Shows Natural Daylight Is Preferred Light For Building Interiors

A decade-long trend in building science research indicates people are more comfortable, productive and feel healthier in buildings that use daylight as the primary source of workplace illumination. Advances in lighting research and technology at UNC Charlotte have opened up new horizons for daylighting

6 Apr 2009