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Greenhouse Gas Reduction Will Need Long Term Strategy

Carbon dioxide will continue to rise even if current national and international targets for reducing emissions are met, scientists warn

30 Oct 2008

Wild Caught Fish Being Wasted as Food for Pigs and Chickens

An alarming new study to be published in November in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources finds that one-third of the world’s marine fish catches are ground up and fed to farm-raised fish, pigs, and poultry, squandering a precious food resource for humans and disregarding the serious overfishing crisis in our oceans

30 Oct 2008

Highest Efficiency Shown for New Type of Solar Cells

Researchers in China and Switzerland are reporting the highest efficiency ever for a promising new genre of solar cells, which many scientists think offer the best hope for making the sun a mainstay source of energy in the future

29 Oct 2008

Emergency Shelter Made From Bamboo Wins International Award

A group of UQ students have won an international award for the intuitive design of an emergency bamboo shelter, which could be your saving grace when a natural disaster strikes

29 Oct 2008

Environmental Monitoring from Miniature Sensor

European consortium developing a miniature gas sensor to detect greenhouse gases

29 Oct 2008

Australian Researchers Show CO2 Emissions Will Increase Ocean Acidification and Damage Coral Reefs

Rising carbon dioxide levels in the world's oceans could deliver a disastrous blow to the ability of coral reefs to withstand climate change

29 Oct 2008

Bacteria and Microbes in Soil Shown to Pump Carbon into the Atmosphere

Current models of global climate change predict warmer temperatures will increase the rate that bacteria and other microbes decompose soil organic matter, a scenario that pumps even more heat-trapping carbon into the atmosphere

28 Oct 2008

Amphibians Shown to be Good Indicators of Biodiversity and Climate Change

Biologists have long suspected that amphibians, whose moist permeable skins make them susceptible to slight changes in the environment, might be good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change

28 Oct 2008

Green Neighbourhoods Mean Better Health and Less Obesity in Children

Research shows that higher neighborhood greenness is associated with slower increases in children's body mass over a two year period, regardless of residential density

28 Oct 2008

Green Toys Inc Earns Toy of the Year Award and Is Named Top Green Toy Company

Green Toys Inc., announced today that it has been honored with Parenting Magazine’s 2008 Mom-Tested Toys of the Year Award, as well as, named Dr. Toy’s 2008 Green Toy Company of the Year for the Green Toys Cookware and Dining Set, among other accolades

28 Oct 2008