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Study Suggests New Standard to Better Protect Adirondack Loons

Biodiversity Research Institute’s (BRI’s) Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation and the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS’s) Adirondack Program announced today that three new articles summarizing research on Adirondack loons have been published in a special issue of the journal Waterbirds that is dedicated to loon research and conservation in North America.

11 Sep 2014

African ‘Green Revolution’ Could Boost Carbon Emissions Globally, Says UBC Researcher

A prospective “green revolution” in Africa could boost land use and carbon emissions globally, according to a study co-authored by a University of British Columbia researcher.

11 Sep 2014

New Report on Wind Power Market in India 2014

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Wind Power Market in India 2014" report to their offering.

10 Sep 2014

Canadian Solar Subsidiary Enters Agreement with Sichuan Development

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into an agreement with Sichuan Development Investment Management Ltd. to establish an investment fund to finance the development, construction and ownership of solar power generation projects in China.

From Canadian Solar 10 Sep 2014

Eltek to Supply Autonomous Solar-Powered Base Stations to Arab Gulf Region Telecom Carrier

Eltek today announced it has won a contract from an Arab gulf region telecom carrier to supply its Flatpack2 Solar Autonomous power system to wireless base stations. The initial value of the three-year contract is $3.5 million with a potential to grow to more than $10 million.

10 Sep 2014

UC Riverside Vehicle Navigation Tool Can Cut Electric Vehicle Energy Use by 51%

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have shown that a vehicle navigation tool they created can cut electric vehicle energy use up to 51 percent.

10 Sep 2014

Traffic-Related Air Pollution Associated with Higher Levels of Obesity-Related Hormone

Higher exposure to one measure of traffic-related air pollution is associated with higher levels of the obesity-related hormone leptin in older adults, reports a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

10 Sep 2014

Forest Managers Must Look for Strategies That Enhance Forest Ecosystem Resilience

A recent study in the Journal of Environmental Management carried out by researchers at the European Forest Institute and their partners in the FP7 funded MOTIVE project (Models for Adaptive Forest Management) discusses how forest managers and decision makers can cope with climate uncertainties.

10 Sep 2014

Students Develop Ground-Breaking New Cleantech Business Plans

Finals of Europe’s largest climate change Summer School demonstrate the future of climate change mitigation and adaptation is in safe hands.

10 Sep 2014

'Extremophile' Bacteria Could Address Nuclear Waste Disposal Problem

The University of Manchester researchers have found bacteria that can endure extreme conditions of radioactive waste disposal sites in soil samples obtained from a highly alkaline industrial site located in the Peak District.

By Alessandro Pirolini 10 Sep 2014

Crop Wild Relative ‘Hotspots’ Identified in the 'Fertile Crescent'

Wild species related to our crops which are crucial as potential future food resources have been identified by University of Birmingham scientists, however, a significant proportion are found in conflict zones in the Middle East, where their conservation is increasingly comprised.

9 Sep 2014

Warmer Temperatures Make Microbes to Grow Faster and Also Die Faster

Warmer temperatures shorten the lifespan of soil microbes and this may affect soil carbon storage, according to a new NSF-funded study published in Nature Climate Change this week.

9 Sep 2014

UMass PERI and Center for American Progress Release Green Growth Report for the U.S.

The University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) and the Center for American Progress have announced a groundbreaking report that quantifies the investment and technology deployment needed for the United States to do its part to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.

9 Sep 2014

China’s Rich Flora Could be Crucial for Future Food Security

With climate change threatening global food supplies, new research claims the rich flora of China could be crucial to underpin food security in the future.

9 Sep 2014

Mussels Can Double Overall Filtration Capacity of Oyster Reefs

Restoring oysters—and their ability to filter large volumes of water—is widely seen as a key way to improve the health of Chesapeake Bay. New research makes this calculus even more appealing, showing that the mussels that typically colonize the nooks and crannies of a restored oyster reef can more than double its overall filtration capacity.

9 Sep 2014