Environment

Adaptive restoration may aid ecosystem development

harminka — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:28:58 -0500

A new study finds that environmental restoration research using large experimental tests has been limited. The study, published in Restoration Ecology, maintains that for restoration to progress as a science and a practice, more research should be done on whole ecosystems with large experiments.

Princeton Review Gives 534 Colleges Green Ratings

admin_huliq — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:27:33 -0500

The Princeton Review green college ratings appear in new 2009 editions of The Princeton Review's Annual College Guides and website profiles of schools. The Green ratings are based on environmental practices, policies and course offerings. The Princeton Review's Green Rating Honor Roll salutes 11 colleges receiving green ratings of 99 (highest score).

Wealth does not dictate concern for environment

harminka — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:34:04 -0500

It has been a long-held assumption that poor nations will not support efforts to protect the environment since their citizens are too preoccupied with meeting basic needs, such as food and housing. However, a new study in The Sociological Quarterly reveals that citizens of poorer nations are just as concerned about environmental quality as their counterparts in rich nations.

California air regulators pass strict emission rules for ships

admin_huliq — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:29:26 -0500

California air regulators have approved the toughest rules in the United States to reduce harmful emissions from ocean-going ships using the state's ports.

Australian PM Says No G8 Climate Breakthroughs

admin_huliq — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:22:35 -0500

Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd has acknowledged there have been no great breakthroughs on climate change at the G8 major economies meeting in Japan.

Beijing Takes Major Steps For Green Olympics

admin_huliq — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:25:32 -0500

Successful, measurable steps have been taken to promote the concepts of “Green Olympics” since Beijing’s successful bidding for the Olympic Games in 2001.

Gazprom Skyscraper Turns 'Green' Critics Unimpressed

admin_huliq — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:14:50 -0500

Russia’s state-controlled energy giant, Gazprom, has unveiled a fresh design for a major new office building it has been planning for several years in St. Petersburg. The new design, which embellishes the original plan, proposes to use plants to control the building’s temperature.

Building giant nanoassemblies that sense their environment

harminka — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:18:53 -0500

Researchers in Texas are reporting the design, construction, and assembly of nano-size building blocks into the first giant structures that can sense and respond to changes in environmental conditions.

MIT researchers unravel bacteria communication pathways

harminka — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:33:07 -0500

MIT researchers have figured out how bacteria ensure that they respond correctly to hundreds of incoming signals from their environment.

New wireless sensor network keeps tabs on environment

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:02:58 -0500

Have you ever wondered what happens in the rainforest when no one is looking?

Plastic bag plan takes effect in China

admin_huliq — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:28:10 -0500

Starting June 1, the Chinese government's country-wide plan to make shoppers pay small fees for plastic bags, and to forbid the production of ultra-thin bags will take effect. The move should save China 37 million barrels of oil a year. NGOs have been into the act earlier, pushing for relief from the ubiquitous plastic bag — Chinese use over 3 billion such bags every day.

Ontario's Liquor Stores Ban Plastic Bags

admin_huliq — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:24:35 -0500

You won’t be given a plastic bag from Ontario liquor stores any more. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario has banned plastic bags at all of its retail stores.