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Alternative Animal Feed Part of Global Fisheries Crisis Fix
Finding alternative feed
sources for chickens, pigs
and other farm animals will
significantly reduce
pressure on the world's
dwindling fisheries while
... > full story
Tiny Bubbles Clean Oil from Water
Small amounts of oil leave a
fluorescent sheen on
polluted water. Oil sheen is
hard to remove, even when
the water is aerated with
ozone or filtered through
sand. Now, an engineer has
... > full story
Green Heating and Cooling Technology Turns Carbon from Eco-Villain to Hero
Carbon is usually typecast
as a villain in terms of the
environment but researchers
have now devised a novel way
to miniaturize a technology ... > full story
Health Care Accounts for Eight Percent of US Carbon Footprint, Calculation Finds
The American health-care
sector accounts for 8
percent of the country's
carbon dioxide emissions,
according to a
... > full story
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Adding One Single Gene to Yeast Dramatically Improves Bioethanol Production from Agricultural Waste
November 23, 2009 — With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers have achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ethanol, less acetate and ... > full story -
Behavior Modification Could Ease Concerns About Nanoparticles
November 13, 2009 — In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behavior of ... > full story -
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Sweet Solution to Energy Production
November 12, 2009 — Sugarcane biomass, a significant waste product from sugar production, could be a renewable energy source for electricity production, according to ... > full story -
Controversial New Climate Change Data: Is Earth's Capacity to Absorb CO2 Much Greater Than Expected?
November 11, 2009 — New data show that the balance between the airborne and the absorbed fraction of carbon dioxide has stayed approximately constant since 1850, despite emissions of CO2 having risen from ... > full story -
Additive Copper-Zinc Interaction Affects Toxic Response In Soybean
November 10, 2009 — Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals from waste and fungicide application. Regulations for soil concentrations of these potentially plant-toxic elements consider the individual elements, but ... > full story -
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Sandia Announces Completion Of Mixed Waste Landfill Cover Construction
November 2, 2009 — The Environmental Restoration Project at Sandia National Laboratories reports the successful construction of an alternative evapotranspirative cover at the Mixed Waste Landfill in September. The ... > full story -
Improved Adhesive For Products Like Transparent Tape Could Benefit Biofuels Economy
October 30, 2009 — A researcher said that developing bio-based adhesives to replace environmentally hazardous materials also could produce high-value products needed to sustain the biofuels ... > full story -
Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use
October 27, 2009 — A new report examines and, when possible, estimates "hidden" costs of energy production and use -- such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health -- that are not reflected in market prices ... > full story -
Geologists Studying Groundwater Arsenic Levels In India Empower Bengali Women, Children
October 26, 2009 — Geologists are finding that the most important tools in their fieldwork on groundwater arsenic pollution are women and children armed with pamphlets and testing kits. The research examines arsenic ... > full story -
Bioinsecticide To Control The Mediterranean Fruit Fly
October 23, 2009 — The Mediterranean fruit fly is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control methods currently present in the market for this plague are ... > full story
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