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Sandia Announces Completion Of Mixed Waste Landfill Cover Construction
The Environmental
Restoration Project at
Sandia National Laboratories
reports the successful
construction of an
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Dining Out In An Ocean Of Plastic: How Foraging Albatrosses Put Plastic On The Menu
Marine biologists examined
whether Laysan albatrosses
nesting on Kure Atoll and
Oahu, Hawaii, 2,150 km away,
ingested different amounts
... > full story
Composted Dairy Manure In Foliage Plant Production
Peat has been used in
container plant production
since the 1960s. Highly
porous and able to hold
water, peat makes an ideal
rooting and growing medium.
... > full story
Is Garbage The Solution To Tackling Climate Change?
Converting the rubbish that
fills the world's landfills
into biofuel may be the
answer to both the growing
energy crisis and to
tackling carbon emissions,
... > full story
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Thinking About The Box
October 28, 2009 — By re-thinking ideas about packaging size and shape, major environmental gains can be made. Smaller-sized, more easily handled boxes require less goods transport. Focusing on size will get us further ... > 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 -
Urban Growth Versus Global Warming
October 22, 2009 — Houses on stilts, small scale energy generation and recycling our dishwater are just some of the measures that are being proposed to prepare our cities for the effects of global warming. A new study ... > full story -
Geological Disposal Of High-level Nuclear Waste Feasible
October 18, 2009 — There is a scientific consensus that safe geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste is technically feasible, while public acceptance has still not been achieved in most Member States. ... > full story -
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Sustainable Architecture: Setting Sail In An Ecological 'Earthship'
October 16, 2009 — Could sustainable architecture address pollution, climate change and resource depletion by helping us build self-sufficient, off-grid, housing from "waste," including vehicle tires and metal drinks ... > full story -
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Renewable Hydrogen Production Becomes Reality At Winery
October 6, 2009 — The first demonstration of a renewable method for hydrogen production from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis system is underway at the Napa Wine Company in Oakville. The refrigerator-sized ... > full story -
Lubricants: With Biobased Additives, Scientists 'Just Say No!' To Petroleum
October 2, 2009 — Powerful machines that have moving parts--your car's engine or the hydraulic pump of a huge earthmover, for instance--almost always require lubricants. Today, most of those lubricants are made of ... > full story -
New Chemical Method For Distinguishing Between Farmed And Wild Salmon
October 1, 2009 — Wild salmon and farmed salmon can now be distinguished from each other by a technique that examines the chemistry of their ... > full story -
Planet's Nitrogen Cycle Overturned By 'Tiny Ammonia Eater Of The Seas'
October 1, 2009 — Tiny organisms known as archaea play a central role in the planet's nitrogen cycle, according to new research. Experiments show that archaea appear play a key ecological role in both upper and deep ... > full story -
'Green' Research Results In New Geopolymer Concrete Technology
October 1, 2009 — Researchers in Louisiana are conducting innovative research on geopolymer concrete and providing ways to use a waste byproduct from coal fired power plants and help curb carbon dioxide ... > full story
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