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Sustainable Farming May Help Maintain Healthy Climate
Sustainable farming,
initially adopted to
preserve soil quality for
future generations, may also
play a role in maintaining a
healthy climate, according
... > full story
Flax and Yellow Flowers Can Produce Bioethanol
Surplus biomass from the
production of flax sheaves,
and generated from Brassica
carinata, a yellow-flowered
plant related to those which
engulf fields in spring, can
... > full story
Termite Creates Sustainable Monoculture Fungus-Farming
Food production of modern
human societies is mostly
based on large-scale
monoculture crops, but it
now appears that advanced
... > full story
Research Challenges for Understanding Landscape Changes Identified
Nine research challenges and
four research initiatives
that are poised to advance
the study of how Earth's
landscapes change were
... > full story
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Helping India to Promote Energy Efficiency
November 18, 2009 — India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide emissions, behind China, the United States and Russia, but its rapid economic growth rate coupled with aging and inefficient energy ... > full story -
Alternative Animal Feed Part of Global Fisheries Crisis Fix
November 17, 2009 — Finding alternative feed sources for chickens, pigs and other farm animals will significantly reduce pressure on the world's dwindling fisheries while contributing positively to climate change, ... > full story -
Algae Turned Into High-Temperature Hydrogen Source
November 16, 2009 — In the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensive, ... > full story -
Health Care Accounts for Eight Percent of US Carbon Footprint, Calculation Finds
November 13, 2009 — The American health-care sector accounts for 8 percent of the country's carbon dioxide emissions, according to a first-of-its-kind calculation of health care's carbon footprint. Researchers used ... > 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 -
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Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide
November 6, 2009 — As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future. An attractive replacement for gasoline is biofuel, and in two new studies, ... > full story -
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Chemists Describe Solar Energy Progress And Challenges, Including The 'Artificial Leaf'
November 6, 2009 — Scientists are making progress toward development of an "artificial leaf" that mimics a real leaf's chemical magic with photosynthesis -- but instead converts sunlight and water into a liquid fuel ... > full story -
DNA 'Barcode' For Tropical Trees
November 6, 2009 — In foods, soil samples or customs checks, plant fragments sometimes need to be quickly identified. The use of DNA "barcodes" to itemize plant biodiversity was proposed during the 1992 Rio de Janeiro ... > full story -
Innovative Plan To Save Rainforest, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
November 5, 2009 — An innovative proposal by the Ecuadorian government to protect an untouched, oil rich region of Amazon rainforest is a precedent-setting and potentially economically viable approach, says a team of ... > full story -
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North America Automobile Sector Bottom Of 'World Sustainability League'
November 4, 2009 — North American car manufacturers have come bottom of the league in the largest ever international study of the global automobile sector's sustainability ... > full story
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