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Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Environmental Behavior
People are more likely to
enroll in conservation
programs if their neighbors
do -- a tendency that should
be exploited when it comes
to protecting the
... > full story
Amazon Conservation Policy Working In Brazil, Study Finds
Contrary to common belief,
Brazil's policy of
protecting portions of the
Amazonian forest from
development is capable of
buffering the Amazon from
... > full story
Waste Water Treatment Plant Mud Used As 'green' Fuel
Scientists have shown that
using mud from waste water
treatment plants as a
partial alternative fuel can
enable cement factories to
reduce their carbon dioxide
... > full story
Biofuel Could Lighten Jet Fuel's Carbon Footprint Over 80 Percent
The seeds of a lowly weed
could cut jet fuel's
cradle-to-grave carbon
emissions by 84 percent. ... > full story
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King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water
July 2, 2009 — Researchers have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant - the king crab. The results reveal temperature as a driving ... > full story -
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Who Wants To Pay More For Green Electricity?
June 30, 2009 — Individuals prefer to be involved in a collective contribution to green electricity that involve everyone paying more, rather than having individual higher ... > full story -
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Ecological Model City Masdar: City Will Use Renewable Energy And Leave No Carbon Dioxide Or Waste
June 29, 2009 — The city of the future is currently being constructed on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. Masdar City shall be supplied exclusively with renewable energy and produce neither carbon dioxide nor waste. An ... > full story -
Projected Food, Energy Demands Seen To Outpace Production
June 27, 2009 — With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new ... > full story -
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Roadsters Embrace Green Racing
June 26, 2009 — Green racing is now part of the American Le Mans series. It's auto racing where the prize goes to the fastest car with the smallest environmental footprint. But being green does not mean being slow; ... > full story -
Basis For Potato Blight Control Becomes Visible
June 25, 2009 — Potato blight, false mildew, sudden oak death and a disease in salmon are all caused by a group of miniscule, yet destructive, organisms called Oomycetes. Because of their changeability and huge ... > full story -
'Milking' Microscopic Algae Could Yield Massive Amounts Of Oil
June 23, 2009 — Scientists are proposing a surprising new solution to the global energy crisis —"milking" oil from the tiny, single-cell algae known as diatoms, renowned for their intricate, beautifully ... > full story -
How Can The World's Fisheries Be Sustainable?
June 22, 2009 — A new study provides the first global evaluation of how management practices influence fisheries' ... > full story -
Right To Water, Right To Justice, In Argentina
June 22, 2009 — Water management may suffer from a stuffy image in the Netherlands but in Argentina water management is a hot topic for many people. That is because water has a direct impact on the lives of the ... > full story -
Polar Bear And Walrus Populations In Trouble, Stock Assessment Report Suggests
June 19, 2009 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released reports documenting the status of polar bears and Pacific walrus in Alaska. The reports confirm that polar bears in Alaska are declining and that ... > full story
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