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Food Security Road Map While Adapting to Climate Change
January 19, 2012 — While recent climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agriculture ... > full story -
Impact of Land Use Activity in the Amazon Basin Evaluated
January 18, 2012 — Portions of the Amazon basin are experiencing a transition in energy and water cycles. Evidence suggests that the Amazon may also be transitioning from a net carbon sink to a net source. This ... > full story -
'Miracle Tree' Substance Produces Clean Drinking Water Inexpensively and Sustainably
January 18, 2012 — A natural substance obtained from seeds of the "miracle tree" could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access to ... > full story -
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Resource Management in Ant Colonies May Have Lessons for Politicians and Economists
January 13, 2012 — Political and economic theorists could learn lessons from studying how an ant colony allocates food resources, according to a new ... > full story -
When Less Means More: Print Messages Help Students Reduce Food Waste at Dining Center
January 12, 2012 — A researcher found that students threw out 15 percent less food when posters about wasting food were hung in dining halls. Eliminating dining trays also decreased waste, reduced costs and improved ... > full story -
Can We Save the Whales by Putting a Price on Them?
January 11, 2012 — Every year, anti-whaling groups spend millions of dollars on activities intended to end commercial whaling. And every year, commercial whaling not only continues, but grows. While protests, ... > full story -
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Engineers Make 'Building Blocks of Chemical Industry' from Wood While Boosting Production 40 Percent
January 10, 2012 — Chemical engineers using a catalytic fast pyrolysis process that transforms renewable non-food biomass into petrochemicals, have developed a new catalyst that boosts the yield for five key ... > full story -
New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
January 10, 2012 — Thousands of broken trees line the banks of the Chattooga River. The dead gray stabs were once evergreen monsters offering shade to trout and picturesque views to visitors. These Eastern hemlocks are ... > full story -
The Path Less Traveled: Research Is Driving Solutions to Improve Unpaved Roads
January 10, 2012 — To improve the quality of unpaved roads, a graduate student is working with lignin, a sustainable material found in all plants. Lignin's adhesive properties make it good for binding soil particles ... > full story -
Chronic Poverty Stalks Haitian Earthquake Victims Still Living in Camps
January 10, 2012 — A new study of aid to Haiti finds that 36 percent of households in the directly affected area -- and 54 percent of those living in camps -- still have not recovered to their pre-earthquake levels ... > full story
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