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Global Warming Effects on Spiders May Lead to Bird Extinctions

Warm summers are dramatically reducing populations of daddy long legs, which in turn is having a severe impact on the bird populations which rely on them for food

29 Mar 2009

Saving Money by Making Your Spring Cleaning Environmentally Friendly Green Cleaning

As the spring season rolled in, many people take this time as an opportunity to spring clean their homes and vehicles. This year, consider freshening up your home by incorporating some green aspects into your spring cleaning ritual

29 Mar 2009

Brookhaven Lab Scientist, Alistair Rogers, to Present on "Global Change and the Terrestrial Biosphere"

In honor of Earth Day, plant physiologist Alistair Rogers of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory will give a talk, titled "Global Change and the Terrestrial Biosphere"

26 Mar 2009

Pirelli Introduces Incentives For Motorists to Trade In Old Tyres For Environmentally Friendly Products

Pirelli has launched an incentive scheme including a fuel contribution for those who decide to trade in their old tyres for Pirelli eco-compatible products

26 Mar 2009

Green Pesticides Exploit Plant Defenses in Battle To Control Fungi Attacks on Crops

Exploiting a little known defense strategy in the ongoing battle between disease-causing fungi and crop plants, scientists in Canada are reporting development of a new class of green fungicides that could provide a safer, more environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional fungicides

23 Mar 2009

Researcher Works to Bring Greener Gardens, Cleaner Waterways and Even Healthier Astroturf

Dan Brabander wants to put the green in – and take the lead out of – urban gardens. His focus is on environmental geochemistry and public health, has received funding from the U.S. EPA and has formed a partnership with Boston's Food Project, a nonprofit organization that helps foster organic urban gardens

22 Mar 2009

Loading the Seas With Carbon Dioxide Set to Create Ocean Based Ecological Disaster

The loading of carbon dioxide into oceans is a consequence of fossil fuel use that has only begun to be widely recognized as problematic in the past decade. Its subsequent effects on seawater chemistry have the potential to spread ecological disaster to a variety of industries dependent on the seas

22 Mar 2009

Neglected Water Treaty Revitalised

Delegates of 14 countries attending the World Water Forum tonight signed pledges of support to a growing call to bring into force a global water treaty that has languished in limbo for more than a decade as anxiety grows about the increased potential for conflict in a world increasingly short of water

22 Mar 2009

Researchers in Ghana Work to Create Biofuels From Native Tree Seeds

Kansas State University biologists are working with a researcher in Ghana to create biodiesel from the seeds of trees that are common and well adapted to the climate of northern Ghana

19 Mar 2009