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Study Reveals Impact of Severe Drought on Ozone Pollution

California underwent its worst drought on record between 2011 and 2015, with a parching combination of low precipitation and high temperatures.

11 Apr 2019

MIT Researchers Develop New Method for Synthesizing Epoxides Found in Textiles, Plastics, and Pharmaceuticals

Industrial manufacturing of products, like steel, iron, and plastics, is believed to be the greatest source of energy consumption worldwide.

10 Apr 2019

New Theory for Boosting Agriculture Sustainability

Diversity rules out monotony: a colorful patchwork of small, variedly used plots can offer benefits to agriculture and nature. This is the result of a new research by the University of Würzburg.

9 Apr 2019

Long-Term Atmospheric CO2 Data Show Increase in Carbon Absorption by Northern Hemisphere Vegetation

Based on long-standing data on atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, an international team of researchers coordinated by the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences (CEA/CNRS/UVSQ) have found that vegetation in the Northern Hemisphere is capturing increasing quantities of the CO2 generated by human activities, thus partially counterbalancing the effects of global warming.

8 Apr 2019

Study Shows How Peru’s Rainforest Conservation Efforts can Become More Effective

In an effort to protect the rainforest, the Peruvian government had introduced a program several years ago. Conversely, a recent analysis carried out by the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn has demonstrated that its impact is negligible. However, the investigators also have some good news—the effectiveness can possibly be increased by three measures.

8 Apr 2019

Researchers Study the Impact of Electronics Waste Accumulating in Landfills

The past few years have witnessed a boom due to the dwindling cost of solar power, with increasingly number of photovoltaic panels emerging on backyard solar farms and rooftops across the globe.

5 Apr 2019

United Way Partners with Common Energy on a Clean Energy Project

United Way of the Southern Tier recently announced a collaboration with Common Energy to provide lower cost clean energy to communities in the Southern Tier.

4 Apr 2019

MeetingPack2019 Focuses on Sustainable Solutions for Plastic Packaging

Under the theme “Sustainability trends in barrier packaging: towards Objective H2030”, the fourth edition of MeetingPack, a significant technology event on innovation in plastic materials and food and beverage barrier packaging is taking place.

4 Apr 2019

Review on Online Survey to Address Global Challenges and to Achieve a Sustainable Future

A survey has been conducted by scientists from the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute, in collaboration with Bristol City Council and the Bristol City Office, to offer better insights into how private, public, and nonprofit organizations all over the city can contribute to establishing a more sustainable future for the world.

3 Apr 2019

New Sludge Flow Tracking Method for Optimized Wastewater Treatment and More Biogas

Scientists at RMIT University showed how the flow behavior of sludge can be used as a tool to measure how rapidly organic matter is dissolving at high temperatures, making the way for online tracking of process performance.

2 Apr 2019