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Researchers Suggest New Methods to Forecast Soil Carbon Response to Climate Changes

A study brought out in the latest issue of Nature journal unveils the mystery of how certain organic compounds survive hundreds and thousands of years in soil while most of them quickly decay.

10 Oct 2011

Canopy Clock: Isoprene Emissions May Ozone Modelling

Ozone is not just created by human activities, the plant life on the planet also contribute to it. This is why most models that track emissions and predicted climate change have never come close to being accurate, until now!

26 Sep 2011

United Water and the City of Indianapolis Honored for Eco Protection Services

United Water and the City of Indianapolis were recently chosen by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for two Platinum Peak Performance Awards.

21 Jul 2011

Researchers from University of Washington Found Using Wood Products Reduces Carbon Dioxide Emission Levels

A research paper published in the June issue of Carbon Management journal provides an in-depth study on forest management and the use of wood in green house gas emissions.

19 Jul 2011

Large Plants Make Significant Contribution to Carbon Storage

Plants grown in cities and towns have a great role in storing carbon says a new research that appeared in the Journal of Applied Ecology published by the British Ecological Society. The study conducted by Dr Zoe Davies of the University of Kent is the first to measure the levels of carbon storage in vegetations within various city limits in Europe.

13 Jul 2011

Delft University Researcher Finds Green Facades Filter Pollutants

It has become a trend for most of the latest buildings to sport green facades and roofs.

2 Jul 2011

CSSA Issues Position Statement on Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

Down the years, farmers have always taken new crop varieties in their strides and have changed their farming practices to get along with ecological changes.

21 Jun 2011

Georgia Tech Partners with Ford Motor to Develop Green Eco School Bus

Georgia Tech and Ford Motors have developed an innovative "Green Eco School Bus”.

25 May 2011

Research Indicates Coastal Nitrogen Pollution is More in Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

A research report that appeared in the journal, Global Change Biology, points out the dominant level of nitrogen pollution along the coasts of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

23 May 2011

Rentech Receives Higher Ranking in Bioenergy List

Rentech has figured in the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy,” list of Biofuels Digest consecutively for the second year. The widely read biofuels daily rated Rentech as the 25th best company from over 1000 entries received from all over the world.

10 Dec 2010