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Buyers Shouldn't Assume Green Roofs are Created Equal

The first study to compare the performance of different types of green roofs has been completed by The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and suggests that buyers shouldn't assume these roofs are created equal.

12 Aug 2008

Tiny New Zealand Snail Invades American Great Lakes and Alters the Ecology

Long a problem in the western U.S., the New Zealand mud snail currently inhabits four of the five Great Lakes and is spreading into rivers and tributaries, according to a Penn State team of researchers. These tiny creatures out-compete native snails and insects, but are not good fish food replacements for the native species

10 Aug 2008

Students Honored for Participation in Environmentally Focused Internship and Education Program

Forty local high school students graduated from the 27th annual ExxonMobil Green Team program on August 1, equipped with newfound knowledge and an appreciation for the environment and going green

4 Aug 2008

Scripps to Use Buoy Mounted Sensor to Monitor Acidic Ocean Water

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego plans to purchase and deploy an autonomous buoy-mounted sensor to study the effect increasingly acidic ocean water could be having on ecosystems in the California Current

4 Aug 2008

Eco-Friendly Desalination Plants The Goal of Researchers in Race Against Time

UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers explore options for desalination in eco-friendly ways

30 Jul 2008

Green Roof Study Finds Vast Performance Differences for Cooling and Water Handling Abilities of Different Green Roofs

The first study to compare the performance of different types of green roofs has been completed by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and suggests that buyers shouldn't assume these roofs are created equal

30 Jul 2008

Grant Allows University of Texas to Promote Sustainable Design Through School of Architecture

Faculty in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin will soon have the opportunity to incorporate principles of sustainable design into core curriculum

30 Jul 2008

Widespread, Serious Impacts on Ecosystems Caused by Air Pollution

No ecosystem type in the eastern United States is free of the effects of air pollution, according to a report released today by The Nature Conservancy and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

22 Jul 2008

NASA Website Shows the Impact of Fires and Smoke on Earth's Climate and Ecosystems

NASA satellites, aircraft, and research know-how have created a wealth of cutting-edge tools to help firefighters battle wildfires. These tools also have helped scientists understand the impact of fires and smoke on Earth's climate and ecosystems. Now, a new NASA Web site brings to the public and journalists the latest information about this ongoing effort

22 Jul 2008

Ecologists Call for Natural Forests and Biodiversity to be Preserved in Growth of Biofuel Demands

Rising demand for palm oil will decimate biodiversity unless producers and politicians can work together to preserve as much remaining natural forest as possible, ecologists have warned

9 Jul 2008