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New Research Suggests That Climate Change Will Shift the Use of Agricultural Chemicals and May Harm Humans

New research suggests that increasing changes in global climate and oscillations in atmospheric temperatures may shift the use and spread of agricultural chemicals and pathogens, resulting in potentially harmful human exposures

29 Mar 2009

Bosch Shuts Off The Lights For Earth Hour 2008

Across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, 30 Bosch facilities will turn off the lights for one hour on March 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. local time in recognition of World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Earth Hour 2009

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

SKF Introduces Next Generation Wind Turbine Monitoring System

SKF, the leading knowledge engineering company, has launched the third generation version of its successful wind turbine condition monitoring system

26 Mar 2009

Ecotourism the Key to Stopping Deforestation of the Amazon

Responsible ecotourism in the Amazon tributary of the Aripuana River, could help reduce deforestation and help to protect one in ten of the world's species

25 Mar 2009

New Shake Away Organic, Non-toxic Pest Repellent Gets Ride of Unwanted Animal Visitors

New Shake Away granules have the odor of a preditor to repell unwanted pests. The granules are non-toxic, safe to use around your home or business, and effective in repelling larger animals such as deer, elk and raccoons, or smaller pests including rats, skunks, moles, squirrels and rabbits

23 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

BioEnergy Research Collaborative Examines Ways To Make Biofuels

In a move that will advance development of alternative energy in South Carolina, the state’s leading bioenergy researchers have teamed to study how South Carolina’s agricultural resources can help reduce the state’s and nation’s dependence on fossil fuels

23 Mar 2009

Turkey Needs to Turn to Modern Irrigation Techniques Before Water Runs Out

With less than one tenth of Turkey's irrigable land under modern irrigation techniques vast potentials for water saving exist in agriculture, user of nearly three quarters of the nation's increasingly scarce water

22 Mar 2009

Climate Change Clues in Plants Being Monitored by Springtime Volunteers

Volunteers across the country are welcoming spring by taking part in a nationwide initiative to track climate change by recording the timing of flowers and foliage. Project BudBurst, has amassed thousands of observations from students, gardeners, and other citizen scientists

20 Mar 2009