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New Book Presents Key Concepts Into Understanding Soil Carbon Sequestration

Soil Carbon Sequestration and the Greenhouse Effect: Second Edition, a new book published by the Soil Science Society of America, examines the role of soils as a carbon sink and provides new perspectives as the field of carbon sequestration advances

9 Mar 2009

Campus Renewable Bioenergy Initiative Turns University Rubbish Into Energy

Cornell University is turning its biotrash - vegetable oil from dining hall fryers, animal bedding from campus barns, farm waste from university research - into fuels for use on campus

9 Mar 2009

Researchers Looking to Produce Clean Renewable ENergy With Low Emissions Burner and Ethanol Production Catalyst

Iowa State University researchers are working to produce clean, renewable energy by developing a new, low-emissions burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production

9 Mar 2009

Eco Funerals Become Increasingly Popular

Natural burial is often thought of as a green option that takes place in the countryside for non-religious people, but according to researchers at the University of Sheffield, that is only part of the story

9 Mar 2009

Sustainability Boost Needed for Farmed Fish and Shrimps

Aquaculture, revealed in a key UN analysis today to be the basis of all future growth in global seafood production, desparately needs to be put on a more sustainable basis, leading global environment organization WWF said today

2 Mar 2009

Study Says Don't Dig Up Land to Make Biofuels

To avoid creating greenhouse gases, it makes more sense using today's technology to leave land unfarmed in conservation reserves than to plow it up for corn to make biofuel, according to a comprehensive Duke University led study

2 Mar 2009

Natural Defences of Crops Against Predators

Ever since insects developed a taste for vegetation, plants have faced the same dilemma - use limited resources to out-compete their neighbors for light to grow, or, invest directly in defense against hungry insects

1 Mar 2009

Siemens Wind Energy Investments Improve Financial Projections for Wind Farm Operators

Siemens Energy has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to conduct atmospheric modeling research that is expected to help operators and owners operate wind farms more efficiently, while providing more power to power grids

27 Feb 2009

Tillage Practices Doesn't Always Influence Soil Carbon Storage

Recent research conducted at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada studied the impacts of tillage and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization on carbon storage, revealing that the effect of no-till on carbon sequestration can be variable depending on soil and climatic conditions, and nutrient management practices

25 Feb 2009

British Butterfly Shows Role of Habitat for Species Responding to Climate Change

Most wild species are expected to colonise northwards as the climate warms, but how are they going to get there when so many landscapes are covered in wheat fields and other crops

24 Feb 2009