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Asthma in Children Worsened by Traffic Pollution

Traffic pollution, especially in cities, adversely affects respiratory health in children with asthma

16 Nov 2008

Urban Biodiversity Promoted by Small Patches of Habitat

Sets of small and seemingly insignificant habitat patches that are within reach for mobile species may under certain circumstances, as a group, provide an acceptable alternative to larger and contiguous habitats

16 Nov 2008

Acrylic Glass Made from Sugar Set to Cause Plastics Revolution

In future, plastics like polymethyl methacrylate or acrylic glass could be made from natural raw materials such as sugars, alcohols or fatty acids

16 Nov 2008

Wetland Ecosystems Being Conserved With the Help of Satellite Observations

ESA carried out the GlobWetland project from 2003 to 2008 in order to demonstrate how employing satellite data can support the inventorying, monitoring and assessing of wetland ecosystems

16 Nov 2008

Keele University to Use Renewable Energy Sources and Become Carbon Neutral

Keele University is aiming to become 'carbon neutral' on its energy consumption and reduce dependency on the national grid using a range of alternative energy sources

16 Nov 2008

NASA's First Spacecraft for Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Arrives for Launch

NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's climate, has arrived for final launch preparations

16 Nov 2008

Green Building Methods Bringing Value to Homebuilders

With the fall of the US housing market, concurrent with the credit and lending crisis, many first-time homeowners, as well as business owners, are looking to alternative forms of building to gain more value for their dollar

16 Nov 2008

Real Wood Flooring is a Green Building Material

Wood floors are a building product that is recognized as a green building material

16 Nov 2008

Energy Saving Doors Now Available for Garages

High R-value custom service doors from IDC combine an exceptional insulation rating with the timeless beauty of handcrafted wood doors

16 Nov 2008

Solar Power Industry to be Discussed at Internation Conference

The international solar energy conference 'Dynamics in the global PV market and Chinese PV industry' will focus on discussing the best strategy to survive and thrive in times of crisis

16 Nov 2008

Precious Metals and Air Quality Saved with New Catalyst Material from Nissan

New catalyst materials from Nissan use half the precious metals previously required

16 Nov 2008

Naturally Occurring Nanotubes Patented for Use in Energy Technologies

NaturalNano announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the Company two patents for the use of naturally occurring nanotubes (HNTTM) in clean energy areas: one in hydrogen storage and another for the use of mineral based nanotechnology in ultracapacitors

16 Nov 2008