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Released: 17-May-2010 4:20 PM EDT
Experts Available on Potential Environmental Damage to East Coast from Current Gulf Spill, Future Drilling in Atlantic
University of North Carolina Wilmington

The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers several faculty experts in marine biology and marine sciences that are available to comment on various aspects of the Gulf Coast oil spill, its environmental consequences and potential issues it may create if oil is carried to the Gulf Stream and up the East Coast. These faculty members also have expertise in the overall issue of offshore oil drilling and its potential environmental impact in the Atlantic Ocean.

13-May-2010 4:00 PM EDT
Kudzu Invasion Doubles Q:1 Emissions of Nitric Oxide and Increases Ozone Pollution
Stony Brook University

Kudzu, “the vine that ate the South,” is not just swallowing landscapes and altering ecosystems in the southeastern U.S., it is also increasing ozone pollution according to a new report published in the May 17, 2010 on line edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Released: 17-May-2010 8:00 AM EDT
Cardiovascular Medicine Specialist Marks Clean Air Act on Capitol Hill
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

University of Michigan Health System cardiovascular medicine specialist Robert D. Brook, M.D., will speak on Capitol Hill during the 40th anniversary celebration of the Clean Air Act hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the American Heart Association.

Released: 14-May-2010 9:00 AM EDT
American University Pledges to be Carbon Neutral by 2020
American University

American University plans to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions and become a carbon-neutral campus by 2020.

13-May-2010 2:30 PM EDT
New Research Describes High Lead in New Orleans Prior to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita
Texas Tech University

While studying the environmental impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, recent Texas Tech University-led research has discovered high concentrations of lead in the poorest and oldest parts of New Orleans.

Released: 13-May-2010 2:20 PM EDT
New Interdisciplinary Curriculum Enables Schools to Pioneer Global Environmental Sustainability Efforts
University of Rochester

A new interdisciplinary curriculum in environmental sustainability, developed by University of Rochester faculty and students, will help two independent schools in the U.S. and Africa to develop cross-cultural understanding and support for one another around sustainability issues.

Released: 13-May-2010 12:15 PM EDT
Protected Corals Increase Fishing Profits
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society today announced findings from a study showing that closures and gear restrictions implemented in fishing areas can increase fishery revenue and net profits.

10-May-2010 9:00 AM EDT
Allergy-Triggering Fungal Spores May Increase with Increasing Atmospheric CO2 Concentration
Environmental Health Perspectives (NIEHS)

A study published online May 13 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) shows for the first time that elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) like those predicted by models of climate change can drive increased production of fungal spores, including some associated with allergies and asthma.

Released: 12-May-2010 4:30 PM EDT
Advanced Energy Center Teams With New York State Labor Dept, SUNY, CUNY To Identify Where Are New York State’s “Green” Jobs
Stony Brook University

The Advanced Energy Center today announced a partnership with the New York State Department of Labor, The New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS) at the CUNY Graduate Center, the State University of New York at Albany, and SUNY in the first comprehensive New York State research project to measure employer demand for “green jobs” against the capacity of educational and training resources to address these needs.

Released: 11-May-2010 9:35 AM EDT
American University Buys 100% Green Power
American University

AU has purchased wind-generated renewable energy credits equivalent to 100 percent of the university’s 53 million kilowatt hours of annual electricity usage--equal to planting 451,000 trees, a forest four times size of the national mall.

5-May-2010 7:00 PM EDT
Research Shows Chemicals from Seaweed Can Kill Coral
Georgia Institute of Technology, Research Communications

Field studies have shown for the first time that several common species of seaweeds in both the Pacific and Caribbean Oceans can kill corals upon contact using chemical means.

Released: 10-May-2010 2:45 PM EDT
Temple Researcher Who Studied Exxon Valdez Spill Available to News Media
Temple University

A Temple University researcher who studied the Exxon Valdez spill is available to the news media to discuss the two oil spills, the environmental impact to the Gulf, as well as efforts to control and stop the spill.

Released: 7-May-2010 1:00 PM EDT
U.Va. Installs Solar Panels to Help Fuel Electric Car
University of Virginia

University of Virginia students who converted a Honda to run on electricity will now try to power it – at least partly – with solar energy.

Released: 7-May-2010 1:00 PM EDT
Home Energy Education Project Wins Student Sustainability Competition
University of Virginia

Top honors in the second annual University of Virginia Student Sustainability Project Competition went to a proposal to better educate local homeowners on saving energy.

Released: 7-May-2010 10:50 AM EDT
Risk of Extinction Increases for Cod
Dalhousie University

Despite reduced catches in Canada since 1992, cod are now at such historically low levels that they may no longer be able to replace themselves in their ecosystem, increasing the chances the species could face extinction according to Dalhousie University researcher, Jeffrey Hutchings.

Released: 7-May-2010 9:00 AM EDT
Graduating "Green"
Wake Forest University

Ever wondered what happens to the piles of plastic bottles collected for recycling? This year, some 48,000 of them will be worn by Wake Forest graduates, as the university becomes one of the first adopters of recycled regalia.

Released: 6-May-2010 8:40 PM EDT
Satellite Study Covers Forest Loss Worldwide
South Dakota State University

A new study using satellite imagery finds the greatest loss in forest cover wasn't in rain forests, but in boreal forests in places like North America.

Released: 5-May-2010 5:00 PM EDT
Corn for Food and Fuel
Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

Developing a Dual-Purpose Corn that can be bred for both food and cellulosic ethanol.

Released: 5-May-2010 5:00 PM EDT
Oil Spill Means Crisis for Wetlands
University of Alabama

The environmental and economic impacts of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will likely be devastating, says Dr. Julia Cherry, assistant professor in New College and Biological Sciences.

Released: 5-May-2010 3:00 PM EDT
Stream Water Study Detects Thawing Permafrost
University of Michigan

Among the worrisome environmental effects of global warming is the thawing of Arctic permafrost---soil that normally remains at or below the freezing point for at least a two-year period and often much longer. Monitoring changes in permafrost is difficult with current methods, but a study by University of Michigan researchers offers a new approach to assessing the extent of the problem.

Released: 5-May-2010 3:00 PM EDT
Climate Change and Mountain Building Led to Mammal Diversity Patterns
University of Michigan

Travel from the tropics to the poles, and you'll notice that the diversity of mammals declines with distance from the equator. Move from lowland to mountains, and you'll see diversity increase as the landscape becomes more varied. Ecologists have proposed various explanations for these well-known "biodiversity gradients," invoking ecological, evolutionary and historical processes.

Released: 5-May-2010 12:30 PM EDT
Oil Company Faces Massive Environmental Liability in Wake of Spill: Cornell University Expert
Cornell University

Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Cornell University Professor of Law and an expert in environmental law, comments on the liability facing BP as a result of the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

     
Released: 5-May-2010 10:00 AM EDT
Epidemic this year? Check the Lake's Shape
Indiana University

Of all the things that might control the onset of disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes' bottoms might seem unlikely. But that is precisely the case, and a new BioScience report by scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and four other institutions explains why.

Released: 5-May-2010 8:30 AM EDT
National Engineering Program Seeks Subject Matter Experts in Energy
Technology Student Association

Help America's high school students learn how they can solve the world's energy crisis! The 2011 JETS TEAMS Competition will focus on energy and experts are needed to develop questions regarding energy diversification, efficiency, security and ecological sustainability.

   
Released: 4-May-2010 9:00 PM EDT
New Study Ranks Countries on Environment Impact
University of Adelaide

A new study led by the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute in Australia has ranked most of the world’s countries for their environmental impact.

3-May-2010 12:00 PM EDT
New Study Sheds Light on Corals’ Susceptibility to Temperature Change
University of Delaware

Diversity in some coral populations may significantly influence their response to extreme temperature disturbances — such as those predicted from climate warming. A team demonstrated natural selection acting on the species of algae living within corals may determine survival in extreme temperatures.

Released: 4-May-2010 2:00 PM EDT
Oil Spill Experts At The Florida State University
Florida State University

Officials say it may take up to three months to seal off a leaking oil well 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico that has created a massive environmental crisis that could affect much of the Gulf coast. The Florida State University, which is leading a statewide Oil Spill Academic Task Force to assist the Gulf region in preparing for and responding to the oil spill, is home to some of the nation’s top experts in measuring and modeling the magnitude and trajectory of the spill, providing information on the potential and actual ecological impacts of the oil and evaluating risks associated with the spill. The spill followed an explosion on April 20.

Released: 3-May-2010 11:00 AM EDT
Effects of Oil Spills on Environment - Expert Available
Nova Southeastern University

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: EFFECT OF OIL SPILLS ON ENVIRONMENT Dr. Richard E. Dodge Professor and Dean, NSU Oceanographic Center Executive Director, National Coral Reef Institute Contact Dr. Dodge Cell phone 954.629.2134

Released: 3-May-2010 10:00 AM EDT
Researchers Create New Weathering Index to Measure Rainfall in Ancient Ecosystems
Baylor University

Two Baylor University researchers have published a paper on their creation of a new equation for estimating rainfall amounts in ancient ecosystems.

Released: 3-May-2010 10:00 AM EDT
Warmer January Temperatures May Favor Expansion of Cryptococcus gattii in Northwest North America
Environmental Health Perspectives (NIEHS)

Researchers in British Columbia, Canada, have used a technique known as ecological niche modeling to identify likely areas where a potentially lethal fungus could spread next. Cryptococcus gattii, which can cause life-threatening infections of the lungs and central nervous system when inhaled, infects humans as well as a broad range of wild and domestic animals.

Released: 30-Apr-2010 5:00 PM EDT
Danger in Gulf 'Unfathomable,' says Cornell Ornithologist
Cornell University

Ken Rosenberg, director of conservation science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a specialist on the conservation of birds throughout the Western Hemisphere, comments on the ecological threat posed by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

28-Apr-2010 9:00 AM EDT
Biodiversity Protection Efforts Earn Failing Grade
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Disappearing coral reefs are among a host of ecological markers that showcase how promises to protect the planet’s biodiversity are not being met, according to a study this week in the journal Science. The findings are an assessment of targets made at the 2002 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). UNC marine scientist John Bruno is a study co-author.

Released: 28-Apr-2010 12:40 PM EDT
Expert Says Gulf Oil Spill Endangers Four-Year Fight to Save Turtle Population
University of Alabama at Birmingham

The growing oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico could void years of conservation work to save a species of turtle that calls the Alabama Gulf Coast home, say the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) biologists who are behind the effort.

Released: 27-Apr-2010 1:50 PM EDT
EPA Report: Clear and Compelling Evidence of Climate Change Across America a Wake-Up Call
National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a report on “Climate Change Indicators” reviewing 24 critical indicators of the planet’s environmental health for visible impacts of climate change. For the vast majority of the indicators, 22 of 24, the report’s authors conclude that climate change has already had scientifically verified effects on our air, oceans, weather and wildlife.

21-Apr-2010 9:00 AM EDT
Risk of Lyme Is Moving Into Southern Quebec; Increased Tick Habitat May Reflect a Warming Climate
Environmental Health Perspectives (NIEHS)

A study published April 19, 2010 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) demonstrates that conditions that can support the establishment of Lyme disease have come together in southern Quebec, an area that until now has not sustained the disease.

Released: 26-Apr-2010 1:15 PM EDT
Is It Safe to Breathe Yet?
University of Maryland, College Park

“Double-flame” research seeks to improve soot combustion, reduce pollutants.

14-Apr-2010 5:55 PM EDT
How Grass Buffers Keep Agricultural Herbicides at Bay
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Researchers studied the impact of grass and grass/tree buffer strips on three herbicides commonly used in agriculture. The scientists studied the transport of the herbicides in both surface runoff and subsurface infiltration during two growing seasons.

Released: 23-Apr-2010 11:30 AM EDT
NWF, Enviros Denounce State Dept. Dirty Fuels Pipeline Plan
National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

National Wildlife Federation and 25 groups issued a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today calling for suspension of the permitting process for a proposed tar sands pipeline known as Keystone XL. The groups say the full scope of its environmental and social impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions have not been considered.

Released: 22-Apr-2010 4:15 PM EDT
Oil Spill Expert Available on Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Leak
University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire professor Nancy Kinner, director of the joint UNH/NOAA Coastal Response Research Center, is available to media to discuss the impact of the oil spill from the burning oil rig off the coast of Louisiana.

Released: 22-Apr-2010 3:50 PM EDT
Pressure-Cooking Algae Into a Better Biofuel
University of Michigan

Heating and squishing microalgae in a pressure-cooker can fast-forward the crude-oil-making process from millennia to minutes.

20-Apr-2010 1:40 PM EDT
Ozone and Traffic Pollution Increase Asthma-Related Hospitalizations in Children
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Both ozone and primary pollutants from traffic substantially increase asthma-related emergency department visits in children, especially during the warm season, according to researchers from the Department of Environmental Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta.

Released: 21-Apr-2010 3:40 PM EDT
NIH-led Interagency Group Identifies Research Needs to Study Climate Change and Human Health Impacts
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

A report released today by a federal working group highlights 11 key categories of diseases and other health consequences that are occurring or will occur due to climate change. The report, A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change, provides a starting point for coordination of federal research to better understand climate’s impact on human health. The recommendations of the working group include research to identify who will be most vulnerable, and what efforts will be most beneficial.

Released: 21-Apr-2010 1:30 PM EDT
Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Hurting Global Environment, Security and Financial Health
University of California San Diego

A comprehensive assessment of global fossil-fuel subsidies has found that governments are spending $500 billion annually on policies that undermine energy security and worsen the environment.

Released: 21-Apr-2010 8:55 AM EDT
New Biofuel Process May Change Chemical Industry
University of Massachusetts Amherst

A new “gasification” method of converting biomass feedstock into sustainable fuel developed by researchers in Massachusetts and Minnesota greatly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and doubles the amount of fuel made from an acre of biomass feedstock, says UMass Amherst scientist Paul J. Dauenhauer.

Released: 21-Apr-2010 8:45 AM EDT
UC San Diego Rated One of the Nation’s Most Environmentally-Responsible Universities
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego has been rated once again as one of the country’s most environmentally responsible universities, this time by The Princeton Review.

Released: 20-Apr-2010 2:00 PM EDT
Ithaca College Launches "Media for Social Change" Educational Initiative
Ithaca College

Kicking off with an Earth Day presentation, Ithaca College will launch an educational initiative focusing on the topic of “Media for Social Change.”

Released: 20-Apr-2010 2:00 PM EDT
Want to Live More Sustainably? ‘Just Don’t Buy Stuff’
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

The annual survey at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry says cutting consumerism is the first step toward a more sustainable lifestyle.

Released: 19-Apr-2010 4:30 PM EDT
Temple University Experts Available for Earth Day
Temple University

Three Temple University environmental experts are available to discuss the 40th Earth Day, the current state of the environment, where it is going and what needs to be done to get there.

Released: 19-Apr-2010 3:50 PM EDT
Peruvian Mummies, Seashells Share Historical Climate Insight
University of Alabama

Shells from mollusks presented to the dead during ancient funeral ceremonies are keys to helping a geologist gauge ocean movements near the Peruvian coast from as much as 13,000 years ago.



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