A joint venture between the U and Headwaters Inc. has been created to offer carbon management services to CO2-emitting companies, from carbon storage engineering to risk and liability management. The first project will be to develop and operate a regional CO2 storage site to serve several power plants in central Utah.
Invasive species"”one of the top causes of biological diversity loss worldwide"”significantly impact cultural diversity as well, according to a review published in the latest issue of the journal Environmental Conservation that has provoked heated debate within the scientific community.
A dramatic increase in carbon dioxide levels is making the world's ocean more acidic, which may adversely affect the survival of marine life and organisms that depend on them, such as humans.
An electric car (or plug-in hybrid in electric mode) creates carbon-dioxide emissions, too; how much depends on the grid used to recharge it.
Faculty, students and staff on Washington University in St. Louis' Danforth, North and West campuses no longer can find bottled water in vending machines or at most campus eateries. Because of concerns about the environmental impact of bottled water, WUSTL ended sales of the product in January, and administrative offices no longer offer bottled water at events and meetings.
Research and development. Industry partnerships. Recycled shipping containers. The University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture is primed to sharpen and green the cutting edge of design and architecture with the new UH Green Building Components (GBC), the college's research initiative to design, develop and implement sustainable, renewable building components for the architecture, engineering and construction industries.
Expert available to discuss the future of advanced battery tech as it relates to energy efficiency and the economic recovery program.
The University of North Carolina Wilmington opened ECOteal last fall. It is the first store in the 16 campus UNC system dedicated to selling environmentally friendly products.
Do you "hope" that everyone will see the light and start living more sustainably to save the environment? if so, you may be doing more harm than good.
Recycling happens every day at the University of Houston, but for 10 weeks, the campus community will step up its efforts to reduce campus waste. UH is among the universities competing in the national RecycleMania competition, which not only encourages recycling but also emphasizes the benefits of going green every day.
A GPS collar gives researchers an unusually specific record of the coyote's interstate wandering.
A group of Dalhousie University mechanical engineering students have built the ultimate fuel-efficient car.
Earthwatch and Archaeological Institute of America to Host Public Lecture in Boston on Feb. 23rd where Dr. Chris Stevenson will debunk popularly held thoughts about Easter Island, and share this punch-line: yes, the ancient Rapanui people did abuse their environment, but they were also developing sustainable practices"”innovating, experimenting, trying to adapt to a risky environment"”and they would still be here today if it weren't for the diseases introduced by European settlers.
If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Oregon will face some $3.3 billion in annual costs, which translates to about 4 percent of annual household income by 2020, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative's Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest.
If nothing is done to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is likely to experience some $3.8 billion in associated annual costs -- including $1.3 billion in health related costs alone, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative's Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest.
If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, New Mexico could experience some $3.2 billion in associated costs -- led by wildfires and health-care. This could translate to a tab of 8 percent of annual household income by 2020, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative's Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest.
A University of Arkansas accounting researcher studied corporations with large environmental sanctions over a 10-year period and found that 72 percent of the companies failed to disclose that information to the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by law. SEC regulations require corporations to disclose environmental sanctions of $100,000 or more, regardless of the regulating entity.
The American Chemical Society Office of Public Affairs Weekly Press Package with reports from 34 major peer-reviewed journals on chemistry, health, medicine, energy, environment, food, nanotechnology and other hot topics.
Air pollution is dangerously high around schools near some U.S. industrial plants, according to a recent study involving researchers from the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University.
A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change, published February 10, 2009 online by Environmental Science and Technology, shows that "smart growth" combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions "“ the principal driver of global warming "“ significantly by 2050.
"As the two versions of the bill move to conference committee, we hope Congressional negotiators maintain the House bill's strong investments in education, clean energy and America's natural resources - all proven ways to stimulate shovel-ready projects and rapidly create jobs," said NWF's Adam Kolton.
For the first time, farmers have data that tracks at the county level on-site and off-site energy use and carbon dioxide emissions associated with growing crops in the United States.
A study of coarse and fine particulate matter (PM) generated by the California wildfires of 2008 suggests a toxicity level greater than that of an equivalent dose of PM in ambient air, as reported in the January 2009 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. The study adds to growing literature supporting source and component specific differences in toxicity of pollutant particles of a given size, and challenges regulators to consider toxicity as well as mass or size when regulating particle pollution.
Dalhousie University is celebrating the recent launch of the NSERC Canadian Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe). CHONe will bring together Canada's marine science capacities and provide a baseline of information against which future changes in the oceans can be monitored and understood.
University of Wyoming researchers are seeking volunteers to assist with an air quality monitoring study that will record ozone levels around Pinedale and at various sites in the Upper Green River Basin.
Steve Ross, a research associate professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Marine Science is available to discuss the proposed protection of ancient coral reefs located off the coast of North Carolina.
NIST has issued a new reference material to aid in the detection and measurement of the potent carcinogen hexavalent chromium in soil. The new reference material will provide a crucial benchmark for the high-quality chemical measurements needed to guide and assess cleanup efforts.
Award-winning environmental author Tom Horton debates growth and the Chesapeake Bay with Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William Baker and Maryland Department of Planning Secretary Richard Hall during the symposium "Growth is Killing Chesapeake Bay" at Salisbury University.
An Inconvenient Truth opened millions of people's eyes to the issues of pollution and global warming and put films about the environment back in the public eye. Now, filmmakers want to do more than create works that inform and illustrate the importance of sustainability they want to incorporate sustainable, environmentally-friendly practices into their craft. Enter the Code of Best Practices in Sustainable Filmmaking, a new guide among the first of its kind to help filmmakers assess the carbon dioxide (CO2) footprints of their productions and find ways to reduce, neutralize, and offset them.
A new study shows that average life expectancy in 51 U.S. cities increased nearly three years over recent decades, and approximately five months of that increase came thanks to cleaner air.
Dalhousie University has launched a new academic program - Environment, Sustainability and Society, offered through the equally new College of Sustainability. It is first program (and college) of its kind in Canada and is the most significant and far-reaching change to the way Dalhousie educates its students in recent memory. This foreshadows the way in which the environment and sustainability will factor into post secondary education the world over.
At a time when President-Elect Barack Obama is examining ways to launch a Green New Deal to reenergize the slumping economy and fight the threat of global warming, UC San Diego Extension has created a specialized certificate in Sustainable Business Practices.
Engineering students from 18 schools take the Clean Snowmobile Challenge at Michigan Technological University in March.
Climate change scientists detail the history of combustion and its affect on the environment from cavemen to the haze of megacities, concluding that man must find new alternatives to generate energy.
MGSM is launching a new Bright Green MBA program for this Spring. The program will be based at our San Diego Campus. It is a two year course that blends weekend workshops with online learning. It will be taught by Faculty with backgrounds in Sustainability research, Green Entrepreneurs and Thought Leaders.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the University of California, San Diego, one of the nation's greenest universities, are joining for a groundbreaking symposium on January 22-23 to explore how to improve the technology sector's energy efficiency while developing innovations to help other industries reduce their carbon footprints.
A new study reveals that women living in coastal areas and in the Northeast U.S. were more likely than other women to have blood mercury (BHg) concentrations exceeding levels of concern, as reported in the January 2009 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). Women living near coastal areas had 3-4 times greater risk of exceeding acceptable levels of mercury than women living in inland regions.
The evolutionary history of diatoms -- abundant oceanic plankton that remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air each year -- needs to be rewritten, according to a new Cornell study. The findings suggest that after a sudden rise in species numbers, diatoms abruptly declined about 33 million years ago -- trends that coincided with severe global cooling.
President Bush's newly designated ocean reserves may build more momentum in creating more protected areas in the Pacific Ocean. The marine scientist who led the effort to create the world's largest marine protected area is available for comment.
Economists use leading indicators "” the drivers of economic performance "“ to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future. Now, in a new study, scientists take a page from the social science handbook and use leading indicators of the environment to presage the potential collapse of ecosystems.
A new tool has been developed that will help measure the rupture resistance of soils by calibrating the correct amount of pressure between a thumb and forefinger of students and soil scientists when studying soils in the field. The measurement is important for accurately assessing the quality and makeup of soils.
A team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has reported a rapid recovery of coral reefs in areas of Indonesia, following the tsunami that devastated coastal regions throughout the Indian Ocean four years ago today.
Here's one more reason to say "shade grown, please" when you order your morning cup of coffee. Shade coffee farms, which grow coffee under a canopy of multiple tree species, not only harbor native birds, bats and other beneficial creatures, but also maintain genetic diversity of native tree species and can act as focal points for tropical forest regeneration.
Earth and its inhabitants are besieged by environmental hazards and the projected impact from global climate change. To help counter the destructive nature of these hazards, powerful new tools are available, from using satellites to applying new analytical capabilities. A recent gathering of global experts explored how best to use these 21st century capabilities - and understand political and institutional barriers that must be overcome in the future.
Want to save gasoline, lower your power bills and help save the environment? New Vanderbilt research identifies seven simple actions individuals can start today that have the potential to dramatically reduce energy use and carbon emissions.
UC San Diego, one of the nation's greenest universities, emphasizes a wide range of sustainability concepts in dozens of classes and seminars ranging from global warming and consumerism to alternative energy, all taught by some of the university's most distinguished faculty.
More than half of the daily commuters to the UC San Diego campus are pedaling bikes, riding shuttle buses or carpooling with fellow students, staff and faculty, an alternative transportation milestone for one of the nation's greenest universities.
Want to be easier on the earth this season? SUNY-ESF scientists advise you to put up a natural tree, make some gifts and then turn your tree into bird feeder.
People say they want a sustainable society. But are we ready to pay the price in sharply lower growth? Does the American Dream depend on our growth-based economic model, or can sustainability fit with our core cultural values? This excerpt from a recently published feature asks the harder question: not whether we can, but whether we want to.
Scientists take aim with tiny algae and their giant promise as the biofuel solution of the future.
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