Last month, immense ice shelves collapsed into the Arctic Ocean. Polar bears are losing vital hunting grounds and countries are now staking claims to potential oil reserves under the pole. To better gauge the climate changes, Ohio researchers will "reanalyze" a decade of atmospheric, sea, ice and land surface data merged into a single computer model.
Biochar, the product of a slow-burning charcoal-creation process using sticks and wood scraps, can vastly improve soils for growing food and other plants. Because it sequesters carbon, it could also help mitigate global warming.
The American Chemical Society is now offering Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions, a series of podcasts focusing on daunting global problems and how new discoveries from the labs of chemists and other scientists offer solutions.
The home of the Ithaca College School of Business is the first facility for a college or university business school in the world to attain platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) status. The college is also constructing a new administration building to platinum LEED standards.
From global warming today to how it will impact the climate at the end of the century, Katharine Hayhoe can discuss what to expect and how fewer emissions can create less climate impact.
The biggest energy bang for the buck comes from sunlight, says Binghamton University researcher Seshu Desu. And together with his research team, he's hoping to tap into that immense supply of renewable energy and make it easily accessible as a flexible, large-area and low-cost, power source.
UC San Diego, one of the nation's greenest universities, this fall will emphasize 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.
As University of California San Diego students start school, they'll walk on new carpet and sit on furniture made from recycled material, drink from reusable water bottles, eat with a full line of recyclable food service products and register in some of the universities' 80 green seminars, workshops and courses. The greening of UC San Diego's campus this fall is a part of the university's drive to be one of the greenest universities and to train a new generation of leaders in sustainable living.
Risk of consequences depends on heat-trapping gas emissions.
Iowa State University's Song-Charng Kong and his students are working to reduce emissions in diesel engines, develop a computer model of a gasoline engine and optimize new engine technologies. The results could be cleaner, more efficient engines in our cars and trucks.
A nationwide study of nitrate trends in the ground water of the United States was recently completed by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey. Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant found in ground water, and is related to infant health and possible cancer risks. The study focused on 24 well networks in the U.S. from 1988 to 2004, of which 7 well networks showed statistically significant increases in concentrations of nitrate during this period.
Six area school teachers who participated on Earthwatch expeditions around the world this summer"”thanks to the Tampa Bay Rays"”will be recognized at a special awards ceremony preceding the Rays-Sox game on Wednesday, September 17th, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
As part of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), Cornell University has calculated its first greenhouse gas inventory. This news from the inventory indicates that Cornell will be on course to reduce central utilities emissions by almost one-third "“ far exceeding the university's goal of being 7 percent below 1990 levels of carbon emissions by 2012. The university is expected to meet that goal by 2010, two years ahead of schedule.
The recent dramatic melting and breakup of a few huge Greenland glaciers have fueled public concerns over the impact of global climate change, but that isn't the island's biggest problem. A new study shows that the dozens of much smaller outflow glaciers dotting Greenland's coast together account for three times more loss from the island's ice sheet than the amount coming from their huge relatives.
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has earned the notable distinction of receiving one of only 13 first-ever research grants awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The $250,000 grant will fund research for a project titled "Quantifying the Impact of Daylight and Electric Lighting on Student Alertness, Performance, and Well-being in K-12 Schools."
From air quality to wildlife scat, the Summer 2008 Virginia Tech Research magazine provides articles about environmental research.
Two University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers are developing computer models to predict the strength of structural composite lumber (SCL), which could broaden the use of the sustainable material in large building projects.
Fires and burning industrial waste contribute a surprising amount of pollution.
Climate change will cost the Maryland economy billions of dollars, and the state is particularly vulnerable to a "cascade" of economic consequences, says a new report from the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER). Even though the chief impact will come from rising sea levels along the state's coast, the researchers predict that the effects will be transmitted throughout the entire state's economy to a significant degree.
Scientists and volunteers affiliated with Earthwatch have uncovered signs of an oil leak in Chuuk (formerly known as Truk) Lagoon, a popular dive destination in Micronesia.
Rose Ann Cattolico is convinced algae can be a major source of environmentally friendly fuels for everything from lawn mowers to jet airplanes. Now an investment company that works with universities to commercialize early-stage technology invested in the University of Washington biology professor's work, forming a startup company called AXI.
Maryland Athletics is launching an aggressive recycling program for home football games this year, part of a campus-wide initiative to green the university that is spearheaded by President C.D. Mote, Jr. The new program, "Feed the Turtle," will kick off at the season home opener on Saturday, Aug. 30.
With energy and water conservation becoming an ever-present issue on our financial and political landscape, advanced metering technologies can help utilities and consumers find solutions. Learn more at Autovation® 2008, Sept. 7-10, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
The National Wildlife Federation has just released its Campus Environment 2008 Report Card, a comprehensive look at nationwide trends in sustainability among America's institutions of higher learning. The report compares findings with the previous study conducted in 2001. Commitment to green operations ranks high priority.
An international charitable trust devoted to the preservation of beaches worldwide has located its offices at Western Carolina University.
A University of Arkansas legal scholar says that despite its regional nature, the most recent conflict between Oklahoma and Arkansas over the quality of water that flows from northwest Arkansas into northeast Oklahoma highlights an issue of national significance and will likely influence methods in which legislators and policymakers address water pollution in the United States in coming years.
Manufacturers' efforts to cut costs and reduce waste through so-called "lean" manufacturing techniques haven't always taken the environment into account. But two researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology hope to show that manufacturers can be both lean and green by incorporating processes designed to conserve energy and minimize environmental impact with a lean manufacturing philosophy.
Grinnell College experts available to discuss the science behind research on climate change from the perspective of many disciplines, including ecology, biology, economics, global food supplies, and geology.
GW experts are available to discuss climate, environment, and sustainability issues. Faculty come from academic fields including business and economics; geography; law and ethics; politics and policy; science; and engineering.
Only the fossil record provides a window into the responses of species and ecosystems to climate change over extended periods of time. A panel of scientists speaking in a special forum will offer critical insights from the fossil record for global changes underway today, including warming of the earth's surface, rise in sea level, and changes in seasonality.
Mini-report from National Wildlife Federation details how: "¢ Global Warming Makes Forests More Susceptible to Fire "¢ Past Forest Management Makes Forests More Susceptible to Fire "¢ Large Wildfires Put Unnatural Stress on Ecosystems "¢ Large Fires Make Global Warming Worse "¢ To Reduce Risks and Prepare for Future Fires
Climate change delays the autumn spectacle of multi-colored leaves but increases forest productivity.
A new technology for measuring glacial water melt reveals that the Bering Glacier is melting at twice the rate that scientists believed.
The bones of wolves provide a much clearer picture of the history of environmental change than the traditionally studied rings in trees.
Soot, or aerosols, can have both heating and cooling effects on clouds. Weizmann Institute scientists and colleagues have now developed a model of this complex relationship, showing when aerosols rising into the clouds will result in heating or cooling. Their findings may help convey the true climatic consequences of fires and industrial fuels.
Threats to marine ecosystems from overfishing, pollution and climate change must be addressed to halt downward trends .
Earthwatch Institute is kicking off a two-month regional campaign to support global climate change research at Boston's Museum of Science this Thursday evening. The Climate Change Campaign"”a "first" for Earthwatch"”runs from August 14-October 14, 2008. For event details, visit http://www.earthwatch.org/beattheheat2.
In a new kind of transatlantic graduate program, students on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean now can earn dual forest resources master's degrees from Michigan Technological University and a Finnish or Swedish university.
Dramatic year-to-year temperature swings and a century-long warming trend across West Antarctica are linked to conditions in the tropical Pacific, according to an analysis of ice cores. The findings show the connection of the world's coldest continent to global warming, as well as to events such as El Niño.
A University of Arkansas legal scholar says that despite its regional nature, the most recent legal conflict between Oklahoma and Arkansas over water quality highlights an issue of national significance and will likely influence methods in which legislators and policymakers will address water pollution in the United States.
A research team from the University of Tennessee (UT) has completed a study on an East Tennessee river to determine the connection between watershed hydrology and fecal bacteria statistical time series analysis. The article presents a study of the temporal patterns and statistical persistence of total coliform based on data gathered from the Little River near an intake at a public water supply plant.
"Just one day after President Bush renewed his demand for Congress to turn over more of America's natural resources to Big Oil, Exxon Mobil reports the largest quarterly profit in America's history, an amazing $1,485.55 per second," said the National Wildlife Federation's Adam Kolton. "If you're trying to quit smoking, you don't ask the Marlboro Man for help, and if you're serious about quitting your oil addiction, you don't ask Big Oil for help."
UC San Diego undergraduate students have designed, built and deployed a network of five weather-monitoring stations as a key step toward helping the university use ocean breezes to cool buildings, identify the sunniest rooftops to expand its solar-electric system, and use water more efficiently in irrigation and in other ways.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego plans to purchase and deploy an autonomous buoy-mounted sensor to study the effect increasingly acidic ocean water could be having on ecosystems in the California Current.
UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers explore options for desalination in eco-friendly ways.
In the U.S. and North America, nuclear energy has yet to overcome the stigmas associated with Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, disasters that are an entire generation removed. With energy issues emerging as the great national challenge of our time, and fully 17% of the world's electricity generated from nuclear reactors"”including 80% of France's electricity"”former treasurer of Greenpeace, Canada, and CEO and President of Bancroft Uranium Inc., Paul Leslie Hammond, is available to discuss the future of nuclear energy as an economical and sustainable energy source.
Are you planning to add a new roof or new siding to your home before winter? Paul Fisette, an expert on green building, says that these home improvement jobs can be the perfect time to boost your home's energy efficiency and lower your heating bills, especially if you own an older home.
Insight from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, commitment from two Michigan companies and funding from the Department of Energy have led to the commercialization of a lightweight urban transit bus with double the fuel efficiency of conventional hybrid buses.
The first study to compare the performance of different types of green roofs has been completed by The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and suggests that buyers shouldn't assume these roofs are created equal.
The Gulf Stream"”a massive and highly energetic ocean current which holds great potential for electric power generation and other renewable power sources"”physically connects Florida with the United Kingdom. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Center for Ocean Energy Technology recently accompanied Florida Governor Charlie Crist to the UK to formalize agreements on ocean energy research and development.
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