News tagged with environmental benefit
Report warns of urbanization swell by 2050
We hear and read a lot about our human carbon footprint but what do we know about our urban footprint? According to a new United Nations (UN) report, this urban footprint will expand by another 1.2 million ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Is bioenergy expansion harmful to wildlife?
Despite the predicted environmental benefits of biofuels, converting land to grow bioenergy crops may harm native wildlife. Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig have developed a way to ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Benefits of single atoms acting as catalysts in hydrogen-related reactions
A team of researchers at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering have discovered that individual atoms can catalyze industrially important chemical reactions such as the hydrogenation ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Shortcuts costly when buying conservation from farmers: study
Farmers in the U.S. and the European Union receive billions of dollars in government subsidies each year to make changes in their operations that will improve the environment. However, a new study by Paul Armsworth, assistant ...
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Wine grapevines and native plants make a fine blend, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Grapevines and native plants are a fine blend for the environment, suggests a team of researchers led by a plant ecologist at the University of California, Davis.
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Feeding the world while protecting the planet
The problem is stark: One billion people on earth don't have enough food right now. It's estimated that by 2050 there will be more than nine billion people living on the planet.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Orange peels could be made into biodegradable plastic
Plastic waste is one of the worst forms of trash because it takes so long to degrade, thus overflowing our landfills and polluting our oceans and waterways. But what if we could make plastic from a recycled, natural, biodegradable ...
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Study: Wisconsinites have mixed views on ethanol
A majority of Wisconsinites support the use of ethanol blends if it keeps dollars and jobs in the United States and reduces air pollution, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Cost effective manure management
Recycling manure is an important practice, especially for large livestock producers. Manure can be used as fertilizer to aid in crop production, aiding livestock producers that grow their own feed crops. While manure does ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Rewarding eco-friendly farmers can help combat climate change
Financially rewarding farmers for using the best fertilizer management practices can simultaneously benefit water quality and help combat climate change, finds a new study by the University of Maryland's Center ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Report says internet shopping, working from home could increase carbon emissions
Shopping on the internet or working from home could be increasing carbon emissions rather than helping to reduce them, a new report claims today.
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Hybrid vehicle rebates produce scant environmental benefits, high cost: study
Despite major costs to taxpayers in the U.S. and Canada, government programs that offer rebates to hybrid vehicle buyers are failing to produce environmental benefits, a new UBC study says.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Desert damage: the dark side of solar power?
Thousands of acres of solar panels could spring up across California's Mojave Desert like a crop of crystal mushrooms -- a new kind of gold rush meant to bring powerful environmental benefits.
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Unlocking wood's energy
Deftly using a pair of tweezers, Scott Geib pulls apart the insides of a yellowish, wormlike critter - the larva of a tree-devouring pest called the Asian long-horned beetle. Something in the insect's gut allows it to make ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 01, 2009 |
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Biofuel carbon footprint not as big as feared, research says
Publications ranging from the journal Science to Time magazine have blasted biofuels for significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, calling into question the environmental benefits of making fuel ...
Jan 15, 2009 |
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