Genetically Modified Plants To Resist Intense Drought
January 17, 2012 4:23 PM - Israeli agro-biotechnology company, Rosetta Green, has developed a new technology to develop plants that are better able to withstand prolonged periods of severe drought. The company aims to develop new plant ...
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Singapore Panel Makes Recommendations for Mitigating Flash-Flooding
January 17, 2012 11:58 AM - Storm water run-off, a major problem which has affected Singapore for two consecutive years, is thought to be partially due to urbanization of the country, and recommendations have been made for mitigation of this ...
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Does Hyacinth the cow hold the key to a more sustainable future?
January 11, 2012 8:56 AM - A cow named Hyacinth is leading a campaign to 'green' a city by disposing of all its food waste by anaerobic digestion at Europe's first combined low-carbon energy centre and manufacturing farm. Problems with a ...
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Top 10 ethical destinations in the developing world
January 9, 2012 5:06 PM - Every year, Ethical Traveler reviews the policies and practices of the world's developing nations, then selects the ten that are doing the best job of preserving their environment, promoting human rights and creating ...
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Breakthrough Facility to Trap Solar Energy in Molten Salt
January 4, 2012 10:10 AM - One of the greatest problems of large scale solar power facilities is that they do not produce electricity at night, and when they do produce power, it is constantly fluctuating with the sun's strength. Under ...
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Chevrolet Carbon Stories: San Juan National Forest tree planting
December 16, 2011 2:59 PM - Whenever you take a breathe, you are breathing in 1/3 more carbon dioxide than your grandparents did. That's a significant increase in just two generations. Now imagine a forest. In one year, an acre of forest ...
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U.S. PV solar installations soar 40 percent in 3rd quarter
December 15, 2011 7:58 AM - (Reuters) - U.S. solar installations soared nearly 40 percent in the third quarter and are likely to be even higher in the current period, though 2011 overall will lag expectations slightly due to a decline in state ...
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International Sustainability Standards: Pros and Cons
December 13, 2011 3:11 PM - Sustainability is an economic, social, and ecological concept. It is intended to be a means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society and its members are able to meet their needs and express ...
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Green Christmas suggestions from IzzitGreen
December 13, 2011 9:55 AM - Just in time for our readers' last minute Christmas Shopping, our friends from IzzitGreen have come up with five great eco-friendly Holiday gifts. As an additional eco-incentive 50% of the proceeds earned for any ...
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Solar power can now be produced for less than $1 a watt, study finds
December 8, 2011 9:01 AM - Solar PV energy can now be produced for less than $1 a watt although the public is being kept in the dark about its true viability, according to a new study by Queen's University.![]()
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Chevrolet Carbon Story 4 Rockingham County Landfill
December 7, 2011 2:12 PM - Americans create over 200 million tons of trash each year. As garbage in landfills decomposes, it creates a gas that is half methane (the primary component of natural gas), which has 21 times the global warming ...
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A Green Military: Saving More than Energy
December 6, 2011 9:04 AM - The Pentagon says that it aims to "develop more energy-efficient weapons, embrace non-oil energy sources, and demand more energy-conscious behavior from the troops." This move towards energy efficiency in all the ...
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Old Plastic Bottles Bring Light
November 28, 2011 8:40 AM - Millions of people in the Philippines live in (relative) darkness. The cost of electricity is beyond the means of many, so residents of poorer communities resort to candles or kerosene lamps, which pose serious ...
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Sustainability Culture Saves Billions for DuPont
November 23, 2011 8:51 AM - Davide Vassallo is a global practices leader for DuPont's Sustainable Solutions Group. As environmental stewards for a company that is the owner and operator of more than 150 production facilities around the world, ...
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Everything you might want to know about Carbon Offsets
October 31, 2011 7:17 AM - Companies, and individuals concerned with their impact on climate try a number of measures to reduce their emissions of air pollutants which impact the greenhouse effect of our atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is ...
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