http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle. http://www.physorg.com/news180595085.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:19:00 EST news180595085 Fierce competition over raw materials for new green technologies could become a thing of the past, thanks to a discovery by scientists from the University of Leeds. http://www.physorg.com/news180097093.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:58:48 EST news180097093 When asked to compare apples to apples, consumers said they would pay more for locally grown apples than genetically modified (GMO) apples. But in a second questionnaire consumers preferred GMO apples - that is, when they were described, not as GMO, but as having a Reduced Environmental Impact. The research conducted by University of Illinois economist Michael Mazzocco and Augustana College marketing professor Nadia Novotorova demonstrated that product labeling makes a difference when it comes to consumer acceptance. http://www.physorg.com/news178210534.html Other Sciences Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:10:01 EST news178210534 Those lyin', cheatin' green consumers. Just being around green products can make us behave more altruistically, a new study to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science has found. http://www.physorg.com/news174140623.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:40:01 EST news174140623 Human activities have meant invasive species have been able to populate parts of the world to which they are not native and alter biodiversity there over thousands of years. Now, an international team of scientists has studied the impact of the black rat on bird populations on Mediterranean islands. Despite the rat's environmental impact, only the tiny European storm petrel has been affected over time by its enforced cohabitation with the rat. http://www.physorg.com/news173696887.html Biology Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:20:14 EST news173696887 An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves Saturday and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban. http://www.physorg.com/news173168696.html Space & Earth Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:10:01 EST news173168696 Scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth are today calling for urgent research to understand the impact of renewable energy developments on marine life. The study, now published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, highlights potential environmental benefits and threats resulting from marine renewable energy, such as off-shore wind farms and wave and tidal energy conversion devices. http://www.physorg.com/news172401061.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:30:03 EST news172401061 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cheaper. Better. Faster. Most people will say you can't have all three. But don't tell that to Dr. Jianmin Wang, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news172343506.html Technology Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:00:03 EST news172343506 Air pollution in eastern China during the last 50 years has led to a reduction in the amount of light rainfall of almost a quarter. This is revealed by an international study conducted with support from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. There is a risk that the consequences will be increased drought, reduced harvests and poorer public health. http://www.physorg.com/news170924284.html Space & Earth Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:20:02 EST news170924284 Could straw houses be the buildings of the future? That's what researchers at the University of Bath will be testing this summer by constructing a "BaleHaus" made of prefabricated straw bale and hemp cladding panels on campus. http://www.physorg.com/news167913104.html Technology Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:10:01 EST news167913104 (PhysOrg.com) -- Synthetic fertilizers have dramatically increased food production worldwide. But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms has contaminated surface and groundwater and helped create massive `dead zones` in coastal areas, such as the Gulf of Mexico. And ammonia from fertilized cropland has become a major source of air pollution, while emissions of nitrous oxide form a potent greenhouse gas. http://www.physorg.com/news164918496.html Space & Earth Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:20:01 EST news164918496 US startup Hara on Monday made a public debut with a service that shows businesses, organizations and governments how to profit from being Earth friendly. http://www.physorg.com/news163056957.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:36:35 EST news163056957 Do biofuels always create smaller carbon footprints than their fossil-fuel competitors? Not necessarily, finds a paper published in Elsevier`s Environmental Impact Assessment Review. The article, `Charcoal versus LPG grilling: a carbon-footprint comparison,` reports that in the UK, the carbon footprint for charcoal grilling is almost three times as large as that for LPG* grilling. http://www.physorg.com/news161324589.html Space & Earth Tue, 12 May 2009 05:23:29 EST news161324589 (PhysOrg.com) -- Shopping locally may not be as good for the environment as having food delivered, according to new research by the University of Exeter (UK). Published in the journal Food Policy, the study shows that, on average, lower carbon emissions result from delivering a vegetable box than making a trip to a local farm shop. http://www.physorg.com/news152795735.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:17:29 EST news152795735 (PhysOrg.com) -- A January 11, 2009 article in the London Times (on-line version) entitled, Revealed: The Environmental Impact of Google Searches quoted Harvard Physicist, Alex Wissner-Gross that "two Google searches generate the same carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea." As one might expect, the Google Team went into overdrive to correct the perception that Googlers are energy hogs. http://www.physorg.com/news151162640.html Space & Earth Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:37:20 EST news151162640 Would shrinking your carbon footprint, recycling more, and going green be easier if you could monitor your household's environmental impact? That's the question a team of Canadian industry consultants set out to answer. They report their findings in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management from Inderscience Publishers. http://www.physorg.com/news134128712.html Space & Earth Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:58:32 EST news134128712 Milk goes green: Cows that receive recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) make more milk, all the while easing natural resource pressure and substantially reducing environmental impact, according to a Cornell University study to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (June 30, 2008.) http://www.physorg.com/news134065299.html Space & Earth Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:21:39 EST news134065299