News tagged with environmental impact assessment
Grilling with charcoal less climate-friendly than grilling with propane
May 12, 2009 |
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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: ...
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Recycling wind turbines
Sep 21, 2007 |
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The development of wind power promises much in terms of providing us with renewable energy for the future and wind turbines could be the most effective way to harness that power. Danish researchers now suggest that in order ...
Canadian researchers set to study impact of nanomaterials on aquatic ecosystems
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Jul 06, 2009 |
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A team of Canadian scientists and engineers, led by the University of Alberta and the National Research Council of Canada, will collaborate on a $3.39 million, three-year study to assess the potential effects of nanoparticles ...
Simulating pharmaceutical and personal care product transport
May 19, 2009 |
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) carried in biosolids (i.e., treated sewage sludge) may reach surface waters or groundwater when these materials are applied as fertilizer to agricultural land. During the ...
EPA releases report on climate change and health
Jul 17, 2008 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare, and communities in the U.S. The report, entitled "Analyses of the Effects ...
World interest in Australian fishery impact test
Oct 27, 2009 |
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An Australian method for assessing the environmental impact of marine fisheries has caught the eye of fishery management agencies worldwide.
President Obama Working to Reverse President Bush's Environmental Legacy
May 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the U.S., there is a tradition followed by outgoing presidents: Enact as many new policies as possible -- especially if you think that the incoming president would disapprove. This practice ...
Do the benefits of renewable energy sources stack up?
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Do the overall efficiencies of renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and geothermal add up in terms of their complete life cycle from materials sourcing, manufacture, running, and decommissioning? Researchers in ...
Energy consumption makes Spanish forestry unsustainable
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Spain is one of the leading European countries, along with Sweden, in terms of wood production for paper paste, but this uses large amounts of energy. Spanish and Swedish scientists have compared the environmental ...
Waste water treatment plant mud used as 'green' fuel
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Catalan scientists have shown that using mud from waste water treatment plants as a partial alternative fuel can enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol, as well as ...
U.S. EPA sets voluntary computer rules
May 10, 2006 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has created a performance standard to help large computer buyers make environmentally sound purchases.
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