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Shade Tree Coverage Reduces Power Costs
Nov 15, 2008 |
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An Auburn University study sheds new light on just how valuable shade trees are in reducing homeowners’ electricity bills during hot summer months.
New Study: Home Energy Savings Are Made in the Shade
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study of California homes by researchers ...
California study shows shade trees reduce summertime electricity use
Jan 05, 2009 |
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A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. The study, conducted last year on 460 single-family homes ...
Coffee cultivation good for diversity in agrarian settlements but not in forests
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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Coffee shrubs, both in themselves and because they are most often cultivated in the shade of large trees, can have a positive impact on plant and animal diversity in those parts of the landscape that are deforested and dominated ...
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Shade trees fight global warming in Calif.
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Sacramento, Calif., has decided that when it comes to battling global warming Mother Nature knows best and nothing is better than planting a tree.
Sun or shade: Pecan leaves' photosynthetic light response evaluated
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Pecan, the most valuable nut tree native to North America, is native from northern Illinois and southeastern Iowa to the Gulf Coast of the United States, where it grows abundantly along the Mississippi River, ...
Another reason to drink a nice cup of shade-grown joe
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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A new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveals another "eco-friendly" reason to select shade-grown coffee over beans that were grown in the sun: Shade coffee farms ...
Shade coffee benefits more than birds
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Here's one more reason to say "shade grown, please" when you order your morning cup of coffee. Shade coffee farms, which grow coffee under a canopy of multiple tree species, not only harbor ...
Green coffee-growing practices buffer climate-change impacts
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Oct 01, 2008 |
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Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee: University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades.
Shade myths: How to really stay safe
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Slather on some SPF 30 sunscreen and you know your nose won't turn pink.
Study Finds Oldest Trees Grow Slowest - Even as Youngsters
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly published study has found that the oldest trees in the forest also grow the slowest - and they likely aren’t the prettiest.
Scientists Cryopreserve Pest-Imperiled Ash Trees
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using cryopreservation methods, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have devised a procedure for storing frozen budwood from ash trees (Fraxinus) and thawing the delicate buds for ...
Probing Question: Can logging be done sustainably?
Apr 03, 2008 |
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In an era of ever-increasing environmental awareness, few industries receive more scrutiny than logging. For decades, environmental groups have claimed that commercial logging practices result in devastating consequences, ...
As ash borer claims more trees, researcher works for species survival
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Mark Widrlechner may someday be known as the modern-day Johnny Appleseed for ash trees. As the devastating insect emerald ash borer is working its way across North America destroying almost all the native ...
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