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Study says dogs have larger carbon footprint than SUV
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Thanks for killing the planet, dog owners. Well, that's a rough paraphrase of a New Zealand study that claims a medium-size dog leaves a larger ecological footprint than an SUV.
Abandon hope: Live sustainably just because it's the right thing to do
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Do you "hope" that everyone will see the light and start living more sustainably to save the environment? If so, you may be doing more harm than good.
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Pinning down the butterfly's wings
Jun 01, 2007 |
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A Belgian mathematician hopes to use the science of chaos, the butterfly effect and strange attractors to help build a complete model of climate and resources that will lead to a new approach to sustainable development.
Scientists a step closer to producing fuel from bacteria
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Aug 06, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Sheffield have shown how bacteria could be used as a future fuel. The research, published in the journal Bioinformatics, could have significant implications for the environment and the way we ...
Experiment demonstrates 110 years of sustainable agriculture
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Sep 29, 2008 |
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A plot of land on the campus of Auburn University shows that 110 years of sustainable farming practices can produce similar cotton crops to those using other methods.
Singapore honours Dutch scientist
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Singapore said Monday it will award nearly 200,000 US dollars to a Dutch scientist who pioneered an environmentally friendly, low-cost way of treating waste water and refused to patent the process.
Improved poverty analysis
Oct 28, 2008 |
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In areas of extreme poverty it is often difficult to determine the standard of living. During her doctoral research in Uganda, Nicky Pouw developed a method to analyze relatively simple material and immaterial possessions ...
The 1930s semi goes green
Apr 22, 2008 |
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Three million of them were built; they stimulated a boom in employment and turned a nation of shop keepers into a nation of home owners. The 1930s semi is an icon of its age but 80 years on it is about to undergo a green ...
Living buildings could mop up carbon dioxide
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Architecture could help us tackle climate change, if we start to design our buildings with 'living' materials, according to Dr Rachel Armstrong, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture.
Biodiversity loss weakens global development
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Biodiversity loss is undermining global development, leading scientists warn. The paper brings together a broad group of scientists and policy makers, including Natural History Museum plant expert Dr Sandra ...
1930s home goes green
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A 1930s house built in 2008 is about to undergo the first of three energy efficiency upgrades which will ultimately convert an energy inefficient house into a zero carbon home designed to meet the Government's 2016 CO2 targets fo ...
American seniors living longer on less, study
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households are ...
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