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Heat-reflecting sheets to combat global warming
An innovative idea aired in the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues
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Mercury Rising
Mercury pollution has already spurred public health officials to advise eating less fish, but it could become a more pressing concern in a warmer worl...
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2009 - the year of hunger?
Around 963 million people worldwide are now undernourished, according to the most recent survey of the crisis by the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
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Shade trees reduce electricity usage in summertime
A recent study in California has demonstrated that planting shade trees on the west and south sides of a house can reduce homeowners air conditioning ...
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Coffee waste - the ultimate biofuel?
Using coffee oil as a biofuel is indeed a very attractive and welcome prospect when we consider the issues with other sources of biofuels
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Biotechnology Trends in a High CO2 and O3 World: Would C4 Rice Produce More Grain Than C3 Rice?
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced recently the funding of an ambitious project to re-engineer photosynthesis in rice, led by the Internation...
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New evidence of warming in Antarctica
Authors found that for the period 1957-2006, temperatures across Antarctica rose, on average, at rates comparable to the warming that has been measure...
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Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potential
A new book from CABI for the Comprehensive Assessment of Water in Agriculture Series: Vol 7
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How much would you save if you recycled two buildings?
To help obtain points for LEED certification on the new structure, extensive efforts were made to recycle as much as possible during demolition
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Carbon export enhanced by natural iron fertilization
Greenhouse gas carbon dioxide locked away in the deep ocean by plankton when it dies found to be significantly less than previous estimated
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