Environment

Best Way To Compost With The Least Time And Energy Spent

I now make 10 times more compost with 1/50 the work and energy compared with how I did it over 35 years ago, when I turned it everyday. I reuse or recycle everything I can, and picked up some field fencing someone threw away. I made a bunch of cylinders ou ...

Blog Post - Russell Ade - Oct 22 2008 - 11:09pm

In The Middle East, Climate 'Change' WIll Probably Be Welcome

The prospect of climate change sparking food and water shortages in the Middle East is less likely than previously thought, with new research by an Australian climate scientist suggesting that rainfall will be significantly higher in key parts of the regio ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2008 - 9:23am

The Rise Of Slime- No, It's Not An Irwin Allen Movie, It's The Future, Says Scripps Researcher

Jeremy Jackson, a professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, is not an optimistic guy about the future. He says human activities are cumulatively driving the health of the world's oceans down a rapid spiral and t ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2008 - 2:50pm

A Water Cure For Lead Poisoning In Urban Soils?

According to 2007 U.S. Census Bureau data, there are approximately 20 million children below the age of five in the United States, the age range of greatest susceptibility to the harmful affects of lead poisoning. Gabriel M. Filippelli, Ph.D., professor of ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2008 - 2:23pm

Oil, Gas Exploration Noise Not Impacting Gulf Sperm Whales

Noise can be irritating and possibly harmful for everything from mice to humans – and maybe even 60-foot whales in the Gulf of Mexico. That's why in recent years, there has been concern that man-made noise may be a cause of stress for dolphins, whales ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 21 2008 - 4:42pm

First Climate-Neutral Rock Concert Made Possible By Eosta

WADDINXVEEN, The Netherlands, August 22 /PRNewswire/-- Exactly 40 years after Woodstock, a "Rock for Nature" rock concert will be held in the Schwabisch Hall in Germany from August 22 through 24. The concert's theme will be organic, genetic ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 23 2008 - 2:03am

Woof- Using Fido To Find Endangered Species

Rogue prefers his steak medium-well. But when it comes to sniffing out a rare plant, this dog performs work that’s very well done, indeed. The 4-year-old Belgian sheepdog is part of a Nature Conservancy collaborative project to test the efficacy of using d ...

Article - Jonathon C. - Aug 26 2008 - 1:19pm

Huge Endangered Monkey Population Discovered In Cambodia

Just when you think modern technology reveals all, Mother Nature throws out a few surprises. According to a Wildlife Conservation Society(WCS) report, two surprisingly large populations of globally threatened primates have been found in Cambodia. The repor ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2008 - 11:24am

New Jugs Take Some Juggling

What happened to my jugs? They’re huge! I’m talking about my milk jugs, of course. No, seriously-- those large, plastic, gallon-sized jugs that you buy at the store that are filled with milk. It seems that they’ve gone through quite a growth spurt all of t ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Sep 16 2008 - 12:12am

Climate Change- Cities Are The Solution, Not The Problem

Cities are unfairly blamed for greenhouse gas emissions by misguided politicians and well-meaning people who listen to them, and this threatens efforts to truly impact climate change, warns a study in the October 2008 issue of the journal Environment and U ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 26 2008 - 1:30am