Rainforest Rescue provides an opportunity for you to \’sponsor\’ the planting of a tree or trees to help restore our rainforests. … learn more→
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Daintree Plant a Rainforest Project
Daintree volunteers sowing seeds for the future
Rainforest Rescue will use a $5000 grant to plant the trees in the Daintree Rainforest to not only help combat climate change but provide new habitat for the endangered Cassowary. … learn more→
Limiting ocean acidification under global change
Largely as a result of human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels for energy and land-use changes such deforestation, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now higher that it has been at any time over the last 800,000 years. Most scientists believe this increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide to be […] … learn more→
Plants give up some deep secrets of drought resistance
In a study that promises to fill in the fine details of the plant world\’s blueprint for surviving drought, a team of Wisconsin researchers has identified in living plants the set of proteins that help them withstand water stress. … learn more→
200-fold boost in fuel cell efficiency advances “personalized energy systems”
The era of personalized energy systems — in which individual homes and small businesses produce their own energy for heating, cooling and powering cars — took another step toward reality today as scientists reported discovery of a powerful new catalyst that is a key element in such a system. … learn more→
New firm to develop Ohio University “Pee Power” wastewater remediation technology
E3 Technologies, LLC, a new firm based in Athens, Ohio, will develop an Ohio University invention called the “GreenBox” designed to clean commercial and agricultural wastewater and produce hydrogen energy — a technology that’s been described as “pee power.” … learn more→
Russians hear rocker\’s quiet protest
It was a rare sight in Russia these days — a central Moscow square packed with people, some shouting for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to resign. … learn more→
Public perceptions of energy consumption and savings
In a national online survey, 505 participants reported their perceptions of energy consumption and savings for a variety of household, transportation, and recycling activities. … learn more→
Griffith University launches new degrees
Twenty-three new degrees, double degrees and majors will begin at Griffith University next year, expanding the already rich offerings available across five campuses. … learn more→
Bottled tea beverages may contain fewer Polyphenols than brewed tea
The first measurements of healthful antioxidant levels in commercial bottled tea beverages has concluded that health-conscious consumers may not be getting what they pay for: healthful doses of those antioxidants, or “poylphenols,” that may ward off a range of diseases. … learn more→