Daily Archives: May 5, 2009

"Vrroooom-vroom" Goes Green

Read the full story in the Whiteboard Report. Driving less, biking more, paying attention to vehicle fuel efficiency, and looking for economical transportation options are all worthy endeavors, especially right now. American’s love affair with cars, however, and their utility … Continue reading

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Green Revolution

Read the full story at Inside Higher Education. In recent years, a number of majors, minors and concentrations with names like sustainable food systems, organic agriculture, and agroecology have cropped up in colleges of agriculture nationwide. Not simply synonymous with … Continue reading

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Rising ocean mercury levels entering food chain

Read the full story at edie.net. Contamination caused by rising mercury levels in the sea has been documented for what is claimed to be the first time by US scientists.

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Ball State University plans country's largest geothermal system

Read the press release. Construction of the country’s largest geothermal heating and cooling system is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) will ceremonially control the drilling machine that will drive the … Continue reading

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Solving the Puzzle: Researching the Impacts of Climate Change Around the World

From the introduction: This report addresses some of the major questions facing climate change researchers, and how those puzzles are being addressed by NSF-funded activities. Complex computer models are being developed and refined to predict Earth’s future climate. Observations of … Continue reading

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