RedTram News Search Engine
Русский  English Українська  Français  Polski  Deutsch  Italiano  Español  中文   
21 November 2009 year (time zone GMT 00:00)  Number of sources in English: 4957
Navigating the themes
Navigating the regions
All Themes State & Community Social Life Ecology & Environment World
Ecology & Environment (World) RSS 2.0


Oceans' Ability To Absorb CO2 May Be Diminishing, New Study Says

21.11.2009 16:45    worldchanging.com
About Worldchanging Alex Steffen Worldchanging Staff Press Room
Oceans' Ability To Absorb CO2 May Be Diminishing, New Study Says

Seattle as North America's First Carbon-Neutral City

21.11.2009 16:45    worldchanging.com
About Worldchanging Alex Steffen Worldchanging Staff Press Room
Seattle as North America's First Carbon-Neutral City

Companies Increase Commitment To Tackling Climate Issues, Report Says

21.11.2009 16:44    worldchanging.com
About Worldchanging Alex Steffen Worldchanging Staff Press Room
Companies Increase Commitment To Tackling Climate Issues, Report Says


A Womb of One's Own

21.11.2009 16:44    worldchanging.com
About Worldchanging Alex Steffen Worldchanging Staff Press Room
A Womb of One's Own

How Carbon Markets Work in Europe

21.11.2009 16:44    worldchanging.com
About Worldchanging Alex Steffen Worldchanging Staff Press Room
How Carbon Markets Work in Europe

Will Women's Voices be Heard in Copenhagen?

21.11.2009 16:44    worldchanging.com
About Worldchanging Alex Steffen Worldchanging Staff Press Room
Will Women's Voices be Heard in Copenhagen?

Mozambique: Biofuels Targeted by Oil Companies

21.11.2009 16:29    allafrica.com
The claim that biofuels are a threat to food security comes from multinational oil companies, who fear that biofuels are a threat to their business, alleged Jose Bellini, coordinator for agrobusiness of the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Research company, EMBRAPA,
Mozambique: Biofuels Targeted by Oil Companies

Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

21.11.2009 13:21    sciencedaily.com
The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study.
Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

Why bird flu has not caused a pandemic

21.11.2009 13:21    sciencedaily.com
Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to new research.
Why bird flu has not caused a pandemic

New method to measure snow, vegetation moisture with GPS may benefit farmers, meteorologists

21.11.2009 13:20    sciencedaily.com
Scientists have found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers and farmers.
New method to measure snow, vegetation moisture with GPS may benefit farmers, meteorologists

Origin of life: Generating RNA molecules in water

21.11.2009 13:20    sciencedaily.com
A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, researchers have reconstructed one of the earliest evolutionary steps yet: generating long chains
Origin of life: Generating RNA molecules in water

Flax and yellow flowers can produce bioethanol

21.11.2009 13:20    sciencedaily.com
Surplus biomass from the production of flax sheaves, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring, can be used to produce bioethanol.

Adding one single gene to yeast dramatically improves bioethanol production from agricultural waste

21.11.2009 13:20    sciencedaily.com
With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers have achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ethanol, less acetate and elimination of the major by-product glycerol'
Adding one single gene to yeast dramatically improves bioethanol production from agricultural waste

A chance to kiss and make up in Copenhagen

21.11.2009 10:15    panda.org
Have we lost trust in each other?Is there a chance can still kiss and make up?The upcoming is our best chance to reafirm our love for our one and only, cuddly blue marble. and help us fight for our planet's
A chance to kiss and make up in Copenhagen

Nuclear expert warns of safety flaws in Areva's reactor designNuclear expert warns of safety flaws in Areva's reactor design

21.11.2009 07:03    greenpeace.org
According to independent nuclear safety analyst Dr. Helmut Hirsch the flaws in the reactor safety systems "in the worst case, can lead to a minor incident developing into a severe accident." Greenpeace Nordic commissioned Dr. Hirsch to produce an analysis

Frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens

21.11.2009 06:55    sciencedaily.com
Most countries throughout the world participate in the $40-million-per-year culinary trade of frog legs in some way, with 75 percent of frog legs consumed in France, Belgium and the United States. Scientists have found that this trade is a potential
Frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens

Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones

21.11.2009 06:55    sciencedaily.com
Rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. Researchers found that Israeli gerbils are more cautious than their Jordanian friends, and the funnel-digging ant lion population in Israel is unmistakably larger than in

Braking news: Particles from car brakes harm lung cells

21.11.2009 06:54    sciencedaily.com
Real-life particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells in vitro. Researchers found that heavy braking, as in an emergency stop, caused the most damage, but normal breaking and even close proximity to a disengaged brake resulted in
Braking news: Particles from car brakes harm lung cells

1 | 2 | 3 »