The Environment

Research Shows Slowing in Growth Rates of Caribbean Coral Reefs

January 29, 2013 by Jennifer Young Leave a Comment

Clown fish on a Caribbean reef. Image credit: Perry et al

What happens to coral reefs when ocean temperatures rise and over-fishing increases? A new study shows that coral growth has slowed dramatically in the Caribbean.

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Filed Under: Headlines, The Environment Tagged With: coral reefs, environmental change, reef ecology

Biofuel Crops Cultivation: Effect on Human Health and Agriculture

January 11, 2013 by Clara Piccirillo, PhD 1 Comment

Isoprene formula; 2 carbon-carbon double bonds are present. Photo by Clara Piccirillo.

Cultivating biofuel crops may cause an increase in atmospheric ozone concentration, and as a result, increased mortality and reduced food production.

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Filed Under: Headlines, The Environment Tagged With: biofuel, biofuel crops, crop yield, ground level ozone, isoprene, mortality

Weird in the USA: The Wacky Weather of 2012

December 31, 2012 by Tricia Edgar Leave a Comment

Hurricane Sandy visited the US East Coast this fall, wreaking havoc on the shoreline. Photo: MDGovpics / CC by 2.0

From Hurricane Sandy and Isaac to the drought-fed Waldo Canyon Wildfire, 2012 has been a year of extremes in the environment across the United States.

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Filed Under: Headlines, The Environment

Environment: Thirteen Resolutions for a Greener Future in 2013

December 31, 2012 by Tricia Edgar 1 Comment

Is gardening in the cards for 2013? Photo: -0- / CC by 2.0

Don’t forget to add a few ‘save the planet’ resolutions to your 2013 New Year’s list – just a few small changes can be a big help to the environment.

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Filed Under: Headlines, The Environment

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Reaching a Critical Point?

December 23, 2012 by Clara Piccirillo, PhD Leave a Comment

Existing power plants could be fitted with CCS equipment. Photo by John M.

If Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a powerful tool to lower emissions and keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, why hasn’t it been implemented?

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Filed Under: Headlines, The Environment Tagged With: Carbon Capture and Storage, carbon dioxide emission, CCS development

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Research Shows Slowing in Growth Rates of Caribbean Coral Reefs

Biofuel Crops Cultivation: Effect on Human Health and Agriculture

Weird in the USA: The Wacky Weather of 2012

Environment: Thirteen Resolutions for a Greener Future in 2013

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Reaching a Critical Point?

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