January 9, 2011
Think about everything that you use in one day – your morning shower, the coffeemaker, the work commute, your annual report, the short drive to lunch, […]
January 8, 2011
The Group of 20 (G20) leading economies will discuss ways to tackle soaring food prices that are stoking fears of a repeat of the 2008 food […]
January 8, 2011
As my colleague William Neuman reports, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization announced this week that food prices hit a record high last month. Its […]
January 7, 2011
Dead Birds Fall from Sky, Millions of Fish & Crabs Wash Ashore As you’re likely aware, there’s been a pretty bizarre spate of mass animal deaths […]
January 7, 2011
Water Rhapsody Water Conservation Systems and Yes Solar Mpumalanga have combined (water and energy are linked!) to offer high quality water conservation systems and solar energy […]
January 6, 2011
With our planet in desperate need of new eco-friendly energy generating systems, researchers over the globe have been working hard to develop systems that can power […]
January 6, 2011
The newly opened over-the-top Marina Bay Sands Casino and Resort in Singapore will soon host a slightly more down-to-earth museum focused on the fusion of art […]
January 5, 2011
The issue of light pollution sprang to mind again tonight after reading about some cosmic events I’d really like to see. Sadly, many people never even […]
January 5, 2011
With the New Year here, it’s a good time to look towards the future. While nearly every sector of the economy is hurting, there are some […]
January 5, 2011
Shoprite Checkers, Woolworths and Pick n Pay, have expressed concern over speculation that a water crisis is looming in South Africa. The three major retailers say […]
January 4, 2011
Answered by polar bear scientist Scott Schliebe of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. “Although it may seem an obvious solution, the risks outweigh the benefits.” […]
January 4, 2011
Study Shows How Invasive Species Stop New Life An influx of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass […]
January 3, 2011
Large parts of Australia’s coastal northeast disappeared under floodwaters on Sunday in a spreading disaster that has brought some of the highest floods on record and […]
January 2, 2011
“Ecoagriculture” is a term coined in 2000 by Sara Scherr and Jeffrey McNeely, authors of the Future Harvest-commissioned report Common Ground, Common Future: How Ecoagriculture Can […]
January 2, 2011
We’ve all probably been made aware of some startling water-use statistics that are more ‘apparent’, but have we ever considered the water use/waste that is involved […]
January 2, 2011
Don’t be surprised if the next time you head down to a river with a fishing pole you pull up a lowly carp instead of a […]
January 1, 2011
IBM has unveiled a list of five innovations that will alter the way we run our lives, and change how our societies work, in five years. […]
January 1, 2011
Cars are one of the great mixed bags of our time. They are at once wonders of engineering and a threat to life on Earth. They […]