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UrduNew Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 13, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Olaf P. Jensen is available for interviews on new marine fisheries management research to be published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study is the most comprehensive…
Tag: Sustainability
‘It makes no sense’: Trump pipeline proposal undercuts climate progress
The Trump Administration is expected to announce a plan on Thursday morning that exempts projects from environmental assessments — making it easier to build pipelines, mines and kickstart other infrastructure projects that would normally undergo environmental reviews. Robert Howarth is…
Drones effective tools for fruit farmers
Unmanned aerial vehicles provide reliable, accurate data to growers.
University of Utah announces new chief sustainability officer
University of Utah Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dan Reed announced Monday that Kerry Case has accepted an offer to serve as the U’s chief sustainability officer. Case is currently assistant provost for Integrative Learning at Westminster College and has led that institution’s sustainability initiatives for 13 years.
Star fruit could be the new “star” of Florida agriculture
Cover crops may increase sustainability of carambola groves
New ice river detected at Arctic glacier adds to rising seas
Geologists, examining the desolate Vavilov ice cap on the northern fringe of Siberia in the Arctic Circle, have for the first time observed rapid ice loss from an improbable new river of ice, according to new research in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Supporting Structures of Wind Turbines Contribute to Wind Farm Blockage Effect
Much about the aerodynamic effects of larger wind farms remains poorly understood. New work in this week’s Journal of Renewable and Sustainably Energy looks to provide more insight in how the structures necessary for wind farms affect air flow. Using a two-scale coupled momentum balance method, researchers theoretically and computationally reconstructed conditions that large wind farms might face in the future, including the dampening effect that comes with spacing turbines close to one another.
Helping plant nurseries reduce runoff
Researchers identify production strategies to help manage phosphorus
Water management grows farm profits
Study investigates effects of irrigation management on yield and profit
9 sustainable holiday tips from Furman U Shi Ctr for Sustainability: C offsets, bags>wrap, digitize, real>fake, regift, stocking food, LEDs, compost, cut the crap
Wes Dripps, PhD, director of the Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University, is not only very green, he’s a great interview. He can speak about sustainability from workforce practices to food sustainability to lowering energy usage. The Shi Center…
Student engineers to ply their green skills in NYC
Cornell University engineering students are working with an Ithaca, New York, engineering firm to help New York City lower its carbon footprint.
U.N. climate report shows governments, businesses lagging
A United Nations report released on Tuesday shows the world is on track to experience the worst consequences of climate change, with global temperatures rising and governments failing to adequately reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Glen Dowell is a corporate sustainability…
10 Steps to a More Sustainable Christmas
A consumer-friendly listicle.
Keep it green: Pick, then plant this year’s Christmas tree
Media note: A video of Daniel Weitoish offering tips for picking the perfect Christmas tree can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/1Eh73FLX3hg and downloaded here. As people gear up for the holiday season, picking the perfect Christmas tree is high on many families’ to-do lists. But…
New danger for corals in warming oceans: metal pollution
Metal copper from agricultural runoff and marine paint leaching from boat hulls poses an emerging threat to soft coral sea fans in the waters around Puerto Rico.
Lab-wide stormwater capture, transportation savings and clean-up efforts win federal recognition
Argonne National Laboratory has won a regional Federal Green Challenge award for conserving resources and saving taxpayers’ money.
Software helps create walkable cities of the future
Urbano, a free software launched Oct. 26 by Cornell researchers, employs data, metrics and an easy-to-use interface to help planners and architects add and assess walkability features in their designs as effectively as possible.
Intended to help human, planetary health, EAT-Lancet diet too costly for 1.6 billion people
A new study estimates that the Eat-Lancet Commission reference diet — meant to improve both human and planetary health — would be unaffordable for at least 1.58 billion people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The study is published today in The Lancet Global Health.
Cornell partners in $10M poultry science grant
Cornell University is co-leading a $9.95 million, five-year U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that aims to transform nutrition and water use in the poultry industry in order to improve its environmental impact and enhance human health.
Helping quinoa brave the heat
Scientists identify more efficient methods for evaluating heat tolerance
Google worker climate demands signal growing activism in tech
In a letter drafted to Google’s chief financial officer this week, employees at the tech giant are demanding that their senior leadership sever contracts with fossil fuel companies and end funding for politicians, lobbyists or organizations that stand in the…
Sustainable tourism: An idea whose time has come
Research from the University of South Australia suggests if we want to preserve the positive aspects of travel, we must urgently rethink our approach to it – as a planet.
Eastern Broccoli Project on track to meet $100M goal
The Eastern Broccoli Project began in 2010 with the goal of growing a $100 million broccoli industry in the Eastern U.S. in 10 years. Currently, the industry is valued at around $90 million and, with two remaining years of funding, Cornell University researchers say they are on schedule to meet their goal.
What is urban ecology and why is it important?
Providing food closer to home in cities is possible
FTT Professor Describes Growing Acceptance of Slow-Fashion Model
When clothing retailer Forever 21 announced its bankruptcy filing in late September, Arlesa Shephard, Buffalo State associate professor of fashion and textile technology (FTT), wasn’t surprised.
Forever 21, which grew exponentially from the1980s through the 2000s selling cheap, trendy clothes, is planning to close 350 stores in the United States and abroad. Shephard has been researching the opposite trend — slow fashion — since 2013. Clothing in the slow-fashion model is made with more care from higher-quality fabric and with less harmful chemicals. The clothes cost more, but last longer.
Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Proposed High Seas Biodiversity Treaty
New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 16, 2019) – Rutgers University environmental law expert Cymie R. Payne is available to comment on a proposed international treaty aimed at conserving high seas biodiversity. The treaty, which is under negotiations at the United Nations,…
Notre Dame experts available to comment on 2020 Presidential Election
Notre Dame scholars are available to comment on issues related to race and representation, religion and politics, immigration, economy, media and democracy, and women and politics. For a list of available experts, visit https://news.nd.edu/our-experts/topic-2020-election/ Original post https://alertarticles.info
What is the difference between square and round hay bales?
Advances in technology allow for baling larger amounts of hay, faster
Online tool helps guide wildlife repopulation efforts
A multidisciplinary team with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab has created StaPOPd, an interactive online tool that tells users exactly how many plants or animals they need to introduce into a habitat in order to establish a stable population.
Upcoming: Embracing the Digital Environment Meeting
Agronomists, crop and soil scientists from around the world to meet in San Antonio
New study finds U.S. and Canada have lost more than one in four birds in the past 50 years
Data show that since 1970, the U.S. and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion birds, a massive reduction in abundance involving hundreds of species, from beloved backyard songbirds to long-distance migrants.
States’ rights at the center of California auto emission conflict
The Trump administration is expected to strike down California’s ability to set in-state auto emissions standards this week. The move pits California against the administration in an unprecedented legal battle over the states’ right to regulate air quality. David Bateman,…
EPA to ease methane regs for industry, ‘single largest culprit’ of emissions spike
The Trump administration is expected to announce today that it plans to roll back regulations on methane emissions, making it easier for energy companies to release methane — a potent greenhouse gas — into the atmosphere. Robert Howarth is professor…
Optimizing fertilizer source and rate to avoid root death
Study assembles canola root’s dose-response curves for nitrogen sources
Fracking prompts global spike in atmospheric methane
As methane concentrations increase in the Earth’s atmosphere, chemical fingerprints point to a probable source: shale oil and gas, according to new Cornell University research published in Biogeosciences, a journal of the European Geosciences Union.
SIX TRENDS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING TOURISM
Succeeding in the hospitality industry means adapting to new technologies and thinking like a business leader. Students at the CSU are already learning these skills and more.
Upcoming IPCC report to call for urgent food system reforms
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to release a report on Thursday, demonstrating how the agricultural sector contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, and emphasizing a need to change the way countries produce food and manage land. Ariel…
Get the Dirt: ACI Launches ‘Exploration Clean’ Game to Teach Cleaning Chemistry
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has enhanced and expanded its “Exploration Clean” online experience to further help teach middle-school students the science and chemistry behind cleaning.