The Grass Floodwall: Gustav Highlights Need for Wetlands
Mother Nature needs to be allowed to protect New Orleans from ... Mother Nature.
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Environment Becomes Heredity
Advances in the field of epigenetics show that environmental contaminants can turn genes "on" and "off" triggering serious diseases that are handed down through generations. But there's also a more heartening prospect: The same diseases may be treated by relatively simple changes in nourishment and lifestyle.
Ecologist Dismisses ‘Ethanol Solution’
Townsend notes that producing corn for ethanol use requires intensively fertilized fields, which produce 'the forgotten greenhouse gas.'
Solar Building a Wise, and Ancient, Philosophy
The cheapest solar technology is just situating your home or office in the right direction when it's built. You don't have to be Socrates to understand the concept — but it might help.
Forecasters Work to Avoid Next New Orleans
As weather patterns are likely to change with the climate, a national NOAA project centers on gathering meteorological data both before and during significant storms to create precision forecasts that researchers hope will allow us up to a week's notice.
Photovoltaics: A Bright Idea
John Perlin chronicles solar electrical generation from wishful thinking to realized dream.
The Low Spark of High-Ideal Bulbs
Cleaning up a broken compact fluorescent bulb (and the toxic mercury inside) can turn any living room into a hazmat site.