Sustainability
Sustainability refers to any article or event addressing mechanisms, strategies and tactics to maintain environmental progress.
For Parched Farmers, a Crop of Electrons
Originally Published by NYT > Environment
– The Westlands Water District hopes to make money off salt-contaminated land by providing an initial 12,000 acres to a firm that would build a solar power complex.
Posted on
August 16th, 2010
Agriculture, Energy, Sustainability
Hydroelectric dams pose threat to tribal peoples, report warns
Originally Published by Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
Posted on
August 12th, 2010
Energy, Politics, Sustainability
18 Reasons for Open Publication of Geoscience Data
In this essay, Lance McKee presents his argument (18 reasons) why Earth location-referenced data should be widely available and shared. This essay is the first of three that explore aspects of this topic.
Lance McKee, posted on
August 4th, 2010
GEOSS/ICEO News, OpEd, Sustainability, Technology
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Virus Ravages Cassava Plants in Africa
Originally Published by NYT > Environment
Posted on
June 2nd, 2010
Agriculture, Biodiversity, Sustainability
The Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative [ELTI]: Inspiring Leaders to Conserve Tropical Forests and Biodiversity
The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama joined forces in a novel initiative to improve the management and protection of tropical forests in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Unlike most training programs, which focus on the people who manage or work in protected areas, ELTI pursues a different group for its workshops: policymakers, community officials, indigenous leaders and managers of working landscapes.
Javier Mateo Vega, posted on
May 20th, 2010
Articles, Biodiversity, Education, Sustainability
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Q. and A.: The Population Guru
Originally Published by NYT > Environment
Posted on
May 19th, 2010
Ecosystems, Sustainability
World grabs more and more toilet paper
Originally Published by New Scientist - Environment
Posted on
April 27th, 2010
Sustainability, Would You Believe?
Straw Bale Building – Reaching Energy Efficiency and Sustainability In Northern Latitudes
The sustainable building practice of using bales of straw to construct super-insulating walls is winning adherents in northern Europe. This article describes the status of current straw bale building in the project “Promotion of Straw Bale Building for Climate Change Mitigation” and presents countries, advantages and methods of building with straw. Straw bale construction originated in Nebraska, USA in the late 1800s but has seen resurgence in popularity over the last few years due in large part to its low cost and significant energy savings.
Edita Milutiene, posted on
April 26th, 2010
Articles, Energy, Sustainability, Technology
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UK water imports ‘unsustainable’
Originally Published by BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition
Posted on
April 23rd, 2010
Economy, Sustainability, Water
From ‘Avatar’ to Amazon: James Cameron’s Crusade
Originally Published by NYT > Environment
Posted on
April 13th, 2010
Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Sustainability
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Orbital Sunrise
The Expedition 24 crew on the International Space Station photographed this image of polar mesospheric clouds illuminated by an orbital sunrise. Polar mesospheric, or noctilucent ("night shining"), clouds usually are seen at twilight, following the setting of the sun below the horizon and darkening of Earth's surface. Occasionally the station's orbital track becomes nearly parallel to Earth's day/night terminator for a time, allowing the clouds to be visible to the crew at times other than the usual twilight because of the station's altitude. This photograph shows polar mesospheric clouds illuminated by the rising, rather than setting, sun at center right. Low clouds on the horizon appear yellow and orange, while higher clouds and aerosols are illuminated a brilliant white. Polar mesospheric clouds appear as light blue ribbons extending across the top of the image. The station was located over the Greek island of Kos in the Aegean Sea (near the southwestern coastline of Turkey) when the image was taken at approximately midnight local time. The orbital complex was tracking northeastward, nearly parallel to the terminator, making it possible to observe an apparent "sunrise" located almost due north. A similar unusual alignment of the ISS orbit track, terminator position and seasonal position of Earth's orbit around the sun allowed for this striking imagery of over the Southern Hemisphere. Image Credit: NASA
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