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New Hurricane-tracking Technique

The new system, developed by National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C., will be implemented at the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The technique, known as VORTRAC (Vortex Objective Radar Tracking and Circulation), was successfully tested by the hurricane center last year. Read the All Article HERE

Latin America: Deforestation Still Winning

Of every 100 hectares of forest lost worldwide between the years 2000 and 2005, nearly 65 hectares were in Latin America and the Caribbean. In that period, the average annual rate was 4.7 million hectares lost -- 249,000 hectares more than the entire decade of the 1990s. To combat deforestation, in recent years most governments have designed new monitoring and control mechanisms, with some even using the army to go after illegal loggers. Many countries have also passed laws that crack down hard on those who destroy forests. Read the All Article HERE

Specially-designed Soils Could Help Combat Climate Change

A team from Newcastle University aims to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently and cost-effectively. This has never previously been attempted anywhere in the world. The concept underlying the initiative exploits the fact that plants, crops and trees naturally absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) during photosynthesis and then pump surplus carbon through their roots into the earth around them. In most soils, much of this carbon can escape back to the atmosphere or enters groundwater. Read the All Article HERE

Future ‘Battlegrounds’ for Habitat Conservation Different then the Past

Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a series of global maps that show where projected habitat loss and climate change are expected to drive the need for future reserves to prevent biodiversity loss. Read the All Article HERE

Colombia, Costa Rica 'top ten' for Environment Performance

Colombia and Costa Rica are among the top ten nations in a ranking of excellence in environmental performance. The 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), conducted by US universities Yale and Columbia, was announced last week (23 January) at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Costa Rica was ranked fifth and Colombia ninth, behind the top ranking nations Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. In the first EPI, conducted in 2006, Costa Rica was ranked fifteenth and Colombia seventeenth Read the All Article HERE

Nuke fuel recycling project a 'spectacular success' so far

The first phase of an experimental project for recycling nuclear fuel has been a "spectacular success," according to a top official at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dana Christensen, ORNL's associate lab director for energy and engineering sciences, said the lab was able to quickly assemble the expertise and resources for the work last year and make significant accomplishments within a matter of months. The Oak Ridge laboratory is processing small quantities of spent reactor fuel. Workers use remotely operated manipulators at shielded "hot cells" to chop up highly radioactive materials and evaluate the fuel composition and off-gases. Read the All Article HERE

New Year´s Resolution to Recycle? Recycle Bins are on the Way!

The Irish waste sector has warned that a call from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for “urgent action” for Ireland to meet its EU 2010 landfill targets could be too late. A discussion paper published at the beginning of this month entitled Hitting the targets for biodegradable municipal waste: Ten targets for change said that the outcomes currently being achieved with biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) are “less than satisfactory”. Read the All Article HERE

New Year´s Resolution to Recycle? Recycle Bins are on the Way!

The National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and Coca-Cola are helping 76 organizations fulfill their New Year´s resolutions to recycle more and waste less. This January, the NRC has been busy contacting the recipients of the 2007 Bin Grant program to offer its recycling expertise and arrange for the shipment of 2,500 recycle bins... Read the All Article HERE

Worlds First Air Powered Car

India to produce the world's first commercial vehicle powered by compressed air. The world's first commercial vehicle powered soley by compressed air is being developed by MDI and manufactured by India's largest automaker Tata Motors. Developed by Guy Negre (pictured to your left), an ex-Formula One engineer, the first commercial Air Car will be capable of hitting 68 mph and will have a range of 125 miles. MDI claim that their Air Car will be the "World's cleanest car with zero emissions"... Read the All Article HERE

Tucson Event to Collect TVs, Computers

Americans are producing more and more waste with each passing year. In 1960, the average American threw away 2.7 pounds of trash a day. Today, the average American throws away 4.5 pounds of trash every day! What are we going to do with all that trash? One solution is to burn it. (Burning is sometimes called combustion.) All organic waste contains energy. Organic waste is waste that is made from plant or animal products. People have burned one type of organic material for millions of years. Can you guess what that material is?... Read the All Article HERE