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Keeping the garden growing
Posted Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:01:00 GMT by Michael EvansWith drought in the UK and high temperatures in parts of the US, it is important for gardeners to look at innovative ways to prevent soil from drying out and being blown away such as green mulches. The same techniques can be used in marginally productive areas of the world to increase productivity.
Keeping the garden growing
Foodies Fake the Future
Posted Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:05:44 GMT by Dave ArmstrongIs animal-free meat a real possibility? We eat meat and always have done, but a revolution is slowly taking place to end cruel factory-like conditions that some animals, large and small, suffer. There is need for a meat that can be produced cheaply and, here's the crunch, how about animal free.
Foodies Fake the Future
Art and the environment - are they intangibly entwined?
Posted Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:27:38 GMT by Claire DunnThe environmental impact of art materials. Are we feeling increasingly aware of the environmental impact of art, design or films.
Art and the environment - are they intangibly entwined?
Water scarcity affecting billions
Posted Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:58:48 GMT by Martin LeggettWater scarcity is common for billions around the world. By looking at monthly water flows, rather than yearly, 2.7 billion people appear caught in the water supply stress trap.
Water scarcity affecting billions
6 eco-woes and 6 green balms for 2012
Posted Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:12:39 GMT by Martin LeggettEnvironmental woes may abound, but so, too, does hope. Six of 2012's most pressing environmental worries also have possible solutions within grasp - if we can just learn to wean ourselves off our addiction to economic 'growth'.
6 eco-woes and 6 green balms for 2012
UK retailers beat green targets
Posted Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT by Adrian BishopMany of the UK's best-known retailers have beaten targets on cutting waste, energy and water use, but environmental groups say even more can be done.
UK retailers beat green targets
Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight
Posted Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:59:00 GMT by Adrian BishopContinuing global threats from climate change, nuclear weapons and wars have caused atomic scientists to move the hands of the Doomesday Clock to five minutes before midnight.
Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight
Green policies are not to blame for your heating bills
Posted Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:55:00 GMT by Dave CollierA report from the Committee on Climate Change shows that gas prices are the main factor in heating bill increases, rather than environmental policies.
Green policies are not to blame for your heating bills
Aquaculture: How green is your farmed fish?
Posted Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:39:54 GMT by Adrian BishopMost eco-labels are little better than farmed fish when it comes to protecting the ocean, a new study from Victoria University, Canada, claims.
Aquaculture: How green is your farmed fish?
Timber plantations are not forests
Posted Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:40:00 GMT by Michelle SimonEnvironmentalists have always clearly defined commercial plantations and forests. The latter being natural and the former destroying indigenous biodiversity and natural resources with the aim to maximise profits. The social consequences of timber plantations have also displaced communities.
Timber plantations are not forests
Carbon pirates threaten indigenous Peruvian peoples, report says
Posted Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:03:00 GMT by Melanie J. MartinIndigenous Peruvian groups have just released a report on how the REDD+ carbon trading program disenfranchises their communities.
Carbon pirates threaten indigenous Peruvian peoples, report says
Virtual excavation finds evidence of sun worship near Stonehenge
Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:19:00 GMT by Adrian BishopArchaeologists taking part in the world's biggest virtual excavation have found evidence of large pits at Stonehenge Cursus that may have been used by agricultural workers for sun worship at summer solstice.
Virtual excavation finds evidence of sun worship near Stonehenge
Music stars net $10m for Japan disaster victims
Posted Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:19:00 GMT by Adrian Bishop'Songs for Japan' a hit compilation album from some of the world's top pop stars has raised $10million so far for victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March this year.
Music stars net $10m for Japan disaster victims
Roundup of environment news stories this week: 4th November 2011
Posted Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:11:00 GMT by Laura BrownHeadlines from the environment world this week. Laura Brown writes her weekly column with a roundup of the weeks top environmental news headlines from the US, UK and elsewhere.
Roundup of environment news stories this week: 4th November 2011
Top environmental news stories this week: 28th October 2011
Posted Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:55:00 GMT by Laura BrownWritten by Laura Brown for The Earth Times; this article covers the environmental news headlines and roundup from this week up to Friday 28th October 2011. Included are green news topics from the UK, China and US.
Top environmental news stories this week: 28th October 2011
Roof rainwater runoff collection urged by experts
Posted Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:04:00 GMT by Dale KieferSimple smooth, sloped roofs in the urban landscape could be used to increase water savings in the urban environment. Researchers at Autonomous University of Barcelona have shown that urban planners may wish to incorporate the retro roofs in modern design to realize significant rainwater recovery savings.
Roof rainwater runoff collection urged by experts
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