Environment News

December, 2013 - In a gesture meant as a nod to the direction of his alma mater with its focus on sustainability science and divestment from investments in fossil fuels, Mike Koutelis '77, a business development manager for Budderfly of Shelton, Connecticut, and his wife Rose, have donated a wind turbine to Unity College of Unity, Maine.

A group of 10 U.S. Senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate, arguing that current law raises the cost of food and animal feed and damages the environment.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has been selected as the contractor to supply the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency with the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-2 satellite system, which is slated to launch in 2017.

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Indigenous use of fire for hunting is an unlikely contributor to long-term carbon emissions, but it is an effective environmental management and recovery tool against agribusiness deforestation, a new study from Indiana University and Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation has found.

What is a Republican mayor from a conservative state that still depends heavily on coal doing on a White House panel on global warming and climate change? Good question.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Pacific Southwest Region yesterday announced eight winners of its 2013 Environmental Champion awards.The annual awards are given to groups and individuals who have made significant contributions to protect the environment in their communities.

Tiny bits of plastic rubbish ingested by marine worms is significantly harming their health and will have wider impact on ocean ecosystems, scientists have found.

Lately, robots have been taking over all kinds of jobs that humans used to do on the farm - from thinning lettuce to harvesting spinach .

Parker Liautaud, 19, third from left, is attempting to set a speed record for transiting Antarctica from the coast to the South Pole.

A satellite that was part of a joint effort between the China and Brazil failed to enter orbit earlier this week.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on environmental rules aiming to reduce smog that drifts from one state to another.

This April 18, 2013 file photo shows a golden eagle flying over a wind turbine on Duke energy's top of the world wind farm in Converse County Wyo.

The former vice president has taken a special interest to this topic since he first became a congressman.

As a master's student in conservation biology and environmental policy, I get this question often from my left-leaning, but financially focused, friends.

Formed at the lowest part of a river where its water flow slows and spreads into the sea, deltas are sediment-rich, biodiverse areas, a valuable source of seafood, fertile ground for agriculture, and host to ports important for transportation.

Fritz Heneman has achieved considerable professional success as an expert with years of experience in environmental and remediation/reclamation as well as toxic chemical decontamination and demilitarization.

Everyone knows something about the environmental troubles we have put ourselves in and we've all heard several "helpful" tips, like walking to work or turning the light off when you leave the room to save gas or energy.

ENERGY Secretary Ed Davey has said investment in a massive new biomass plant and plans for clean coal carbon capture technology at western Europe's largest power station are a win for the environment.

Mill Creek power plant emissions in 2007. LG&E is spending nearly $1 billion on environmental upgrades to reduce emissions.