Eco-Briefs

XCEL ENERGY: TURN DEAD TREES INTO A POWER SOURCE...

Cell division research could stop cancer According to the National Institutes of Health, 1.5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each...

Signs of atmospheric recovery New research shows that the ozone hole above Antarctica is shrinking. The study, led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemist Susan...

BPA found in linings of canned foods A new report released March 30 finds Bisphenol A (BPA) in the linings of two-thirds of America’s canned...

Test flight of low-cost miniature solar observatory The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) tested its Solar Instrument Pointing Platform (SSIPP) on Aug. 29, in San Antonio,...

Climate change shifts Earth’s geographic pole Scientists have known for decades the impacts of global warming — from changes in weather patterns to drastic sea...

The Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC), a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, is joining forces with more than 20 craft breweries to campaign for clean water...

Nitrogen from agriculture bigger problem than believed Humans have long known that agriculture contributes to surface and groundwater pollution, particularly from nitrates that run off from...

NREL will see $30 million in funding from federal government in 2017 Wind energy research, and especially the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden,...

STUDY SAYS GLOBAL WARMING WILL CAUSE ONE IN SIX SPECIES TO GO EXTINCT...

Fish hatcheries cause massive genetic changes after a single generation A study by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife has...

The Second Kitchen Food Buying Coop, which was created two years ago by three University of Colorado students, has outgrown its current location at 1076 Grant Place and announced plans to try to move to a bigger space. The co-op is trying to raise enough money by ...