Archive | Green
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Auburn University researchers receive funds to investigate effects of oil spill
The National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency, has awarded Auburn University researchers $700,000 via five grants to investigate how the oil pollutants released as a result of the Deepwater Horizon explosion will affect the Gulf Coast ecosystem.
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The mysterious collapse of the American Honeybee
Four years ago, a commercial beekeeper, who had trucked thousands of his honeybee colonies to winter in Florida, discovered that all the bees had disappeared. There were no skeletons, so to speak. The bees were just gone.
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Oil spill spreads to new study
This summer U. Arizona environmental anthropologist Diane Austin observed the Gulf community’s utter exhaustion from the oil spill, and now she is heading back to research the spill’s long-term effects.
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Group ranks Washington U. 43rd in sustainability
All members of the Washington U. community, whether or not they know it, have experienced the University’s efforts to “go green.
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A transit champion transitions on to new work
The tiara-wearing Miz MetroLink became a familiar face on Washington U.'s campus last year. Urging people to support the sales tax measure Proposition A to fund more transit service, the crowned figure was actually Liz Kramer, a University administrator.
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Grad students’ climate change suggestions inspire legislation
This summer, a Brown U. research project was transformed into legislation aiming to address the effects of climate change in Rhode Island. The new law was supported by Rep. David Segal, D-Providence and East Providence, in the state House of Representatives and Sen.
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Oil ship captain leads Clean Earth Initiative
16 years ago, Capt. D.C. Anderson decided to bypass a doctoral program at Yale U. to assume a more direct initiative against climate change. He was inspired by the wisdom of an associate, “we don’t need another thesis collecting dust on the shelf.
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Synchrotron detects black carbon
With a 768 meter circumference and the capability to send electrons and positrons flying at 99.9999995 percent the speed of light, the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) attracts more than 500 scientists per academic year. One such scientist, Prof.
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The Gulf’s problems aren’t over yet
For months, America watched. A nation sat, watching as millions of gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. An oil company scrambled as stocks fell and money dried up. A government tried to stay calm as fingers were pointed without any real solution.