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Honey bee Die-Off Less Severe This Year, a Purdue Researcher Reports
By James Trucksess · 8 years ago
NEWS COVERAGE
The honeybee population appears to have survived the winter in better shape than a year ago, but still faces several significant threats, a Purdue University honeybee specialist said.
April 9, 2015
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APRIL Education and Training in Sustainable Forest Management
By Irvan Yaowita · 8 years ago
APRIL is one of palm oil companies in Indonesia that face deforestation accusation from Greenpeace, but the company answers the accusation with proofs of progress in sustainable forest management. The company has been among the ...
Go Green This Earth Day by Changing the Way You Manage Information
By Gail Bisbee · 8 years ago
Earth Day serves as a reminder of our impact on the environment. As consumers, there are several simple and inexpensive ways to go green. But when it comes to businesses, "going green" can be costly ...
Hendren Global Group Top Facts: Tips for Developing Countries with Economic Woes
By White Griffin · 9 years ago
As a result of the recent devastation caused by Typhoon Glenda in Southern Luzon, Philippines, consumers now face a shortage of the supply for basic goods such as chicken, vegetables, fruits. Still reeling from Super-Typhoon ...
Learn All About Solar Energy Here
By Gary Owen · 9 years ago
Solar energy has helped change millions of lives all over the world. Those who have started to embrace solar energy have found that it can truly cut energy costs. The below article provides top-notch information ...
Amazing Solar Energy Facts
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
Humans have recognized and utilized the power of the sun for a long long time, but it is only in the last thirty years or so that solar energy has come to the forefront of ...
Geothermal Heating and Air Conditioning
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
The earth has a constant temperature, and this is the basis of all geothermal heating and air conditioning systems. By drilling down to a place where the earth’s temperature is constant, energy can be extracted ...
How to Site a Home Wind Turbine
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
In order to work effectively, a home wind turbine must be placed in an appropriate site. There are several factors to consider when choosing the site where the wind turbine will be placed, including the ...
Great Hydroelectric Projects - Three Gorges Dam
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
It has been described as China’s most ambitious building project since the Great Wall. Operational since July 4, 2012, although it will not be completely finished until 2014, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze ...
Natural Gas Powered Vehicles
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
Natural gas is a naturally occurring fuel that burns much more cleanly than petroleum products such as gasoline or diesel. This is because it has much less carbon in it than these other fuel types. ...
Is It Possible to Gather Energy From Earthquakes?
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
As you know, our world is searching for newer forms of energy since the existing sources are depleting fast. Today’s world is powered mainly by fossil fuels (petroleum, natural gas, and coal), and oil prices ...
Green Energy Sources That Are Becoming Mainstream
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
Alternative energy sources are becoming more readily available to the average consumer for household use. It used to be that homeowners could only rely on the electrical utilities to provide them with their power requirements. ...
All About Renewable Energy Sources
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
Most of the world's energy is currently produced by the burning of fossil fuels. The thing about fossil fuels, however, is that they are finite. Eventually, there will be no more left to burn. When ...
Unusual Solar Panels
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
Conventional photovoltaic installations bring just what you’d expect: a technology that maybe isn’t the most fashionable thing to look at, but provides a sound source of alternative energy. Thankfully, innovators are coming up with some ...
Gas Providers Look to Panama Canal Expansion
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
Originally, of course, the Panama Canal wasn’t constructed with the idea that tons of liquefied gas would be shipped through its slim passageway, but that is exactly what is happening today. Moreover, with the planned ...
The UK Carbon Tax and Commercial Electricity
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
Among the scientific community, climate change is almost universally accepted as a factual phenomenon which is attributable to human activity. However, the consensus is far from universal concerning how to address it. Strategies like the ...
Solar Power Today - And Tomorrow
By Laura Ginn · 10 years ago
We've all become used to seeing solar power in action. You can get pocket-sized panels to charge your mobile phone or you can get them many times larger to heat your hot water. As renewable ...
Top 10 Ways to Save Water
By Chelsea Terris · 10 years ago
Up to 65% of the adult human body is made up of water. We use water to clean our bodies, clothes, and dishes. We gulp water down after a hard workout. We need water to ...
Cheap Contaminated Soil Disposal
By Hugh Armstrong · 10 years ago
Contaminated soil is a very difficult "commodity" to dispose of cheaply and this is because of the contaminated in the soil can pose a danger to the environment not to mention the amount of space ...
A Spectacular Assortment Of Solar Technology Tips, Tricks And Secrets
By Foster Demarrais · 11 years ago
Choosing solar powered energy can be one of the guidelines on how to minimize the costs of energy consumption. Besides, you will certainly be prepared just in case energy costs increase in the foreseeable future. ...