The treatment of biologically degradable waste materials is improving thanks to the European funded Blended Learning Environmental Science (BLES) project. Good results are reported from the Maltese island of Gozo. BLES aims at supporting innovation transfer across the European waste sector.
Courtesy European Commission Research

Arizona's burgeoning population is increasing pressure on the state's limited water resources. Agricultural Research Service scientists at the U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center (ALARC) in Maricopa, Arizona, are investigating potential solutions.
Courtesy Agricultural Research Service

Environment and Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the announcement that electric cars would be commercially available in New Zealand.
Courtesy New Zealand Government

HOME ENVIROSENSE

CITY & COMMUNITY EFFORTS

Maximizing the insulation for your green home is the most important step you can take towards reducing the heating and cooling energy requirements of your home and conserving energy.
By Christiane Perrin

A coalition of European cities have formalised plans to work together to reduce their contribution to climate change.
Courtesy Edie

GLOBAL FRONTIER

BACK TO NATURE

Small-scale KB Drip, irrigation system a allows farmers to water their crops all year round.
Courtesy IDE-India and Farming Solutions

Nearly 200,000 square miles of U.S. Arctic waters will close to industrial fishing to protect Arctic ecosystems in the face of climate change.
Courtesy Ocean Conservancy

GREEN LEADER PROFILE

GS PRODUCT PICKS

Ka Hsaw Wa is a Burmese human rights activist and a member of the Karen indigenous group. Along with his wife, environmental and human rights attorney Katie Redford, he is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of EarthRights International (ERI), an organization that focuses on human rights in Burma and other areas "where protection of human rights and the environment is intrinsically connected."

Shake Control - Motion-Powered TV Remote Control

A group of designers (Lee Sung Hoon, Kang Sooyeon, Cho Eun Bee, Lee Junehwa and Kim Jean) have come up with a novel re-design of the beloved TV remote control. Exploiting the energy generated by a moving magnet within a coil, the remote control is powered by simply shaking the remote control. There is no need for a battery.

TO YOUR HEALTH

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHANGE

Stress is an overlooked reason people have health problems. Reducing stress is guaranteed to give you a healthier life and can prevent future health problems!
By Michael Tomberlin

Commemorating both a memorable movie moment and an inspiring real-life triumph, one of the shirt/suit/tie ensembles worn by Sean Penn as Harvey Milk in Focus Features' Milk will be auctioned off to benefit both Variety &8212; The Children's Charity of Southern California and the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk High School, in New York City.

BOOKS FOR THOUGHT

ECO PHOTO & WORD OF THE MONTH

The magic and misfortune of the world's greatest migrating bird.
By Tui De Roy

An iceberg in Gerlache Strait.


biomass — Designates any plant matter that can be recycled for energy production. Biomass can be e.g. wood, biogas or straw.