We’ll save energy if the neighbours do first

Across America, a number of homeowners are beginning to reduce their household energy usage. But why? It seems like a simple question with an obvious answer: those who conserve energy are probably doing so either to save money or to reduce their impact on the environment. But, as with many issues involving human decision-making, the reality…

ByThe Global ViewNovember 22, 20101Comment

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Small conservation measures have bigger impact than thought

Think your puny efforts to switch off lights or wash laundry in cold water don't really mean much in the large-scale picture of carbon dioxide emissions? Think again, says a British researcher whose painstaking study has found that policy-makers are wildly underestimating the impact of household conservation strategies. The problem, says Adam Hawkes of the Grantham…

ByThe Global ViewJuly 1, 20100Comments

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Researchers with rickshaws transform Madagascar lab

Biology students in Madagascar whose laboratory once had no furniture -- much less internet access -- now have access to laptops, GPS receivers and other equipment that will let them monitor and conserve the environment with satellite technology. The equipment and training came from scientists at the University of Bath who helped transform a previously empty…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 21, 20090Comments

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International effort aims to ‘barcode’ wild plants

Ever walked through a wild meadow only to find yourself flipping endlessly through a field guide in a vain effort to identify an unusual plant? If so, then you'll appreciate the work being done by an international team of researchers, who hope to develop a quick and easy "barcode"-type method for identifying some of the…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 18, 20090Comments

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Small conservation areas could make big difference for whales

Creating conservation areas -- even small ones -- in the oceans could help better protect endangered whale species, according to the findings of international researchers. Scientists in Scotland, Canada and the US describe their findings in a new issue of the journal Animal Conservation. "There are enormous challenges associated with setting conservation priorities for such mobile and…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 17, 20090Comments

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Gen Y understands green, but doesn’t act it

Knowledge, apparently, is not always power. That, least, appears to be the lesson learned from a new study commissioned by IBM, which found that, while Generation Y (18- to 24-year-olds) is the most informed on environmental issues, it's also the worst offender in the areas of energy awareness and water wastage. Based on a June survey of…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 25, 20091Comment

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Revolving doors are greener than standard ones

Here's an easy way to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions: use revolving doors instead of standard entryways whenever you can. According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), revolving doors help reduce the amount of heat lost from buildings when people walk in or out. Student researchers there have calculated that an average of eight times…

ByThe Global ViewApril 6, 20093Comments

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Survey: UK firms wasting water, energy … and money

If not everyone is taking the steps they should to reduce their energy consumption, at least most realize they should be. Not so with water, though: the Environment Agency this week released numbers showing few business owners think saving water is as important as saving energy. In fact, only 10 percent of the 1,000 decision-makers polled…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 16, 20090Comments

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Green IT to save HP ‘billions’

HP has a new spin on the classic Gordon Gekko line: "Green is good." The technology company said this week that its three-year IT transformation has not only saved it more than $1 billion a year since 2005 but has significantly boosted efficiency while lowering energy consumption. While the transformation's main goals were to achieve maximum effectiveness…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 2, 20080Comments

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Reef next stop for NY subway cars

Chucking rubbish into a body of water has long been a favourite pastime of Britain's adolescents. Anthropologists haven't exactly been able to nail why teens are so fond of hurling trolleys, tyres and Coke cans into rivers, canals or the sea, but have hypothesised that it's because they're largely idiotic. While we can only have them…

ByThe Global ViewApril 18, 20080Comments

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We’ll save energy if the neighbours do first

Small conservation measures have bigger impact than thought

Researchers with rickshaws transform Madagascar lab

International effort aims to ‘barcode’ wild plants

Small conservation areas could make big difference for whales

Gen Y understands green, but doesn’t act it

Revolving doors are greener than standard ones

Survey: UK firms wasting water, energy … and money

Green IT to save HP ‘billions’

Reef next stop for NY subway cars

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