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- Increased Wildfire Danger over the Western U.S. from Wet and Cold Conditions Sun, 23 Apr 23, 7:00pmA cool, wet winter has created an increased wildfire threat by producing a bountiful volume of flammable grasses.
- 10 great plants for a living roof Sat, 16 Jul 16, 7:07pmRooftops are tough place for plants: they're vulnerable to intense heat, cold, wind and drought, plus they can’t support a lot of weight, so the plants need to grow in just a few inches of soil (actually, ultra-lightweight...
- The NativeScapeGR Project Encourages Green Roofing with Native Species Fri, 17 Oct 14, 6:30amDeveloped at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, The NativeScapeGR project focuses on uses native plant species and biocrusts to create green roofs with low water requirements, adapted to Mediterranean-type climates...
- Top 10 Plants for a Living Roof Sat, 26 Jul 14, 3:00amRooftops are tough place for plants: they're vulnerable to intense heat, cold, wind and drought, plus they can’t support a lot of weight, so the plants need to grow in just a few inches of soil (actually, ultra-lightweight...
- INFOGRAPHIC: Edible, Medicinal, or Just Bizarre, Here are 50 Amazing Facts About Plants Fri, 20 Jun 14, 6:30amPlants are wonderful on so many different levels. They purify the air around us, and we can eat them, use them as medicine, build with them, and even just enjoy them for their healing, calming presence as well. We use plant...
- Brown University Identifies Hungry Microbe That Could be Key to Turning Biomass Into Biofuel Sat, 16 Feb 13, 7:00amThe quick rise and depressing downward spiral of the ethanol industry proved that using food to make biofuel is both wasteful and costly. Non food-based biofuels, such as those derived from grasses, trees, or algae, are far...