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- New biodegradable semiconductor could make e-waste a thing of the past Mon, 8 May 17, 8:36pm50 million tons of electronics are expected to be trashed this year, according to a United Nations Environment Program report. A Stanford University team was concerned over the escalating epidemic of e-waste, so they created...
- America’s Top 10 Greenest Universities of 2013 Wed, 4 Sep 13, 5:00am10. University of California, Santa Barbara Forty-four of the buildings on campus at UC Santa Barbara are LEED certified and 47% of academic departments offer a class about sustainability, totaling 321 classes, with 217 faculty...
- Widespread evidence of cosmic impact documented – likely cause of the Younger Dryas cool climate episode Wed, 22 May 13, 8:41amFrom the University of California – Santa Barbara some paleoclimatology without the need to see hockey sticks. Comprehensive analysis of impact spherules supports theory of cosmic impact 12,800 years ago (Santa Barbara,...
- New study demonstrates the role of urban greenery in CO2 exchange Thu, 28 Jun 12, 1:06amFrom the University of California – Santa Barbara In what might be the first study to report continuous measurements of net CO2 exchange of urban vegetation and soils over a full year or more, scientists from UC Santa...
- Dueling climatic wildfire studies Thu, 22 Sep 11, 12:25amIt seems that for every alarming press release these days, we can find an opposite and equal reaction. Perhaps we should dub it the First (or maybe third) Law of Climate Skepticism. We have this from the National Science...
- New science on Himalayan glaciers shows debris fields to be a regulating factor in melting Thu, 27 Jan 11, 9:00pmHimalayan glaciers not melting because of climate change, report finds Himalayan glaciers are actually advancing rather than retreating, claims the first major study since a controversial UN report said they would be melted...
- New science on Himilayan glaciers shows debris fields to be a regulating factor in melting Thu, 27 Jan 11, 9:00pmHimalayan glaciers not melting because of climate change, report finds Himalayan glaciers are actually advancing rather than retreating, claims the first major study since a controversial UN report said they would be melted...
- Climate Disasters: New Baylor Study Explores How People Respond Thu, 13 Jan 11, 10:38amFrom Baylor University News Study looks into the interaction of knowledge, risk perceptions and action as it relates to climate events New results from a Baylor University study show that different behaviors and strategies...