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News from South Korea is that scientists have succeeded in creating plastic without the use of fossil fuels. The scientists created sustainable polymers used in common plastics that could replace traditional polymers that use chemicals from fossil fuels. The bioengineered polymers may be what is needed to create truly green-friendly plastic products.
The Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) is listed as endangered because of an estimated 50% population decline over the past 10 years. In the 1980′s, amphibian researchers conducting species inventories in Australia, began noticing dramatic (up to 50%) declines in the populations of certain frogs. Soon, other researchers on other continents were also noting declining [...]
A renewed effort at increasing the uptake of domestic solar water heater (SWH) systems looks to replace 620 MW of electricity, to reduce carbon emissions by 2,7 million tons carbon dioxide and create jobs and develop skills and manufacturing capacity. Personal Experience After recently having a domestic hot water geyser fail and investigating the potential [...]
In early fall, many areas of Canada and some parts of the US were overcome by an influx of ladybugs that were adhering themselves to the outside of buildings and even finding their way into homes. Although technically, the species that generated all of the infestation hype was actually a species of beetle, also known [...]
