Source: theguardian.com Published: February 2, 2017 Deakin University researcher Peter Macreadie and PhD candidate Katy Limpert bury the first of 50,000 teabags which will be placed in wetlands around the globe as part of a world-first project to monitor carbon...
Source: seeker.com Published: January 23, 2017 A unique biomimetic design could take wind power in a whole new direction, both for small-scale and large-scale renewable energy systems. By Glenn McDonald A North African company has developed what it contends is a...
Source: biochar-international.org Published: February 7, 2017 Sustainable biochar is a powerfully simple tool to address some of the most urgent environmental problems of our time: Climate Change Sustainable biochar can be used now to help combat climate change by...
Source: deeproots.co.nz Published: February 7, 2017 By Katerina Seligman Here’s how it works in a nutshell: Charcoal has been used as a soil amendment for thousands of years. The rich black soils of the Amazonians supported huge populations on what otherwise would...
Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: April 25, 2016 Amy Pollock and Mohamed Haddad Click here to watch “The Saphonian – Illustration”: https://youtu.be/ml6hiN4nCDA A bladeless wind energy convertor inspired by the sailing boats of Ancient Carthage is set to...
Source: ecology.com Published: May 15, 2013 Efforts to thoroughly study the role that plants play in climate change mitigation are increasing. Most researchers focus on the promise of large, leafy forest trees to help remove carbon from the atmosphere; for example Lal...
Source: mnn.com Published: February 2, 2017 Researcher holding a graphene film made of cooking oil. (Photo: CSIRO) Scientists in Australia have found a way to transform used cooking oil into the strongest material known to man: graphene. It’s a breakthrough that...
Source: one.org Published: August 22, 2016 Meet Bernice Dapaah – a young entrepreneur from Ghana who decided to build eco-friendly bikes to not only help the environment, but to improve the lives of those living in her community! Bernice (on the left), the founder of...
Source: govtech.com Published: March 9, 2016 Flickr/aotaro The fast-growing and prolific bamboo plant has some in the construction industry wondering if its high-tensile strength and resilient nature make it a perfect fit for more sustainable building, Sourceable...
Source: theguardian.com Published: March 20, 2003 Keith Laidler Bambo is one of the most successful plants on earth. With more than 1,500 species colonising a multitude of habitats from sea level to 12,000 feet, bamboo is a phenomenon of the vegetable kingdom. It can...
