Courtesy of Arizona State University News By Skip Derra Conversion of large swaths of Brazilian land for sugar plantations will help the country meet its needs for producing cane-derived ethanol, but it also could lead to important regional climate effects, according to a team of researchers from Arizona State University, Stanford University and the Carnegie [...]

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Courtesy of Penn State News By Hannah Lane Laura Davis had dreamed of traveling to Africa for years. So in May 2012, she jumped at the chance to embark on a journey to South Africa and Mozambique offered through a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences natural resources embedded course. The trip was a life-changing experience. [...]

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Courtesy of Penn State Live Ever since she was little, Jeanette Blank dreamed about traveling to Australia. After years of dreaming, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences helped her get there at last. When she finally arrived, she was determined to learn as much as she could and take any opportunity presented to her. “Before [...]

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Courtesy of FIU News FIU News recently caught up with agroecology students Nall Moonilall and Carin Luna at the organic garden on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus for a demonstration of how to propagate plants. Their plant of choice was an herb: tropical oregano. “It’s very easy to propagate,” said Moonilall. The students worked together [...]

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Courtesy of UC Berkeley News Center By Robert Sanders A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel to replace the fossil fuels now used in transportation, UC Berkeley scientists have discovered. Campus chemists and chemical engineers teamed up to produce diesel fuel from the [...]

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Scientists at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s FOLIUM Project, use light to convert the carbon dioxide and carbon from tobacco leaves into biofuels. Converting tobacco to a bio-energy crop would generate a new market for tobacco farmers.   Tweet

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Courtesy of A&M University Tamu Times Algae, tobacco, the food scraps from a discarded cafeteria tray — they may seem like an unlikely club, but all of these items are playing major roles in the world’s hunt for suitable alternative fuels. The earth’s supply of fossil fuel continues to diminish and oil prices are skyrocketing. [...]

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Water scarcity impacts at least 2.7 billion people in 201 river basins for at least one month each year, according to a new report published in the online journal PLoS ONE from the Public Library of Science. “Global Monthly Water Scarcity: Blue Water Footprints versus Blue Water Availability”,  analyzed 405 river basins around the world, [...]

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The Rodale Institute, founded by organic agriculture pioneer J.I. Rodale, is a non-profit organization dedicated to regenerative organic agriculture research and outreach to farmers, policymakers, and the general public. QUALIFICATIONS: Have, or are currently working towards, a bachelor’s degree preferably in biology, environmental science, agronomy or a related field  (Preference to those who have completed [...]

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Haathi Chaap means “prints of the elephant”.  In this case the trail left behind was covered with elephant dung which has now been converted to paper. Ecologically safe to make and use… Colours may come from vegetable and natural dyes…or the natural diet of the elephant. No bleach is needed and waste water can be [...]

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