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DES MOINES, Iowa, October 16, 2009 (ENS) - The 2009 World Food Prize has been awarded to Dr. Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia, whose sorghum hybrids resistant to drought and the devastating Striga weed have increased the production and availability of sorghum, one of the world's five principal grains, and e...
Orlando- Central Florida Veg Fest, now in its 4th year, will take place Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Loch Haven Park in Orlando, Florida. Veg Fest is an annual festival that educates attendees about a plant-based lifestyle, and one of sustainability, encompassing health an...
The Ecology Center of San Francisco (ECOSF), a non-profit dedicated to teaching forgotten ecology skills to San Franciscans, featured a natural building workshop just outside of West Coast Green that taught attendees how to build using ultra-traditional materials like cob, rammed earth, and adobe. T...
The European Union failed to pass a ban on the commercial fishing of Bluefin Tuna, a critically endangered species that is commercially relevant to sushi. Although Japan has created a stock of these fish in the Pacific Ocean for their own commercial use, European fishermen have depleted the natural...
Kilovolt Amp Reduction units, also known as KVAR units, have been touted as a green power saver that could cut your electricity bill by as much as 30%. Invented by Greg Taylor, a Central Florida Electrical Engineer, KVAR units utilize the same technology used by large factories and utility companies...
WASHINGTON, DC, September 14, 2009 (ENS) - For the first time in 20 years, two federal government agencies that are required by law to consult together on how pesticides affect endangered species have completed a consultation on salmon exposure to pesticides.
As a result, the U.S. Environmental Pro...
STANFORD, California, September 9, 2009 (ENS) - Half of all the fish eaten in the world now is raised on fish farms rather than caught in the wild, according to new research by an international team of scientists.
But while the aquaculture industry is more efficient than ever, it is putting a strain...
LOS ANGELES, California, September 1, 2009 (ENS) – The level of inorganic mercury in the blood of American women has been increasing since 1999 and it is now found in the blood of one in three women, according to a new analysis of government data for more than 6,000 American women.
SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) - Kimpton restaurants in 21 cities in the United States and Canada are showcasing a wider selection of eco-friendly wines, in-house purified water and sustainably harvested seafoods.
By January 2010, 30 percent of wine lists will feature eco-friendly selections, inclu...
WASHINGTON, DC, August 24, 2009 (ENS) - Scientists found mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, reports a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
About a quarter of the fish tested were found to contain mercury at levels exceeding the criterion for the prot...
