Category Archives: Environment
GM Crop that Needs Less Fertilizer
Canadian Scientists have successfully developed genetically modified (GM) rice plants that take-up and metabolise nitrogen more efficiently, thereby reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizers and increasing yields. Nitrogen is quantitatively the most essential nutrient for plants and a major factor … Continue reading
Lord Smith Outlines Vision for Environment Agency
At a recent meeting in the House of Commons, Chairman of the Environment Agency (EA) Lord Chris Smith, outlined plans to improve the EA’s delivery functions throughout his tenancy as Chair. Lord Smith described the EA as an “unusual body” … Continue reading
BBC Launches New Environment Blog
Take a look at the new environment blog, ‘Earth Watch’, maintained by the BBC website’s Environment Correspondent, Richard Black: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/
Environment Agency Calls for Mandatory Carbon Capture and Storage
The Environment Agency has called for a halt to Government plans to build a new generation of coal-fired power stations, unless these incorporate carbon capture and storage technology (CCS). Chris Smith, the new Chair of the Environment Agency has commented … Continue reading
Environmentally Induced Displacements: Cyber-Seminar
The Population Environment Research Network (PERN) is hosting a cyber-seminar until 29 August on the topic of “Environmentally Induced Population Displacements”. The seminar is open to all who are interested and registration is free of charge. The purpose of the … Continue reading
World Environment Day Today!
New Zealand is playing this year’s host to the global event: World Environment Day (WED). WED began in 1972 at the time of the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment at the United Nations General Assembly. It is an opportunity to … Continue reading
Science and the Welsh Assembly: Green Chemistry and the Environment
The Science and the Assembly meeting was held yesterday at the Welsh Devolved Assembly Government in Cardiff. The British Ecological Society took the opportunity to create a presence at The Welsh Assembly Government, to promote the science of ecology and … Continue reading