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  • Studies Show Urbanization Impacts Storms, Rainfall Despite Surroundings

    Two Purdue University studies show that urbanization changes storm patterns and rainfall amounts, highlighting the need for urban planning and infrastructure design that considers how the landscape will affect the weather.

    >> Read the Full Article
  • Manure Could Heat Your Home

    Farm manure could be a viable source of renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.

    >> Read the Full Article
  • Green Spaces in Cities Help Control Floods, Store Carbon

    For many ecologists, fieldwork involves majestic mountains or rushing rivers or large tracts of wilderness. At the very least, it means exploring natural areas that aren’t defined by human development.

    >> Read the Full Article
  • Innovative Restoration of Coral Reefs Helps Protect Caribbean Islands

    Study shows direct link between healthy coral reefs and shoreline stability and field-tests an innovative risk-reduction solution that combines engineering with reef restoration.

    >> Read the Full Article
  • Researchers reveal limited scope of corporate approaches to social and environmental issues

    The first large-scale analysis of corporate practices for sourcing sustainable materials shows that many companies address sustainability at some level, but most deal with only one or a subset of materials within a small portion of their supply chain.

    >> Read the Full Article
  • New study examines the causes and consequences of the 2015 Wimberley floods

    A new study by Chad Furl, postdoctoral research associate, and Hatim Sharif, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio, delves into the 2015 Wimberley, Texas floods that destroyed 350 homes and claimed 13 lives. Furl and Sharif researched the factors that led to the catastrophic flooding and shed light on new ways people in flood-prone areas can protect against future tragedies.

    >> Read the Full Article
  • Greenhouse technology could be the future of food

    CU Boulder engineers have received a $2.45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a scalable, cost-effective greenhouse material that splits sunlight into photosynthetically efficient light and repurposes inefficient infrared light to aid in water purification.

    The four-year research program could yield next-gen technology capable of solving food, energy and water security challenges posed by global population growth and climate change.

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  • Researchers Identify Nontraditional Sites for Future Solar Farms

    Equivalent of 183,000 football fields of nonagricultural land identified in study aiming to ease competition between farmers, conservationists, and energy companies.

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  • Green infrastructure: New tool by University of Toronto researchers to help construction industry reduce carbon footprint

    A team of researchers from the University of Toronto is partnering with the construction industry to help reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, bridges, public transit and other major infrastructure projects.

    “What we’re building is a decision-support tool that can be used in the early stages of design and planning,” says Heather MacLean, a professor in the department of civil engineering who is one of five Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering professors

    ... >> Read the Full Article
  • Sustainable dams – are they possible?

    Humans have been altering natural waterways for centuries, but only in the last several decades have dams raised ecological concerns.

    N. LeRoy Poff, professor of biology at Colorado State University, studies the ecological impact to rivers from human-caused changes, such as dam building, and how these modified river systems can be managed for resilience.

    >> Read the Full Article

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