A proposed new garbage incinerator for Greater Vancouver that would be 80 per cent larger than the existing waste-to-energy burner in Burnaby isn't the best choice for the environment, according to a leading researcher.
Two Cape Ann artists have created many of the striking murals that not only adorn the interior and exterior walls and windows of a growing number of local businesses, but also catch the fancies of lots of their customers. These artists love their work.
By Anonymous INTRODUOION This document is intended to guide perioperative registered nurses in the development of environmentally responsible practices.
An innovative sequencing technology to comprehensively characterise the human genome, advanced micro motor technologies for hard disk drives, and robotic technologies used in surgery - these are some of the winning works of this year's National Science and Technology Awards. [click link for full article]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, October 13, 2006 (ENS) - The size and number of Alaska's arctic ponds have fallen dramatically in the past half century, according to a study of fifty years of remotely sense imagery.
Bar workers in Scotland showed significant improvements in respiratory symptoms and lung function within two months following a ban on smoking in confined public places, according to a study in the October 11 issue of JAMA.
Executives from BP, DuPont and Chevron offered their perspectives on the intersection of the energy and chemical industries with the industrial biotechnology and life sciences sectors at the 3rd annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing held in Toronto.
11/10/2006 - Spanish researchers say they are developing an ecological, effective, non-toxic and low-cost detergent for industrial use. A research team of the University of Granada is working on the design of biodegradable detergents by comparing the performance of tensioactives, the compounds that perform the cleansing action in commercial detergents.
A report by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study group reinforces the findings of previous studies that U.S. data collection on offshoring is flawed.