Tag: sustainability
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Posted on November 20, 2013
Will Dead Species Live Again?
It sounds like science fiction—but it could happen in real life. Stan Temple describes “de-extinction” and its promise for conservation.
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Posted on June 18, 2013
West Africa: “Highway Robbery” Has Far-Reaching Costs
In the busy port town of Tema, Ghana, the driver of a tanker truck of gasoline northbound for Bamako, Mali, loads a few dozen pineapples […]
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Protecting our Pollinators
Bees, so crucial to our food supply, are dying off at alarming rates. CALS researchers are taking a close look at everything from the microbes in their hives to the landscapes they live in to identify in what conditions bees thrive.
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Posted on October 12, 2012
Hunting for Beginners
By presenting a fresh vision of the sport to new audiences, a program aims to stem an alarming drop in hunters
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“Red Barns” Go Green
Sustainable farms need sustainable buildings—and a CALS professor provides an option
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Posted on July 21, 2010
Stalking the Sustainable Market
Wisconsin growers may have the greenest potato on the planet. So why can’t you get it at your supermarket? It’s complicated.
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Posted on March 25, 2010
Rooms with a Hue
Veteran professor Jack Kloppenburg takes on a new role helping students figure out what it means to live green.
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Posted on July 21, 2008
Finding the Green
Turf experts are aiming to make golf courses more environmentally friendly. But first golfers may need to change their course.
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Posted on June 29, 2008
Five things everyone should know about…Carbon Offsets
Are there solutions for increased CO2 emissions in agricultural carbon offsets?
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Posted on June 28, 2008
Growing Season
Earlier planting-not climate-may be boosting corn yields.
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Posted on November 17, 2007
Building Green, for Less Green
Design team plans energy-efficient housing that saves money, too.