Plant Ecology

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The Ecology Center promotes environmentally and socially responsible practices through programs that educate, demonstrate, and provide direct services.  

If you are looking for something fun and adventurous to do locally, look no further than Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve, the greenest jewel of...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the United States focused on curbing climate change as soon as a new president took office -- or sooner -- it could help pull the world from the financial brink, environmental policy experts told Reuters.  

IRKUTSK, October 6 (Itar-Tass) -- The Baikal Cellulose Plant has suspended production until the end of October because of financial losses, Trade Union Chairman of the Baikal plant Alexander Shendrik said at a press conference in Irkutsk on Monday.  

“Do you know where you are?” “Wetlands!” Science lessons got interactive Friday for a group of Lawrence second-graders. This fall, students from Lawrence schools are traveling to Baker Wetlands to learn about environmental cycles. The trips are a part of Learning About the Environment Through the...  

Chinese officials said here on Wednesday ecological awareness among the public should be raised to transform the fast-growing economy into an eco-friendly and sustainable entity. This would have a far-reaching influence on not only the sustainability of China's development, but also ecological...  

( University of Minnesota ) David Tilman, regents professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, has been named the 2008 recipient of the International Prize for Biology. Tilman will receive a medal, a $100,000 cash prize and a gift from Emperor Akihito of Japan in a ceremony in Tokyo on...  

More creatures live in soil than any other environment on Earth. But what are they all doing there? Amber Dance reports on the world's widest biodiversity.  

( Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies ) Society is in a race to find renewable sources of carbon-neutral energy. Cellulose-based biofuels hold promise, but we need to proceed cautiously and with an eye toward minimizing long-term ecological impacts. Without a sound plan, we could wind up doing...  

Did those aerial drops of bubble-gum-colored retardant and salty ocean water on a 1,500-acre Camp Pendleton wildfire this week harm the environment? The answer is yes, public officials and a native-plant expert said Friday. Salt is not exactly good f  

A new experiment to find out how British plant ecosystems may be affected by future changes to climate and biodiversity is underway at Imperial College London.  

LANCASTER, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2008 -- Ecology and Environment, Inc. has been awarded a contract agreement for consultant services from the Illinois Department of Transportation . The firm has been providing services to IDOT for approximately 15 years, and this is the fifth contract between the two...  

Q: Hiroshi, can you tell us about the 'Make Cars Green' initiative? Hiroshi YASUKAWA: Actually for us the environment and ecology is very important and fortunately we at Bridgestone are working with the FIA, not only in motorsport but also the road safety campaigns, and now we are going to start...  

WASHINGTON - The world financial crisis could cast a pall on the Global Environment Fund, which uses billions of dollars in government money to tackle ecological problems, the fund's climate change chief said on Monday.