Eco-Briefs
Eco-briefs | Colorado third among top LEED states
The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the top 10 states for new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications in 2012, and Colorado landed third on the per-capita list...
Eco-briefs | Fuel efficiency in vehicles continuing slow increase
FUEL EFFICIENCY IN VEHICLES CONTINUING SLOW INCREASE...
Eco-briefs | Nuclear sensors could be used to predict tsunamis and...
A network of sensors used to track nuclear weapons since the Cold War could be used for environmental monitoring instead, according to a study published in Science last week...
Rally to protest dolphin hunting Aug. 31
In 2009, the documentary The Cove released onto the world the story of a small town in Japan where dolphins were being herded into a shallow, hidden cove to be hunted and captured. The film won an Academy Award and acclaim at Sundance. But this year, on Sept. 1, the ...
Eco-briefs | New University of Colorado study shows biodiversity protects against...
Biodiversity has become an increasingly important topic among scientists studying infectious disease, but can be tricky to test because of the complexity of ecosystems...
