Environment

A team of US scientists led by Purdue University unveiled an interactive Google Earth map on Thursday showing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels across the United States.The high-resolution map shows carbon dioxide emissions in metric tons in residential...

Costa Rica is hoping for a big jump in its Clean Trips (Viajes Limpios) programme, which allows air passengers to offset the climate-changing gas emissions from their airplane flights by paying for activities that preserve the country's forestsBy mid-November,...

UNITED BIOFUELS OF AMERICAThe Jatropha Harvest Experience 2009 is a 3 day hands on workshop of the complete plantation process from planting to end-product including agronomy, pruning and harvesting to name a few. You will walk through the entire...

The Costa Rica Seed Company has achieved great success in 2008 and has established themselves as Jatropha Biofuel leaders in North & Central America.The 80 hectare R&D Jatropha Planatation has captured world wide attention, recognized as the most advanced...

ERIE, PA – Leading the way in the biodiesel industry, Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC has made history with co-sponsoring the first ever biodiesel trans-continental jet flight Green Flight International. "With Lake Erie Biofuels supporting this project, I had full...

An international team of researchers plans to head to Antarctica later this year to begin a four-year project exploring some of the last uncharted regions on Earth.CNN — The project involving an international team of scientists will reveal what...

Cultivation of jatropha, a plant used to produce environmentally-friendly biofuels, using seeds may be banned under a proposal being considered by the government because of concerns over crop yields, officials say.NEW DELHI — A ban will impact plans of public...

Climate change is happening faster than previously predicted according to a new World Wildlife Fund report.LONDON, England (CNN) — Bringing together some of the most recent scientific reports and data, "Climate change: faster, stronger, sooner" reveals that global warming is...

The Costa Rican banana industry is the first banana industry in the world to put in place a coherent and holistic environmental strategy in order to offset its carbon dioxide emissions.Corbana, the Costa Rican banana producers’ association, has recently...