By Staff 10-05-2007 10:44 AM Related: Digital advertising agency Ralph has designed a new site for eco-learning project Adventure Ecology, an online network to promote respect for the environment and help fight climate change. Paul Coggins, executive sales director of zanox UK explains the UK's love affair with the written word. Netimperative: News, analysis, events for the digital media business. Enter email address here: Eco learning network goes live. Which newsletters would you like to...

The plant will take about a year to construct once the permit process is completed, and will be able to process 36,000 pounds of tires per hour, according to Hawk Hogan, the company's head engineer. Global Resource said it doesn't expect to have any problems getting the company's process approved because it doesn't cause air pollution. McGinty reiterated her support for alternative-energy projects, but told the company that it would need to get the required permits. The process uses...

Followed by telescope viewing, weather permitting. MONDAY, MAY 14 Why we live here Cosmologist and physicist Paul Davis will discuss his latest book ''Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life. at the Brattle Theater, 40 Brattle St. Linnaeus Symposium Three physicians from medical institutions around the country will come together to discuss various elements of taxonomy through the world of its creator, Carl Linnaeus. in the Countway Library of Medicine, 10 Shattuck St....

Officials announced on Friday a preliminary $50 million emergency restoration plan that would use reseeding to prevent erosion and mudslides on hillside left denuded by the fire. The fire chewed through 820 acres of brush-covered hills and destroyed popular hiking areas such as Dante's View. But some scientists say reseeding is an outmoded and unscientific approach. Geological Survey who has written extensively about fire ecology. He has not ruled out some reseeding as well as replacing...

About 275 children, ages 3 to 15, gathered at the lake to participate in the fishing derby, which city officials intend to make an annual, free event. Volunteers from the Fullerton chapter of the Izaak Walton League an outdoor conservation group--were scattered around the lake offering fishing tips and providing assistance. Yvonne Pedersen, the city's outdoor recreation coordinator, said there might even be two derbies a year if response continues to be high. To ensure good fishing on...

Hesser, whose daughter and son both graduated from Norris, thought the project could teach students the value of wildlife habitat and the work required to manage it properly. The 65-acre prairie, which was planted two weeks ago, will serve as a natural classroom where students can learn about agriculture, natural history and a conservation ethic. Or they can harvest wildflower seeds, mix them with native grasses and plant them in land that once was tallgrass prairie. But students from...

m By Anica Butler Sun Reporter Originally published May 14, 2007, 7:58 AM EDT A color-coordinated Mayor Sheila Dixon kicked off Baltimore's Bike to Work Week this morning by riding from City Hall to the Inner Harbor, where she announced that bicyclists could for the first time use the waterfront promenade. m By Anica Butler Sun Reporter Originally published May 14, 2007, 7:58 AM EDT A color-coordinated Mayor Sheila Dixon kicked off Baltimore's Bike to Work Week this morning by riding from...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Library plans to host global warming talk Speakers coming to Fremont to explain how ordinary people can reduce harmful emissions By Chris De Benedetti, STAFF WRITER Article Last Updated:05/14/2007 02:36:29 AM PDT FREMONT A free presentation on how individuals can slow global warming will be given Wednesday at the Fremont Main Library. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Library plans to host global warming talk Speakers coming to Fremont to...

Thousands of kangaroos could be shot by professional shooters in and around Canberra's north after populations have been deemed to be out of control. Defence has been trialing a project to reduce the fertility of local kangaroos but ecology consultants have said that will not solve the problem. Defence has now applied to the ACT Government for permission to use professional shooters to cull up to half the kangaroos. The 6,500 animals are facing starvation because of the drought and are...