Tag: environment
Ohio hosting international Envirothon competition
The Envirothon provides the opportunity for students to work together, solve problems and unite in creating a hopeful future for our planet.
Conservation catchphrase: Keeping clean water clean
Learn how to keep clean water out of contaminated areas and convey this water back to streams and ditches to be carried downstream, all while staying clean.
Considering profitability and probability of ag-aligned carbon markets
Alan Guebert considers ag-aligned carbon markets, listening to Corn Saves America — an audio history of the marriage of environmental goals to farm needs.
Plant more trees, become a tree ambassador to help the environment
Trees provide wildlife habitats, create windbreaks, reduce erosion, improve air quality by releasing oxygen and sequestering CO2. Learn how to help.
We’re in desperate need of less costly food systems
Alan Guebert reviews a recently published study and concludes what we need are less costly, more environmentally-sound regional and local food systems.
The sustainable solution to climate change
Alan Guebert considers the findings of a recently published paper that suggests renewable energy sources may not be the answer to reversing climate change.
Space slingshots and laundry
Kymberly Foster Seabolt reflects on the cleaning habits of astronauts in space and ponders why we don't use similar tactics on earth.
Conservation practices make a difference in the small projects, too
When it comes to construction projects, no matter the size, it is always important to consider ways to minimize negative impacts on the environment.
Ohio State researchers testing new way to kill harmful algal blooms
As the weather warms, tests are about to begin on a new technique for killing off harmful algal blooms in Ohio's streams and lakes.
Vegetative cover under solar panels
Instead of leaving the surface uncovered under solar panels, learn about several options that have environmental and economic benefits.
