Yosemite National Park has lost many of its large trees during the last century, possibly due to a warmer climate, a new study finds. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

After all of those admonishments when you were younger (or perhaps even now?) about your profligate ways, here at least is some good news. Money does, in fact, grow on trees. In the North of England, they seem to make a habit of it. OK, so it may just be visitors who do it but these trees sure look… well, make up your own mind. picked by bingo 2 months ago

I think maybe they can...considering the fact that the artificial trees do pretty much the same job as real trees, absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, and up to a thousand times more efficiently.

If you thought geo-engineering was the stuff of science fiction - all giant sun shades in space - think again. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Better, Cheaper, More Fuel Efficient -
Automobile owners around the world may some day soon be driving on tires that are partly made out of trees – which could cost less, perform better and save on fuel and energy. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Scientists in California have set up a unique experiment to track the life histories of some of the world's oldest and tallest trees.

The project is designed to follow up research, in the Yosemite National Park, which suggests that giant trees are perishing as a result of climate change. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Bette Midler cut down more than 230 trees around one of her properties on the island of Kauai without a permit, and the state has recommended she be fined. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said on Sunday. picked by JDRucker 2 years ago

Hungarian scientists said on Tuesday they have discovered a group of fossilized swamp cypress trees preserved from 8 million years ago which could provide clues about the climate of pre-historic times. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The fiery red hues that seem to set forest leaves ablaze in autumn are produced in part as a result of the soil that trees grow in and help protect the trees in the winter, a new study finds. picked by eljay 2 years ago

These microscopic creatures have been around for 550 million years. Because of their abundance in ancient sediments and their sensitivity to different environments, oil companies hire paleontologists to examine forams in rock samples to help them decide where to drill. For similar reasons, forams also are useful indicators of past climate change. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

New method to produce paper uses half as many trees. Xerox offers eco-paper to commercial users. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Due to a number of factors such as low population density with a lower impact on natural resources, excellent economy, an extensive amount of arable land, and more, Canada is ranked as the country that would be the least negatively impacted by a global climate change. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Within five to seven years fast growing trees and grasses might become economically viable alternatives to corn as a source of renewable fuel ethanol, reducing the need for pollutants that now cause a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Trees and plants have a kind of flexibility that is both disturbing and inspiring. Left to their own devices they can wrap around objects and create strange works of unintentional art. picked by karenben 2 years ago

The most powerful storm in the past 20 years, bringing it down to New York and New Jersey, filled reservoirs, water supply both the state. At the same time, he has brought many problems for thousands of motorists and homeowners who threatens to destroy coastline Long-Island and New Jersey and has increased the long debate over climate change. picked by Jon77 3 years ago

Rising sea levels, sweltering temperatures, deeper droughts, and heavier downpours _ global warming's serious effects are already here and getting worse, the Obama administration warned on Tuesday in the grimmest, most urgent language on climate change ever to come out of any White House. picked by bingo 5 months ago

According to research by the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, run by the USDA, a whole, unmilled tree can support 50 percent more weight than the largest piece of lumber milled from the same tree. So Mr. Gundersen uses small-diameter trees as rafters and framing in his airy structures, and big trees felled by wind, disease or insects as powerful columns and curving beams. picked by cecilberman 3 weeks ago

Beijing's female poplars are to receive "sex change operations" to stop them from producing flying pollen that has overwhelmed the city and worsened allergy and asthma problems among its citizens. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Someone has killed seven trees on the Burke-Gilman Trail by lethal injection.
The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department said Thursday that someone intentionally has killed seven, 70-foot-high trees along the trail at Northeast 77th Street, apparently by injecting herbicide into holes drilled into their trunks picked by bingo 1 year ago

Hate cockroaches? Best pour yourself a stiff drink. The widely loathed insects can hold their breath to save water, a new study has found – and the trick could help them to thrive in the face of climate change. picked by evadiva 3 months ago