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Archive from 3/2/10
Discovery in legumes could reduce fertilizer use and aid environment
One India
New findings by Stanford researchers that reveal the inner workings of nitrogen-producing bacteria living inside legumes such as soybeans could enable scientists to blunt the negative effects of excess nitrogen and aid efforts to make agriculture more sustainable…
To stop overfishing of tuna, ban foreign sales of bluefins
Boston Globe
Since 80 percent of Atlantic bluefin tuna is exported to Japan alone, conservationists hope that by banning the export of bluefin tuna the fisheries will have room to recover…
Green tech gone fake
Business Week
Reused electronics may be good for the environment, but they are feeding the counterfeit tech industry and poisoning some foreign workers…
States push EPA, Congress to curb business confidentiality claims for chemicals
New York Times
The Toxic Substances Control Act prohibits the EPA from sharing information about certain chemicals with state and local authorities…
Head of 'Climategate' research unit admits sending 'pretty awful emails' to hide data
Daily Mail
Scientists at the heart of the Climategate row were yesterday accused by a leading academic body of undermining science's credibility…