Bustling biodiversity: Lauren Barnett explores the uniqueness of wildlife in our region and shares how we can keep our great outdoors great.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Blooming gardens, mowed grass and busy playgrounds are all signals that the time of year to get outside is upon us. Luckily, our region provides opportunities to get away from city life and enjoy some of the most diverse forests in the world--whether by hiking,...

What's The Ceiling For Paper WTI.
When on April 22, paper WTI reached almost $120/b, traders at NYMEX wondered when the $130 level would be reached. In a comment posted to a BusinessWeek.com opinion piece arguing there was no actual shortage of gasoline, "Ward" on April 17 wrote: "Impeach the oil cos. Then impeach their...

Green report: innovative new wallpapers that help save the world.
From Hawaiian and Manila hemp (fibers that have been harvested from seasonal growth for the past 12,000 years) to raffia woven of banana and palm leaves, natural textured wallpapers made of sustainable grass fibers were decorating classics long before green design was politically correct. Now Eric Bershad,...

Extrusion suppliers directory: the following directory lists suppliers that provide extrusion products and services to the medical device industry. Advertisers are listed in bold and are accompanied by their company logos.
Advanced Polymers, Inc. 29 Northwestern Drive Salem, NH 03079 Phone: (603) 327-0600 Fax: (603) 327-0601 Web: www.advpoly.com E-mail: sales@advpoly.com Contact: Amanda Dinis Materials: All thermoplastics except fluoropolymers. Tolerance Ranges: +/- 0.0005"....

Toward a feminist reading of Herman Melville's stories about the material conditions of writing.
Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" (1853) and "The Tartarus of Maids" (1855) both may be read as explorations of the gendered dimension of the job of the scrivener, that is, the copyist. In my reading, I suggest that these texts are informed by Herman Melville's considerations of--and anxieties about--his...

Rapid method for the determination of coumarin, vanillin, and ethyl vanillin in vanilla extract by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection.
A method is described for determining coumarin, vanillin, and ethyl vanillin in vanilla extract products. A product is diluted one-thousand-fold and then analyzed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography using a C18 column and a mobile phase consisting of 55% acetonitrile-45% aqueous acetic acid (1%) solution at a flow rate of...

Dear EarthTalk: everybody says stop using plastic bags, but what about all the plastic, cellophane, cardboard and other materials used for packaging the food itself? What can we do to reduce how much of this unnecessary stuff comes wrapped around our food?
Yes, food packaging is a big problem in North America as well as elsewhere around the world, with landfills filling up and recyclers facing a glut of materials to process. It's hard to say just how much of the 130 million tons of paper, plastic and metals that get...

How paper is recycled.
Read the story. Then answer each question below. From Pulp to Paper Do you ever wonder how paper is recycled? A paper mill uses seven steps to turn paper trash into recycled paper. Here is how it's done: 1. People put used paper...

Retailer launches chocolate with environmentally-friendly packaging.
UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has introduced innovative environmentally friendly packaging designed by Plantic Technologies Ltd,Australia, for its range of Swiss chocolates. The Plantic tray was chosen by M&S because it is biodegradable after use. It is home compostable and compostable to European standards (EN13432). The...

Heinz Puts the Squeeze on Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
ENERGY RESOURCE-27 May 2008-Heinz Puts the Squeeze on Greenhouse Gas Emissions(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com The H. J. Heinz Company today said it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2015. "From using potato peels to generate energy, to reducing the amount...